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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/01/56 October l, 1956 Statutory meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was called to order by ~ayor Domstad at 10:00 otclock A.M., October 1, 1956 in the Mayor's Office, City Hall. Present at. this meeting were Commissioner Cullin, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan. Also in attendance were three members of the Budget Advisory Committee: Joe Walker, Chairman; Adrian Van Elten; and Stanley Oliver and representatives of the press and radio. Also present was ~r. Vas, City Auditor. May~r Domstad read letter from the Budget Advisory Committee. He then com- mented on the reduction of Assistant City Attorney compensation from $2400.00 to ~1200.O0 which was recommended in the letter and stated this h~s ~een done. He then commented on the recommendation chat the two cashiers in the Treasur- er's Office not have s~lary raises and this recommendation was due to the recom- mendation in the letter that the city not grant spot raises but inaugurate the step sytem but Miss Cullln stated that she will Ce happy to have them on the step system ~rovided they have their salaries equalized first. ~ayor Domstad thanked, the committee for their fine work in he~ping on the bud- get study. ~r. ~cGowan commented on the recommendation to remove the allocation for assis- tant purchasing agent, stating that it has been his intention tc fill the position as a part time job until the first of the year and combine the work with that of a clerk-stenographer snd in order to comply ~ith th~ step classification made the pay ~4.00 per month. He stated that at ~he first of the year he wished to make the position of purchasing agent full time and he stated ~hat due to ~ertatn changes contemplated he would effect a s~vings of ~75.00 d~ring the year even by having a full time purchasing agent. ~r. ~alker co~mnented that they had felt theposition was a surplus item and that it wus up to ~he Co~ncil to make a decision of the job. ~iss Cullin again spoke of t~:e necessity of adjusting the salaries in the Treas- urer's Office of the cashiers and gave b~ek~round for her stand on this matter. ~r. ~alker stated that the City has a formal recommendation ~'rom the Public Administration Service relating to a Salary Schedule and that the ~ud~.et con~ittee felt the City should make a formal statement as to whether or not they ~re going to put his in~o effect and ii they are going to do this ten suggested the Coun- cil enact an ordinance to that effect. ~r. Van Elten stated they haven't done anything about those who are out of kilter but they should m.~et and adjust these but not in big Jumps. The Budget Committee then made it clear they didn't recommend individual raises because felt that if the classification schedule was to ~,e entered into that the individual raises ue taken care of at that time. ~r. Vas stated he had received assessed valuation from the County Assessor, ~20,440,611.00. This would raise about ~500V00 more than has been anticipated and he gaee a breakdown ss to the funds which ~ould receive the inc~ease. It was stated that Mr. ~cPh:~rson had submitted a revised list of those eligible for longevity pay which would require an additional ~00.00 to cover the changes. Also, it ~as mentioned that the Council h~s received recommendation from the Civil Service Commission for change ct titles and Z"r. Domstad stated these title changes were necessary to get thepositions in line for the pay step system. Mr. Vaa outlined the changes suggested. October 1, 1956 (Con't) Mr. Vaa stated that Mr Pendergast wanted to raise the Pool Supervisor $50.00 and reduce the life guards $50.00 which would not require any additional funds in order ~o make Che change in the budget. Mr. McGowan stated there would be needed an additional $200.00 outlay for the new telephone switchboard. Mr. ~mstad and ~r. Mc~wan commented on She proposed change of the switchboard location to the Clerk's Office and the new type of equipment~ involved. Motion by Mr. ~mstad and Miss Cullin to go ahead with ohe agreement with the t~lephone company to bring the system up to date and Chat the change-over be made, carried. Mr. Dmstad introduced a letter from Civil Service Commission dated Sept. 18, 19~6, and stated he felt that a motion would be in order relating to Paragraph 2 of this letter wherein salaries were recommended to be adjusted to the following positions on a regular step in the schedule: City, Auditor; Storekeeper-Utility- man, Water ~partment; three Senior Engineering Aides; one Junior Engineering Aide; Pipeman 2/c, Water Distribution Division. Motion by Mr. ~mstad and Miss Cullin that the recommendation of the Civil Service Commission as set forth in Paragraph 2 of their letter be accepted, car- ried. Mr. Vaa suggested a simple method to handle hourly employees pay in connection with the longevity plan and also suggested that some rules be set up to administer the longevity plan. Miss Cullin stated broken-service employees should not be eligible for this plan. Mr. Vaa commented that the assessed valuation is tentative but will be assumed