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SPECIAL =TING;
AUGUST 7,1950
A special meeting of the City Council of the City Of Lodi,
called by the Layor, in accordance with Saction 56306 of t.:e State
Government Code .as held begi_ming at 1:30 P.L:. of Yonday, August 7, i
1950; Councilmen Bull, Haskell, Preszler, Rinn and Tolliver (11iyor) C
present, being all of the members of said City Council. Waiver of -
formal notice and consent to this meeting was had and the meeting
opened.
Myor lblliver stated that City Lhaager H. D. Weller, now
of inactive status as a Major in the California Iational Guard, had
received informal notice that he vrould be inducted into active duty
as an officer of the 250th Anti -Aircraft Artillery on August 21st
and that, oaring to the necessity of this City retaining his services,
some immediate action of the City Council is imperative, no trained
replacement being in sight who would be exempt from military con-
scription.
After discussion of the :tent' problems involved, and also the
presumed i --mediate necessities of the Nation's armed forces as to
available tined officers, the following resolution was adopted:
RESCLUTION ISO. 1548
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ice, City Unnager n,, D. Weller, a Lhjor in the inactive National
Guard of the State of California, received unofficial notice on August 7,
1950, that he is to report for active duty with the 250th AAA Group on _
August 21, 1950; and,
144 VEMMAS, the said City ibnager now holds and had held since July 1,
195 an executive position with the City of Lodi under which he is
directly and solely responsible for the direction, administration and
control of all mmnicipal operations in this City, including sewage
disposal, v+ater production and distribution, electric distribution,
police, fire, recreation and public works; and,
.411MREIS, his duties are vital to the effective and economical
operation of the goverment of this City; and,
.v=- AS, in the considered judgeWent of this City Council, no
competent replacement exists or could be trained from the present
personnel of this City, and no competent replacement is available from
elsewhere; and,
ZF S, the position of City 'forager is clearly embraced within
the category of critical occupations necessary to a highly essential
activity, as defined by the Comerce Department of the United States;
XCW, i FCM, By IT IMSOLMM, that the City Council of the City
of Lodi respectfully requests the deferrment of said City Lhnager ,
H. D. Weller, for. a period of not less than six (6) months, or until a
total mobilization of the armed forces may over -ride all consideration
of basic civilian defense.
Me foregoing Resolution No. 1548 was then passed by the following
vote:
AYW: Councilman, Bull, Haskell, Preszler, Riau and Tolliver.
NOW: Council ---n, None. ABSMT: Councilmen, None.
This being the business of the meeting, adjournment was had at
2:45 o'clock P.L1.
Cit;'
Clerk