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July 26th~ 1960 without dissenting vote: On motion of Mr. Breed. love the following ordinance was approved on first reading, "AN ORDINANCE ~OAMEND SECTION 8~1.51 OF THE C6DE OF THE CIT~ OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINI,A, 1951, PERTAINING TO REMOVFJu REPORTS" 60-234 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on firs~ reading. This ordinance establishes a new pay scale for firemen~and policemen." Motion of Mr. Seward that the following ordinance be approved on first reading: "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOY~E. NT AND A COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FIREMEN AND POLICF.~EN OF THE CITY" being ac second: Motion of Mr. Walker that Schedule A be amended to read as follows,, was .lost, "Schedule A there 1st Yr. 2nd Yr. 3rd Yr. 4th Yr. Hoseman Monthly $350.00 $360.00 $370.00 . $380~00 Patrolman Annual 4200.00 4320.00 4440.00 4560.00 Detective Eugineer 390~00 400.00 4lq.p0 . 4~0.00 Sergeant 4680.00 4800.00 4920.00 5040.00 Captain- Fire 430.00 440.00 450.00 460.00 Lieutenant 5160.00 5280,00 5400.00 5520.00 Asst. Chief 470~O0 ,480.00 490.00 500,00 Captain- Police 5640.00 5760,00 5880.00 6000.00 Chief 600.00 620.00 640.00 660.00 7200.00 7440.00 7680.00. 7920.00 Motion of Mr. Walker that the proposed ordinance be tabled until such time as the official audit for. fiscal year 1959-60 hasl been received~y the Council was lost, there being no second. yot~ bein~ t~ke~ on Mr. Se~ard's motion, reading, and by the £ollowing vo~e: the ordinance .was approved on first Na~s:. W~l~er . 60-235 - "! submit the a~ached ordinance and ~ecommend that it be placed on firs~ reading. This ordinance establishes a new payscale for other classified c~ty employees." Motion of Mr. Breedlove that the following ordinance be approved on first ~eading: '~AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR~ THE CLASSIFICATION O~ EMPLOYMENT AND A COMPENSATION PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY3' Motion of Mr. Walker that the' proposed ordin~n6e be tabled until such ~time as the official audit for 1959-60 ,has been received, by the Conncil, was lost, there being no second° Vote being taken on $~o Breedlove.'s motion, the ordinance was approved 6n firs~ ~eading, and by the following vote: .Ayes: Smith, Barnes, ~reedlovp, Leary, Seward, Weiseman Nays: Walker -Mr. Walker .made the followin~ s~a~emen% exp!aininE his vote: "I request that the vote on t~is ordinance be recorded and that my vo~e be explaine~ by re~erence~o Item 60-172 of the Council record of June 2~th, 1960." 60-236 - "I submit the attached letter from the City Attorney and concur in his recommendat ~on. "From newspaper accounts and personal discussions with certain persons,, it appears that some type of injuncti~e~ proceedings will be inst%tuted with resp~c~ to .the Lincelnsville Urban Renewal Pro- jec~. Information presently available is that the City of Portsmouth will not be made a party defendant in thi sui%. Because of the Co-Operation Agreement between the City and Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Autho- rity, the City has a vital financial interest in this.proPOsed litigation and any delay in completion of the projec= will add ~o the City's cost under the.agreement. F~r t~is reason, I respectfully urge that the Council authorize and direc-t this office to take prompt action ~o intervene in and oppose ~ny legal proceedings directe, against -the project. Motion of Mr. Breedlove ~o concur in the recommendation of the City Manager and that the City Attorney be authorized to intervene inand oppose any.legal proceedings directed against this project, was adopted, without dissenting vote. 60~237 - "It is in order to consider the election of a reprpsentative to the Metro7 politan Government Plan Committee."