HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - April 17, 1956 - CCCITY HALL AZUSA, CAL. TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1956 7:30 P.M.
The City Council of the City of Azusa met in adjourned
session at the above place.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Memmesheimer
at 7:40 P.M.
Present at Roll Call: Councilmen: Fawcett, Ortuno, Romero,
Memmesheimer Roll Call
Absent: Councilman: Johnson
Also Present: City Attorney, City Engineer,
City Clerk
Mavor Memmesheimer stated that at the previous meeting
the Council had agreed to amend the contract between the
City of Azusa and the State Employees Retirement System
by including Section C9 and C10, and he would like to
recommend at this time that the City Council also include
in the amendment to the contract, Section D6, allowing
prior service benefits of miscellaneous members equal to
1/60 of final compensation upon service retirement at age
60; or its actuarial equivalent upon service retirement
at ages 55 to 65 and over; and B7 a guaranteed percentage
of final compensation for each year of service as a local
safety member. It was pointed.out that the cost of these
Items B6 and B7
to be added to
amendments to
State Employees
Retirement
System contract.
amendments, plus C9 and C10 would approximate $2,000 annually,
based on 1955 wage schedules.
Moved by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Fawcett
and. unanimously carried that the City Council accept the
recommendation of the Mayor and that items B6 and B7 be
included in the amendments to the State Employees Retire-
ment System contract.
ABSENT: Councilman Johnson
A letter was submitted from James M. Montgomery Company re-
questing the City Council to withdraw proposal submitted on
April 9, 1956, for a comprehensive plan of development of
the electric light and power system, a valuation, adetermina-
tion of the financial requirements, and recommendations for
adequate rates. This withdrawal was requested in order that
the City may obtain proposals from other consulting engineering
firms, as requested at the meeting of April 16th, as it was
felt that no reputable firm would submit a proposal while Withdrawal of
a proposal had been submitted from a Company already. James Montgomery
Moved by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Romero proposal re:
and unanimously carried that James Montgomery, Consulting electric survey
Engineers, be permitted to withdraw the proposal now on
file with the City Clerk on the comprehensive plan for the
Electric Light Department.
ABSENT: Councilman Johnson
The proposal submitted by Adams & Ells, Engineering firm,
Adams & Ells
relative to furnishing engineering services to the City of
proposal -
Azusa on a contractual basis was deferred for study until
tabled.
the next meeting.
The City Clerk announced that he had been in contact with
Meeting with
Mr. Erwin Meier, J. L. Jacobs Company representative, who
Jacobs Co.
stated he would be available for a meeting with the City
representative,
Council on the evening of April 30, 1956. It was report-
4/30/56
ed that Mr. Meier's Company would request reimbursement
for the time spent at a regular Council meeting, but that
a private meeting could be handled at Mr. Meier's discretion.
The City Clerk was instructed to arrange with Mr. Meier for
a
meeting on the evening of April 30th.
Councilman Romero offered the following Resolution entitled:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING WEEDS, RUBBISH
190
CITY HALL AZUSA, CAL. TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1956
AND DIRT UPON PARKWAYS, SIDEWALKS OR PRIVATE PROPERTY
IN THE CITY OF AZUSA TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE PURSUANT TO
TITLE 4, DIVISION 3, PART 2, CHAPTER 13, ARTICLE 3, (SEC.
39560 TO 39587 INCLUSIVE OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)."
Councilman Romero moved its adoption, seconded by Council-
man Ortuno. This Resolution then passed and adopted by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen: Fawcett, Ortuno, Romero, Memmesheimer
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: Johnson
and numbered Resolution No. 3422
Moved by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Romero
and unanimously carried that the City Council at this time
canvass the vote of the General Municipal Election held
on April 10, 1956.
OFFICE VOTED FOR Consolidated Precinct
1911
7:30 P.M.
Resolution
No. 3422 --
Abatement of
Weeds
CITY COUNCILMAN
AB.
4 year period
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
B1.
