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Mr. Strater then read a letter he had received from the Mayfield Methodist Church9 saying that we wozxld receive a check in the near future to be donated to the Police Sunshine Fznde This was for their appreciation of the tine and effort extended by Vi].lage employees on behalf of the church0 " Mr, Strater, reporting for the Safety Cormni.ttee, said that' althaugh the bids for a nnw police ear were rejected, he still thought that we should > advertise again. Mr. Strater went on to say that the bids received were based on a standard car. Mr. Strater then spoke of the condition of our police ear and the amount of money that wou].d have to be spent to put it in shape. The . Cominittee felt that, as the car had over 609000 mi.les9 we should readvertisee Mr. Strater than said we should omi:t the detailed specifications from the ad but fi1.e them with the Clerlc and thus cut the cost of advertising. It was then moved by Mro Strater, seconded by Mrs. Brown, that we advertise for a new police car and omit the detailed specifieatioxas from the ad. Ro].1 Ca]1: Ayes ?Viessrs ZoY°xi9Wedler9Strater,Brown.,Grootegoed & Hopkins. Nays - None. Motion carried. Mre ?dedler, reporting for the Finance Committee, said that they had met on -kpril 7, 1959, and spent a great deal o#° time going over the finances of the Vi7lage and ways and means of bringing the po3.ice pay scale to a point that made it°possible to oUtain another regular policeman. -Mr.'Wedler went on to say that one of the things. that was°ried the committee was the fact that -projects approved in Council for a certain sum always seemed to cost more when aIl the bills,were in.., Mr. Wedl.er asked if it were not possible to get more firm bids on these projecis and to conaa.der them from a71 anglesg so that the F'inance Committee arxl Council knew what they were letting themselves in for before - approv.S.ng such projects, Mr. Wedler then spoke of their discussion with the Police Chief and said that he was being handicapped by their pay scale; that the eommittee recommended-an increase as an incentige after the six months-Probation- ary period.o ° Mr. Wedler,, seconded by Mr. StratEr, then introduced Ordinance No. 659 entitled: "An Ordinance to Amend Section 3 of Ordinance No. 583, as Amended by Ordinance A1o. 649, by increasing the Compensation of Sergeant of Po13.ce and Regular Pols.ce9nan after Six Months of Employment", which ordinance was read to Council: ' It was moved by Mx^sm Brown, seconded by NIr. Hopki.ns, that the rules of law requiring an ordinanee tv be read on three separate occasions be suspended. Ro7.l Cal1Z Ayes - Messrs Zorn,WedlergStrater'Bros-7n.,Grootegoed & Hopld.ns. Nays - None. ° Motion carried Rules Suspended It was moved by Mrs. Brown' seconded by Mro Stra-ter, that Ordinance No, 659.be approved and phssed. as read. Roll Calls Ayes - Messrs Zorn,Wedler'Strater'Brotim'Grootegoed & Hopkins Nays - None, Motion carried Ordinance passed 40