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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-08-74e ~ ~-m~`' Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held January 8, 1974 at 4:00 P. M. in the Council Chamber in the Municipal Building. There were present: Vice-Mayor S. G.Frye, presiding. Councilmen: J. L. Congrove, William S. House, Glen K. Aust, Andrew L. .Graham, Arthur L. Meadows, Raymond F. Ratcliff, Mason A. Vaughan Also present: Town Manager: J. E. Marshall Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Visitors: Reporter for the Roanoke Times J. A. Blevins The invocation was given by Councilman Aust. The minutes of the regular meeting of December 18th were approeed as recorded. Mr. Jacob Blevins of the Dora Highway Community Club STUDY CONTINUING TO PREVENT FLOODING OF PEAK CREEK appeared bef ore Council and questioned the status of the Town's efforts to prevent flooding of Peak Creek in the Dora Highway area. Town Manager Marshall advised that the Army Corps of Engineers had initiated a study of Peak Creek and that it will attempt to coordinate projects aimed at reducing flooding. Mr. Marshall further stated that the study would probably not be completed for at least a year or eighteen months. Mr. Blevins also inquired relative to the right of way of INVESTIGATING RIGHT-OF WAY ALONG DORA HIGHWAY Dora Highway and was advised that the Town Engineer's investigation revealed that old deeds and records indicated discrepancies in the right of way along Dora Highway. It was suggested that the Town Engineer be instructed to continue his study and search of records to establish the right of way. As Chairman of the Street Committee, Councilman House DRIVEWAY ACCESSES ALLOWED ON MEMORIAL DRIVE reported that a majority of the members of Council had met and con- sidered requests for driveway entrances to Memorial Drive, and it was the recommendation of the Committee, and so moved, that drive- way access be allowed on Memorial Drive from Newbern Road to Route 611 as desired by the property owners, and that the State Highway Department be so notified. The motion was seconded by Councilman Vaughan, and carried. ~~~~ ~~~~ January 8, 1974 Councilman Congrove reported that the Ordinance Committee had met with representatives of the Pulaski TV Cable System and consider- ed the request of the Cable Company to increase a single set residential rate from $4.95 to $6.00 per month and each additional set rate be increals- TOWN ATTORNEYed from 50~ to $i.00, and it was the recommendation of the Committee, and'. TO PREPARE AN AMENDMENTso moved,-that the Town Attorney be directed to prepare an amendment to tine TO INCREASE RATES FOR present franchise to carry out the request of Pulaski TV Cable System. TNe CABLE TV motion was seconded by Councilman House, and carried. Mr. Congrove reported that further study was necessary on the request from the Taxicab Companies for a rate increase bef ore a report could be made to Council. Town Attorney Moore presented a copy of an Order entered on the 11th day of December, 1973 by Judge R. William Arthur of the Circuit 1 HOWARD H. Court of Pulaski County, appointing Howard H. Eggert to the Board of EGGERT APPOINTED Zoning Appeals"f or the Town of Pulaski, for a five-year term beginning TO THE BOARD OF immediately and ending October 13, 1978. Councilman Graham moved the ZONING APPEALS order be accepted and filed, which motion was seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried. As had been instructed by the Council, Town Attorney Moore presented ~. Resolution for Council's consideration,, appointing members .RESOLUTION to certain Town Authorities and Committees,and on motion of Council- APPOINTING MEMBERS TO man Ratcliff, seconded by Councilman House, and carried, the following TOWN AUTHORITIES Resolution was adopted: AND COMM. WHEREAS, certain vacancies have occurred and have not been filled in the membership of the Parking Authority, the Beautification Committee, the Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals, and the Industrial Develo-~ment Authority and WHEREAS, the Council desires to appoint or reappoint, as the case may be, members to the of orementioned Town Authorities. and Committees; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, meeting in Regular Session on this 8th day of January, 1974, that those persons whose names are hereinafter set out, be, and they are hereby appointed or reappointed, as the case may be, members of the Town of Pulaski Authorities, Boards and Committees named, their terms to expire upon the date set opposite their names, or until their successors are appointed and duly qualify: p.,.. , r.