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August 15, 1968 68-270 - The following letter from Rudy Costner, resigning as a d~'wector of tee Portsmouth Coast Guard Museum, was read: '*It is with great regret I find it necessary' to advise you §yt~lm letter of my res.}gnation as a director of tee Portsmouth Coast Guard Museum. Recent additional duties here at the bank coupled with a th_tee year program witR Rutger's University, make it impossible to maintain a schedule and to function as an asset as a member of the Board. I feel it only {hit, both to myself and to the Portsmouth Coast Guard Humeum, tRat I Be relieved of duties until such time as I am able to devote the proper amount of effort to this fine museum." Motion of Mr. Smith to acknowledge the resignation with regret, and tkanks for Us s~vlce on the Museum Board, was adepte~, without dissenting vote. ~otion of Mr. Smith that the question of filling tee vacancy he referred to a conference of Council, was adopted, without dissenting vote. 68-271 - The following letter from M. A. Korb, Jr., City Attorney, was read: "As requested by the Council, I have studied the rules of order Got meetingm of t~e Council. Accordingly, I submit the attached ordinance which makes some changes in these rules. Most of the changes embodied in this ordinance reflect the change in titles from President and Vi~e ~resident of Council to Mayor and Vice Mayor. The ordinance will eliminate the requirement that Councilmen stand when addressing the chair and the limitation to speaking twice on the same subject." On motion of Mr. Eastes, the following ordinance was approved on first reading: (Mr. Smith voted 'No') "kN ORDINANCE TO ~,4END TIlE CODE OF TIlE CITY OF PORT~4OL~M, VIRGINIA, 1961, BY AqENDING SECTIONS 2-6, 2-10, 2-11, 2-14, 2-1S, 2-19, 2-22, AND 2-23, THBREOF, ALL PERTAINING TO THE RULES OF ORDER OF THE COUNCIL." 68-272 - The following letter from the C~ty Attorney was read: "As directed by the eouncil, I have drafted an ordinamce establishing a Charter Commission to study the City Charter. The powers of the Commission will be broad enoughf~or it to either recommend changes in the existing charter or to propose an entirely new one. The Commission will be required to submit its report to the Council by September 1, 1969. The Commission will consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the Council. Since this Commission will have a big job ahead of it, the members of the Commission should be appointed as soon as possible." On motion of Mr. Smith, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting ~ote: "AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE PORTSMOUTM CHARTER C0~${ISSION, PROVIDING FOR TILE APPOINq~fENT, TERM OF OFFICE, AND THE OATH OF THE MEMBERS OF SAID CO~IISSION, FOR THE FILLING OF VACANCIES ON SAID C0~ISSION, FOR THE COMPENSATION OF SAID ME~4BERS, FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF SAID C0~IISSION, ~MD PRESCRIBING THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES 'OF SAID COblqISSION." 68-275 - Motion of Mr. Johnson to request the City Attorney to make a study of the possibility of establishing a filing fee for City Council candidates in the gene~alelection~ to help defray the cost of the election, was adopted, without dissenting vote. On motion adjourned. APPROVED - City Clerk