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November . 19, 1951 - 8:00 P.M.
Special meeting of the Councii.of the City of Petaluma
called to order by Mayor Schoeningh.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Councilmen Adams. T3rown, Norwood Shoemaker, and
Maqor Schoeningh.
Absent:- 'Cquncilmen- Bigelow, and Schwobeda.
READING OF THE CALL FOR MEETI
The Clerk read the Mayor's call for meeting, the consent
of the members present to the holding of said meeting a nd the
certificate of the Clerk of the mailing of notices for the
meeting.
BUSINT LICENSE ORDINANCE:
The proposed new business license ordinance that, was
prepared by the City_ Attorney ap a result of the recommenda-
tions from a committee 'of the Chamber of Commerce,' assisted
bV P. Arnold'Anderson Executive Vice Pr6sident of the
lAtinicipal License Tax A8.s.ociation,, was" presented. The
proposed'licen,s'e'was drafted 'on the principle of the number
of employees and a flat rate as a basis, this principle being
tho recommendation of the Chamber of. Commerce to substitute
for the pross receipt license ordinance•as first proposed by
the City Council. Mayor Schoen.ingh read each section of the
ordinance and invited comments thereon.
Minor and major changes suggested in the ordinance
by -members of the City Council, as *ell as by those present in
the audience, Including Mr. P. Arnold Anderson, Mr. Otto Berger
Mr. John King,, nor ..Al 'Raccari of foster & Klelser,, and Mr. B. J.
Polumbo. The changes and additions were noted and referred to
the City Attorney for inclusion in.the revised Ordinance,
which the Mayor-pointed out must be•'introduced next Monday
and° by Nbvember 29 1954, In order ,to take effect on
January 1, 19550
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to come before the
meeting the meeting was adjourned at i2 : A.M., with the
und,er'standing that the ordinance ivou Id be ready for introduction
on Monday. November 22 1, '19540
mayor
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