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05-04-1959 Regular Meeting133 May 4, 1959 The regular meeting of Mayor and Council of the City of Smyrna was held in the City Hall, Smyrna, Georgia,on May 4, 1959, at 7:00 P.M. pursuant to the Charter of the City of Smyrna. Mayor J. M. Gibson presided. and all Councilmen were present. In the first order of business, Mayor J. M. Gibson referred',to the agenda for this meeting and stated that.all items called out wouldbe brought before council in the order asp`itemized on the agenda with a five (5) minute limitation for Bach item. Under the heading, Reports from Citizens, Mr. A. C. Shepeherd, appearing as a citizen submitted. a signed. document calling out the names -of all the merchants at Belmont Hills Shopping Center. -The document was headed as follows: "We The Following Belmont Hills Storekeepers give a Vote of Confidence to Police Chief M. L. Robinson as we are and have been most satisfied with his performance." Upon reading of the minutes of April Meetings, L. C. Dodd motioned -minutes be accepted as corrected. Second by J. B. Ables. Unanimous Vote. Applications to rezone two (2) parcels of land on South Cobb Drive, North of Concord Road, LL 413 were read in council. The present owners Messrs. Foston Fowler and.W. T. Shackelford, requested said property to be zoned.for commercial purposes. J'. B. Rhodes motioned, and set a date for the hearing thirty (30) days from date of application. G. W. Kreeger seconded and the vote was unanimous. A quit claim deed from T. W. Bobo to the City of Smyrna was presented in Council. Mr. Bobo proposed to give to the City unimproved property on Bank Street in satisfac- tion of taxes due the city. J. B. Rhodes motioned, duly seconded by G. W. Kreeger and voted unanimous that this council accept the deed from T. W. Bobo in lieu of all taxes due on this property. Easements submitted.by J. H. Gentry and J. E. Lovern were presented to Council and on unanimous vote both easements were accepted. A petition of F. C. Dabney, Jr. seeking annexation of:an area in Forest Hills Sub -division was deferred. Mayor J. M. Gibson and.W. B. Sanders to contact Mr. Dabney on sewer line and pumping station costs. In the discussion of L. C. Richardsons' property, J. B. Ables stated he favored annexation into the city and.moved to'annex allowing thirty (30) days in which time all corrective measures called.out in a prior council directive shall be -fully com- plied.with and furtheY-that non-compliance will result in discontinuance of all services. On G. W. Kreegers' second the vote was unanimous. R. H. Wood moved to allow ten (10) additional days (5-5-59 through 5-15-59) before contacting Mr. Schley Thompson regarding his answer on roadway to Ward Park. W. T. Rutledge seconded, voted unanimous. Mr. W. W. Kidd was authorized to secure progress report on the repairs of three o (3) buildings per prior council action. Ordinance calling out procedure for the holding of special or called.'meetings was deferred by reason of: (A) A question of the wording in section four. (B) Discussion exceeded the five minute limitation. On statement from Cobb County Water System ($1718.00), Mayor J. M.Gibson appointed. L. C. Dodd. to negotiate and report back to council. In other action Council: (1) Deferred discussion on street signs pending) eceipt of three bids. (2) Deferred opening three (3) bids covering purchase of a water department truck. (3) Listened -to reports covering departmental -'functions, employees, equipment, current salaries and justification of same. During this discussion, W. T. Rutledge motioned to discontinue the services of W. B. Bowles.as an economy move and called. out the effective date of termination as of 5-15='59 and further that the sanitary department and water d.epartment,-be,::consoli- dated and under the supervision of J. E. David. Second by J. B. Ables. Vote to terminate Mr. Bowles was five (5) to.two (2). J. B. Rhodes and L. C. Dobd.'voted to retain. On the water line extension on King Springs Road, W. B. Sanders moved;that the ex- tension of a 61, water line approximately 500 linear feet be installed. G. W. Kreeger seconded. Vote was unanimous. 