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January 22, 1952 -February 12th, 1952.
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<br />Om motion adJomrued.
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<br />Approved -
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<br />City ~erk.
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<br />Portsmouth, Virginia
<br />February i2th, 1952.
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<br />At a regUlar meeting ef the City Council, held on February ~2th, 1952, there were present:
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<br />Fred A. Duke, Frank N. Bilisoly, Jr., George L. Grimes, Carl C. Houghton, James No
<br />Howard, R. Irvine Smith, E. R. Sturtevant, C. E. Warren, Pearle J. WilsOn, I.G. Vase,
<br />City M~nager, and R. C. ~Barclay, City Attorney.
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<br />Minutes of regular meeting held on January 22nd, 1952, were read and approved.
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<br />The following Committee report was read:
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<br />"The Committee on Salary Equal~izations, Pensions, e~c. partially reports as fellows:
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<br /> i - It is the recommendation of the Committee that all employees of the City,
<br /> except employees of the Police and Fire Departments, shall be immediately
<br /> placed under Social Security as provided hy Senate Bill Ne. 4, passed January
<br /> 28th, 1952, with the assurance of the City Council that all such employees other
<br /> than those of the Police and Fire Deoartments, shall receive retirememt pay
<br /> equal to tha~ which would prevail un'er the present practice of the Council
<br /> and until a sound pension plan, mutually agreeable, can be formulated and
<br /> adopted.
<br /> 2- It is also the recommendation of the Committee that the present plan of retire-
<br /> ment as in regard ~o the employees of the Police and Fire Departments shall
<br /> continue in effect u~util ~tually agreeable amendments can be formulated and
<br /> adopted.
<br /> 3 - It is the understanding of the Committee that according to Senate Bill No. 4,
<br /> passed January 28th, 1952, the retiremen~ pay of School T~achers will be under
<br /> the jurisdiction of the School Board and will be supplem~ated by the Commonwealth.
<br /> Recommendations of the Committee in this ~espect are therefore no~ in order.
<br /> 4 - As information, the Committee is actively studying other matters before it and
<br /> will make a full and final report at the earliest date possible.
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<br /> Respectfully submitted,
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<br /> J.N. Howard
<br /> Carl CHoagnton, Jr.'
<br /> Pearle J. Wilson
<br /> H. Irvine Smith."
<br /> Motion of Mr. Howar~ to suspend the ru~es~ to' hear from Mr. E~rl Cadmus, was adopted.
<br /> Mr. Cadmus spoke ~ reference to the retirement system for city employees.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Howard, the recommendation of the Committee,was adopted.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Houghton to suspend the rules to hear from anyone who wished to speak r ela-
<br /> tire to the fluoridation of the City's water supply, was adopted.
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<br /> The following sl~ke in favor of adding fluorine ~o the Cmty' ' s water supply~
<br /> Dr. R.M. Cox, Dr. Wm. Rumblen and R. Steven Gib~s.
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<br /> Dr. Vernon A. Brooks spoke, opposing.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Howard, the followL~g ordinance, placed ~n its first reading at a meeting
<br />held on October 9th, 1951, was a~pted and by the following vote:
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