WHAT HAPPENED: The City Council unanimously...

WHAT HAPPENED:

The City Council unanimously confirmed the appointment by City

Administrator Ray Silver of Kenneth W. Small as the new chief of

police on Tuesday.

WHAT IT MEANS:

Small will replace Ron Lowenberg, who is retiring after 13 years

of service with the city. Small will begin his new job on Oct. 14.

He’ll work with Lowenberg for one week and then officially take over.

Small will be paid a salary of $141,000 a year plus benefits and has

said that he plans on living in Surf City. Small will lead the

374-member police department and will oversee a $40-million budget.

Small, formerly the chief of police in Daytona Beach, Fla, was one of

more then 50 candidates to apply for the job. Silver said that he

chose Small for the position because of his experience in leading a

police force in a costal tourist town.

Council members Pam Julien-Houchen, Peter Green and Connie

Boardman were absent for the vote.

WHAT HAPPENED:

The City Council held a public hearing and unanimously approved a

resolution that would allow the city to administer additional fines

to property owners who have failed to pay for citations issued for

violating the city’s municipal code.

WHAT IT MEANS:

Property owners with delinquent fines exceeding $250 that are

60-days past due will be fined additionally for their nonpayment. The

fine amount would be levied against the property in question and

property owners would incur the penalty when the property changes

owners. The fines also will be reported to the Orange County Tax

Assessor for inclusion on property tax bills.

Houchen and Green absent, and Boardman showed up on time to vote

on the item.

WHAT HAPPENED:

Huntington Beach residents Sally Alexander and Pat Steir were

appointed to the Fourth of July Board.

WHAT IT MEANS:

Boardman appointed Alexander to the board that oversees the Fourth

of July celebration each year and Councilwoman Grace Winchell

appointed Steir. Both appointments are effective immediately.

WHAT HAPPENED:

Mayor Debbie Cook presented Huntington Beach Fire Chief Michael

Dolder, Huntington Beach Police Captain Chuck Thomas, Interfaith

Council Members Brian Clendenen and Father Bruce Patterson, Jay Stern

of the Jewish War Veterans, Greta Elliot with American Legion Post

133 and Conrad Neumann of the Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 11548 with

a proclamation designating Sept. 11, 2002 as being Patriots Day.

WHAT IT MEANS:

President George Bush declared that Sept. 11 would be known as

Patriot’s Day in remembrance of all those who lost their lives during

the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The Interfaith Council will host a

Patriots Day Ceremony on Sept. 11 from noon to 1 p.m. at the

Huntington Central Park bandstand behind the Central Park Library.