to be right inasmuch ~s the Assessor claims he doesn't have ~o give an accurate figure until December. Discussion followed on the Firemen and Police step ~y system and Mr. Van El- ten showed a copy of the figures from the Civil Service Commission on the proposed equalization. Mr. Vaa stated the receipts last month fell off considerably in the Court and if the trend continues might have to revise our estimate of cash on hand by the end of the year. Mayor ~mstad stated that Mr. Vaa asked to be skipped on the step sysbem change; however, favorable comments were offered in his behalf by Miss Cullin a- long with the same for Miss Odden~ A discussion was held rel~ting to the proposed step system of pay and Stan Oliver went into some detail as to the workings of a uniform system, especially re- garding jo~ classifications. Mayor ~mstad stated the Commissioners will take the recommendations of the Oudget committee under advisement. Meeting recessed until lO:O0 A.M., October 2, 1956. APPROVED: Cigy Clerk October 2, 1956 Recessed statutory meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Wash- ington was called to order by Mayor Domstad at lO:O0 o'clock A.M., October 2, 1956 in the Mayor's Office, City Hall. Present at this meeting were Commissioner Culltn, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Auditor Vaa. Also in attendance were representative of the radio and Mr. Sam Linden, member of the Budget Advisory Com- mittee. Mayor Domstad comme~ted briefly on the approved change to ce made in connect- ion with the telephone switchboard and Miss Cullin said she felt the change over im a very good move. Mr. McGowan detailed his plans relating to the move as it concerns his entire office staff. October 2, 1956 (Con't) The matter of the proposed salary increases oeing sought by the fire and pol- ice was discussed including the possible results if the election were in their favor. It was mentioned that a lay-off would oe necessary but that suggestion was tempered by the fact that the City is already operatinb close to the line on number of em- ployees required for necessary activities. Mr. NcGowan mentioned that might cut num oer of firemen and policemen and point- ed out that in such an event the fire insurance premiums would no doubt be raised. ~scussion was held on the levy and Mr. Vaa stated it would take more than three mills if all employees were included in the~ise of pay. Mr. Vaa asked if a levy would be necessary to raise a levy to provide $21,000.00 to pay first payment on the principal and the interest on the Warren Avenue Bridge Fund. Mr. Vaa stated the only way out of the levy would be to get reimbursement from the Toll Bridge Auth- ority to wipe out the $200,000.00 bond issue. Mr. Wheaton reassured the Council 'that TBA claims sixty days is maximum to get the City its money. Mr. ~mstad read a letter from Ted Tillett, Fire Chief, and C. Lewis, Chief of Police, recommending that the equalization of Fire and Police Department salaries be adopted as recommended by the Civil Service Commission in their letter of Septem- ber 26th. Mr. Linden commented on the good work done by theCommissioners in compiling -the budget and stated that the advisory committee were in agreement that pay in- creases should be uniform and that the matter of the assistant purchasing agent ~hould be left ~ to the Commissioners for action. Mr. ~mstad thanked Mr. Linden for his time and work spent on the budget. Discussion was held as co wording of.ballot title fo~he/ levy. Meeting recessed until Wednesday, 10.00 A.M., 0ctobe~, 195~.,... APPRO ~D: Cindy C~erk' ~ayor October 3, 1956 Recessed statutory meeting of the City ~ouncll of the Oity of Bremerton, Wash- ington was called to order by Mayor Domstad at 10:30 A.M., following the regular weekly Council meeting, October 3, 1956 in the Mayor's Office, City Hall. Present at this meeting were Commissioner Cullin, Commissioner ~heaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland and City Auditor Vaa. Representatives of the press and radio were also in attendance. October 3, 1956 (Con't) Mr. ~eaton turned over to the Clerk a petition containing 86 signatures of ~ity employees asking that the City Council give consideration in the proposed re- ferendum to salary increases comparable to the requests of the Police and Fire De- partments. Clerk read the preamble to the petition and discussion centered around the proposed increases with Mr. Vaa commenting that it would require for the Fire and Police raises the sum of $38,000.00 and for the other employees it would be $43,152. add said it would take about 4 mills to cover the total asked. Mr. McGowan pointed out this would only be for one year. Mr. Vaa suggested as far as raises are concerned it would be best to move everyone up on the salary step so the relative positions remain the same; however Mr. McGowan pointed out that the employees have asked for $31.00 and have ignored the step increases. ~iscussion was held on whet~er all requests could be incorporated in one pro- position or would need three ann Mayor ~omstad asked the City Attorney to check the l~w on this question. Meetin~ recessed until lO:O0 A.M., October ~, 