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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/01/62 October 1, 1962 A Statutory Budget Meeting was held on Monday, October 1, 1962 at 10:00 o'clock A.M., S.T. wit~ Mayor Domstad presiding. Also present were Commissioners Cullin and Schoneman, City Clerk McGowan and City Auditor Vaa. Mr. T.F. "Bill" Drake was also present. It was noted that there was no change in the budget since the Preliminary Budget was adopted~ Mr. Drake voicedMs opinions on the methods of preparing City Budgets and stated tha~ changes shoul~ be effected to make the budget more easy to prepare and understand. ~;fter considerable discussion on budget preparation and sources of revenue the meeting was recessed until Tuesday, October 2nd, at lO:O0 A.M. ~,'~eetin?~ recessed at 10:50 A.M. A?P[~OVED: City C~erk October 2, 1962 A Statutory Budget Meeting.:was held on Tuesday, October 2, 1962 at 10:00 o~clock A.M., S.T. with Mayor Domstad presiding. In attendanc~ were Commissioners Cullin and Schoneman, City Clerk McGowan and City Auditor Vaa. A representative of the press was also present. No changes were proposed in the budget as it now stands. Meeting recessed at 10:20 A.M. to Wednesday, October 3rd, 1962o APPROVED: C~lty Clerk October 3, 1962 See Page 216. October 4, 1962 A Recessed Statutory Budget meeting of the ~ity 0ouncil was held on Thursday, October 4, 1962 with Mayor Domstad presiding. In attendance were Commissioners Cullin and Schoneman, City Clerk McGowan and City Auditor Vaa. Also present City Attorney Holland and representatives of the press and Fire Dept. ~otion'by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin the minutes of the previous meeting be ap- proved as written, carried. General discussion of the budget problems was held with no conclusions reached. Meeting recessed at 10:15 A.M., until lO:C0 o'clock A.M., October 5, 1962. APPROVED: City Clerk October 5, 1962 A recessed Statutory Budget Meeting was held on Friday, October 5, 1962 at 10:00 A.M., in the Council Chambers of the City Hall with Mayor Domstad presiding. In at- tendance were Commissioners Cullin and Schoneman, City Clerk McGowan, City Auditor Vaa and 0ity Attorney Holland. Also present were representatives of the press and radio, City E~nployees and Gas Company and Fuel Dealers. Mayor Domstad announced that this was the final statutory meeting and that a bal- anced budget would be adopted. He then invited comments from the people in attendance. Mr. Charles Peck, representing the Cascade Natural Gas Company, stated that his firm is a private business and is not a monopoly. His business, he said, is in the minority in Bremerton amont those furnishing heating and that they furnish approximate- ly 2% of the heating in the city while the people of Bremerton spend approximately two million dollars on heating. Mayor Domstad expressed the hope that the State Legislature would make more funds available to citys in which event the City of Bremerton would attempt to reduce or eliminate the Occupation Taxes. The City Clerk read an ordinance providing for an increase in the tax on electric power and telephone buiness of 3% and an increase in the tax imposed on the Gas com- pany of 2%. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Domstad the ordinance be approved on first reading, carried. The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2520, An Ordinance of the City of Bremerton approving and adopting the financial budget for the several departments of the City Government of the City of Bremerton for the fiscal year 1963, and appropriating the amounts set forth in said budget to each of said departments. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Domstad Ordinance No. 2520 be approved for passage and publication, all members voting yes. October 5, 1962 (Con't) The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2521, An Ordinance of the City of Bremerton levy- ing municipal taxes against all of the taxable property within the City Limits of Brem- erton for the year 1962 and approving the assessment roll made by the Assessor of Kit- sap County therefor, to be collected in the year 1963. Motion by Miss Cullin and ~;Ir. Schoneman Ordinance No. 2521 be approved for passage and publication, all members voting yes. APPROVED: ' City Clerk ~ayor