12-16-1947 Regular Meeting MINUTES OF REWLAR MEETING
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
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Regular Meeting of Miami Shares Village Council was held at 7s30
PM December 16, 1917 with the following councilmen presents
Mayor Mackenzie
Mr. McCaffrey
Mr. Reynolds
Mr. Frix
Mr. Parish, being ill, was absent. Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, village attorney,
was also present•
Council dispensed with the reading of the Minutes of Regular Meeting
of December 29 19479 and Special Meeting of December 69 1947 and approved
them as written.
First business to come before the Council was consideration of a peti-
tion presented by Mr. H. L. Clark, Jr. having been signed by twenty-three
licensed builders and asking that the Council adopt the Miami Building Code as
suggested by the Regional Planning Board of Dade County and the Building In-
spectors of the greater Miami area. After some discussion Mr. Reynolds moved
that Miami Shores Village adopt the City of Miami Building Code as it applies
to construction only, effective immediately. Motion was seconded by Mr.
McCaffrey and unanimously passed•
Council then received report from Mr. S. We Richardson, engineer appoint-
ed to survey and write specifications on the pending street resurfacing program
and upon motion made by Mr. Reynolds, seconded by Mr. McCaffrey, and unanimously
carried. Council instructed that the Village Manager secure bids on the street
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resurfacing program in accordance with specifications as prepared by our
consulting engineer, Mr. Richardson, said bids to be opened at 700 PM on
January 6, 1948.
Council then discussed its previous action in approving the inclusion
of seven and a fraction lots located in Miami Shores Estates subdivision which
action had been requested by Mr. Jay A« Weber and upon motion made by Mr. Frix,
seconded by Mr. Reynolds, Ordinance No.180 -was unanimously adopted, said
Ordinance being entitled "An Ordinance annexing contiguous lands by extending
the northern Boundry line of the Village from its present location, viz: To
include that part of Miami Shores Estates a subdivision recorded in Plat Book
479 Page 58s Public Records of Dade County, Florida, lying north of the north
line of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter Section 329 Township 52
South, Range 42 East.N
Council received a letter of appreciation from Mrs. Ida H• Blcmeley
for the Village's part in giving shelter to refugees during the recent flood.
The Village Manager read a paper written by Mr. McCullough shortly
after last Hallowleen which was to have been printed in the "Villager" but the
"Villager" ceased operations, and the Council instructed that the article be
mimeographed and mailed to all parents in the Village along with a letter from
the Village office making explanation and calling attention to the seriousness
of the situation.
The Council then discussed the matter of employees' salaries and approved
the following salary inereasess All employees, except the Superintendent, who
have been employed by the Village more than three months in the Parkway, Garbage
and Lot Cleaning Departments to receive a fifteen (15%) percent increase in pay;
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the Bookkeeper to be increased to $250* a month; office Secretary to $210. a
month; office Clerk to $190, a month; Chief of Police to $4,500 per year
and Village Manager to $69500 per year; the two policemen in the Police Depart-
ment with more than two years service who did not receive an increase in pay
on August 11, 1947 to be increased to $260@ per month; these increases in pay
to be effective as of January 19 1948. It was decided to discontinue the
former practice of giving cash Christmas gifts as this is not a proper municipal
procedure.
On motion of Mr. Frix, seconded by Mr. McCaffrey, Council directed
that the unpaid November bills be paid.
Meeting was then adjourned.
Village er and Cl rk
APPROVED:
Mayor
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