HomeMy Public PortalAbout1950-02-20 Meetingread and approved.
Mr. Graham, as Acting Mayor, in the absence of Mt. Southerland,
. Presided at the meeting.
The council then considered ths'financial statement of
village for the first quarter of the budget year and after -discussion
the report was approved as submitted.
Thireouncil-then diecussed'the idViseibility. Of placing remoter
.water ateter at-,96th Street to deteraiba thelina logo.betweinAbi
City of Miami Beiclimetbr and the take:off by the Town of Betldirbor-
Iilands:and•Bal Barbour -Village, This item Wig left for die:Mission'
at a later time.
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Mt. Webb then asked the council to reconsider the.carrying of
:payroll insuranceend aftergiciaisionAt',Wae decided- that,thie
insurance shouldbe'carried andon motion of Mr. Bow:eau- '400Mieci' -
by -Mr. Simons, the town meesiger'was-authbrized to-Saki,ViWelpend
iture up to $25.00 for payrollinsurance to adequetely Jaen!e the
transportatiOn of fnnd:r1ratathe bank to the village °Mese..
There being no further busin before the meeting on motion
duly made, seconded and aarri me t g urn-
Acting Mayor
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Attest:
aurtimarc 4oi 1950
TheSouncil of Sal Harbour Village met at the Administration
Building, Monday, FebruarY 200 1950,-0 8100 o'clock P.M.
Present were: Messrs. Bonneau, Graham, Jr., SiMans end
Whittaker.
Aiso present Were: Mr. V. H. Webb, Town Manager and Mary
Wetterer, Town Clerk.
The meeting was called to order by Mi. Robert4C. Graham, Jr. as
Assistant Mayor, and the minutes of the previous meetingof January
1950 were read and approved.
In the absence of a Town Attorney, Mi. Webb, the Town Manager,
read to the Council Section 16 of the Village Charter and -the
Resolution passed at the meeting of July 1, 1947 defining the tenure
IBBITAR/ 20. 1950
Of -Office of the Mayor and the procedure fee the filling of.a vamincy
in this office. Thereupon Mrnobert-c. Graham, Jr. was s tomatically
seated as Mayor of Bel Harbour Village due to the recent death of Mn
J. Julien Southerland.
The Mayor then informed the Council that it would be in order
to select one of their 'embers to act as Assistant Mayor. After
discussion, on motion of Mr. Boaneau, seconded by Mr. Whittaker, Mr.
William V. Simons -was unattimgusly elected to this office.
It was then moved..by Mr. Bonneau,'seconded by Mr. Whittaker,
that a Retolution be composed and suitably..printsd to be presented
to Mrs. southerland ae t tribute'to"the late`Mayer Southerlamd ex-
pressing -the torinis gratitude for hit great interest in the community
andappreciation for his services.
The Town Clerk then explained'to the dounail that there were
minutes and resolutions unsigned by Mr. Southerland and asked that
the' councils autkorizs Mr,.,. Graham to sign these minutes. On mdtion
of Mr. Simons, econdad:by i1r. Bonneau, authorisation aaa gixen Mr. ,.,
Graham to sign these nihutes and resolutiopss,as Assistant Mayor
subject -to the opinion of tb..e Town Attorney.
Mr. Graham brought before the Council the natter of the appoint-
Vent of a Town Judge, and asked for Mr.;Webbls recommendation.'Mr.
Webb informed the Cou icil that he had'contacted Mr. Fred Baiadsn whp,.
had agreed to serve in this capacity. After discussion it yak moved
by Mr. -Simons, seconded by Mr. Whittaker, and unanimously voted4that
Mr. Fred R. Baisden"be appointed to the position of Town. Judge.
The appointment of a Town Attorney was taken into considerati?n
and it Was the concensus of opinion that Mt, Saisden might be
willing toaccept, both positions. On motion of:Mr. Bonneau,. second
by Mr. Whittaker,'Nt. Baisden wa"s_unanimously appointed to the'
position of Town Attorney.
Consideration was given t -tke,filling,pf the vacant council seat,
and it was'decided that -the -members -would give thisisomo more.,thoug t.
and a meeting would be called in -a week or ten days to discuss this
further.
On motion of Mr. Bonneag,eeconded by Mr. Simdna, the meeting
adjourned. i !l
Attest;