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CITY HALL AZUSA, CALIFORNIA TUESDAY APRIL 20, 1954
The City Council of the City of Azusa met in adjourned
session at the above time and place.
The meeting opened with the salute to the Flag.
Invocation,was given by Reverend Stephen Kramer.
Roll Call: Councilmen: Barry, Ortuno, Johnson,
Memmesheimer
Councilman Memmesheimer presided as Acting Mayor
in the absence of Mayor Jackson.
Tentative Map of Tract 17624, recommended by the
Planning Commission, was submitted for approval
of Council by the Engineer.
Moved by Councilman Barry, seconded by Councilman
Johnson and unanimously carried, th& map of Tract
No. 17624 be approved, as recommended by the Planning
Commission and the Engineer.
7:30 P.M.
For canvassing of the ballots of the General Municipal
Election held on April 13, 1954, the following Council-
men were appointed:
Councilman Barry, Inspector
Councilman Ortuno, Judge
Councilman Johnson, Clerk
Upon completion of the canvass of the ballots, Councilman
Ortuno offered the following resolution:
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Flag Salute
Invocation
Roll Call
Map of Tract
No 17624
approved
Councilmen
appointed to
canvass votes
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, TAS
ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE RESULT OF THE OFFICIAL
COUNT AND CANVASS OF THE VOTERS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
HELD IN SAID CITY ON APRIL 13, 1954.
The City Council of the City of Azusa does resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, a General Munidpal Election was held and conducted in the
City of Azusa, Los Angeles County, State of California, on Tuesday
the 13th day of April, 1954, as required by law; and
WHEREAS, it appears that notice of said election was duly and regularly
given and that there were eight voting precincts established for said
election consisting of consolidation of regular city precincts for
holding State and County elections as regular city precincts for
holding State and County elections as the same were and are established
by the Board of Supervisors of`Los Angeles County, California; that
election officials were appointed and election supplies furnished and
that in all respects said election was held and conducted and returns
thereof made and declared in time, form and manner as required by the
General Election Laws of the State of California governing elections
in cities of the fifth and sixth classes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Azusa met at the Council
Chambers of said Council on Tuesday, the 20th day of April, 1954, to
canvass the returns of said election and install the newly elected
officers, whereupon said Council found that the number of votes cast,
the names of the persons voted for, the result of said election and
other matters required by law to be as hereinafter stated.
NOW,,THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved and declared as follows:
That said regular Municipal Election was held and conducted in the
City,of Azusa, California, on Tuesday, the 13th day of April, 1954,
in the -time, form and manner as required by law.
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That there were eight voting precincts established for the
purpose of holding said election, consisting of a consolidation
of the regular election precincts established for holding
General, state and County elections.
That the whole number oY votes cast in said election in said
City of Azusa was 2109. Number of absentee ballots 31, totaling
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ELECTION
RESOLUTION
No. 2997
be amended as follows:
"The members of the Personnel Board shall be
residents of�the City of Azusa for a continuous
period of at least one year immediately preceding
appointment to said Board, shall be qualified
electors of said City, and'shall serve without
compensation. No person shall -be appointed to said
Board who holds any salaried public office or
employment nor shall any member, while a member
after he has ceased for any reason to be a member,
be eligible for appointment to any classified
position in the service of the City?"
PROPOSITION NO. 2:
Shall subdivision (e) of Section 3 of the
said Initiative Civil Service Ordinance
which now reads as follows:
Consolidated
Precinct
"Subdivision (e). To hold hearings and make
recommendations to the City Council on the
A
B
C
D
E
F
Yes
164
75
91
108
100
118
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56
66
59
56
58
65
2140.
That the names of the persons voted for, the offices
for
which they were voted, and the number of votes which were
received
in the entire City of Azusa, are as follows:
Name Consolidated Precinct
Absentee
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A B C D E F 0
H Ballot Total
Stephen.V. Barry,Jr.102 59 128 129 139 162 144
6o 15
938
Martha M. Johnson 246 141 103 136 77 88 130
180 18
1119
Betty J. Byler 74 38 92 102 100 134 133
58 14
745
Clarence H.,Fawcett 242 147 106 T36 109 103 131
191 15
1180
Donald H. Filbey 22 32 70 40 68 114 55
19 9
4�9
William Irwin 30 16 31 25 33 3� 51
9 2
234
Cecil V. Romero 232 122 152 138 112 11 166
179 16
1235
LaVern E. Rueter 28 24 22 24 30 49 33
16
226
Ray Petracek 2 (write-in ballot)
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The number of votes cast on measures submitted to the voters
are as
follows:
PROPOSITION NO. 1: Consolidated
Precinct
Yes No
Shall that part of Section 2 of said Initiative
A
175 50
Civil Service Ordinance of the City of Azusa
B
88 60
which reads as follows, to wit:-
C
102 56
D
100 72
The members of the Personnel Board.shall be
E
112 55
residents of the City of Azusa for a continuous
F
129 68
'period
of at least one year immediately preced- G
ing to said Board, shall be qualified H
146 57
118 37
appointment
electors of said City, and shall serve without
Absentee
compensation. No person shall be appointed to
Ballots
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said Board who holds any salaried public office
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or employment nor shall any member, while a
Votes
987 463
member of the Board or for a period of one year
after he has ceased for any reason to be a member,
be elea;ible for appointment to any salaried office
of employment in the service of'the City or any
City elective office."
