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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: 1 I. 1 _. 0 = 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. ID c X ATTEST: Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa �vA City Clerk of the ity of Costa Mesa 1 1