HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes-05-23-67-Regular Meeting (2)MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
MAY 23, 1967
The City Council of the City of Downey held a regular adjourned meeting in the
Council Chamber of the Downey City Hall at 4:45 P.M., May 23, 1967, Mayor Ben 'd Corbin
presiding, Acting City Clerk Oren L. King reported at the meeting that a copy of the
notice of adjournment was posted as required by law, and further reported that notice
of the adjournment was given as provided by law for notice of adjourned meetings. The
Acting City Clerk also stated the City Clerk has on file the proper affidavit covering
the foregoing,
PRESENT: Councilmen: Morton, Temple, Dickerson, Corbin
ALSO PRESENT: Oren L. King, City Manager (Acting City Clerk)
Robert L. Shand, Director of Finance
Donald B. Robison, Assistant to the City Manager
The City Manager reviewed the request and recommendation of the Downey City
Employees Association dated May 1, 1967, containing the following proposal:
1. Five and one-half (5 1/2%) pay key increments over a 2 -year period, The
City Manager stated that he had reiterated with the Association at each
meeting of the Personnel Board and the City Council at which they were
present, that it was clearly understood that employees in lower brackets
would not receive as much as employees in higher brackets; that this
recommendation would result in an overall average increase of 3,5%; and
that the Association would make no across-the-board salary requests for
the two-year fiscal period, 1967-68 and 1968-69,
2, 'Ten dollars ($10,00) monthly uniform maintenance allowance,
3. Time and one-half for overtime,
4. Four-hour minimum call back,
Mr, Ervin Spiridel, Director of Public Works, reviewed his Department budget and
personnel recommendations,
Mr, Walter Wanke, Director of the Water Department, also reviewed the budget
recommendations of his department as submitted by the Water Advisory Board,
Councilwoman Priscilla Dunnum entered the meeting at 6:00 P.M.
The Mayor declared a 3-0minute recess at 6:30 P.M.
The Mayor called the meeting to order again at 7:00 P.M.
PRESENT: Councilmen: Morton, Dunnum, Temple, Dickerson, Corbin
The following department heads then presented their budget and personnel recommenda-
tions in the order shown:
William Goggin, Director of Planning,
Ray Lake, Director of Building and Safety,
Ruth Miller, City Librarian,
I. A. Robinson, Chief of Police,
Robert Gain, Chief of Fire Department.
James Ruth, Director of Parks and Recreation,
It was moved by Councilman Temple, seconded by Councilman Dickerson and unanimously
carried and so ordered by the Mayor that the meeting be adjourned to 7:OO P.M., Thursday,
May 25, 1967, in the City Council Chamber for continued study of the 1967-68 Municipal
Budget.
OREN KI G BEN 'D CORBIN
ACTING CITYXLEMayor