be amended as follows:
"The members of the Personnel Board shall be
residents of�the City of Azusa for a continuous
period of at least one year immediately preceding
appointment to said Board, shall be qualified
electors of said City, and'shall serve without
compensation. No person shall -be appointed to said
Board who holds any salaried public office or
employment nor shall any member, while a member
after he has ceased for any reason to be a member,
be eligible for appointment to any classified
position in the service of the City?"
PROPOSITION NO. 2:
Shall subdivision (e) of Section 3 of the
said Initiative Civil Service Ordinance
which now reads as follows:
Consolidated
Precinct
"Subdivision (e). To hold hearings and make
recommendations to the City Council on the
A
B
C
D
E
F
Yes
164
75
91
108
100
118
�1
56
66
59
56
58
65
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adoption or revision of the position classification Consolidated
plan. The City Council shall adopt a position Precinct Yes No
classification Plan or plans and class specifica- =
tions and revisions thereof from time to time within H 121 3
the scope as recommended by the'Board and allocate
and reallocate positions in a competitive service to Absentee
classes within the scope as recommended by the Board. ballots 21 1
The Board shall recommend all salaries to the COun- Total votes
oil, provided that the Council shall set all salaries
within the scope of such recommendations."
be amended to read as follows:
"to hold hearings and make recommendations to the City
Council on the adoption or revision of the position
classification plan. The City Council shall adopt a
position classification plan or plans and class speci-
fications'and revisions from time to time within the
scope as recommended by the Board and allocate and
reallocate positions in the competitive service to
classes within the scope as recommended by the Board.
The Board shall recommend all salaries to the Council.?"
PROPOSITION NO. 3
Shall that part of Section 7 of said Initiative
Civil Service Ordinance of the City of Azusa,
which now reads as follows, to wit:
"If appointment is to made from employment of
promotional lists, the name of persons willing
to accept appointment shall be certified by the
Personnel Clerk in the order in which they appear
on the list. The number of names certified shall
exceed by two the number of vacanciesto be filled.
be amended to read as follows:
Consolidated
Precinct
Yes
No
A
M
51
B
83
6o
C
io1
49
D
102
67
E
99
57
F
118
72
G
133
61
H
114
43
Absentee
Ballots
17
8
7--468
"If appointment is to be made from employment Total Votes
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or promotional lists, the names of persons willing
to accept appointment shall be certified by the Personnel
Clerk in the order in which they appear on the list.
The number of names certified to the City Council shall
not exceed by two the number of vacancies to be filled?"
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED and determined that at said
General Municipal Election Cevil V. Romero, Clarence H.
Fawcett and Mrs. Martha M. Johnson were each elected to the
office of member of the City Council of the City of Azusa,
California, each for a term of four years; that Proposition No. 1
was'aarried with a majority vote and is hereby declared to be
passed and adopted as an amendment to Section 2 was carried by
a majority vote and is hereby declared to be passed and adopted -
as an amendment to Subdivision (e) of Section 3 of the Initiative
Civil Service Ordinance of the City of Azusa; that Propo& ion No. 3
of the•Initiative Civil Service Ordinance of the City of Azusa was
carried with a majority vote and is hereby declared to be passed
and adopted as an amendment to Section 7 of the Initiative Civil
Service Ordinance of the City of Azusa.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk shall immediately
take and deliver to each of said persons so elected a Certificate
of Election signed by him and duly authenticated; that he shall
also impose, or have imposed, and constitutional oath of office
upon said persons so elected as members of the City Council and
have them subscribe thereto and file the same in said office;
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CITY HALL AZUSA, CALIFORNIA
TUESDAY APRIL 20, 1954 7:30 P.M.
that thereupon, each and all of said persons so elected to said
respective offices shall be inducted in said respective office
to which they have been eledted;" that Propositions No. 1, 2, and
3 are hereby declared to be effective amendments to that part of
Initiative Civil Service Ordinance of the City of Azusa as here-
inbefore set forth.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the Mayor of the City of Azusa
shall sign this Resolution and the City Clerk shall attest the
same and certify to the passage and adoption thereof.
