06-18-1975 Regular Meeting(Continuation of June 16, 1975 Meeting)
COMMERCIAL RATES:
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continued
1/WK 2/WK 3/WK 4/WK 5/WK 6/WK
8 Cu. Yd. 45.00 61.00 78.00 95.00 118.00 135.00
2-6 Cu. Yd.- - - - - - - - 181.90
2-8Cu. Yd.- - - - - - - - 205.00
COMMERCIAL - TRASH TRUCK PICKUPS:
1/WK 2/WK 3/WK 4/WK 5/WK 6/WK
18.00 24.75 32.50 39.25 49.00 55.75
Minimum Charge 18.00
Minimum Charge
(Tires) 18.00 plus .10 per tire (dump cost)
Commercial minimum - $8.00
Any commercial establishment serving food, will be required to bag foodstuffs and
six pickups per week is mandatory. Vote on the'motion was unanimous.
On motion by Marston Tuck, seconded by C. 0. Canada, it was agreed to close Ward Street
and Pine Street from 10:30 A. M. until 11:00 P. M. on July 4th for Smyrna7Day Celebra-
tion. Vote on the motion was unanimous.
Councilman Earle Cochran stated he would follow through and have three police officers --
Brinkley Parknand three at Ward Park on July 4th and one officer would be available the
night of July 3rd.
Lee Silver requested that Mayor and Council cut the watermelons at 3:00 P. M., and' _.w��:
announced the street dance would be at 8:00 o'clock P. M. on Ward Street.
C. 0. Canada recommended that the City continue to purchase tires from Pennsylvania Tire
Company, although the state contract was awarded'to+Prior Tire they will continue to sell
to the city at a cheaper rate that Prior.
Jerry Mills reported that during the month of May the City had no fire loss, for the
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first time in 21 years.
The meeting adjourned at 10:45 P. M.
JUNE 18, 1975
At a regular Council Meeting on June 16, 1975, Mayor John C. Porterfield
scheduled a meeting for 6:00 o'clock P. M. June 18, 1975. at.Ciry Fall to
review departmental budgets formFY'1975-76. Mayor Porterfield and -all Council
members were present. s
After discussion of the budgets, Marston Tuck made a motion the meeting be an
official council meeting. Forster Puffe seconded the motion and the vote was
unanimous.
Marston Tuck made acmotion to accept the bid from Trade City Motors, in the
amount of $3,859.75, for a 11 ton pickup truck for the Streets Department.
Jerry Mills seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.
Forster Puffe made a motion to approve the 1975-76 General Fund Budgets, in
the amount of $2,344,363.03, and the Water Department budget in the amount of
$777,267.16. The motion was seconded by Elbert Coalson and the vote was unanimous.
Meeting Adjourned.
JUNE 28, 1975
A special meeting of Mayor and Council was held at City Hall, Smyrna, Georgia, June
28, 1975 and called to order ato10:00 A. M. by Mayor John Porterfield. All Councilmen
were present except Earle Cochran of Ward V . Also present were L. W. Charles, City
Clerk, Nora Proctor, Clerk, and Lee Silver, Director of Parks and Recreation.
The purpose of the meeting was to open bids for group insurance coverage for City
employees. The following named companies submitted bids:
Actna Life and Casualty Ins. Company
Monumental Life Insurance Company
United Benefit Life Ins. Company
Cotton States Insurance Company
Home Life Insurance Company of New York
Mayor Porterfield read each bid. On motion by Jerry Mills, seconded by C. 0. Canada, the
bids were referred to the insurance committee with authority to act on the best policy.
The vote was unanimous.
A discussion followed on reducing the speed on Ward Street since three children have
already been hit by automobiles since the hall season opened. Marston Tuck motioned
that overhead flashing lights be installed on the north and south bound lanes at the
park area with a 15 m.p.h. speed limit when flashing. Mr. Tuck stated he had received
a quote on the job from A. & P. Signal Company in the amount of $1,185.00. Jerry Mills
seconded the motion which carried by unanimous vote.
The meeting adjourned at approximately 11:30 A. M.
The insurance comnhittee met immediately following the Council Meeting and after
thoroughly studying all bids, the Monumental Life Insurance Company was awarded the
contract, effective July 1, 1975.
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HN C. PORTERFIELDI/ MAYOR
MARSTON TUCK, WARD #1
RRY M S, WARD #3
L. W.-LHARLES
;w . R PUFFE, WARD #2
HOMER KUHL, WARD 4
. 0. CANADA, WARD #5 ELBERT COALSON, WARD #6
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