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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 08/22/1977CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 22, 1977 The South Burlington City Council held a special meeting on Monday, August 22, 1977 at 7:00 pm. in the Conference Room, Municipal Offices, 1175 Williston Rd. Members Present Paul Farrar, Chairman; Frank Armstrong, William Burgess, Michael Flaherty, Martin Paulsen Others Present William Szymanski, City Manager; Richard Spokes, City Attorney; John Lucas, Frederick Tuttle, Margaret Picard, Pat Burgmeier. The Other Paper; Fran Brock, Free Press; David Gravelle, Jeanne Kennedy, Amy Bond, Viola Luginbuhl, John Miller, Richard Ward Mr. Armstrong moved that the City Council go into executive session for the purpose of discussing pending litigation and other matters with the City Attorney. The motion was seconded by Mr. Flaherty and passed unanimously. The Council discussed 5 legal cases, the Growth Policy and the city Clerk-Treasurer position. At 8:15, Mr. Paulsen moved to adjourn the executive session. The motion was seconded by Mr. Flaherty and passed unanimously. The Council then held their special meeting. Discussion of appointment of City Treasurer. The School Board members had been invited to attend this meeting. Mr. Miller said that since the Treasurer does have to deal with the School District, the School Board is interested in having a part in the selection of that person and that they wish to state what will be expected of the person holding the job. Messrs. Tuttle and Lucas drafted a paper listing the duties of the Treasurer, which they gave to the Council. Mr. Miller said that the Board would like to meet the candidates for the position and talk to them, would like to have their recommendations considered by the Council, and would like to have a part in performance review. Mr. Farrar said that it was not a full time position by itself and that there were two qualified people seeking the position. He agreed that it was very important to establish the ground rules for the job. Mr. Armstrong asked when the appointment would be made and who would serve in the interim and was told that hopefully the appointment would be made in the next meeting and that Mr. Ward would serve until then. The Council decided that it would be better to meet sooner for this and decided that they would meet on Friday, August 26 at 7:00 pm. Mr. Miller expressed his appreciation that the Council had let the Board have some input into the process. Disbursement orders Disbursement orders were signed. The meeting was declared adjourned at 8:45 pm. Clerk Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works.