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January 13th, 1959.
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<br />immediate family. An employee's immediate family will include spouse, child, parent, brother or sister.
<br /> 'Request No. 4. Any employee who may be required zo serve on a jury shall be granted an
<br />excused absence for such time as is needed in connection with jury duty and the employee shall receive the dif -i
<br />ference.between his ~egular pay and the amount allowed by the Court for his jury service.'
<br /> It is lth~ present policy of the City when a City employee is called for jury duty to be
<br />paid his regular day's pay. Theemployee does not receive a check for jur~ duty.,,
<br /> I believe this is essentially the~request by the Local.
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<br /> Request No.1. Motion of Mr. Weiseman to approve the recommendation of the City Manager
<br />was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Nays: S~ith
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<br /> Request No. 2. Motion of Mr.
<br />and report was adopted, and~tby the foll~ving vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Baker, Bartlett,
<br /> Nays: Walker
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<br /> Request No. S Motion of Mr.
<br />without dissenting vote.
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<br />Weiseman that the matter be tabled for further investigation
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<br />Breedlove, Seward, Smith, Weiseman
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<br />Breedlove to concur in theManager's recommendation was adopte~
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<br /> Request No. 4. Motion of ~Lr. Breedlove t~ concur in the.Manager's recommendation was
<br />adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 59-5 - "Bids were opened on December 1Sth, 1958, for drainage improvaments in Hull'~
<br />Creek, adjac~eat to the newPort Noriolk .School. James T. Co~ey~ Inc., Portsmouth,Va. was tar bidder in the
<br />amount of $4~,~59.65. The School Board recomm~ended that this contract be awarded to James T. Cepley,Inc., sub-
<br />ject zo the approval of theCity Council.
<br /> I recommend that the contract be awarded ~ad an appropriation of $43,559.~
<br /> from theUtility Tax Fund be placed on first reading."
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<br /> MotiOn of Mr. Weiseman to concur and that an appropriation of $43~559.65 from the
<br /> Utility Tax Fund, be placed On first reading, was~tadopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 59-6 - "Bids for air-eondit~oning the Municipal Building were ~open~ on January
<br /> 2~d, 195~, the low bidder being Stokley Services, Inc., Norfolk,Va~, in the~amount of 850,800.00.
<br /> There are sufficient funds in the.Bond Fund Acceun~ to pay for this.
<br /> I recommend that the contract be av~arded to Stokley Services, Inc."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Breedlove to comcur in the.lLanager's recommendation and that the eon -
<br />~ract be awarded to Stokley Services, Inc. was adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 59-7 - "I suhrait the f~ltowing Resolution and reconnnend ~ts adoption.
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<br /> "WHEREAS, a disagmeement exists between the city administration and the Civil
<br /> Service COmmisSDon, with respec~ to the proper interpretation.of Chapter XII,
<br /> Section 7, o£ the City Charter; and
<br /> WHEREAS, a petition for writ of mandamus has.been filed naming the City Manager
<br /> and Chief of ~dice as defendaats 1i~ connection with the City Manager's dismissal
<br /> of PatroLman P.J. Enrico~from the Police Department, but the Civil Service Com -
<br /> mission is not a party to these proceedings; and
<br /> WKEREAS, it is.in.the~best interest of all eca~eerned to seek a final and authorz-
<br />tative constr~ctiok of the above-mentioned section of the City Charter;
<br /> NOW, THERE~OILE, BE IT RESOLVED by the.City Council of th~.City of Portsmouth,
<br />Virginia, that the. City Attorney be and hereby is imstructed and authorized to de -
<br />fend the said mandamus proceedings and to commence and prosecute in the name of
<br />the City such other legal action as.may he,necessary in his opinion to clarify and
<br />resolve the existing controversies Concerning ~he dismissal of the aforesaid
<br />patrolman.~
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<br />Motion of Mr. Breedlove to concur in theM znager's, recommendation was adopted, and
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<br />by the following vo~e:
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<br />Ayes: Baker, Breedlove, Bartlett, Seward, Smith, Walker
<br />Nays: Weis'eman
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<br /> 59-8 - "I am recommending that theCoancil hold a conference with the Por~m~uth
<br />Transi~Company officials at the earliest possible date. There are numerous problems concerning bus routes
<br />and other matters that should be discussed."
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<br /> The Mayor suggested thai a date for this meeting be set at a conference of the
<br />Council ~mmediately f~llowing~this mee~ing~
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<br /> 59~9 "I recommend that the eld Jeffrey Wilson Housing site proper~y be referred
<br />the Planning Cormuission for proper zoning and plating in order that it may be sold at a f~tnre date.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Weiseman to,concur in the Manager's recommendation, was adopted,
<br /> without dissent%ng vote.
<br /> 59~10 - "Bids were opened on January 9th, 1959 for zhe clearing of the Lake,Meade
<br />Reservoir. Carpenter Cons~r~ction Company was the .low lrldder in the amount of $128, g25.00~. R~Ken~eth Weeks,
<br />Engineers, our conswttanis, ~Ud tho Superintendent of the Water Department, recommend the awarding.of this con
<br />tract. I concur in their recommendation and recommendLthat tko prope~ city officials b~iuthorized.to sign
<br />the contract."
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