TOTAL
L. G. Memmesheimer
166
156
139
103
124
148
133
140
34
7
1150
A. M. Ortuno
153
145
133
106
125
157
139
137
30
6
1131
Write -Ins
S. Barry
1
1
1
11
1
15
C. B. McLees
1
1
2
Willard Decker
1
1
Geo. Blazer
1
Joe Hernandez
1
1
1
1
4
Allen Hauser
1
1
Wm. Rozance
4
It
H. Willut
1
2
3
Nrs. L. Fawcett
1
1
Warren Teasley
1
1
Donald Filby
1
1
A. -''aul
2
2
Pedro Lopez
1
1
J. Benson
3
3
V. 0. Wiles
1
1
Jens Solem
1
1
F. W. Zerell
1
1
S. C. Reed
1
1
S. Skidmore
1
4
5
CITY CLERK
James Miller
178
170
152
115
139
172
161
151
34
7
1279
Write -Ins
J. Hernandez
1
1
L. Nasser
1
1
John Hill
1
1
CITY TREASURER
A. Watkins
169
159
144
97
113
134
118
124
25
7
1090
L. Rueter
21
20
27
24
37
42
46
34
8
0
259
Write -In
T. Thompson
2
2
PROPOSITION 1. Shall Section 2 of the Initiative Civil Service
=r 1nance w c now provides that no person holding a salaried
public office or employment shall be a member of said board,
be amended to provide that no person holding public office or
employment in the service of the City of Azusa shall be appointed
to said board.
193
CITY HALL AZUSA, CAL. TUESDAY,
APRIL
17,
1956
7:30 P.M.
CONSOLIDATED
PRECINCT
Abs.
4 5 6
1. 2
3
4 5 6
7 8
9 Bl.
Total
YES 121 93
Abs.
70 83 98
1 2 3
43 5 6
7
_No 28 43
9
Bl.
Total
139 125 49
28 58 132
148
99877
�5
2
NO
�+8
329
PROPOSITION 2. Shall Section 5 of said Initiative Civil Service
rdinance of the City of Azusa which now provides that all appointive
officers and employees who are full time employees of the City of
Azusa are subject to provisions of said Civil Service Ordinance except
the City Attorney and City Judge, be amended to provide that all
appointive officers and employees who are full time employees of the
City of Azusa are subject to provisions of said Civil Service Ordinance
except the City Attorney or Assistant, and City Manager, or other Chief
Administrative Officer.
PROPOSITION 3. Shall subsection b of Section 6 of Initiative
Ti'v Service Ordinance of the City of Azusa which now provides that
Civil Service appointees must be oualified voters of the State of
California, be amended so as to authorize the Personnel Board and
the City Council to waive this requirement when in their opinion,
it would operate to the detriment of the City in enforcing it.
CONSOLIDATED
CONSOLIDATED
PRECINCT
Abs.
Abs.
4 5 6
1. 2
3
4 5 6
7 8
9 Bl.
Total
YES 121 93
74
70 83 98
92 101
24 5
761
_No 28 43
50
29 46 42
53 38
8 1
338
PROPOSITION 3. Shall subsection b of Section 6 of Initiative
Ti'v Service Ordinance of the City of Azusa which now provides that
Civil Service appointees must be oualified voters of the State of
California, be amended so as to authorize the Personnel Board and
the City Council to waive this requirement when in their opinion,
it would operate to the detriment of the City in enforcing it.
PROPOSITION 4 Shall paragraph I of Section 7 of said Civil Service
rr nanc� e whic�i now provides that appointments to Civil Service positions
may be made by the heads of departments or by the officer in whom the
power to make appointments is vested by law, be amended to require
the appointments be made by the City Council or by the department
heads, subject to the approval of the City Council, in accordance
with rules established and from employment lists resulting from
open competitive examinations, transfer, demotion or reinstatement.
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT
Abs.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Bl. Total
YES 110 98 86 65 87 99 90 101 24 6 766
NO 33 36 41 26 43 33 48 35 9 0 304
PROPOSITION 5. Shall that part of Section 7 of the Civil Service
Ordinance em raced in paragraph 3 of said section which now sets the
limit for temporary appointment at 90 days in any fiscal year be
amended to provide for temporary appointments in any fiscal year not
exceed 90 working days.
CONSOLIDATED
CONSOLIDATED
PRECINCT
Abs.
Abs.
4 5 6
1 2
3
4 5 6
7 8
9 Bl.
Total
YES: 113 77
73
55 69 85
63 87
20 4
667
NO 34 57
52
39 67 54
72 39
13 0
427
PROPOSITION 4 Shall paragraph I of Section 7 of said Civil Service
rr nanc� e whic�i now provides that appointments to Civil Service positions
may be made by the heads of departments or by the officer in whom the
power to make appointments is vested by law, be amended to require
the appointments be made by the City Council or by the department
heads, subject to the approval of the City Council, in accordance
with rules established and from employment lists resulting from
open competitive examinations, transfer, demotion or reinstatement.
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT
Abs.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Bl. Total
YES 110 98 86 65 87 99 90 101 24 6 766
NO 33 36 41 26 43 33 48 35 9 0 304
PROPOSITION 5. Shall that part of Section 7 of the Civil Service
Ordinance em raced in paragraph 3 of said section which now sets the
limit for temporary appointment at 90 days in any fiscal year be
amended to provide for temporary appointments in any fiscal year not
exceed 90 working days.
