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At the Monday, April 10, �at have been inspected by the
Benton Harbor' City Commis- city will soon have a sticker dis­
sion meeting, City Manager played in their window.
Steve Manning told the <X)�- The sticker for rental units
sion that the treasure spo was would show that the rental units
still vacant. are certified with the Benton
Manning said he had talked Harbor Housing Codes and the
to several of the city employees business, stic er would show
that he "thought were qualified", that the business is registered
and for them to submit a . and in good standing with the
resume, but so far only one City of Benton Harbor.
employee had submitted.
Mayor William Wolf said the In other business the com-
commission had decided to mission unanomousiy voted to
start locally with the people that pprove:
they already knew about, but if -.' An agreement between
they don't find anybody that's Lake Michigan College and the
suitable, a city employee, some- City of Benton Harbor for the
one whose resume that they al- purpose of providing the collec­
ready have in-ho , then they tion by the city of a summer levy
will start looking outside the of 100 percent of School DiStrict
. city. property taxes for the year 1989.
The eommissi decided to The amount is not to exceed
set a deadline for in-house ap- 5,992.25.
plications on Thursday, April - An agreement between
13, at 6 p.m., when the commis- the Ben ton Harbor Area
sion personnel committee _ Schools and the City of Benton
would meet to discuss the ap- Harbor in an amount not to ex­
plicants. ceed $8,812.50 for the purpose
Manning would not reveal of collection Summer property
the n e of the one who sub- taxes for the year 1989.
mitted the resume for finance r: Agreement between the
director. B rrien County Intermediate
School District and the City of
AT A S ECtAL 'meeting Benton Harbor, where the city
after Thursday night's April 6 would provide collection of
Commission Workshop, the Summer levy of 100 percent of
co.mmission voted to approve a School District property taxes
six-month consultmgagrcement I for the year 1989. The amount is
with John Shore of Mount CIe- not to exceed $5,992.50.
ments for the city' deputy - A six-month option to
finance director, Salary for the purchase 132 and 136 Water
six months is S39,OOO. Street (the Hiokey Building) to
The purpose of the special. Mr. Evan leDuc, doing busi­
meeting was to hire a new 'ness as Development Services.
finance director to replace According to city officials, if
Harold 'Anderson, who LeDuc doesn't bring the build­
resigned March 27. ing up to code in the six months
Manning said his first choice that's required, the property
for the finance director would will be returned to the city.
be Shore, but Shore was no in- " - Authorize the city
teres ted in a "permanent posi- manager/pers nnel director to
tion". fill the vacant po ition D ta
Entry Clerk in the Cus mer
Services Division of the Utility
Services Department. Darlene
R gers resiWled the position as
Data Entry Clerk, Monday,
April 10, and the position must
be lined immediately, according
to Manning.
t'lso Mayor Wolf said there
are openings on the Enterprise
Zone Board and the Planning
Commission oard that needed
to e fined and Cor the commis­
sio to hand in recommenda­
tions if they have any.
REORGANIZATION OF
IRE DEPT PROPOSED
City Manager Steve Man­
ning told the commission he will
present a plan, along with a
resolution that will propose
reorganization of code enforce­
ment into public safety depart­
ment, at Thursday, April 13,
commission workshop.
He also said he will present a
copy of the contract and recom­
men lion for ratification of the
agreement that the city had
reached with the firefighters.
The commi ion will dis
the reoganization and the COD­
tract and vote on them Monday,
April 17 at their .regular com­
mission meeting.
The city bought out the
balance of the contract of its
chief code enforcer, Mattie
Roddy, two weeks ago.
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