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MR. TEBELL, MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, FILED THE FOLLOWING MINORITY REPORT:
<br />JUNE 1, 1948
<br />MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
<br />GENTLEMEN:
<br />AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE TO RECOMMEND A NEW CITY MANAGER, I
<br />WANT TO FILE THIS MINORITY REPORT*
<br />MINORITY REPORT - I DO NOT BELIEVE THE COMMITTEE HAS FULLY CONSIDERED ENOUGH
<br />TEBELL APPLICANTS NOR LOOKED FAR ENOUGH OUTSIDE THE CITY. TIME HAS BEEN A
<br />FACTOR IN THIS*
<br />I BELIEVE THE CITY MANAGER SHOULD BE AN ENGINEER AND PERFERABLY
<br />FOR A CITY THE SIZE OF CHARLOTTESVILLE HAVE CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE IN
<br />MANAGER FIELD. IF YOU APPOINT THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE THEN BOTH THE
<br />OFFICE OF MANAGER AND FINANCE WILL THEN BE NEW TO THE APPOINTEES. THERE
<br />HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLE OPPOSITION VOICED BY CITIZENS AND MERCHANTS TO
<br />MR. BOWEN t S APPOINTMENT, AND HIS FAILURE TO COOPERATE WITH OTHER DE-
<br />PARTMENTS IN THE PAST HAS BEEN DETRIMENTAL TO THE CITY, AND I BELIEVE
<br />IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO GAIN FULL CONFIDENCE OF ALL CITY
<br />EMPLOYEES. I WOULD, THEREFORE, RECOMMEND THAT EIGHT MR. EDWARDS OR
<br />MR. PRICE BE NAMED ACTING MANAGER UNTIL A PERMANENT MAN CAN BE SECURED.
<br />YOUR COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO
<br />FILL
<br />THE OFFICE OF CITY MANAGER AND PURCHASING AGENT, WHICH
<br />GUS K.
<br />BECOMES
<br />VACANT TODAY ON ACCOUNT OF THE RESIGNATION OF MR.
<br />APPROVAL OF
<br />SETH
<br />BURNLEY, WISHES TO REPORT AS FOLLOWS.
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<br />MAJORITY REPORT
<br />REPORT
<br />MAJORITY REPORT
<br />WE THOROUGHLY REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS POSITION
<br />OF COMMITTEE
<br />AND
<br />WHAT IT MEANS TO THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. WE BELIEVE
<br />ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED
<br />AND
<br />RECOMMEND THAT FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF CHARLOTTESVILLE
<br />PAR.
<br />JAS. E. BOWEN, JR., BE OFFERED THIS POSITION TO FILL TH E
<br />UNEXPIRED
<br />TERM OF -MR. SETH BURNLEY] SALARY TO BE SAME AS IS NOW
<br />MR. WATSON, SECONDED BY MR.
<br />PAID
<br />CITY MANAGER.
<br />TO REMAIN U'1T I L
<br />WE ALSO HAND YOU HEREWITH A COMPLETE FILE AND INFORMA-
<br />TION
<br />ON THE VARIOUS APPLICANTS WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR THIS
<br />QUESTED TO REMAIN
<br />POSITION.
<br />ACQUAINT THE NEW
<br />MANAGER WITH
<br />RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
<br />NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION
<br />OR CONTEMPLATED,
<br />FRED L. WATSON (_S 1 GNEI%)
<br />SALARY.
<br />J. EMMETT _GLEASON (S 1 GNED)
<br />MR. TEBELL, MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, FILED THE FOLLOWING MINORITY REPORT:
<br />JUNE 1, 1948
<br />MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
<br />GENTLEMEN:
<br />AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE TO RECOMMEND A NEW CITY MANAGER, I
<br />WANT TO FILE THIS MINORITY REPORT*
<br />MINORITY REPORT - I DO NOT BELIEVE THE COMMITTEE HAS FULLY CONSIDERED ENOUGH
<br />TEBELL APPLICANTS NOR LOOKED FAR ENOUGH OUTSIDE THE CITY. TIME HAS BEEN A
<br />FACTOR IN THIS*
<br />I BELIEVE THE CITY MANAGER SHOULD BE AN ENGINEER AND PERFERABLY
<br />FOR A CITY THE SIZE OF CHARLOTTESVILLE HAVE CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE IN
<br />MANAGER FIELD. IF YOU APPOINT THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE THEN BOTH THE
<br />OFFICE OF MANAGER AND FINANCE WILL THEN BE NEW TO THE APPOINTEES. THERE
<br />HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLE OPPOSITION VOICED BY CITIZENS AND MERCHANTS TO
<br />MR. BOWEN t S APPOINTMENT, AND HIS FAILURE TO COOPERATE WITH OTHER DE-
<br />PARTMENTS IN THE PAST HAS BEEN DETRIMENTAL TO THE CITY, AND I BELIEVE
<br />IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO GAIN FULL CONFIDENCE OF ALL CITY
<br />EMPLOYEES. I WOULD, THEREFORE, RECOMMEND THAT EIGHT MR. EDWARDS OR
<br />MR. PRICE BE NAMED ACTING MANAGER UNTIL A PERMANENT MAN CAN BE SECURED.
