HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-04-1977 Special MeetingSPECIAL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 4, 1977
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A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL WAS HELD ON AUGUST 4, 1977 AT
CITY HALL, 105 POLK AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA.
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR L.C.
NICHOLAS AT 7:33 P.M.
THE ROLL WAS CALLED BY THE CITY CLERK. OFFICIALS
PRESENT WERE: MAYOR L.C. NICHOLAS, COUNCIL MEMBERS
L.C. BOYD AND M.A. RIGERMAN; ATTORNEY JAMES S. THERIACr
CITY CLERK ANITA J. OSTROM, SGT. AT ARMS VIRGIL FITCHl
COUNCILMAN J.L. MURPHY WAS ABSENT DUE TO VACATION AND
COUNCILWOMAN ANN THURM WAS ABSENT DUE TO ILLNESS.
ITEM 1. "DISCUSSION ' RE : FMCM ACTICNS BY ACTING POLICE Cam`
MAYOR NICHOLAS OPENED THE MEETING BY REVIEWING
THE ACTIONS OF THE ACTING POLICE CHIEF CARVER =CH HAD aMN TAKEN
ONE DAY BEFORE GIVING HIS RESIGNATION TO THE CITY.
THESE ACTIONS WERE REGARDING PERSONNEL: CHANGES; NAMELY,
PROMOTION FOR DAVID PITCH FROM DETECTIVE TO PATROL
SARGEANT, NORMAN KLEIN DEMOTED FROM SARGEANT TO PATROL-
MAN AND DAVID MOLNAR PROMOTION FROM ACTING SARGEANT TO
SARGEANT. MAYOR NICHOLAS STATED THAT HE FELT THAT THE
ACTIONS WERE NOT PROPER AND THAT THEY WERE DEMORALIZING
TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY.
MAYOR NICHOLAS ASKED ATTORNEY THERIAC LEGAL DIRECTION
IN HANDLING OF THE THIS MATTER. AFTER REVIEW OF,CITY CODE
CHAPTER 213-MR.- THERIAC SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL COULD
PASS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACTING CITY MANAGER
MRS. OSTROM TO STEP IN TEMPORARILY OR ON A GENERAL BASIS
OR MOST PARTICULARLY FOR OVERRIDING OR AFFIRMING THE ACTION'.
OF THE POLICE CHIEF, HE F'UFdHER STATED A MOTION CO= ACOOMPLISH THIS.
COMMENTS WERE OFFERED FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE SITUATION.
MAYOR NICHOLAS MOVED THAT THE CITY ACCEPT THE ACTING
CHIEF'S RESIGNATION. MRS. RIGERMAN SECONDED MOTION.. MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MAYOR NICHOLAS THEN MOVED THAT
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MRS. RIGERMAN AND MRS. OSTROM BE AUTHORIZED AS A.COMMITTEE
TO REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS ON HAND AND ANY TO BE OBTAINED
AND PERHAPS RE- ADVERTISE FOR THE PURPOSE OF FILLING THE
VACANCY OF CHIEF AND NOT TO PRECLUDE PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE
DEPARTMENT. MRS. RIGERMAN SECONDED MOTION. VOTE ON THE MOTION
WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR, MAYOR NICHOLAS AND MRS. RIGERMAN,
OPPOSED, MRS. BOYD. MOTION CARRIED.
MRS. RIGERMAN MOVED TO APPOINT THE ACTING CITY MANAGER
AS ACTING CHIEF AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO REVIEW
THE DECISIONS TAKEN AND TO AFFIRM OR DENY THOSE DECISIONS.
MAYOR NICHOLAS SECONDED MOTION. VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN
FAVOR, MAYOR NICHOLAS, MRS. RIGERMAN, OPPOSED, MRS. BOYD.
MOTION CARRIED.
BY MOTION OF MAYOR NICHOLAS, SECONDED BY MRS: RIGERMAN,
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:10 P.M.
APPROVED THIS 16 DAY OF AUGUST , 1977.
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