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Show I . -I - 11 1 City formalized "administrator" ordinance at Tuesday meet The Moab City Council, in a unanimous roll call vote, passed the amended ordinance creating the position of City Administrator Recorder in a meeting last Tuesday evening. The ordinance has been a major topic of discussion at recent Council meetings, occasionally sparking off heated debates as to the exact duties of the Administrator Administrat-or and his relation to the Mayor and City Council. Councilman W. D. McDougald stated that the position ; of AdministratorRecorder is de-fuied de-fuied by state statute, and the new Moab ordinance is in line with state requirements. In answer to a question raised by a member of the audience, Councilman Dixie Barker added that the amended version of the ordinance required the Administrator Admin-istrator to consult the Mayor and Department Heads before hiring or firing city employees. City Attorney A. J. Coffman said that, according to state law, the Mayor is the ultimate executive authority. Councilman Jim Wiseman presented pre-sented a request from the Grand Valley Fire District for the purchase of a $350 training kit designed to instruct firefighters on the handling of emergencies involving hazardous materials. The kit, created by the National Fire Protection Assn., consists of a seven-hour film and course of instruction. The request, to be funded by the Community Affairs budget, was granted by the Council. The Council, acting upon a recommendation of the planning Commission, passed final approval on the Loveridge Acres subdivision. In other action, the Council set the mill levy for fiscal year 1978-79 at 21.50 mills, identical to last year's levy, an action which drew applause from the audience. In answer to a request made by the Planning Commission, City Aclministrator Dave Bretzke read the minutes of the most recent Commission meeting. The Commission Com-mission asked that an opinion be obtained on the legality of polling Commission members on proposed action without conducting a meeting. meet-ing. Attorney Coffman stated that apparently a meeting of a public ' body must be held as a formal , meeting, with the necessary quorum. quor-um. Councilman Barker added that this is a result of Utah's "sunshine , law," which requires that meetings where action is taken by govern- i ment bodies must be open to the , public. Barker also apologized for any misunderstanding which may , have arisen concerning a recent ' Commission meeting. Councilman McDougald agree, stating that the Planning Commission had been doing an excellent job. |