November 21, 1974 Mayor and Council
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November 21. 1974
At a regular Council Meeting on November 18, 1974, Mayor John C. Porter-
field scheduled a meeting for 6:00 o'clock P. M., November 21, 1974. at
City Hall to review the Fiscal '74 Financial Audit with Perry & Pate, CPA's
Mayor John C. Porterfield and all Council members were present, with the
exception of Earle Cochran of Ward 7. Mr. Wallace Pate and Al Cerquida
discussed the completed audit. answered all questions directed from
Council and made certain recommendations.
Councilman C. O.
council meeting.
unanimous.
Canada motioned the meeting be considered
Jerry Mills seconded the motion and the
a regular
vote was
In the first order of official business. Elbert Coalson motioned to
purchase from Strother Ford Company, a 1974 model Van type truck, fully
equiped, for $3,700.00. During discussion of the motion to purchase
Marston Tuck motioned for the deletion of the radio. This motion was
seconded by Homer Kuhl. The action resulted in a tie vote. For the
motion to delete the radio, Homer Kuhl, Forster Puffe and Marston Tuck
voting for. Voting against was C. O. Canada, Jerry Mills and Elbert
Coalson. On the split vote Mayor John C. Porterfield voted against
the motion. On the main motion to purchase the truck fully equipped,
which was seconded by C. O. Canada, the vote was five for and one
against. Forster Puffe voted against.
The committee report on employee's welfare was deferred to the next
regular council meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 9:07 A. M.
In the next order of business Council read the City Attorney's Ordinance
authorizing the City of Smyrna to cut off water and collect advance
deposits. Forster Puffe made a motion to adopt the ordinance as read.
Marston Tuck seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. A copy of
this ordinance is to become a part of these finalized minutes.
Also effective this date, water cut-offs and locked meters were authorized
per motion by Marston Tuck. seconded by Elbert Coalson. Vote was unanimous
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SMYRNA AND IT IS
HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE AUTHORITY OF SAME AS FOLLOWS:
The water department of the City of Smyrna shall from the date of the
passage of this ordinance have authority to require an advance deposit
from all individuals, partnerships, firms or corporations requesting
water and sewerage services from the City of Smyrna and the City shall
not be obligated to furnish same until the advance deposit has been
received in its entirety.
In the event that any person, partnership, firm or corporation fails to
pay bills accumulated for the furnishing of water and sewerage services,
the water department of the City of Smyrna shall, when such bills are
fifty (50) days in arrears, cut off said utilities and not be required
to re-connect same until the charges have been paid in their entirety.
Any individual firm, partnership firm, or
or cause to be turned on, water services
terminated by the City of Smyrna shall.
to exceed $300.00.
corporation who shall turn on,
after the same has been
upon conviction, be fined not
NEW RATE
except:ion)
is between $5 &
is between $26
is between $51
is over $100.
Residential:
Commercial:
Deposit
Deposit
Deposit
Deposit
Deposit
$25.00 (Buyers & Renters - no
$25.00 (I sanitation charge
$50.00 ( sanitation charge
$75.00 (If sanitation charge
$lOO.OO(If sanitation charge
$25)
& $50)
& $100)
also
have
a
(The above
minimum of
based
$7.00
on sanitation rate will
for commercial water)
Residential:
Commercial:
$10.00
Bases
(Sanitation only same)
on rate for commercial.
We have many customers who move out and the deposit does not cover the
amount of the bill plus the final bill. The customer does not call in
for a off, therefore, we have no forwarding address to send the bill
to. Th s Dosen't always apply only to the renter.
NEW
1 .
order is made up, water should be cut off locked,
it mandatory for user to pay if he uses
charge should be Service Charge and a Service Charge of
be added to work order, to cover expenses.
the men should off anyway, unless amount can be collecte
ice charge, at that time and customer is given a receipt
reader.
2.
3.
Vaca
Property:
to be cut
This is
in.
off
the
and meter locked
only way for us
at time the final reading is
to know who and when another tenant