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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL MINUTES 1954-11-01 SPECIAL Page 1654 TWENTY-FIFTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA On November 1, 1954, the above meeting was held at 33001 Five Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan, and was called to order by the President of the Council, John T. Daugherty, at 8.41 P M Roll was called with the following result: Present— John T. Daugherty, David L. Jones, Harry R Killam, Rudolf R Kleinert, John W. Whitehead, Nettie Carey and Wilson W. Edgar. Absent-- None By Councilman Jones, seconded by Councilman Killam, it was #1839 RESOLVED, that the complete budget for the next fiscal year commencing December 1, 1954 and ending November 30, 1955, as submitted by the Mayor to the Council on September 15 , 1954, pursuant to Section 3, Chapter VII of the Charter, and as revised by the Council, be and hereby is determined and adopted as provided by the Charter; that all proceedings on said budget be and hereby are approved as being in full conformance with the Charter, it appearing that proper notice of public hearing thereon was duly published in the Livonian on October 21, 1954, and that pursuant to such not ice a public hearing was duly held on November 1, 1954; that, in order to raise the amount necessary to be raised by tax- ation, a tax levy of five (5) mills, i e., five-tenths (5/10) of one (1) percentum of the assessed value of all real and personal property subject to taxation in the City of Livonia, is hereby made and approved, and that this resolution together with a summary of said budget, as adopted herein, be published with the minutes of this meeting. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES Jones, Killam, Kleinert, Whitehead and Daugherty NAYS: Carey and Edgar The President declared the foregoing re solution adopted A summary of the Budget as approved in the foregoing resolution is there- upon spread upon the minutes of this meeting as follows: STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED INCOME AN) AMOUNT 10 BE RAISED BY TAXES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR DECEMBER 1, 1954 TO NOVEMEER 30, 1955. Permits Building $ 39,000.00 Electrical 29,000.00 D. P. W. 1,000 00 Gas Tank 234.00 Heating 14,000.00 Moving 400.00 Plumbing 24,000 00 Page 1655 Permits (continued) 160 Refrigeration $ 1,000.00 Septic Tank 700 00 Sign 250.00 Zoning 4,700.00 Total Permits $ 114,284.00 Licenses Bicycle 775.00 Dog 5,500 00 Driver 2,900.00 Heating 500.00 Trade 5,200 00 Total Licenses 14,875 00 Fees Birth and Death Certificates 350.00 Dog Board 100.00 Dog Releases 200 00 Dumping 3,000.00 Heating Contractor Examinations 75 00 Heating Registrations 1,000 00 Petition filing 50 00 Plat 500 00 Registration 1,200.00 Top Soil Removal 1,000 00 Zoning Appeals 200 00 Total Fees 7,675 00 Court Fines 13,000.00 Violations 25,000 00 Civil cases 300 00 State cases 1,000.00 Total Court _)9.300.00 Sale of Publications Building Code 200.00 Electrical Code 40.00 Plumbing Code 20 00 Ordinances 200 00 Zoning Maps 10.00 Total Sale of Publications 470.00 State Agencies Intangible Property Tax 26,000 00 Liquor Control Commission 8,000 00 Motor Vehicle Highway Fund 154,000.00 Race Track Revenues 500,000 00 Sales Tax Diversion 125,000 00 Total State Agencies 813,000 00 Other Income Cemetery Revenue 180.00 Discounts earned 400 00 Interest on Delinquent Taxes 100 00 Miscellaneous Revenue 500 00 Total Other Income 1,180.00 Page 1656 Total Estimated Income $ 990,784 00 Estimated Surplus from prior years 203,425.65 Total $1,194,209.65 Amount to be raised by taxes after