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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/07/57 October ?, 1957 Btatutory meetingof the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held at 10:00 A.M., in the Mayorts Office, City Hall with Mayor Domstad pre- siding. Present were Commissioner Cullin, Commissioner ~heaton, CityCClerk Mc- Gowan and City Auditor Vas being present. Also present were representatives of press and radio. City Auditor Vaa brought up the following items which were discussed by the Council: . City Clerk's salary was put in the preliminary budget.at $6200.00 per year and the Commissioners had oeen considering changing it to 96600.00 per year. Mr. McGowan then asked that his salary be made the same as the two Commissioners. .Needed an additional appropriation of $1800.00 over that which is in the pre- liminary budget and there is a reduction in extra help in the Clerk's Office to balance this additional amount. October 7, 1957 (CCh't) In the Treasurer,s Office, it has been asked for an additional $250.00 for extra help to make a total of $1,000.00, The Poundmaster has salary budget of $500.00 per month and it has been contem- plated to put him on step at $315.00. This would increase the budget total by $156.oo. In the Engineer,s Uffice the salary is shown in the preliminary budget as $8400,00 per year and Mr. Wheaton stated he didn't understand how this amount was placed in the preliminary budget as it had been decided to make the total budget- ed for Engineer's Salary at $7800.00. This would mean a reduction of $500.00 in the preliminary budget. It has been felt desirable to increase the travel allowance by $100.00 to make a total of $200.00 And reduce office expense by $100.00 to offset this amount in the Engineer,s Budget. Mr. Vas read a letter from Judge Ronald E. Danielson asking that vacation pay be authorized for Mrs. Lee Jones, clerk in the Violations Office, and that she re- ceive the current salary raise on the same basis as monthly employees. Mr. Vaa stated she has been receiving $1.50 per hour as extra help and this would necessitate changifig her position to Clerk-Part Time at $282.00 per month, This would be balanced by taking $1125.00 out of extra help and putt2ng it in Clerk Part Time and would make no change in the total appropriation. An additional $100.00 is needed in Ground Improvements-Fence, Capital Outlay, to add to the $500.00 budget so" that the Cyclone Fence Company can be paid next year for the balance of their contract. To balanc~ this amount, it is felt that the anticipated revenue could be increased by $100.00 because there has been a de- finite increase in the revenue of the Cemetery recently. The Street Superintendent's salary has been in question because for many years up to two years ago, there has been a break between his salary and that of the fore- man of $25.00 per month.~ Two years ago when his position was put on step as sug- gested by the 01son Survey, the difference was changed to $18.00 between these two positions. It was pointed out by Mt. Vas that to put the Superintendent's salary on step it would require a $36.00 difference and this in turn would probably affect the Job relationship with other similar supervisory positions. Mr. Vas also mentioned that he had talked to Mr. McPherson about the senior- ity and efficiency gradings in the police and fire departments and that it was as- certained it wouldn't make any difference on layoffs if straight seniority was used or the combination of seniority and efficiency inasmuch as the old timers had so much time in they would out-balance the new men. After discussion of the items which Mr. Vas brought up it was felt by the Com- missioners that they would take action on those to do with the Cemetery, telephone Treasurer,s extra help, Engineer's salary and travel allowance, and the two changes requested by Judge Danielson in the Trai'fic Violations Office; but the items of the Clerk's salary, the Street Superintendent's salary and the salary of the Poundmast- er would be held up for further .checking. : Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the budget as corrected with the exception of the Clerk's Salary and Street Supt. and Poundmaster's salaries, carried. Mr. Leo Holiday, 1550 Warren Avenue, stated he felt the raises contemplated by the Commissioners for their own positions were too liberal and that he felt the City Clcrk should receive the same salar~ as the two commissioners. Mr. Paddison was present and spoke on the need for cart.sin sidewalk and sewer improvements; and stated he felt the raises for the elective officials were too big. He said he favored retirement of any employee who was eligible and that the position of Assistan2 Chief of Police should be abolished. Meeting w~as recessed until 10:00 A.M., October 8, 1957. APPROVED: City C er October 8, 1957 Statutory recessed meeting of the City Council was held at 10:00 A.M., Tues- day, October 8. 1957 in the Mayor's Office City Hall, with Mayor Domstad presiding Also present wire Commissioner CUllin, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Auditor Vas and representative of the press. Mr. Vas ment~ned the need to have the budget in such shape by Thursday it could be definitely planned to have the budget adopted Friday and the tax levy ord- inance then passed immediately end a copy sent to the County Commissioners. October 8, ~1957 No budget changes were discussed at this meeting. No one was present to be heard on the preliminary budget. Meeting recessed ~ntil We~esday, October 9., 1957 at 10:00 A.M. APPRO~D: Cigy Clerk Mayor October 10, 1957 (eon't) Commissioner Cullin stated on the Clerk's salary that she didn't ~hink it was the prerogative of the City Council to'change the salary of the City Clerk,s pos- ition to a different amount than the Commissioner o£ Finance and Commissioner of Public Works inasmuch as it has been the same since the Charter was adopted in 1942 and she believed it is up to the p~ople to change the ~harter. Mr. Wheaten agreed to this point made by Miss Cullin. Notion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaten to set the Clerk's salary the same aa the Commissioners of Finance and Public Works and Utilities. Motion discussed and vote taken