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December 8th. 1959.
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<br />At ~ regula~ meeting of the City Council, held on December 8th, 1959, there were prese
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<br />B. W. Baker, B.C. Bartlett, W.R. B~eedlove, n.B. Seward, R.Irvine Smith,
<br />George R. Walker, H.E. Weiseman, A.P. Johnson,Jr., City Manager, and
<br />J.S. Livesay, Jr., City Attorney.
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<br /> The meeting was opened with prayer by M~r. Smith.
<br /> Minutes of called meeting of November 24th, 1959, regular meeting of November 24th,
<br />1959 and called meeting of December 3rd, 1959, were read and .approved.
<br /> 59-247 - Motion of Htr. Walker-to remove from the table the following ordinance, was
<br />lost, and by the following vote:
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL SECTION 2-67 'COMPOSITION OF POLICE DIVISION' AND
<br /> SECT-ION g-~69 ,'COMPOSITION OF FIRE DIVISION' 'OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
<br /> PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1951 AND PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
<br /> PLEMENT, ~THE CLASSIFICATION .OF 'EMPLOYMENT,- AND A COMPENSATION PLAN FOR
<br /> FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN OF THE~ CITY"
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<br />Ayes:
<br />Nays:
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<br />Baker, Walker
<br />Bartlett, Breedlove, Seward, Smith, Weiseman
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<br />The following reports from the City-Manager were read:
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<br /> 59-319 - "I submit the attached ordinances and recommend that they be placed on first
<br />~eading. The first is for appropriation of funds for the operation of the City Government for the period of
<br />January 1st, 1960 through June :30th, 1960. The second ordinance appropriates funds from the Capital Improvement
<br />Fund for payment of debt service.
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<br />On motion of Mr. Bartlett, the following ordinances were placed on first reading:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS NECESSARY FOR OPERATION OF THE CITY
<br />GOVERNMENT FOR AND DURING THE MONTHS OF JANUARY, 1960 TO JUNE 30th, 1960."
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $354,261.00 FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVE-
<br />MENT FUND FOR THE i~JRPOSE OF BOND RETIREMENT, BOND INTEREST AND NORFOLK
<br />COUNTY LITERARY FUND"
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<br /> 59-320 - "I submit the following ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first
<br />reading. This is necessary to meet the legal requirements for amending the City Charter at the next session of
<br />the General Assembly.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Smith, the f~llowing ordinance was placed on first reading and by
<br />the following vote:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE REQUESTING THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AMEND CHAPTER I,
<br />SECTION 4; CHAPTER III, SECTION 23; CHAPTER III, SECTION 23-e;
<br />CHAPTER IV, SECTION 3g; CHAPTER IV, SECTION 46; CKAPTER IV, SECTION
<br />46-a; CHAPTER IV, SECTION 47; CHAPTER IX, SECTION l-a; CHAPTER X,
<br />SECTION ~; AND CHAPTER XII, SECTION 5 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
<br />PORTSMOUTH IN THE Ni~NNER TMRREIN DESCRIBED"
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<br /> Ayes: Bartlett, Breedlove, Seward, Smith, Walker, Weiseman
<br /> Nays: Baker
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<br /> 59-321 - "I recommend that a public hearing be held on December g9th, 1959. This
<br />hearing is to be on the Fiscal Guide for the period of January 1st, 1960 through June 30th, 1960. This is neces~
<br />sary ~due to annexation. It is also necessary to have a p~blic hearing on the proposed Charter changes and
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<br />this could be held st the _same time.
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<br /> Mation of 'Mr. Smith that the Council meeting scheduled for December 22nd, 1959 be
<br />postponed to December g9th, 1959, was adopted, without disse~ting vote.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Weiseman that a public hearing on the Fiscal Guide for the period
<br />January $st, 1960 threug~June 30th, 1960, and on proRosed Charter changes,be held at the meeting on December
<br />ggth, 1969, was adopted without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 59-3gg - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first
<br />reading. This ordinance amends the Fire and Police Retirement Fund. It will change the retiranent benefits to
<br />allow pensions of members ~no retire on non-service connected disability to be recomputed when the normal re-
<br />tirement date is reached. Under the Retirement Plan for other City employees who retire on disability, their
<br />pensions are also recumputed at normal retirement date.
<br /> I have discussed this change with the actuaries and they advise me that
<br />it ms a satisfactory change and will not be ~% additional expanse."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Weiseman, the following ordinance was placed on first reading:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TeA MEND SECTION 32 OF C~IPTER 19 OF THE CODE OF THM
<br />CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1951, ENACTED ON AUGUST ga, 1956,
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<br /> CREATING THE PORTSMOUTH FIRE AND POLICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AS ;aMENDED,
<br /> TO PROVIDE THAT ORDINARY DISABILITY RETIREMENT SHALL BE CONVERTED TO
<br /> NORMAL SERVICE RETIREMENT UPON THE MZF~MBER REACHING NORMAL RETIREMENT
<br /> AGE"
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