CITY COUNCIL NEWS BRIEFS
Discussion of the resignation
of City Manager Clifford Nord
by was the “hot topic” at Mon
day night’s Council meeting.
The Count'd had previously
planned to discuss the resigna
tion last week, but Nordby was
sick and had not been able to
attend.
Councilman Brewington objected
tc a statement made in the City
Manager’s report that Nordby would
prefer to discuss his resignation
informally with the Council, rather
than publicly. "I feel the people
are entitled to know what has hap
pened and what will happen,”
Brewington said.
Brewington went on to say that
he Thought Nordby was a “real fine
guy.” but that people shouldn't be
h ied as city managers just be
cause they are “real fine guys.”
Saying he felt Nordby would lose
value to the City if he were induced
to stay on after he had turned in
his resignation. Brewington moved
that the resignation be accepted. “I
think this thing has dragged on far
enough,” he added.
Not Personal
Erewington explained that his
actions were not personal, but that
he had no confidence in the City
Manager.
Nordby said he wished any dis
cussion of his resignation to be done
in executive session “out of defer
ence to one individual.”
Councilwoman Sylvia Ringstad
stated she felt it was unfair for
Ncrdby to expect the Council to ac
cept a resignation due in only two
weeks. She pointed out that the City
"would give at least four weeks no
tice upon firing an employee and
she said she felt City employees
owed the City the same courtesy.
Nordby acknowledged that his
resighation. date was abrupt, espe
cially since he had been ill last
week, and offered to extend the date
a couple of weeks.
Councilman Brewington then
withdrew his previous motion, since
the Council was going to hold an
executive session on the subject.
h'erdby got in a parting shot, say
ing, “Mr. Brewington said he had
r.c confidence in me ... I might say
the fefcling’s mutual.”
The Council then returned to the
agenda.
A-l Appeal Heard
An appeal was heard by A-l Busi
ness Associates for the Council to
repeal its action last week of ac
cepting a proposal of Marshall and
: Meyer of Seattle to market $1.5 mil
I lion in general obligation paving
' bonds.
Bernie Miller of A-l urged the
’ Council to keep such business local.
He stated that his firm could do just
| as good a job as the Seattle firm.
City Manager Nordby questioned
Miller's ability to carry out such
a task, stating “I don’t feel they
(A-l) are as qualified as this firm
, here.”
The Council then confirmed last
week's decision and awarded the
i contract to Marshall & Meyers.
Postponed Again
Ordinances 1131 (Tort Claims
Against the City) and 1144 (Conflict
of Interest) were tabled again.
A request for the reduction of the
retainage fee for the Fire Head
quarters Building for Industrial &
Commercial Construction Company
was approved.
Change Order No. 15. dealing with
the exterior painting of the Fire
Headquarters Building was ap
proved.
The Council approved a lease be
tween the City and the YMCA for
| use of the YMCA swimming pool j
1 during the summer.
Hospital Auxiliary
Conveys Thmiks
Members of the Fairbanks Com
munity Hospital Auxiliary wish to
| thank all who gave so generously
! of their means and time to make
the smorgasbord on Sunday, May
20, such a huge success.
They especially thank all the
many patrons—also special mention
'goes to the little boy who. gave his
i pennies as an offering and wished
I them to go toward building the new
Fairbanks Community Hospital; it
was deeply appreciated.
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Whitehorse Will
Host Lions9 Den,
Whitehorse, Y.T., will literally
become a Lions’ den this week as
Lions from all over the 49th Dis
trict of Lions International flock to
the Canadian town for the annual
49th District Lions Convention.
Among those attending from the
Fairbanks area will be delegates
and alternate delegates from the
Fairbanks Liohs Club, the Midnight
Sun Lions Club, the College Lions
Club and the North Pole Lions Club.
The convention opens today and
closes the evening of May 26.
DAWSON FESTIVAL OPENING
The annual Dawson Festival opens
July 1.
It is reported $750,000 will be the
total investment by the Canadian
government in the restoration of the
Palace Grand Theater, and the
Keno.
The people of Dawson have pro
vided additional facilities and re
storation of old buildings. The peo
ple of Whitehorse have formed
Klondike Tent Cities Ltd., provid
ing accommodation for 350 to 500,
for an investment of about $100,000.
People from all over Canada are
contributing to the financial cam
paign fund.
Replicas of the British Crown
Jewels will leave London on June
26 for the festival display.
The Palace Grand is getting its
copper roof as in days of yore, and
a bar has been installed, A trading
post is being built on one of Daw
son’s main corners.
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