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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommission-1972 'Theme Song' r Bucks �kS Battle Over By MARION BLI7RA pedition of the increase in the applicant was not present for NORTH ORLANDO hearing at and the matter come you do the you them the last on the aged upon a opinion o before do" might well be Councilman ai at moved by Councilman Troy people had a voted to express song at motion the pople ha(again relative toe to Rowell who Was Granville Brown wl�ights matter who had prvdr•d the _ night's matter last week. mayor's salary). Rowell a meeting Village Council. Subsequently,n the L his tinned,"I want to go on in the ,, con- Although"co l'„ i maintained s obvi • tense account" from i40 to and have the clerk insert minutes that I vote no mayor's r„ ova he fact t t a u 1100 monthly. enda advancement in the S twat Rowse was disgpi plmoatre al o ispose , and salary.it L not justlged,ha� that a rneetLg • public a hearing on Adlp••rant i on was taken In 14 minutes r0 n it ased from from was ht in one Mnuest cl a vthe - (trim or's expense inrease) gratisto 100) it houldd the puhllc -- the ea- and mayor's waited until we.request, also included and "I think it's rather hasty ed have bad a say-so.ao . ...I 'steeling own rked for 7 think we lumped the the g un.' p.m.and tiut he was under also impression of the "avelovk0d by mayor L items would hired involving e In usual eaLoBro said another y tat council issue will be r eported in a later of the's present as well as he and story.) the village clerk. However, Rowell queried a t petitioner for a special it it for an additional animal in household as to what time he w told to appear and received and the reply "I called today }na. was told 7:90 p.m. (this) ,the customary meeting _. i ,,l Officials Need To Follow Rules More Closely Do all city officials kno*. and IT FINALLY took repeated at- s tr i c t 1 y adhere to rules of tempts at explanation from the parliamentary procedure at all mad rand Fema councilmen eforeare n to ore council metyingf? understand the legal procedure Do all city officials know but only s t r i c t l y adhere to rules mof involved. e mayor, councilman Troy parliamentary procedure by 'kr piland and Freeman appear to know DO SOME city officials know and or utilize rules of order. And even sometimes Is t r 1 c t I y adhere to rules.,. of they .become bdgg discus- ,council procedure .at. gall sions out of order and make motions •--acouncil sessional r on top of motions, You can't even check one of Abe Another gripe: It is not only In _- v_ keeping with rules of order, but STONg plain common courtesy to identify r 1 yourself. ""'"'-' YET, NORTH Orlando officials often fail to call on befo es the or businessmen appearing- council to identify themselves. ripbove in the case of North.Orlando Of course the officials know who epuncil sessions which sometime they newcomer to the about a who may ed interest- become circus-like. . citizen interest In Take their official xam session last belt attending might perk upicn? R city Monday as an example. the fast-growing village UNCILMAN CHARLES E. Eel- le to as making.motions to retain a rules of order more closely. PERHAPS THE -council should ce din to even re reconsider the beforea ,rules should had e c even eefoorider the matter pass a motion (followine tales the had nabbed the time. Two motion three times he reworded letter) q P his motion — to the point neither letter) requiring all officials to pass cello% councilmen, Mayor Gran- a test on rules of order. It could result in cutting wasted still vitae tFreem or even city hat was time all business while in le ell Van Freeman could tell what was time spent at meetings, h You phi thorough manner. city clerk et- You tisak wale plight was bon ficient, perhaps, a weary Y enough? sed- olbe 'Mary Norton and weary reporters was in heed in to be taking te. all that could attorney home at-a decent hour. down m the minutes.of the meetmgi. % i � , Y ilk ^ ' ild NORTH ORLANDO has been -' $ having its problems with woods ^ and wildfires. Now it is having ■ trouble With the fire trucks. It seems the large tanker is out of service with a broken pump. City officials are expected to approve purchase of another pump-Monday. MAYOR GRANVILLE BROWN` :. •..Moving at fast pace North Orlando--Mayor Granville Brown could well be called the conditions of their dirt roads. It "man who wants a:plan." The city seems Florida Land Company executive, who by the way is went into the area to repair he keeping the city and Council streets at a cost to the developer of moving at a fast pace, keeps about $5,000. aslung those councilmen who sug- But roads were damaged furtlien gest things to "have a plan for as large trucks drove through I e implementation.". area to begin the re The mayor contends if a plan is g pair work. suggested the councilman who RESIDENTS SAID they were suggested it should have the facts stranded, school buses refused to and Egpres to back up his idea. come into the section until the IT APPEARS Brown fully roads were fixed and garbage ser+ intends to see each city official vice was interrupted. performs his job and has not It was explained the action was indicated he intends to do the work taken with the full approval of, if a councilman does not find the council and the citizens were asked time. Brown just keeps putting the to put up with inconvenience while item back on the agenda until the the work was underway. plan is preesnted. The city it was explained, has ny. money to repair the roads. meet- One resident suggested the North Orlando's workshop Ranchland section be placed in, ing this week was a lively scene. A county jurisdiction believing then delegation of Ranchland residents the roads would be fixed and were there to express concern;over maintained on a regular basis.