~._ ~~£,~~~ January 8, 1974 T0: PULASKI PARKING AUTHORITY Member Expiration of Term 1. Alan D. Groseclose August 6, 1977 2. J. Lyle Smith August 6, 1978 T0: TOWN BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE . -Member Expiration of Term Stella H. Cruise (Mrs: Guy) December 18, 1974 George A. Hillsman " " " RESOLUTION Raymond A. Lindamood APPOINTING I. D. Long " " " MEMBERS TO Louise Settle (Mrs.Charles? "- " " TOWN AUTHORITIES Frances S, Seagle (Mrs. Roswell) " AND COMMITTEES Hazel M. Thomas (Mrs. F. D.) " Mary Rollins (Mrs. Stanley) " " " Blanche Garland (Mrs. W. R.) " " " T0: HOUSING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS & APPEALS Member Expiration of Term E. U. King, Jr. July 17, 1975 Fred J. Swinburne July 17, 1976 Robert J. Dobyns ~ July 17, 1976 TO: INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE TOWN OF PULASKI Member Expiration of Term J. H. White April 13, 1977 C. V. Jackson April 13, 1977 The Clerk of the said Council is directed to not ify the above persons of their appointment and the expiration date of their terms. This Resolution shall b ecome effective upon adoption. At the December 18th meeting of Council, Town Ma nager Marshall had reported that inf ormation received from the Actuary Meidenger and Associates indicated that the Internal Revenue Service had not approved a provision in the Town's Retirement Plan, by reason of it reflecting 100% of the participant's social security benefits in the computation of the allowance payable under the Plan; the position of the 'RS being that part. of the social security b~.~efits are paid by the employee's social security taxes but not more than 64% of thesocial ORDINANCE TO security benefit can be reflected in the Town's benefit formula. AMEND THE RETIREMENT Council authorized Town Attorney Moore to prepare an ordinance for PLAN adoption by the Council amending the Town's Retirement Plan carrying ' out the suggestions made by Mr. Kenneth Campbell, with the Actuary. Town Attorney Moore presented to Council the ordinance amending the Plan, ~j~.~, ,. January 8, 1974 and on motion of Councilmat- V4aughan, seconded by Councilman Ratcliff, the ordinance, as follows, was adopted on the following recorded vote: Mason A. Vaughan - aye Glen K. Aust - aye Andrew L. Graham - aye William A. House - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye Raymond F. Ratcliff - aye S. G. Frye - aye J. L. Congrove - aye AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REVISE THE RETIREMENT PLAN QF APRIL 1, 1972, EOR.THE EMPLOYEES OF THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA, BY REPEALING SECTION D OF ARTICLE III AND SECTION D OF ARTICLE IV, AND ORDINANCE TO BY ENACTING NEW SECTION D.1, DF ARTICLE III AND AMEND THE D.l OF ARTICLE IV, AND TO MAKE SAID AMENDMENTS RETIREMENT RETROACTIVE TO APRIL 1, 1972. PLAN BE IT ORDAINED BY TAE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA, AT ITS REGULAR MEETING ON JANUARY~8, 1974, that: (1) Section D of Article III be, and it is hereby, repealed, and Section D.1, Article III - Disability Retirement - is hereby enacted in lieu thereof as follows: Section D.1 - Disability Retirement A Participant who becomes totally and permanently disabled as hereinafter defined, after the completion of twn years or more or Continuous Service, may retire from the .-..employment of the Town on the first day of .any. month there- after prior to his normal retirement date. A Participant shall be deemed to be peemanently and totally disabled if he has been totally incapacitated due to bodily injury or physical or mental. disease for a period of at least ninety days to such an extent as to .render it impossible for him to perf orm his customary or other duties with the Town and such incapacity is likely to be permanent, provided that such permanent inability to perf orm his customary or other duties with the Town shall be established on the basis of a medical examination of the Participant by one or more physicians selected or approved by the Committee. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, a Participant shall not be eligible for disability retirement hereunder if, in the opinion of the Committee, his disability resulted from injury or disease contracted, suffered or in- curred. (a) while the Participant was a member of the armed forces of the United States or any other country; (b) while the Participant was engaged in a criminal enterprise, or as a result thereof; (c) as a result of the Participant's habitual drunkenness or addition to narcotics; or (d) as a result of, a self-inflicted injury. The provisions of this Section shall be administered by the Committee in accordance with a nondiscriminatory policy unif ormly applicable to all Participants similarly situated. ~- C" ~ ~ ~+'~ January 8, 1974 (2) Section D of Article IV be, .and it is hereby, repealed, and Section D.1, Article IV - Disability Retirement Allowance - is hereby enacted in lieu thereof as follows: Section 'D.1 - Disability Retirements Allowance A Participant, upon retirement for disability in ORDINANCE accordance with Section D of Article III, shall receive a TO AMEND THE monthly retirement allowance which shall commence on such RETIREMENT retirement date and shall be continued on the first day of pL~ each month thereafter during his Iife:time, subject to the provisions of Section