06-07-1974 Special Meeting SPECIAL MEETING
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
June 7, 1974
A special meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was called
by the Mayor for 4;00 o'clock on Friday, June 7, 1974, at the Village Hall
to review the proposals submitted by the Country Club ByLaws Committee,
and other matters pending. The following Councilmen were present;
Mayor James W. Condit
Dean R. Claussen
Raymond L. Clement
Elwood Jones
Harry F. Smenner, Jr.
Also present were the Village Manager, the Finance Director, Howard
McLaughlin, Charles Dunn, Jack Fitzgerald and Richard Lund.
Discussion was on (1) the plan presented by Mr. Dunn for a ten-man
Board of Governors appointed by the Council to run the club, (2) the plan
proposed by Mr. Gionfriddo for a five-man Board of Governors appointed by
the Council with elected Committeemen under the Board, (3) the present Country
Club Association and (4) Mr. McIntyre's proposal for a ten-man Board to
operate as the Country Club Association but appointed by the Council.
It was unanimously agreed by the Council to have the four ideas sent
back to the Committee to come up with one proposal.
The Village Manager reported that the Village Attorney would like the
Village to pay half the cost of sending attorney Robert Jarvis to the Fair Labor
Standards conference in Washington. The Council asked the Village Manager to
deny this.
Mr. Ely, Club Manager, made a report to the Council on the problems
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that have resulted from the 15% tip with complications being added by the
new Fair Labor Standards law. Mr. Ely recommended and asked approval
to distribute the 15110 gratuity or service char.ge, since according to the law
it must be treated as salary, on a 10/5 basis, increasing the hourly wages of
those serving by 10% and the behind-the-scene workers by 5%. This was
approved by motion made by Mr. Clement, seconded by Mr. Jones and passed.
Mr. Claussen had left before this action.
The meeting adjourned at 5:50 p.m.
Village Clerk
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