1943-12-02 MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MTGT< TS�PI' `. c� T aI' CL; 'I° ;1' '�'II]G C11' Tlli' Cirly
COT21CIL -ULD TIItT '. ", 7 ".Y EVENING, DECELM DR 2,
A.D. 1943 AT TIF] CITY HA U, .' - -. ^1 8:00 P.M.
The meeting w :s called to order by `Dice -Pros. FE%ust, with Layor
Vanaerboegh, and CounciLnen Dostlaick Barrow, Bennett, a6d Faust
responding to roll call
Vice -Pres. Faust read the notice for the meeting -which had been
called , for the urj use of discussing the police radio contract.
Councilman Bennett stated th:�t L:iami had sent out c; ntracts for
signature the day before, but before having them signed, wanted
the Council to consider the matter and asked Chief '.:iegand to
e plaii what Ile had ill mind. Chief 'riegand stated that he had
talked uvith the director of the estate I3ighviay Patrol,, Air. J. J.
Gilliam, who stated that they ;would give free service: to South
Miami i.f the City furnished its oven equipment. This Viould
provide car -to -car comm=ication with a definite range of 30 °
to 35 miles. It 4vould be necessary to get trio sets ;rf equipment,
one for the car and one for the station, at X500.00 per sets
which would make direct communication bettioen the police car
and station possible. Cn the other hand, the contract from Miami,
which had been brought out must be signed immediately,
according to the PXX., and sent to ' ashington. Chief ",iegand
` stated that he believed he could borrow a transmitter and receiver
until such time as the City could uochase its own, and that the
latter could be i'.urchased.
Fol'lov ng a lengthy discussion, Councilman. Bost,�iick, seconded by
Councilman Bennett, moved that if ,tty. ",'ard does not approve of
making a change at this time, and the City cannot make proper
connections by Friday afternoon with the state patrol, that the
contract with Liaini be signed. Motion carried.
otuicilman Bennett stressud the fact that he ,ranted Atty. ..ard to
have a thoroucrh tulderstanding of the situation.
There being; no further: business the meeting was adjourned in
regular order of approximately x:45 P.M.
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Vice -Pr idcnt,,{City Council