PROPOSITION 6 Shall paragraph 4 of Section 7 of said Initiative
r nance�wch now provides that credit shall be allowed, in the
giving of an examination or the establishment of any employment lists,
CONSOLIDATED
PRECINCT
Abs.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8
9 Bl.
Total
YES: 122 lol 81
68 88 lol
86 106
27 4
78'1
NO 23 32 41
24 47 32
51 30
7 2
289
PROPOSITION 6 Shall paragraph 4 of Section 7 of said Initiative
r nance�wch now provides that credit shall be allowed, in the
giving of an examination or the establishment of any employment lists,
194
195
CITY HALL AZUSA, CAL. TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1956 7:30 P.M.
for services rendered under temporary employment, be amended
to read that no credit shall be allowed on examinations, for
services rendered under any temporary appointments.
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT
Abs.
1 2 3 4 5 e 7 8 9 Bls. Total
YES 104 83 69 55 73 81 77 84 19 5 650
NO 37 48 50 35 54 49 61 47 14 1 396
PROPOSITION 7. Shall Section 7 of said Initiative Ordinance be
further amended by adding a new paragraph thereto, to provide for
temporary appointments for not more than six consecutive months,
for students of junior colleges or other specified educational
institutions, when a cooperative training program is set up, or in
the absence of temporary employment lists. No student to accumulate
more than 24 months under such program. No Civil Service rights to
accrue by virtue of such employment.
PROPOSITION 8 Shall Sections 10 and 11 of said Civil Service
Ordinance which now in substance provides as follows: Section 10,
That any person holding position or employment in the competitive
service shall be subject to suspension without pay by the appointing
power and without right of appeal, but such suspension shall not
exceed a total of 30 days in any fiscal year, and Section 11 which
now provides for the removal and suspension of employees under
certain conditions, be amended so that section 10 will provide in
substance that any person, except the heads of departments of the
city government, in the competitive service shall be subject to
suspension without pay by the City Council, not to exceed 10 working
days, with right of appeal, resulting from charges referred by the
City Council to the Head of Departments within the City government
and shall section 11 be amended to provide in substance that charges
against any civil service employee be filed with the City Council
rather than with the Personnel Board, by the head of any department,
or by any other person, and providing further that said charges filed
with the City Council shall be specific as to time, place and
circumstance, that the City Council may then refer said charges
to the Personnel Board for a hearing,;'which shall then make an
investigation of such charges and may then recommend that disciplinary
action be taken under the provisions of Section 10, or may recommend
that the Personnel Board conduct a hearing, and further providing
for suspension of the person against whom written charges are filed,
pending the hearing, but not for a longer period than 30 days.
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT
Abs.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Bl. Total
YES 110 93 77 73 89 92 86 106 25 4 755
NO 27 4o 42 19 37 38 56 22 9 2 292
PROPOSITION 9 Shall section 15 of said Civil Service Ordinance which
now authorizes the City Council to contract with some competent state
or county agency for rendering services as follows: 1. Public advertis-
ing of all examination. 2. To provide and maintain eligibility lists
for various positions. 3. For holding open and competitive examinations
and tests to fairly test the capacities of the person examined to
discharge the duties of the position to which they seek to be appointed,
be amended to read so as to delete from said section the words "State"
or"County", and to authorize the City Council to employ private firms
for work of this nature.
CONSOLIDATED
PRECINCT
Abs.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8
9 Bl.
Total
YES 118 104 74
63 90 95
103 104
24 4
779
NO 29 25 46
30 38 37
36 28
9 0
278
PROPOSITION 8 Shall Sections 10 and 11 of said Civil Service
Ordinance which now in substance provides as follows: Section 10,
That any person holding position or employment in the competitive
service shall be subject to suspension without pay by the appointing
power and without right of appeal, but such suspension shall not
exceed a total of 30 days in any fiscal year, and Section 11 which
now provides for the removal and suspension of employees under
certain conditions, be amended so that section 10 will provide in
substance that any person, except the heads of departments of the
city government, in the competitive service shall be subject to
suspension without pay by the City Council, not to exceed 10 working
days, with right of appeal, resulting from charges referred by the
City Council to the Head of Departments within the City government
and shall section 11 be amended to provide in substance that charges
against any civil service employee be filed with the City Council
rather than with the Personnel Board, by the head of any department,
or by any other person, and providing further that said charges filed
with the City Council shall be specific as to time, place and
circumstance, that the City Council may then refer said charges
to the Personnel Board for a hearing,;'which shall then make an
investigation of such charges and may then recommend that disciplinary
action be taken under the provisions of Section 10, or may recommend
that the Personnel Board conduct a hearing, and further providing
for suspension of the person against whom written charges are filed,
pending the hearing, but not for a longer period than 30 days.
