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February 2 at 11 A.M. 9_39
CITY COMMISSION, SANFORD, FLORIDA,-,
The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, met in special called session
at the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, at 11 o'clock A.M.February 2, 1939.
Present: Commissioner Edward Higgins,Mayor.
W Walter S. Coleman
of H. James Gut.
" M.J.Lodge
" G.E.Rollins
City Attorney Fred R. Wilson
City Clerk F. S Lamson_
Meeting called to order by the Chairman who announced that the meeting had been
called to discuss with E. P Owens, Secretary, and W. M. Madison, Counsel, of the Florida
League of Municipalities , the League's program for the assistance of Municipalities
at the 1939 session of the Legislature, and to transact any other business that may come
before the Board.
Thereupon Messrs Owens and Madison presented and explained the following program
that had been adopted by the League :
RESUME OF LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
OF
FLORIDA LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES
FOR
the assistance of cities and villages of the Stb *e.
1. An Act to appropriate one half of Inheritance Tax Moneys to municipalities as an
indemnity for revenue losses suffered therein by reason of the Constitutional
Amendment exempting homes from ad valorem taxation for operating costs of
government.
2. An Act to apportion one half of Intangible Personal Property Tax Moneys to
mu #icipalities as an indemnity for revenue losses suffered therein by reason
of the Constitutional Amendment exempting homes from ad valorem taxation for
operating costs of government.
3. An Act authorizing a two cent municipal gas tax, the payer thereof to receive
credit therefor on his State Gas Tax, and the proceeds thereof to be used
exclusively for maintenance, repair and construction of city and village streets,
roads, viaducts and bridges.
4. An Act authorizing and requiring the 6tate Road Department to take over the repair
maintenance and construction of city and village streets and roads that serve
as connecting links between roads in the State Highway System. `
5. An Act permitting municipalities to collect reasonable service charges from the
users of certain municipal services or facilities.
6. An Act supplementing the authority of municipalities to impose license and excise
taxes.
7. An Act repealing the provisions contained in the 1937 General License Law prohibiting
a municipality from licensing out of town wholesalers' vehicles selling merchan-
dise therein.
�. An Act relieving municipalities from payment of the State G s Tax on gasoline used
in municipal motor vehicles performing certain municipalglovernmental servLoB,a.
9. An Act exempting municipally owned utilities from payment of the State excise tax
on the gross receipts of such utilities.
1O.An Act establishing that municipalities are not divested of their properties ,
tax liens and special assessments by operation of the Murphy Act.
MATTERS OF POLICY
a. Strongly opposed to any measure designed to make the Murphy Act, or provisions
similar thereto, applicable to municipal tax liens or special assessments.
b. Further study of proposals to revise or change the ad valorem tax system left
in the hands of the following committee: R.E.L. Chancey, Mayor of Tampa;
Ernest E. Mason, City Attorney of Pensacola; Austin Miller, City Attorney_ of
Jacksonville; John W. Needham, City Commissioner of Fort Lauderdale; S.Y.Way
Mayor of Orlando.
C/ Vigorously opposed to any measure having the effect of curtailing or destroying
local self government.
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Mr. Ownes next outlined the expen$es incurred in connection with carrying out this
program and requested financial assistance from the City as had been done in previous
years.
Thereupon, on motion duly adopted, the Mayor was authorized to execute contract with
the Florida League of Municipalities for Legislative Services, at cost of $250.00
payment therefor to be made at once.
Consideration next given to the condition of the Municipal Athletic Field, it being
brought to the attention of the Commission that the bleachers needed replacing, the
temporary bleachers heretofore used having collapsed; and that the wire in front of
both the grand -stand and colored section needed replacing.
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Thereupon Supt. Moughton was authorized to replace the wiring in front of the grandstand
and the colored section, and to erect permanent bleachers in the section heretofore
used for that purpose, the Clerk being authorized to award the contract for materials
to the lowest bidder.
In connection with lighting the diamond ball park, instructions were next issued that
bills for electric current used for this purpose should be paid by the City from the
gate receipts of the games played.
Resignation of F.S. Lamson as City Clerk and Assessor, to be effective as of February
16, 1939, or at ouch time thereafter as the Commission might consider best in order
to insure no disruption in carrying on the work of his office, next presented. In
doing so, Mr. Lamson expressed his appreciation for the splendid cooperation accorded him
by the members of the City Commission, both present and past, and assured the Commission
of his continued interest in the affairs of the City and his willingness to assist in
any way possible at any time that such assistance may be either needed or desired.
Thereupon, on motion duly adopted, Mr. Lamson's resignation was accepted, effective
as of February 16, 1939, his salary, however, to continue through the month of February,
1939, in lieu of vacation.
Consideration next given to the appointment of a successor to Mr Lamson as City Clerk
and Assessor.
Thereupon, on motion duly adopted, Mr. H N Sayer, Accountant in the office of the
City Clerk since February 1, 1928, was appointed as City Clerk and Assessor of the
City of Sanford, Florida, effective February 16, 1939, the matter of compensation being
deferred until the next meeting.
The Clerk next reported that in accordance with instruction of the City Commission.,
December 31, 1938, Refunding Bonds Series A, Numbers 4944/5173., inclusive, and Refunding
Bonds Series B, Numbers $12/626, inclusive, had been executed by the Mayor, City Clerk and
the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Thereupon said bonds were ordered placed in a safety deposit box in the Sanford
Atlantic Na.tional Bank in accordance with the instructions of the City Commission of
December 31, 193$.
The Clerk-then presented the balance of the Refunding Bonds Series A originally
printed but no longer needed, numbers 5174/5274, inclusive, with all coupons attached,
and same were destroyed by bucking in the presence of the Commission.
There being no further business, the meeting then adjourned.
Attest:
City Clerk..
Mayor.