HomeMy WebLinkAbout01 14 1964 CM Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the
V~llage of Chubbuck, held in the Municipal Building of the Village
of Chubbuck on January 14, 1964
Present- Davis, Ward, Hillman, Worsencroft, Underwood, McDcvitt
and Christensen.
Called to order 8:00 P.M.
Minutes of the last regular meeting then read and approved as re~d~.
New Board members then sworn into office by Clerk. New members are
Worsencroft, Ward, Underwood and Christensen.
Election of Chairman- Underwood made a motion to nominate
Worsencroft as Chairman, motion was seconded by Ward. Roll call vote
for Worsencroft for Chairman as follows: Ward-yes, Underwood,-yes,
Hillman-yes and Christensen-yes. Worsencroft then declared Chairman
of Board by acclamation.
Appointments bT the Chairman as follows: Police Officer-Carl L.
Hens!ey, Clerk-Geneva D. Valenty, Treasurer-Ken~eth H. Kennedy,
Attorney- Herman J. McDsvitt, Watermaster and F~.re Chief- Carl L.
Hensley, Assistant Watermaster- Robert C. Brower, and Police Judge-
Charlotte T. Kennedy. Motion to approve all the appointments made
by Ward, s~conded by Underwood. Roll call vote for approv&l of
appointments as follows: Ward-yes, Underwood-yes, Hillman-yes and
Christensen-yes.
Board the~ all agreed tc give a vote of th&nks to Larry S. Davis
the out-going Board member. Davis thanked them for their fine
cooperation while he was in office and listed a few recommendations
for future use b~ the new Board.
The first order of Business for the new Board was the Public Hearing
on the question of making a general tax levy for the Vi]lage of Chubbuck
for t~e' current fiscal year in an amount of not to exceed twenty five
mills on each dollar of the assessed valuaticn of all taxable property
in said Village. No one appeared to protest.
Bills for the month then presented to Board. Motion to approve
payment of the bills mace by Hillman, seconded by Underwood. Ail
in favor.
Financial and ~'oliee reports for the month presented to Board.
Financial and Budget reports for the past fiscal year then
presented to Beard.
Ordinance # 59 known as the "Appropriation Bill of ]964" then read
in full by the Clerk. Motion to suspend the rules, read once in full
and its entirety, and twic~ ~ Title made by Ward, seconded by
Hillman. Roll call vote for suspension of rules as follows: Ward-yes,
Underwood-yes, Hillman-yes, Christensen-yes and Worsencroft-yes.
Ordinance # 59 then read twice by Title by Attorney. Roll call vote
for passage of Ord~.nance # ~9 as fellows: Ward-yes, Underwood-yes,
Hillman-~es, Christensen-yes, and Worsencroft-yes.
M~ngo Park- M~ngo was t~resent and asked the Board if they would
improve ~ 2~ acre park if he gave them the ~round. They advise~ him
that there was no money for improving another Park at this time.
Then the Plat was studied and discussed, and McDevitt explained
the provisions that should be required for all sub-divisions, such
~s curb, gutter, paving etc. There was no decision on this matter
at this time.
License Application- Marie Davis of 226 W. Chubbuck Road applied
for a Village License to conduct a Health Studio. McDevitt was
authorized to take the application and check with the State Health
Department to see if she meets the~ requirements forsuch a studio,
and aRso to see if she has a ~tate License.
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Department Supervisors- The following Board members were
appointed to supervise the different departments in the Village.
Water Department-Willis R. Ward, Park Department- R. C. Hillman,
Police and Fire Department- C. R. Underwood and Street Department-
Thain Christensen. Worsencroft will help in any of the departments
if the need arises.
Future Ordinances- McDevitt expla~ned the need of some Ordinances
in the immediate future, namely, Uniform Sub-division Ordinance,
Ordinance to Prohibit moving of old buildings into the Village,
and an Ordinance setting up a Planning Co~ssion, and an Ordinance
to adopt the Uniform Building Code of 1961. Worsencroft then suggested
to the Board that they should meet a couple of times a month for
awhile so many of these matters can be discussed and acted ~oon.
Good Handy Man- Worsencroft suggested to the Board that the
¥illage needs a good handy man to do many of the odd jobs in the
Village, such as hauling gravel, mending fences, caring for the Park,
Police Duties on Hensley's day off, repairing roads, watching prisoner,s
when they are worki~g out their fines, run~ing snow-plow, etc.. After
discussion a motion was made by Ward and seconded by Underwood, to
authorize Worsencroft to check into this and see if he can hire a
man for this job. Ail were in favor of this motion. They will have
to come to an agreement on days worked, salary, etc., after they
have someone willing to take such a job. The man suggested was
C. N. Welch, a resident of the Village, a~d the suggested salary was
$300.00 per month.
Flares- Brennan asked the Board if the Village could get some ~/~
more flares, as most of the ones we had have been stolen at different~
when they were in use at barricades. Board all agreed that we need
them and also agreed to have Bren~an get them.
Wildcat Water line- After a discussion of the wildcat water line
to the Russel Henry prcperty, the Board all agreed that it should
be dug up and capped, as the property is vacant now, Henry is
deceased, and the Estate will have to straighten out the hook-up
as well as pay for a ]:~ack water bill on the property.
Meeting recessed at 10:30 P.M. till further notice if necessary.
Chairman of Board
Village Clerk
Minutes of the recessed meeting of the Board of Trustees of Village of Chubbuck
held in Clerk's Office on February 5, 196~.
Present- Ward, Worsencroft, Underwood, McDevitt and Dale Jones,Village Auditor.
Absent-Hillman, excused for previous appointment, and Christensen.
Called to order 7:25 P.M.
Purpose- Study and discuss proposed Ordinance on Sanitation. All sections of the
Ordinance were read and explained by McDevitt. Rates can be set by the Board at
any time by Resolution and not by amending the Ordinance itself. Revenue from
Sanitation Collections are to be put into a separate fund, known as the Sanitation
Fund. Expenditures from this fund are to be decided by the Board as the fund grows.
Proposed rates for the present time were $2.00 for residence and $10.00 for
commercial. All agree~ that the Ordinance needs further study. Dale Jones discussed
with the Board the possible ways of handling the billing, collecting, and
separating of this fur, d from other funds in the Village. There will be further
discussions at the next Regular Village Board Meeting. Meeting adjourned
at 8:&O P.M.
~-~ ~ ~ '~ Chairman of Board
Village C!er~k