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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1962_05_28 76 - . Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the. Leesburg Town Council, May 28, 1962 : A regular meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held in the Council Chambers , Leesburg ,, Virginia, May 28 , 1962. • Mayor Frank Raflo called the meeting to order at 7: 35 P.M. Councilmen present were George J. Babson; Stanley F. Caulkins, George F. Hammerly,, Hunter M. Leach, Maurice R. Lowenbach and John W. Pumphrey. Upon Motion of Councilman Pumphrey; seconded by Councilman Lowenbach and with general agreement of the Council members the minutes of the May 14, 1962 meeting were approved with the following correction. "Councilman Hunter M. Leach was recorded as arriving at 7:40 P.M. , the minutes were corrected to show that,Coun- cilman Leach arrived on time."' The Mayor gave his report. Upon Motion of Councilman Lowenbach; seconded by Councilman Caulkins the following resolution was brought before the table. -WHEREAS, Section 15-575 of the 1950 Code of Virginia., as amended , requires that: (1) c Ag\ estimate of the amount of money deemed to be needed dur- ing the ensuing fiscal year for each department, office, commission and agency of the Town of Leesburg shall be prepared and submitted by the officers or heads thereof to the Council or by the Council for . said departments , offices, divisions, boards , commissions or agencies; and , WHEREAS , the Council has prepared and submitted an estimate .for said departments , offices , divisions, boards , commissions or agencies; and , WHEREAS , the Council for the Town of Leesburg has prepared the budget hereinafter set out in full for informative and fiscal planning purposes only, containing a complete itemized and classified plan of all contemplated expenditures and all estimated revenues and borrowings for the Town of Leesburg for the ensuing fiscal year; and Budget attached as exhibit "A" WHEREAS , Section 15-577 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, requires that forr informative and fiscal planning purposes only a brief synopsis of the budget shall be published in a newspaper having general circulation. in the Town of Leesburg, and notice given, of one or more public hearings•, at least seven ( 7) days prior to the date set for the hearing. BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, by the Council for the Town of Leesburg that the budget heretofore referred to be, and the same is hereby adopted subject to further change; and , - BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Councilfbr the Town of Leesburg, . _ that a conformed copy of the foregoing synopsis of the budget be , and the same shall be forwarded to the LODDOUN TIMES MIRROR , a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Leesburg for publication on the .. 31st day of May , 1962. • Copy of Synopsis The proposed budget for Fiscal Year 1963 was discussed. Upon Motion of Councilman Pumphrey; seconded by Councilman Ham- merly and there being no objection to a roll call vote the following resolution was passed . Voting , Yeas, Councilmen Caulkins , Hammerly, Leach, Lowenbach and Pumphrey; Abstained , Councilman Babson. BE ITRESOLVED, that the proposed budget be increased to include a salary for a Zoning Administrator at an annual salary of $6,000.00 per year and that the Summary of the Proposed Budget under Planning and Zoning be increased from $600.00 to $6200.00. • The resolution on the budget was then tabled. 71 Upon Motion of Councilman Lowenbach; seconded by Councilman Hammerly- the following resolution was approved with general agreement of th'e Council members-. BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council for The Town of Leesburg , in Virginia that the bill of George M. Martin and Richard E. Hill in the amount of $250.00 for special legal services dated May 28 , 1962 be paid from the Unappropriated Surplus of the General Fund , and that' the expenditures be charged against Administration - Special Legal Payments. Upon Motion of Councilman Lowenbach; seconded by Councilman 1 Caulkins and there being no objection to a roll call vote the following resolution was passed . Voting Yeas, Councilmen Caulkins , Hammerly, Leach, Lowenbach and Pumphrey; Nays , Councilman Babson. BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council for the Town of Leesburg , in Virginia, that Robert Sharp is hereby appointed Municipal Manager for the Town of Leesburg effective 2 March, 1962 , and , BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the acts of Robert Sharp as Municipal Manager since the effective date of the present Town Charter are hereby ratified and confirmed . OD G: Upon Motion of Councilman Hammerly; seconded by Councilman U.- Pumphrey and there being no objection to a roll call vote the following resolution was approved. Voting Yea's , Councilmen Caulkins , Hammerly, cn Leach, Lowenbach and Pumphrey; Nays, Councilman Babson. WHEREAS, the Council for the Tbwn of Leesburg is interested in the welfare of its citizens , and WHEREAS, the Town has received many and various complaints con- cerning the inhabitants of the house occupied by Mable Shepard , and WHEREAS, proper investigations have been performed by the Police Department and the following residents and parentage has been determined: IIMable Green Shepard 10 Children 8 Grandchildren Name LIZI Mable Green 24 Marguerite Green 22 Ervin Green 20 Doris Green 15 Wilma & Wilbur Shepard , Twins 12 Cav Calvin Shepard 10 Bernard Shepard 8 Dorothy & Curtis Shepard 7 - Grandchildren by Mable Green - Not Married Terry Green 6 Robert Green 4 •• Ealane Green 3 Debry Green 2 Grandchiclren by Marguerite Green - Not Married Theadore Green 6 - Gilbert Green 5 Jeffery Green 3 John Green 2 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED , by the Council for the Town of Lees- burg in Virginia, that the Honorable John R. Dudley, Judge of the Loudoun County Court , is hereby petitioned to intervene in this matter and take the necessary action in conjunction with the Welfare Department to see that the children are properly cared for and prohibited from becoming a • further ntisance to the citizens. Q . 7 I ,- 7 €i. - Upon Motion of Councilman Lowenbach; seconded by Councilman Caulkins and there being no objection to a roll call vote the above written resolution on the budget was approved. Voting Yeas., Councilmen Caulkins, Hammerly, Leach, Lowenbach and Pumphrey; Nays , Councilman Babson. Upon Motion of Councilman Babson, seconded by Councilman Pumphrey and there being no further business to come before the Council at this time , the meeting was adjourned at 9: 15 P.M. with the general consent of the Council. • • • • 1