E of this Article IV. The amount of each such monthly retirement. allowance shall be determined in the same manner as for retirement at the Participant's normal. retirement date except that Final Average Earnings shall be determined as of his disability retirement date. and Continuous Service shall be determined as the larger of (a) his actual Continuous Service as of his`diaability retirement date, or (b) the smaller of: (i) twenty .years, or , (ii) the years of Continuous Service the Participant would have completed had he remained in the active service of the Town until his normal retirement date. ~ . i (3) This amendment shall be, and it is hereby made effective as of April 1, 1972., as if same .had .been enacted on April 1, 1972. (4) This Ordinance is designated as the Second Amendment.to:the Revised Retirement Plan .f or the Employees of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, adopted on the 18th day of July, 1972, effective April 1, 1972. On motion of Councilman Aust, seconded by Councilman RESOLUTION RE: THE 'MANPOWER PROJECT House, and carried, the following Resolution was adopted: R F.S~T.TTTT~N WHEREAS, the Council of the Town of Pulaski firmly feels planning should be coordinated. and initiated at local levels of government where possible, and WHEREAS. the New River Valley Planning,~District 8ommission has participated in the Virginia Area II Joint Manpower Committee and .the~Manpower Area Planning Council . since their creation,-and. WHEREAS, the local units of government, the operating agencies, and the Planning District Commission have .developed a significant social planning expertise in recent years; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the Town of Pulaski favors a Manpowet Services PTanning and Operating institutional arrangement, whereby the Iocal,.units of government jointly form a Manpower Council composed of elected officials to plan for. and to operate, eligible federal Manpower Programs in the New River Valley Planning District, and e BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that. the Manpower Council of the New River Calley undertake non-compulsory planning for all Manpower activities in the New River Planning District. f~ 1 January 8, 1974 `'~'~ ~'"~ Town Manager Marshall brought to the attention of Council an amendment to Section 58-847 of the Virginia Code, approved and enacted by the General Assembly on March 15, 1973, pertaining to interest rates on payment of annual city taxes or levies on real estate, etc., which amendment read in part, as follows: "and may provide for payment of interest on delinquent taxes at a rate not ~ AMENDMENT greater than eight percent per 'annum ,.commencing not earlier than RE: INTEREST ON TAXES January f2-rst~ of the year next following that for which such taxes afire REFERRED TO THE FINANCE. assessed". Town Manager Marshall suggested that Council give some COMMITTEE consideration to a proposal to raise the present interest rate on ,delinquent taxes from six percent to eight percent. ~Dn motion of Councilman House, seconded by Councilman Graham, and carried, the matter was referred to the Finance Committee for a report to Council. Town Manager Marshall reported that a request had been receivekl from Chief of Police H. B. Childress that Sgt. W. M. Wheeler, who _ will be 65 years of age on February 11, 1974, be allowed to continue his employment with the Town Police Department for one year from February 11, 1974. Town Manager Marshall recommended that the request of Chief Childress be granted and that Sgt. Wheeler be allowled to start drawing his retirement benefits as of February 11, 1974. SGT. WHEELER BE ALLOWED TO On motion of Councilman Aust, seoonded by Councilman House, and DRAW RETIREMENT AND WORK carried, it was Resolved that Sgt. W. M. Wheeler, who will be 65 ANOTHER YEAR - on February 11, 1974, be allowed to start drawing his retirement benefits on that date and his employment with the Police Department'.. to continue for a period of one year. An application for a mobile home permit from Clem Milstead to place a mobile home at 525 Pierce Avenue, was presented to Council APPLICATION FOR A MOBILE by Town Manager Marshall. tin motion of Councilman Vaughan, seconded HOME by Councilman Ratcliff, and carried, it was resolved that the usual mobile home permit procedures be followed and a public hearing advertised on this application. On motion of Councilman Vaughan, seconded by Councilman Graham, and carried, Council went into executive session at 4:55 P. M. to discuss a personnel matter. ~~ i ~t.s rS`-::t January 8, 1974 At 5:L5 P. M. Councilman .Graham moved, seconded by Councilman Ratcliff, that Council return ~o regular session. Motion was carried. Vice-Mayor Frye then asked if there was further business to come bef ore the Council and there being none, Councilman Vaughan at 5:15 P M. moved, seconded by Councilman House, that the meeting be adjourned. Motion was carried. AFPRDVED: Vice-Mayor S. G. Frye ATTEST Clerk of ~ ouncil 1