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CITY COKMISSION M~ETING
September l~, 1967
The City Co~ission of the City Qf Clearwater met in special session at the
City Hall, Monday, September 11. 1967, at 1:30 P.M., with the following members
presen"t:
H. Everett Hougen
Clifton Stephens
Geo. R. Brumfield
Donald S. Williams
Cal Blackstone, Jr.
Mayor-Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Also present were:
James R. Stewart
Herbert N. Brown
Kenneth McCreary
Asst. Chief Wallace Mackey
City Manager
City Attorney
Finance Director
Representing Police Chief
The Mayor called the meeting to order and announced the purpose of the
meeting was to hold a pUblic hearing to co~sider the approval of the budget for
the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1967, and ending September 30, 1968. The
invocation was given by the City Attorney.
:Mr', Joseph F, Desmond recommended abOlishing the Sea-O-Rama but suggesting
in its place an aquarium for live specimens and estimated the building and
equipment would cost about $100,000.00, which he would like to see in the new
budget. Mrs. Dorothy Beers stated that we need better and more ~olice and
compared police pay at $2.14 per hour versus a school bus driver at $2.50 per
hour, She also recommended beautification of Edgewater Drive by filling in
eroded areas and planting trees. The City Manager replied that an increase for
all employees ~las included in the budget and that the Edgewater project had been
estimated at $75,000.00. Mr. ~eon PQulopoulQs, Conductor of the Clearwater
Symphony Orchestra, requested a cont~ibution of $500.00 per concert be included
in the budget. Mr. and Mrs. L. H, Clark recommended keeping the Sea-O-Rama as
its educational value is high, The ~ayor recommended eliminating the $500.00
appropriations to the Pinellas High SChool band and the same to the Clearwater
High 'School band boosters under the publicity and promotion fund, and increasing
the public relations budget from last year's figure by $1,168.00 with other
appropriations remaining the same. Commissioner Brumfield moved after having
held this public hearing on the budget, that the action of the City Commission
on August 28, 1967, approving Resol~tion No. 67-B1 be reconfirmed and that the
budget as set up therein be adopted as the budget for the City of Clearwater for
the fiscal year October 1, 1967 through September 30, 1968, with the amendments
in the publicity and promotion fund appropriations as recommended by the Mayor.
Motion was seconded by Commissioner Willians and carried unanimously.
Commissioner Brumfie~d moved that the City Manager study the Sea-O-Rama
operation to phase it out on or before July 1, 1968. Motion was seconded by
Commissioner Stephens and carried unanimously.
Commissione~ Williams stated that even if the Clearwater High School and
Pinellas High School bands were left out of the budget that if trips were
necessary they would be considered,
The Mayor recommended the appointment of Leroy Smith to the Housing Board
of Adjustments and Appeals. Commissioner Brumfield moved that the appointment
be approved as recommended. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Stephens and
carried unanimously.
The Mayor recommended the follQwing terms ox office for members of the
Housing Board of Adjustments and Ap~eals: Dr. J. M. Stem and Richard G. Hamrick
for one-year terms; Leroy Smith and Forrest E. ~atson, Jr., for t~o-year terms;
and Herbert Blanton, Jr., for a three-year term. Commissioner Brumfield moved
that the terms of office be approved as recommended. Motion was seconded by
Commissioner Williams and carried unanimously.
Mr. Joe Turner, former Mayor of Clearwater, commended the City Commission
on the budget,
Mr. C. Ed~ard Meginly stated the Sea-O-Rama got Clearwate~ on Florida
Development map.
Commissioner Blackstone moved that tne meeting be adj
Motion was seconded by Commissione~ Brumfield and carrie
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