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1 Minutes of Special Meeting August 2~9, 1955 The Council of the Vi7~.age of Mayfield met in special meeting at the Village Hall at 8:00 P. M., pursuant to notice given to all members of Council,. according to law' Mayor Endress presiding. Roll Ca71:.Present -Messrs Swanson' Taylor' Whiting, Beard & Oatess. Absent - Mr. Strater As the Village of Mayfield had been left unprotected by the wrecking of our police car, and the_Council had been called to take care of the emergency, r'jayor Endress asked for a report from the safety committee who had been reviewing the situation. Mr. ~ard9 reporting for the Safety Committee' said that his committee had gone into the matter rather deeply ands considering the mileage and conclition of our car and the cost of repair, which had been estimated to be between X300 and ~3t~0, provided no further damage was found after repairs had started, and being fearful of an out of lane frame9 the safety committee had decided it was best to replace the present police car with a new one, Mr. Taylor spoke also of the tame needed to make these repairs and the necessity of getting a car on the road in the quickest way possible. The Safety Committee then presented three offers for immediate replacement of our police car. One from Euclid for X850.00 would duplicate our present car. One from Heights Motors fora 2 door Fordomatic Station Wagon for X920.00 and one from r'jayfield Sales & Service .for an 8 cyl3.nder two door station wagon for X999.00. The~Finance Committee reporting newt recommended replacement of our.,; present car with the offer of the Euclid Ford Company as being the quickest and most economical way out of otn' emergency. After considerable discussion by Council, Mr. whiting, seconded by Mr. Beard, introduced Ordinance No. 520 entitled: "An Ordinance to Provide for the Itrmiediate Purchase of a Police Automobile in. an Emergency=', which ordinance was read to Council. It was mov®d by Mr. Swanson, seconded by Mr. Taylor, that the rules of law requiring an ordinance to be read on three separate occasions be suspended. Ro11 CaLle: byes -Messrs Swanson, Taylor,Wlziting, Beard & Oatess. . Nays -None. _. . Motion carried Rules suspended It was moved by Mrd Swanson, seconded by Mr. T~,ylor~ that Ordinance No. 520 be approved and passed as read. Roll Cal ]_s Ayes -Messrs Swanson, Taylor, whiting, Beard & Oatess. Nays - Noneo Motion carried Ordinance passed 1.