Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 11-21-1967 Special — reading text

231 MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA November 21, 1967 1 A special Council meeting was held by City Council on November 21, 1967, at members present: the 4: 30 Fort p. m. Walton with the Beach following Joseph W. Guidry, Mayor Pro Tern C. H. Long William H. Sconiers C. H. Rigdon, Jr. H. H. Carnathan Sterlyn Killingsworth, and City Manager, and City Clerk- Finance Director. Mayor Pro Ternstated that meeting had been called for the purpose of discussing a donation for the Bob Sikes Day Program. Members of Council signed a waiver of notice of the meeting. Mr. Long said Council had normally had the Fort Walton Beach Sikes Day on a day in October, and for one reason or another we hadn' t firmed plans for it this year even though the City had appropriated funds in the budget for such a day. He said since Niceville and Valparaiso had scheduled one, he felt the City of Fort Walton Beach should go along with it. Mr. Guidry asked if Mr. Long meant that the City donate the pro rata share. Mr. Long said he thought so. He said he didn' t think the City could afford to have a second one. Mr. Killingsworth said he would second motion. that Mr. Long said he had not yet made a motion. Mr. Rigdon said he would go along with Mr. Long. He said the City had a resolution and maybe we had overlooked setting ours up, and he thought a pro rata share would be the right thing to do. He said he didn' tthink we should have any ill feeling with the people in Niceville. He said we had a few comments and hoped nobody had been offended, stating if so, he was sorry. I Mr. Long said unfortunately he missed the meeting where Mr. Rigdon was quoted in the papers but when he read it he didn' t feet Mr. said he Rig'don had intended what the paper repeated. knew Council felt He very friendly toward Niceville and Valparaiso, and the City of Fort Walton Beach had no animosity at all. u 232 Manager said budget called for $ 3, 000. 00 and assuming that Fort Walton Beach has 25% of the total population of the County that 1/ 4 of the budget would come to $ 750. 00. Mr. Killingsworth moved that Council authorize participation in the joint Sikes Day in the amount of $ 750. 00. Mr. Long amended the motion that the City advise Mr. Sikes that we will have our annual Bob Sikes Day at approximately mid- October in 1968 and that we plan to have it in future years at approximately that time. Mr. Carnathan seconded the amendment and the original motion. Vote to the amendment was ayeunanimously. Vote to the original motion was aye unanimously. Mr. Long said it went without saying that the City encouraged everyone to participate and urged every citizen to attend. Manager discussed the Christmas Holidays briefly with Council, explaining that Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are legal holidays for City employees and policy says that when a holiday falls on a Sunday the following Monday will be celebrated. The coming Christmas Eve falls on Sunday and the Council discussed possibly another day to complete the full 8 legal holidays existing under current City policy. No Council action was taken other than to leave the matter to the City Manager' s discretion. Meeting adjourned at 4: 40 p. m. APPROVED: ~ 9; L'I"' 8 MAYO~~~ ATTEST: Clr:%f/~. g~