04/11/1975
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
SPECIAL SESSION
April 119 1975
The City Commission of the City of Clearwater met in special session at
the City Nall, Friday, April 11, 1975, at 9:30 a.m., with the followin&-
members present:
Gabriel Caxares Mayor-Commissioner
Karleen F. DeBlaker Commissioner
John F. Rankin Commissioner
Karen Martin Commissioner
Also present were;
Picot.B. Floyd City Manager
Guy L. Kennedy, Jr. Assistant City Attorney
Max Battle City Engineer
Frank Daniels Police Chief
The Mayor called the meeting to order. The invocation was given by the
Rev. W. D. Ingram from the Unitarian-Universalist Church. The Mayor"stated
he called this meeting in accordance with Section 18 of the City Charter.
Commissioner DeBlaker expressed opinion that the special meeting notice had
been issued prematurely and that it was not quite such an emergency.
The Mayor presented, as Exhibit A, a letter to the Commissioners dated
April 9th, 2975, advising of the special session on April 11th, 1975, to dis-
cuss the duties, responsibilities and tenure of the City Attorney as provided
for in Section 31-33 of the Charter of the City of Clearwater. The Agenda
for this meeting will be.limi.ted to matters pertaining to the City Attorney's
office and there will be no deviation. The Mayor read into the record, as
Exhibit B, a letter dated April 9th, 1975 addressed to the Mayor and City
Commissioners from Herbert M. Brown, City Attorney, tendering'his resignation
with the request that he be relieved of his duties immediately.
A memo dated April 10th, 1975, addressed to the Mayor from Commissioner
Carwise was read into the record as Exhibit C. Commissioner Carwise stated he
would be unable to attend because of prior commitments and also that he did
not feel a clear emergency existed as the notice stated, merely to discuss the
subject. The Mayer stated his position and that the matter warranted immedi
ate action and in his judgment it was necessary to call a special meeting. He
recommended the acceptance of the resignation of Herbert Brown as City Attorney.
Commissioner Rankin moved to accept the resignation of Herbert Brown
effective this day, April 11, 1975, Commissioner Martin seconded the motion.
Assistant City Attorney Guy L. Kennedy, Jr. called the attention of the Com-
mission to Resolution 073-23 adopted 2-19-73 relative to special meetings and
gave the opinion that tenure could be considered term of office of the party
involved. Motion carried unanimously.
General discussion followed on severance and vacation pay, the hours,
duties and responsibilities of the City Attorney's office, and whether a full-
time or part-time City Attorney should be appointed. It was the consensus
that the legal affairs of the City would be in capable hands with the
Assistant City Attorney filling in temporarily.
The City Manager stated providing of legal services to the City is a
broad issue and not just narrowly confined to the Office of the City Attorney
as such and he suggested the Commission consider payments of severance and
vacation pay for 43 calendar days at the next meeting.
Guy L. Kennedy, Jr. briefly explained the duties and workload of the City
Attorney's office.
Meeting adjourned at 11:00'a.m.
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April 91,1975 ;
The+ City Commission
1 City of Clearwater ;`.
Clearwater, Florida
near'Commissioners: '-
'' .1 .The City Commission will meet in Special Session on Friday, April' 11,
1975 at 9.30,A.M. in the City Hall Commission Chambers to discuss the'-,
., duties, responsibilities and tenure of the' City Attorney 'as provided.,' '
for.,in Section 31-33'of the Charter of the City of Clearwater.
Sincerely, 1
/s/ Gabriel Cazares
Mayor-Commissioner
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