allowance for amounts assumed by City at large 271,000.00 Total $11465,209,65 SUMMARY OF PROPOSED BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1, 1954 TO NOVEMBER 30, 1955 City's Share of Salaries Expenses Capital Total Other Costs Outlay General, Administrative & Legislative Executive 6,625.00 2,910 00 - - - 9,535.00 Legislative 4,620 00 9,750 00 200.00 14,570.00 State & Federal Legislation - - - 3,500.00 - - - 3,500.00 Special Legal Fees - - - 12,500.00 - - - 12,500.00 City Clerk 33,188.00 4,525 00 1,000.00 38,713.00 Election Commission 3,050 00 2,750 00 - - - 5,800 00 Financial and Auditing 15,765 00 11,300 00 1,120 00 28,185 00 Department of Law 2,443.00 650.00 - - - 3,093.00 Judicial 14,590.00 2,805.00 300.00 17,695.00 `r.,. City Planning and Zoning 4,256 00 6,900 00 200 00 11,356 00 Department of Assessment 1,700.00 375.00 - - 2,075.00 Board of Review 375.00 - - - - - - 375.00 Board of Appeals 1,800 00 125 00 - - - 1,925 00 Civil Service Commission 6,803.00 1,320.00 100.00 8,223.00 Civil Defense 860.00 600 00 - - - 1,460.00 Traffic Commission 200.00 230 00 - - - 430 00 City Hall - - - 11,749.00 - - - 11,749.00 Court Building - - - 1,315.00 - - - 1,315.00 Totals 96,275.00 73,304,00 2,920 00 172,499 00 Department of Public Safety Director 660,00 - - - - - - 660.00 Fire Department 220,296 00 16,806 00 12,605 00 249,707 00 Inspection Department 75,510 00 8,000.00 100 00 83,610 00 Police Department 239,260.00 33,925.00 17,225.00 290,410.00 Totals 535,726 00 58,731.00 29,930.00 624,387.00 Department of Public Works Public Works Division 166,744.00 101,125.00 10,350 00 278,219 CO Engineering Division 19,500.00 205.00 - - - 19,705.00 Totals 186,244.00 101,330.00 10,350.00 297,924.00 Parks & Recreation Department Parks Division 34,872 00 4,650 00 1,700 00 41,222 00 Recreation Division 31,154.00 3,820.00 500.00 35,474 00 `,., Forestry Division - - - 1,455.00 - - - 1,455.00 Cemeteries Division 340.00 605.00 - - - 945.00 Totals 66,366 00 10,530.00 2,200.00 79,096.00 Page 1657 SUMMARY OF PROPOSED BUDGET APPROPRIATIDNS (Continued) 110 City's Share of Salaries Expenses Capital Total Other Costs Outlay Retirement Program 500 00 65,500 00 - - - 66,000.00 Insurance - - - 33,575 00 - - - 33,575 00 Hydrant Rental 35,700.00 - - - - - - - - - 35,700.00 Sewage Disposal Systems 7,000 00 - - - - - - - - - 7,000.00 Mid. Rouge Drain Bond & Int. 49,946.25 - - - - - - - - - 49,946.25 Middlebelt Road Widening 50,000.00 - - - - - - --- - 50,000 00 County Library Facilities 6,500 00 - - - - - - - - - 6,500.00 Unallocated Appropriation 42,582 40 42,582 40 Grand Totals $149,146.25 $885,111.00 $342,970.00 $87,982.40 $1,465,209.65 President Daugherty relinquished the chair to Vice President Kleinert at 8:46 P M. Councilman Daugherty made certain statements and Vice President Kleinert de- clared he was out of order, at which time Councilman Daugherty challenged the ruling of ILthe Chair A roll call vote was conducted on the ruling of the Chair with the following result. AYES: Whitehe ad, Carey, Edgar and Kleinert NAYS: Jones, Kilian and Daugherty Vice President Kleinert declared the ruling of the Chair was upheld. By Councilman Edgar, seconded by CouncilmanWhitehead, it was #1840 RESOLVED, that this 25th Special Meeting be duly adjourned. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result. AYES: Kilian, Whitehead, Carey, Edgar, Daugherty and Kleinert NAYS. Jones The Vice President declared the meeting was adjourned, the time of adjournment being 8:50 P M , November 1, 1954. 9 �G c/Iwo Attested: • e`W.Clark City Clerk --- :77:km. 7416.0. - Jo 10141cgherty, P sident of t1-4 it Rudolf R. Kleinert, Vice President of the Council