HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/17/1956 - Adjourned City Council MeetingADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF COSTA MESA
April 17,'1956
The City Council of the City, of Costa Mesa, California, met in
adjourned regular session at 12;00 noon, April 17, 1956, at the
Newport Justice Court, 567 -West 18th Street, Costa Mesa. The
meeting was called to order by Mayor Nelson, followed by the.Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation by Mayor Nelson.
ROLL CALL Councilmen Present; Martin,.Pinkley, Nelson, Meyers
Councilmen Absent Smith
Officials Present;- City Clerk and City.Attorney
Canvass -Election After the opening and counting of the Absentee.Ballots, the Council
April 10, 1956 canvassed the returns of the General Municipal Election held on
April 10, 1956.
Councilman Smith entered the meeting at this point and Councilman
Pinkley left the room.
RESOLUTION ##222 Thereupon Resolution No. 222, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
Election Results THE CITY.OF COSTA MASA RECITING THE FACTS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
April 10, 1956 ELECTION HELD APRIL 10, 1956,tl was read. It was moved by C. Meyers
that Resolution No. 222 be adopted. The motion was seconded -by
C. Nelson and carried by ..the following roll call vote
AYES: Councilmen Martin, Smith, Nelson and Meyers
NOES: Councilmen - None
ABSENT: Councilmen - Pinkley
OATH OF OFFICE The City Clerk administered the oath of office to the following
elected Councilmen:
Bruce W. Martin Bertren I. Smith
Chairman Upon motion by C. Smith, seconded by C. Martin, and unanimously car-
ried,
arried, the City Clerk was authorized to act as Chairman for the
organizational meeting.
MAYOR ELECTED City Clerk Swartz, acting as Chairman, announced that the nominations
Claire Nelson were now open for the office of Mayor.
Thereupon C. Martin nominated Claire M. Nelson to fulfill
the office for another term. The nomination was seconded by C. Smith
and unanimously carried. There being no further nominations, upon
motion by C. Martin, seconded by C. Meyers, the nominatiorfswere closed,
and Claire M. Nelson was unanimously elected Mayor.
Appointment of The next order of business was the appointment of City Clerk, City
CITY CLERK Attorney, and City Treasurer. C. Smith moved that A. C. Swartz be
CITY ATTORNEY reappointed to the office of City Clerk, Donald Dungan be reappointed
CITY TREASURER. to the office of City Attorney, and W. C. Ries be reappointed to the
office of City Treasurer. The motion was seconded by C. Martin and
carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Martin, Smith, Nelson and Meyers
NOES: Councilmen - None
ABSENT: Councilmen - Pinkley
Planning Commission C. Martin moved that the following names be accepted for appointment
Appointments to the Planning Commission:
WOOD
DUDEK Robert Wilson Barney Francque
Harlan J. Wood Elmer Dudek
H. C. Sampson,
H. J. Wood to serve a .two-year term and Elmer Dudek to fill the unex-
pired two-year term. The motion was seconded by C. Smith and carried
by the following roll call vote:
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AYES: Councilmen Martin, Smith, Nelson and Meyers
NOES: Councilmen - None
ABSENT. Councilmen - Pinkley
_Chair.ProTem Upon motion by C. Martin, seconded by C. Meyers, and unanimously carried,
Ping.Commis- George H. Tobias was appointed to act.as Chairman Pro Tempore on the
sion Planning Commission.
WR -80 Warrant Resolution No. WR -80, in the amount of $564.00, for the imburse-
ment of those who served on the Precinct Boards, was presented for approval.
Upon motion by C. Martin, seconded by C. Meyers,.Warrant Resolution No.
WR -80 was approved by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Martin, Smith, Nelson and Meyers
NCES: . Councilmen - None
ABSENTCouncilmen - Pinkley
ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by C. Smith, seconded by C. Meyers, and unanimously carried,
the meeting was adjourned at 12:-48 P.M.
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