134 Continuation of May 4, 1959 s . Mayor J. M. Gibson reported. in council the results of a meter audit conducted during the first quarter and. referred.further questioning as a result of the audit to Mr. J. E. Davids' report. Per Council action, Mr. Sam Hensley was requested to follow up on tear down of the old barn. Mayor J. M. Gibson appointed Councilman L. C. Dodd as department head of the Civil Defense Department. Upon completion of agenda item (Nos. 1 thru 19) at 9:10 P.M. Council members brought out the following for discussion and/or action. Mayor J. M. Gibson referred to water line improvements as requested by South- eastern Fire Underwriters Association and announced the project as completed as well as the over-all fire rate reduction from eight to seven. G. W. Kreeger moved that City Attorney secure easement from Board of Trustees of First Baptist Church together with diagram covering the area of recently installed. water line. Seconded by R. H. Wood. Unanimous vote. Ma p showing current perimter of city limits prepared for State Highway Dept. was brought up for council action. Sam Hensley reported statistics of 1950 which recoreded 540 acres in city and 2,498 acres as of 3-1-59, an increase of 463%. J. B. Rhodes moved., duly seconded by W. T. Rutledge to approve current map of city of Smyrna per state highway department request. Voted unanimous. Councilman R. H. Wood recommended, the following: Dan TbAodicion, supervisor -of organized play @ $2QQ; per month Miss Laura Jones, supervisor of organized childrens play @ 1.25 per hour with twenty hour limitation per week. A. D. Lattanzi, supervisor of pools and concessions at prior year's monthly rate. On W. B. Sanders second, the vote was unanimous. Upon completion of discussion involving citizens and council members regarding dismissal of Police Department Chief, G. W. Kreeger motioned that this council remove immediately M. L. Robinson as Chief of Police and Marshall of the town. J. B. Ables seconded the motion. The vote to dismiss - Five. The vote to retain - Two. The motion carried. W. B. Sanders suggested the appointment of Sgt. W. E. Burgess as acting Chief and Marshall pending selection of a permanent Chief and Marshall. 'Kr.' Sanders moved and on J. B. Ables' second the vote was: For appointment Five Against appointment Two Motion carried. On motion of W. B. Sanders, second by R. H. Wc6d that spe cial meeting shall be called at 7:00 P.M. Play 11, 1959 for the purpose of appointing a new Chief and Marshal of the town. Noting for the special meeting Five Voting against special meeting Two Motion carried. G. W. Kreeger motioned, second by R. H. Wood to defer hearing on officers Brown and Hodnett and include on agenda of special call meeting of 5-11-59. Motion to adjourn, L. C. Dodd. Second - G. W. Kreeger. Adjourn 10:40 P.M. Per lett of 6-8-59, from R. H. Wood, Miss Jones rejected offer and was replaced by Miss Ma mains at same';rate and hours limitation. Pryor; Counc�-mean: J. B. Ables Conncilman: W. T. Rutl ge Councilman: W. B. Sanders 13.;�`,- continuation of May 4, 1959 Councilman: G. W. Kreeger Special Meeting May 11, 1959 A special call meeting was held in City Hall, Smyrna, Georgia at 6v45 O'clock P.M. May 11, 1959. Special meeting was called by Mayor Pro-Tem G. W. Kreeger per letter dated 5-3-59 and referred to Council action on Mayor J. M. Gibson's veto regarding discharge of Police Chief M. L. Robinson. Mayor Pro-Tem G. W. Kreeger presided with six Councilmen present. Mayor J. M. Gibson was absent by reason of prior committment in Augusta, Georgia. In the first action of business, L. C. Dodd read in Council Mayor Gibson's veto of G. W. Kreeger's motion, per minutes of: 5-4-59, to remove the Chief of- the Smyrna Police Department. City Attorney G. Conley Ingram, interpreted the City Charter Sections 16 & 17 and ruled the presiding officer was, per charter, permitted to vote on the veto action. J. B. Ables then moved and W. B..Sanders seconded that the Mayor's veto be ovep- ridden by this Council regarding dismissal of Smyrna Chief of Police. The vote to override: - W. T. Rutledge, J. B. Ables, W. B. Sanders, R. H. Wood, and G. W. Kreeger. The vote to sustain.: i the veto, J. B. Rhodes and L. C. Dodd. R. H. Wood motioned to adjourn. W. T. Rutledge seconded the motion. Voted unanimous. 'Adjourned 7:02 P.M. C cilman: J. B. Ables _; � �J It, � &---- - Councilman: W. T. Rutledge Ile Councilman: L. C. Dodd. Councilman: G. W. Kreeger. Special Meeting City Clerk; L. Charles C_/u_nci1rrtan:'. J. Con cilman: R. H. Wood Councilman: W. B. Sanders May 11, 1959 Pursuant to.the Charter of the City of Smyrna, Mayor J. M. Gibson called a special meeting for May 11, 1959 at 7:00 P.M. per letter dated 5-5-59, which re- ferred to appointment of Chief of Police and Marshall of the Town, and a hearing concerning a final.dec ision on two officers dischargd.d from the Smyrna Police Force- H. E. Brown and A. B. Hodnett. Mayor J. M. Gibson was absent on prior committment. Mayor Pro-Tem G. W. Kreeger presided with six Councilmen present: J. B. Ables, W. B..Sanders, W. T. Rutledge, L. C. Dodd, Roy H. Wood, and J.-B. Rhodes.