12/21/1981-CC-Minutes-RegularMINUTES: City Council
December 21, 1981
PRESENT: Mayor Cole, Nesbitt, Thomas
VACANCY: Henry Cooper - Place 1
ABSENT: Spindle, Bridges
OTHERS ---
PRESENT: Lloyd, Mary Jo, Jack Russell, Mike Cummings, Richard
Muir, John L. Sullivan
Members present adjourned due to lack of a quorum.
ATTEST:
MINUTES: City Council
January 42 1982
PRESENT: Mayor Cole, Nesbitt, Bridges, Spindle and Thomas
OTHERS
PRESENT: Lloyd Henderson, Mary Jo Stover, Anne Kyle,
Richard Muir, John L. Sullivan
Prior to the Calling of order of the regular council
meeting Councilman Donn Nesbitt. requested to know if
council was in compliance with Vernon's Statute #1009
which deals with absenteeism. It was noted that Council-
man Bridges had missed 3 consecutive meetings and
Councilman Nesbitt felt that Council might possibly
be out -of -order on any action they might take ( a quorum
would not exist due to Henry Cooper's resignation).
Since there is a strong possibility of legal action due
to the landfill site Councilman Nesbitt requested this
matter be resolved. Article #1009 was read. Mayor Cole
ask the City Secretary for the number of times Councilman
Bridges had been absent from a regular meeting. It was
noted that Councilman Bridges had been absent from 2 -
regular meetings and one regular meeting scheduled was
not held due to lack of a quorum and from the last 3
special and emergency called meetings.
The City Attorney was asked for a legal opinion. Sullivan
stated if Bridges had an emergency absence and he con-
veyed to the Mayor and City Manager that he would not be
available at the meetings and it was so stated then he
felt it was an approved absence. There may not have been
formal action taken but it was apparently understood and
approved by Council. He stated that Art. #1009 was a
Forfeiture Statute and must involve a willful action.
Any good reason with expressed approval of the Council
is not a distortion of the facts. If the Council so
noted as willful the problem would have been brought out
in a prior meeting. Council agreed.