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT
Abs.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Bl. Total
YES 110 93 77 73 89 92 86 106 25 4 755
NO 27 4o 42 19 37 38 56 22 9 2 292
PROPOSITION 9 Shall section 15 of said Civil Service Ordinance which
now authorizes the City Council to contract with some competent state
or county agency for rendering services as follows: 1. Public advertis-
ing of all examination. 2. To provide and maintain eligibility lists
for various positions. 3. For holding open and competitive examinations
and tests to fairly test the capacities of the person examined to
discharge the duties of the position to which they seek to be appointed,
be amended to read so as to delete from said section the words "State"
or"County", and to authorize the City Council to employ private firms
for work of this nature.
Emil
197
CITY HALL
AZUSA, CAL.
TUESDAY, APRIL 17,
1956
7:30 P.M.
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT
Abs.
1
2
3
4
5 6 7
8
9
B1.
Total_
YES 1o6
91
65
52
73 88 74
89
24
3
665
NO 31
34
57
39
51 40 59
43
9
2
365
PROPOSITION
10.
Shall
the
compensation of
the
City
Council members
Fe increased
$25.00
per
month to $50.00
per
month?
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT
Abs.
1
2
3
4
5 6 7
8
9
B1.
Total-
otalYES
YES113
83
76
61
83 91 95
84
20
4
710
NO 62
75
77
52
64 65 72
64
14
5
550
PROPOSITION
11.
Shall
the
compensation of
the
Mayor
be fixed at
�50-00 per mon
more than
the compensation
of a
member
of
the City
Council?
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT
Abs.
1
2
3
4
5 6 7
8
9
Bl.
Total
YES 101
77
68
5o
62 77 73
82
24
5
619
NO 7o
8o
86
64
81 81 92
71
10
3
638
PROPOSITION 12. Shall the City of Azusa adopt the City Manager form
of government?
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT
Abs.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Bl.
YES 57 55 31 35 55 50 59 53 21 3
NO 127 109 139 83 99 121 103 109 14 3
Councilman Ortuno offered the following Resolution entitled:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, LOS
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 10, 1956."
Councilman Ortuno moved its adoption, seconded by Council-
man Romero. This Resolution then passed and adopted by
the following vote of Council:
AYES: Councilmen: Fawcett, Ortuno, Romero, Nemmesheimer
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilman Johnson
and numbered Resolution No. 3423
Total
419
907
Resolution
No 3423 -
Result of Count
and Canvass of
Voters of Gen.
Municipal Elect,
4/10/56
The City Clerk next called for nominations for the office
of Mayor.
Councilman Ortuno submitted the name of Louis G. Memmesheimer
for Mayor.
Moved by Councilman Romero, seconded by Councilman Fawcett
and unanimously carried that the nominations be closed.
ABSENT: Councl_lman Johnson
Louis G. Memrnesheimer was unanimously elected to be
Mayor of the City of Azusa.
Councilman Ortuno offered the following Resolution
entitled:
"RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO APPROVE AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT
PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION IN STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIRE-
MENT SYSTEM."
L. G. Menunesheimei
elected Mayor
Resolution
No. 3424 -
Amendment to
State Employ.
Retirement
Contract
CITY HALL AZUSA, CAL. TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1956
Councilman Ortuno moved its adoption, seconded by Council-
man Romero. This Resolution was then passed and adopted by
the following vote of Council:
AYES: Councilman: Fawcett, Ortuno, Romero, Memmesheimer
NOES: Councilman: None
ABSENT: Councilman: Johnson
and numbered Resolution No. 3424
Mayor Memmesheimer presented a letter
Telephone Company requesting support
now before the Legislature, Bill No.
suggested by the Mayor that the Lea.gu
Cities be contacted to find out their
relative to this Bill.
Moved by Councilman Ortuno, seconded
and unanimously carried that the City
the League of California Cities relat
on the Fallon Bill, and if support is
City Clerk be instructed to submit a
the Bill.
ABSENT: Councilman Johnson
Moved by Councilman Romero,
and unanimously carried that
April 30th, 1956, at 7:30 P.
from the General
of the Fallon bill
8836. It was
e of California
views and feelings
by Councilman Romero
Clerk check with
ive to their stand
recommended the
letter in support of
seconded by Councilman Ortuno
this meeting adjourn until
M. Time of adjournment 9:29 P.M.
199
7:30 P.M.
Fallon Bill
No. 8836 --
City Clerk to
contact League
of Cal. Cities
Adjournment
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