<br />ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED*
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<br />PRESIDENT
<br />COUNCIL CHAMBER, JUNE 79 1948
<br />THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS
<br />PRESENT: MR. ADAMS, MR. GLEASON, MR. NASH, MR. TEBELL, AND PAR. WATSON.
<br />MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF MAY 179 20 AND JUNE 19 1948 WERE READ AND APPROVED.
<br />COL. E. V. WALKER ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED SEVERAL COMMUNICATIONS
<br />MARINE CORPS FROM THE MONTICELLO GUARD AND THE MONTICELLO GUARD VETERANS, REQUESTING THE COUNCIL
<br />NEW ARMORY
<br />TO OPPOSE THE PROPOSED USE OF THE NEW CITY ARMORY BY THE MARINE CORPS AS WELL AS
<br />THE PROPOSED ANNEX ADJACENT THERETO. A COMMUNICATION FROM THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S
<br />OFFICE RELATIVE TO THE USE OF THE ARMORY WAS ALSO PRESENTED. A MOTION BY MR. NASH,
<br />SECONDED BY MR. WATSON, THAT THIS MATTER BE TABLED AND THAT THE COMMITTEE BE
<br />CONTINUED FOR FURTHER STUDY OF THIS MATTER, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
<br />RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
<br />GUS K.
<br />TEBELL (SIGNED)
<br />APPROVAL OF
<br />A MOTION BY
<br />MR. GLEASON, SECONDED BY MR.
<br />WATSON, THAT THE
<br />MAJORITY REPORT
<br />REPORT
<br />BE APPROVED, WAS
<br />ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED
<br />VOTE. AYES:
<br />MR. ADAMS, MR.
<br />GLEASON AND MR. WATSON. NOES: MR. TEBELL.
<br />MR. BURNLEY
<br />ON MOTION BY
<br />MR. WATSON, SECONDED BY MR.
<br />GLEASON, MR. BURNLEY
<br />WAS RE -
<br />TO REMAIN U'1T I L
<br />JUNE 10, 1948
<br />QUESTED TO REMAIN
<br />HERE UNTIL JUNE 10, 1948, TO
<br />ACQUAINT THE NEW
<br />MANAGER WITH
<br />ANY UNFINISHED PROJECTS
<br />NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION
<br />OR CONTEMPLATED,
<br />AT HIS USUAL
<br />SALARY.
<br />ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED*
<br />i
<br />PRESIDENT
<br />COUNCIL CHAMBER, JUNE 79 1948
<br />THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS
<br />PRESENT: MR. ADAMS, MR. GLEASON, MR. NASH, MR. TEBELL, AND PAR. WATSON.
<br />MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF MAY 179 20 AND JUNE 19 1948 WERE READ AND APPROVED.
<br />COL. E. V. WALKER ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED SEVERAL COMMUNICATIONS
<br />MARINE CORPS FROM THE MONTICELLO GUARD AND THE MONTICELLO GUARD VETERANS, REQUESTING THE COUNCIL
<br />NEW ARMORY
<br />TO OPPOSE THE PROPOSED USE OF THE NEW CITY ARMORY BY THE MARINE CORPS AS WELL AS
<br />THE PROPOSED ANNEX ADJACENT THERETO. A COMMUNICATION FROM THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S
<br />OFFICE RELATIVE TO THE USE OF THE ARMORY WAS ALSO PRESENTED. A MOTION BY MR. NASH,
<br />SECONDED BY MR. WATSON, THAT THIS MATTER BE TABLED AND THAT THE COMMITTEE BE
<br />CONTINUED FOR FURTHER STUDY OF THIS MATTER, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
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