'o Mayor o Azusa
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ATTEST: — -
James Miller, City Clerk I`
Passed, approved and adopted this 20th day -of April, 1954.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resoliution was duly and
regularly adopted by the City Council:of the City of Azusa at
an adjounred meeting of said Council of said` -City held in the
regular Council Chambers of said City Council in said Cig, April
20, 1954, and that the same passed by the following vote of the
Council:
AYES: Councilmen: Fawcett, Ortuno, Johnson, Romero, Memmesheimer
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
James Miller, City Clerk o e
City -of Azusa
Moved by Councilman Barry, seconded by Councilman Johnson
and unanimously carried, that resolution be adopted as read
and numbered Resolution No. 2997.
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The Oath of Office and Loyalty Oath was administered by the Council takes
City Clerk to the newly elected Councilmemebers: Mr's. Martha Oath of Office
Johnson, Cecil Romero and Clarence Fawcett.
City Clerk acted as temporary chatman and declared nominations
were upon for temporary chairman.
Councilman Ortuno nominated Councilman Memmesheimer.
Moved by Councilman Johnson and unanimously carried, Nominations
hominations be closed.
Councilman Ortuno nominated Councilman Romero for
Mayor.
Councilman Romero declined the nomination.
Councilman Johnson nominated Councilman Memmesheimer
for Mayor.
Councilman Romero moved that nominations be closed.
Motion carried by the following vote:
1 Ayes: Councilmen: Fawcett, Ortuno, Johnson, Romero `Noes: Councilman Memmesheimer
^Councilman Memmesheimer stated that he would accept"
the nomination on condition that he would continue
as Chairman of Police and Fire Departments. There
were no objections.
Councilman Johnson moved that Councilman Memmesheimer
be appointed as Mayor of Azusa, seconded by Councilman
,. Romero.
'Motion carried unanimously.
Councilman Memmesheimer acceptdd the chair and thanked
the members of Council for their vote, also thanking
the members of the audience for their interest and
presence at the meeting.
Nomination
accepted
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CITY HALL AZUSA, CALIFORNIA TUESDAY APRIL 20, 1954
Mayor Memmesheimer appointed Councilman Ortuno as
representative of Council to attend the meeting of the
San Gabriel Valley Planning Committee and to convey the
feeling of Council concerning the proposed future boun-
daries of the City. These boundaries, tentatively speci-
fied, are not to be binding to the City in any way.
Moved by Councilman Johnson, seconded by Councilman Faw-
cett and unanimously carried, that Councilman Ortuno
'attend meeting giving the boundariesas set forth in the
recommendation and which are to be, aensidered as mini-
mum boundaries. The City not bound by this action.
Supt. Smith, who arrived from a meeting of the Personnel
Board, gave to the Council the recommendations of a sur-
vey made by Kroeger and Associates regarding new classi-
fications for the Light and Water Office.
7:30 P.M.
The survey recommended the following classifications to
be added: Utility Office Manager Accountant, salary
range No. 24; Senior Account -Clerk Assistant Office Mana-
ger, salary range #20; Cashier, salary range #18.
Moved by Councilman Johnson, seconded by Councilman Romero
and unanimously carried, that Council accept recommendation
of Kroeger & Associates, as set forth in the survey.
Moved by Councilman Johnson, seconded by Councilman Ortuno
and duly carried, that recommendation as submitted by the
Personnel Board, be accepted and Louise Fawcett be placed
on probationary basis of 4th step of Senior Account Clerk -
Assistant Office Manager at rate of $358.00 per month.
Attorney to be instructed to draw resolution accordingly;
and position to be effective May 1, 1954.
Councilman Fawcett passed on voting.
'Chairman of Finance and Chairman of Police reported on bid
submitted for purchase of police car by R. W. Davis, and
recommending acceptance of bid.
Moved by.Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Fawcett,
recommendation be accepted and bid awarded to 2.W.Davis.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Ortuno appoin-
ted Planning
Committee rep.
Recommendations
by Kroeger &
Associates
accepted
Bid on police
car accepted
Mayor Memmesheimer appointed Councilman Fawcett as temporary Temporary
Chairman of Public Ift Works, Councilman Johnson as Chairman appointments
of Finance and Councilman Ortuno as Chairman of Public Utilities
until the next regular meeting.
Moved by Councilman Johnson, seconded by Councilman Ortuno and
unanimously carried, that meeting adjourn.
James Miller, City Clerk of the
City of Azusa
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