HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/02/1959 Council Minutes December. 2 , 1959
Regular meeting of the town .council called to order at .7 ;3a by
Mayor Listebarger with all councilmen present:
?m. Waggonner, representing Neptune Meter Co. , met with the
council to demonstrate their water meter. After explaining
the operation and quoting a price of $ , he indicated he
would check with the council sometime by February, 1960 to
determine if there would be a purchase made .
estimate
Sylvan Ames presented the Kaxitxxxt on the well portion of his
original contract. The amount of $5,284.00, less a 10% retainer
fee, or $4,755. 60, had been approved by Lechner Co. This same
statement was approved by the council, and the clerk instructed
to issue the warrant in line with the previous arrangements with
Carleton D. Beh Co.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
The treasurers report was read and approved.
An amendment of Current Budget , showing an increase in expend-
itures in the general fund from $1 ,000.00 to $5,000. 00 and an
increase in the expenditures in the Liquor Profit fund from
$375.00 to $3,000.00 was read by councilman Emanuel. This
amendment is for the 195' budget, and the intention is to set
these idle funds in a construction fund for the purpose of
paying the small items of expense incurred with the water system,
These funds will be entirety re imbursed, providing the total
cost of the water Pcojest does not exceed 80,000.00.
On a motion by Steinmetz, and seconded by Dvorak, the amendment
of Current budget was moved, seconded and unanimously approved.
Clerk instructed to have same published in the Cedar Rapids
Gazette, with the hearing set on Dec. 19, 1959 at the Fairfax
State Savings Bank.
A discussion of a tentative contract with Lechner Eng. Co. in
regard to additional engineering services, over and above the
general supervision. This contract called for a minimum of
ei, ht days supervision for $600.00. It was recommended that a
contract be prepared calling for $75.00 per day, with no min-
im,um number of days, and the council would take it under ad-
visement at the next meeting.
Ordinance number 29 was read and approved unanimously by roll
call vote . It provides the salaries for the councilman, mayor,
clerk and town treasurer.
Warrants no. 18 thru 22 were read and approved.
No further business to come before the meeting, it was moved,
seconded and approved to adjourn.
Mayor Clerk
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ORDIXANCE NO. 2'
AN WINANCE TO ESTAVLTSH THU SALARIES OF MUNICTPAL OFFICERS
Be it Enacted by the Council of the Town of Fairfax, Linn County,
Iowa:
SECTIO N 11 C 0 UN C I�LN E,N, . The salary of each councilman shal!
be $3.00 for each meeting of the council but in no event will he
be paid more than $12500 in any one year.
SECTION 2. MAYM The mayor shall recOve in salary an
annual amount of $100,90,
SECTION 3. CLUM The clerk shall receive an annual
salary of $30005.
SECTION 4. TREASUREP. The treasurer shall receive an.
annual salary of $5%00
SECTION 5, REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict with the provisions of this ordivance are hereby
repealed, These are :
SECTTON 6, SAVING CLAUSE. If any section, provision, or
part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or /unconsti-
tutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of
the ordinance as a whole er any section, provision, or part
thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 7, WHE9 EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in
effect after its final passage , approval and publication as
provided by law,
Passed by the council on the second day of December, 1959,
and approved this 16th day of December, 1959.
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