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SPECIAL MEETING
OCTOBER 16, 1980
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE
CANAVERAL, FLORIDA WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 16, 1980 AT CITY HALL,
105 POLK AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA.
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR JOHNSON L. MURPHY,
JR. AT 7;45 P.M.
OFFICIALS PRESENT WERE; MAYOR J.L, MURPHY, JR., COUNCIL
MEMBERS L.C. BOYD, J. CALVERT, P.T. LEE AND W. RUTHERFORD; CITY
ATTORNEY JOSEPH SCOTT, ACTING CITY-MANAGER ANITA J. OSTROM,
DEPUTY CITY CLERK BARBARA*MERCILLIOTT AND SGT, AT ARMS JOAN
HUDEPOHL.
ITEM 1. SELECTING A METHOD FOR INVESTIGATING THE
ALLEGATIONS' A AINST MANAGER
AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION ON THIS SUBJECT, MR. LEE MOVED TO
SELECT AN ATTORNEY TO CONDUCT THE INVESTIGATIVE REVIEW OF THE
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE CITY MANAGER,
AT THIS POINT, MRS. CALVERT REQUESTED THAT COUNCIL COMPILE
A LIST OF THE AREAS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS FOLLOWS; 1) ADJUSTMENT
TO 10 UTILITY ACCOUNTS; 2) RENEWAL OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE FOR
C & A GAS; 3) ADJUSTMENT TO SALARY ACCOUNTS; 4) NONPPAYMENT OF
UTILITY TAX BY C & A GAS; AND 5) INVESTIGATION OF APPLICATION
FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION,
MAYOR MURPHY SECONDED MOTION TO SELECT AN ATTORNEY TO
CONDUCT THE INVESTIGATION,
DISCUSSION THEN FOLLOWED BETWEEN COUNCIL,. CITY ATTORNEY AND
AUDIENCE,
VOTE ON THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR WAS AS FOLLOWS, IN FAVOR,
MR. LEE, MAYOR MURPHY; OPPOSED, MRS, BOYD, MRS, CALVERT AND
MR, RUTHERFORD, MOTION FAILED,
MR, LEE THEN MOVED TO SELECT ATTORNEY JOHN ANTOON TO CONDUCT
THE INVESTIGATION, MR. RUTHERFORD SECONDED MOTION. VOTE ON THE
MOTION WAS AS FOLLOWS; IN FAVOR, MRS. CALVERT, MR. LEE AND MR.
RUTHERFORD; OPPOSED, MS. BOYD AND MAYOR MURPHY, MOTION CARRIED.
MRS. BOYD MOVED TO SET A TIME SCHEDULE FOR ATTORNEY ANTOON
TO INVESTIGATE THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE CITY MANAGER. MAYOR
MURPHY SECONDED MOTION.
DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AND COUNCIL AGREED THAT BOTH ATTORNEY
ANTOON AND MRS, OSTROM'S ATTORNEY WOULD HAVE TO DECIDE THE SCHEDULE.
NCR. LEE MOVED TO TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER
21, MAYOR MURPHY SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY,
MR, LEE 'MOVED TO EMPOWER INVESTIGATOR WITH THE ROWERS CONTAINED
IN ARTICLE 24, SECTION 7 OF THE CITY CHARTER. MAYOR MURPHY SECONDED
MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
MR. RUTHERFORD MOVED TO ACCEPT THE FIVE ALLEGATIONS TO BE
INVESTIGATED BY THE FACT - FINDING COMMITTEE (ATTORNEY ANTOON). MRS,
BOYD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY,
MR. RUTHERFORD MOVED TO AUTHORIZE SECRETARY (BARBARA MERCILLIOTT)
TO PROVIDE MRS. OSTROM WITH A LIST IDENTIFYING AREAS OF INVESTIGATION.
MR,. LEE SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY,
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9 ;35 P.M.
APPROVED THISS' 21ST DAY OF OCTOBER , 1980.
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