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77. i It J past two years and that no other city in this area had been able to obtain them. He said he believed the city had a good manager but that some of the Council didn't seem to know it. Mayor Hilton said he was going to vote against the ordinance on the basis that the city manager's salary».is too high, which opinion was concurred in by both Councilmen Granger and McNulty. A roll call was requested and the following vote recorded: Ayes and in favor of the ordinance: Councilmen Armstrong, Anderson and Britschgi. Noes and against the ordinance: Councilmen Granger, ,McNulty and Mayor Hilton. Absent: Council- manFletcher. Councilman Granger -said that in fairnessto the city employees he would offer the introduction of the ordinance excluding the salary for the city manager until such time as Councilman Fletqher returned. There was some dis- cussion as to the latest date possible to introduce the ordinance. Councilman Armstrong brought out the f act�that if this procedure wa.s followed it would necessitate republishing the ordinance when the city manager's salary -was in- cluded. He also said that if the ordinance were not passed the salary paid the employees for the current year would remain in effect. There was no second to Councilman Granger's motion. I Councilman Armstrong offered introduction of war bonus ordinance, seconded by Councilman Anderson. It was explained that this was a companion ordinance to the salary ordinance which expires on June 30, when when enacted could be made retroactive to July 1. On roll call the following vote was recorded: Ayes and in favor of the ordinance: Councilmen Anderson, Armstrong and Britschgi. Noes and against the ordinance: Councilmen Granger, McNulty and Mayor Hilton. Absent: Councilman Fletcher. City Manager Mead submitted a report on the city equipment sold, the prices obtained i. for it and the dates sold, as requested by Councilman Granger at the last meet - .f. • ing of the Council. Councilman Granger believed this was in violation of the i Charter and believed equipment should not be sold without authority of the Council, and asked when the provisions of the Charter were going to be lived up to. City Manager Mead replied that inasmuch as the City Attorney had re- versed a previous decision which had been followed by the former city attorney, city manager and city councils, the new decision would be followed henceforth. Cit t City Attorney McCarthy said that he had given the decision that in his opinion the Charter referred to real property and not personal property which would allow for the sale of equipment and material by the city manager without any approval by the city council. He said this was the.same procedure followed by ' the former city attorney. Heasaid he was not even sure now that the section required council approval but to be on the safe side he had so ruled. He further stated that for fifteen years everyone had felt they were living up to the pro - I `. 33