as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Miss Cullin, Yes. Mr. Wheaten, Yes. Clerk expressed appreciation for the reconsideration of his salary. Meeting recessed until Friday at 10:00 A.M., October 11, 1957, AP PRO VED: City/ C1 ark October !1, 1987 Recessed statutory meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Wash- ington was held in the Mayo~,s Office, City Hall at 10:00 o'clock A.M., October 11, 1957 with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner ~Allin, Commissioner wheaten, City Clerk'Nc~owan, City Attorney Holland and City Auditor Vas. Present also was a representative of the press. Clerk read the letter from Bremerton Employees, Retirement Board, dated Oct. 9, 1957 which advises that the City need not appropriate matching funds for 1958. Clerk then read Resolution No. 980 which resolved that the City not appro- priate funds to the 1958 Budget as City matching contributions to the Employees, Retirement System. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to pass Resolution No. 980, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2249, "An Ordinance of the City of Bremerton approv- ing and adopting the Financial Budget for the several departments of the City Gov- ernment of the City of Bremerton for the ~iscal year 1958, and appropriating the amounts set forth in said budget to each of said departments." Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaten to pass Ordinance No. 2249 carried as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Miss Cullin, Yes. Mr. Wheaten, Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2280 "An Ordinance of the City of Bremerton levying municipal taxes against all of the taxable property within the City Limits of the City of Bremerton for the year 1957, and approving the assessment roll made by the Assessor of Kitsap County therefor, to be collected in the year 1958". Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaten to pass Ordinance Not 2250 carried as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Miss Oullin, Yes. Mr, Wheaten, Yes. Statutor~y meetings adjourned. APPROVED: City-Clerk October 9, 1957 Statutory'recessed meeting of the City Council was held at 11:15 A.M., Wednes- day, October 9, 1957 in the Mayor's Office, City Hall with Mayor Domstad presiding; present were Commissi0ner~Cullin, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City At- torney Holland and City Auditor Vas and a member of the press. Mr. Vas stated the police and Fire Departments are investigating which method they would like to receive the clothing allowance under; ice.. with each salary check or draw from the Department under a petty cash arrangement. ~hls was discussed by the Council and then MayOr Domstad asked that the matter be left until tomorrowl Mayor Domstad stated that Chief Lewis has recommended the s~ary of the Pound- master go to $51S.00. This increase was satisfactory ~ith the Commissioners. The matter of the Clerk's and Street Superintendent,s salaries was let go until tomorrow. The matter of self-insurance for fire losses in the Water Department was discus- sed. It was felt by Mr. Wheaton that he would have no objection to taking the pre- mium out of the self-insurance fund. Mr. Vas stated the premium would be approximately $2,000.00 and interest on the investment of the fund amounts to about $1,520.00 per year. Mr. Holland stated he believed it would be satisfactory to take out some of the principal to pay the fire insurance premium. Council members favored making an appropriation in the self-insurance fund to pay the fire insurance premium on Water Dept. properties. Meeting was recessed until Thursday morning at 10:O0 A.M., October 10, 1957. APPRO%~D~ City ~lerk October 10, 1957 Recessed statutory meeting of the City Council was held at 10:00 A.M., Thurs- day, October 10, 1957 in the Mayor's Office, City Hall with Mayor ~omstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Cullin, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Auditor Vas. Also present was a member of, the press. City Clerk read letter dated October 10, 1957 signed by Wes. Henry, Secretary, Local 827 and Norman Crist, Secretary~ Local 437, American Federation of State, Count- y, Municipal Employees, protesting the cut-back proposed in the Police and Fire De- partments. Present from the Police and Fire Departments were Tony Balazic, Herman Schumann, Richard O'Connor, Don Lawrence and Norman Crist. The Commissioners brought out the necessity of the lay6ffs and the fact that they wish it were not necessary and that if some unexpected source of income appear- ed or the citizens wished to vote a levy to raise money for the general fund then the layoffs may not have to be effected. Clerk read letter dated October 9, 1957 from the Board of Administration, Brem- erton Employees, Retirement System, signed by Wendell R. Vas, Chairman and John J. McPherson, Executive Secretary, which stated that owing to the present status of the Released Matching Fund of the System no appropriation in the 1958 Budget appears to be necessary; and recommended that this item be eliminated fo~ the coming year. Mr. Vaa stated that under the retirement ordinance it takes a resolution of the City Council which could be taken up next Wednesday at the [egular Council meeting; also, stated that the appropriation has already been eliminated from the budget. On the clothing allowance Mr. Vaa stated that Mr. Lewis, Chief of Police, was to check with Internal Revenue to see what affect this is going to have on income tax if put the money into Maintenance & Operation; also, stated that the Fire Dept. is all for putting the money into M & 0. Mr. Wheaton stated on Mr. Hatfield's salary that the budget should be put through as it is a~ leave his salary as presently budgeted and if necessary to adjust it lat- er it can be done at that time. Discussion was held on the clothing allowance with Chief Lewis being present. Nothing definite was decided but Mr. Vas pointed out this must'be decided ~o the bud- get ordinance could be prepared for tomorrow,s meeting. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton that this be left up to the heads of the departments and the City Auditor to work out whether the clothing allowance would be placed in the Salary Fund or M & O, carried.