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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, CITY COMMISSION, CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA, HELD
FEBRUARY 25, 1964.
The City Commission of the City of Dania, Florida met in Special Session
• in the Commission Room at the City Hall.
PRESENT WERE: VICE MAYOR R. L. GRAMMER
COMMISSIONERS VIRGIL L. TARPLEY
JOSEPH D. THORNTON
S. ELLIS YOUNG
CITY ATTORNEY CLARKE WALDEN
• CHIEF OF..POLICE MONTIE F. SMITH
CITY CLERK MARY THORNHILL
Meeting called to order at 6:30 o'clock P. M. by-Vice Mayor Grammer. Mayor
Hill returned home from the hospital today and will be out again soon.
• This meeting was called to take action on a letter received today from City
Manager Tubbs.
Vice Mayor Grammer read the letter as follows:
" February 25, 1964
Mayor and City Commissioners
City of Dania, Florida
Dear Mayor and Commissioners:
• Effective at your earliest convenience, I do hereby resign
as City Manager of City of Dania:
It has been a pleasure to work for you and with you and all
of the employees of the City and I regret that personal reasons make
this letter necessary.
Sincerly yours,
/s/ E. S. Tubbs, Jr.
E. S. Tubbs, Jr.
• City Manager «
A motion was made by Commissioner Young to accept the resignation and ex-
tend his salary through Friday, and that he be awarded two weeks severance
pay. The motion was seconded by Commiss:bner .Tarpley, and the roll being
called, the Commissioners voted. as 'follows:
Tarpley Yes
Thornton Yes
Young Yes _
Grammer Yes
• A motion was made by Commissioner Tarpley that a resolution be drawn and
passed removing the signature of E. :S. Tubbs, Jr. from the various accounts
for the City of Dania. The mbtion was seconded by Commissioner Young, and
the roll being called, the Commissioners voted -as follows:.
Tarpley Yes
• Thornton Yes
Young Yes
Grammer Yes
Vice Mayor Grammer: We will need to appoint an Acting City Manager.
• Commissioner Tarpley: I could serve part time for the time being I cannot
serve full time.
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Attorney Walden: The primary reason that you need a city manager at all
times is on the signing of contracts end other documents. Unless there is
some good reason, I would like for you to name just one person Acting City
Manager, rather than two.
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A motion was made by Commissioner Young that a resolution be adopted and
passed temporarily appointing Vice Mayor Grammer as Acting City Manager,
and Commissioner Virgil L. Tarpley Assistant Acting City Manager, and that
they correlate their efforts temporarily until a suitable replacement is
hired, and that they serve at the pleasure of the commission, and serve
• without remuneration. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Thornton,
and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows:
Tarpley Yes
.Thornton Yes
Young Yes
Grammer Yes
Mr. George W. Kelly, a member of the audience: I .did not come up here
because of the type of meeting you have, but I did have something I would
like to say to the commission about your Chief of Police.
• I travel US 1 quite a bit and we have a lot of employees at Port Everglades
from Dania, Hollywood and Hallandale and I have been asked by several of
them to come before you, or write you a letter, so I am here as I am.a poor
writer and speaker. But I do want to congratulate you on the system you
have of handling the traffic through Dania. .
• Before you started the system you have it would take 30 or 40 minutes to
get from the Port Railroad to Dania. We think you are doing a marvelous
job on this. You always hear about the bad things, so I thought I would
come before you and tell you about one of the good things. you are doing.
Vice Mayor Grammer: Thank you very much Mr. Kelly. We like to hear about
• the good things.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
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