HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 1/14/1942RECESSED REGULAR MEETING.
Lubbock, Texas, January 14, 1942,
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 5 P.M.
in Recessed Regular Session, Recessed from Regular Meeting of
January 8, 1942, at the Regular Meeting Place in the City Hall,
the , f;olloiqing members thereof being present, to -wit:
Mayor C E Slaton, Commissioners Hub Jones and W B Price, City Manager
Vi.H. Rodgers.
Absent: Commissioner W G McMillan and Commissioner Garland Newsom.
Motion by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Jones,
carried unanimously, to appoint John Nugent as Assistant Fire Chief,
also to adopt the following letter of instructions.
January 15, 1942,
Mr. W.E. Twitty,
Fire •Chief,
Lubbock, Texas.
Dear Chief:
It has come to our attention that your .Asst. Chief, Cecil Casey,
is accepting appointment at the air Base west of the City as Fire Chief.
We regret very much to lose him.
The City '%ommission has instructed me to advise ,you that
J.U. Nugent is appointed to succeed Mr. Qasey as Asst. Chief.
Furthermore, in discussing the personnel of the organization
of the Fire Department it was decided to deg ine the duties of
the Asst. �Ihief as well as your own, in order to insure better
organization and working conditions within the Department.
1. The asst. Lhief will have control of the personnel of the
Fire Department, drafting and enforcing rules and regulations
to insure better and more uniform working conditions for all
members of the Department.
2. To work out a system of vacation periods, all vacations to
start on the First and 16th of the month.
3. To work out and regulate meal hours and days off, in order
to insure at least 50% of the men to be on duty at all times,
and no men while on duty to leave the building without permission of
the Asst. Chief, except at regular meal hours and days off.
4. Work out rules and regulations regarding drill periods and see
that they are carried out.
5. -Co see that all men make some decision on type of uniforms and
purchase the same kind of material and color for these uniforms, to
wear while on duty.
6. The Asst. Chief to see that buildings and grounds are kept
in a sanitary and sightly condition at all times.
The Fire chief shall be the administrative head of the Department
in connection with the pity Manager, and shall be responsible for the
efficient operation of the Department and the efficient operation of
the trucks and the maintenance and condition of the trucks. All
motors in trucks shall be started,&t least twice each day in order to
determine that they are in first class condition to get out.
2. It has also come to the attenti_•n of the City Commission that
there are only two men in the Department that understand how to
operate the inhalator. There should be a school teaching all men
on the Department to operate it so emergencies can be taken care of.
3. All correspondence pertaining to the Fire Department or the
City of Lubbock shall be handled in such a manner that all
communications to any one, there shall be filed a carbon copy of
such communication with the City Secretary.
4. All equipment shall be maintained in firstclass condition.
It has come to the City Commission that this is not being done.
5. This is not done to detract any of your authority as Chief of
the Fire Department, but it will give you time as Chief to plan for
the Department and not be encumbered with details that should be
handled by the Assistant Chief.
We will thank you to put the above regulations into effect
at once or as soon as they can be worked out, and if there is any
way that the �'ity Commission as welyas myself can be of assistance
or service, do not hesitate to call on us for we are there backing
you up one hundred per cent.
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Thanking you for past favors, we are
Yours very truly,
W.H. Rodgers
City Manager.
No further business coming up for consideration, the City Commission
adjourned.
Read and approved this the 22nd day of January, 1942.
Mayor
.itte
ity Secretary.
REGULAR IIEETIITG .