1956. Mayor October 4, 1956 Recessed Statutory Meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Wash- ington was called to order by Mayor Domstad at 10:00 o'clock A.M., October 4, 1956 in the Mayor's Office, City Hall. Present at this meeting were Commissioner Cullin Commissioner ,,beaten, City Clerk McGowan and City Auditor Vaa. Also in attendance was a representative of the radio station. Mr. Adrian Van Elten was in attendance for part of this meeting. Mayor Domstad stated he had received a report from the Civil Service Commis- sion giving the figures of the proposed equalization of salaries of the Fire and Police Department personnel of comparable rank. ¥~. Mr. Vaa was asked to read the Figures. Mr. Wheaten stated this report has been brought in late in the budget making season and leaves no time for study of the matter and that he has employees who should be equalized, also, but stated he has~ been trying to hold down such increa- ses. Mr. Van Elten entered the Council room and asked the Countil to hold up the proposal ~s there has arisen some differences on the proposal in the Police and ~'ire Departments and he s~ated the officers are completely off-step and that is the reason the equalization has bee~ suggested. Mr. McGowan asked Mr. Van Alien if the $354.00 for part time assistant purchas- ing agen~ had been a re~mmendation from the Civil Service Commission and he said it was and it was put on step 17-A and there will have to be a~Job evaluation on the ~,son holding this.posi'tion as he is doing extra work. Mr. McGowan asked for Council approval of the position either at ~350.00 or $354.00. NO action was taken on the request. Further discussion was held on the salary equalization recommendation for the Fire and Police Department and it appeared that the ~ouncil was in favor of passing over the increases for this year. Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Miss Cullin to pass over the equalization recommenda- tion for the Fire and Police Departments this year and table it, carried. Mr. Vaa explained that the salary adjustment for the Fireman Inspector was al- ready in the budget and had been previously approved by 2he Comm~isstoners. ~iscussion was held as to the increase for cashiers' salary increase in the Treasurer's Department. Miss Cullin gave the reasons for the adjustment and after discussion it was agreed that they would be stepped up this year to $287.00 from $275.00. Miss Cullin was ncc entirely in accord with this compromise but decided to accept it and it was agreed by the Mayor and Mr. Wheaten that the step could be taken next budget year to the 4~300.00 desired. Mr. Van Elten had gone to the Civil Service Office and now retu~ed with a letter dated October 4, 1956, signed by Mr. McPherson, and Mr. Domstad read the let- ter which recommende~ t~at the salary for the position of the employee performing the functions of Assistant Purchasing Agent Ce allocated to Range 1V, Step A and October 4, 1956 (Con't) the class specificiation will be written up as soon as the duties of the position have been definitely worked out in the new situation. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to put t.is salary into effect as of October l, 1956, carried. Mr. Domstad explained to Mr. Van Elten about tabling the Fire and Police De- partment equalization proposal and Mr. Van Elten stated he realized this should have been done long ago and agreed that the Council had taken the proper action. Mr. McGowan read Paragraph i of the Civil Service letter of September 18, 1956 relating to the adopting in intent of the Shlary Schedule formulated by Public Ad- ministration Service and Mr. Vas commented that the City Attorney had said it was being placed in the ordinance. Meeting recessed until 10:00 otclock A.M., October 5, 1956. APPROVED: C/ity Clerk October 5, 1956 Recessed Statutory Meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Wash- ington was called to order by Mayor Domstad at 10:00 o'clock A.M., October 5, 1956 in the M2yor's office, City Hall. Present at this meeting were Commissioner Cullln, Co:~issioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Auditor Vas. Also in attendance was Erv. Jensen, Newspaper reporter. No one was present to question the budget so Mayor Domstad asked to have the Budget Ordinance read. Clerk read Ordinance No. ~92, "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 1957, and appropriating the amounts set forth in said 0udget to each of said departments." Motion by Miss Cutlin and Mr. ~heaton to pass Ordinance No. 2192, carried, as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Miss Cullin, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Clerk then read Ordinance No. 2193, "An Ordinance of the City of Bremerton, levying municipal taxes against all of the taxable property within the City limits of the ~tty of Bremerton for the year 1956, and approving the assessment roll made by the Assessor of Kitsap County therefor, to be collected in the year 1957. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to pass Ordinance No. 2193 carried as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Miss Culltn, Yes. Mr. ~heaton, Yes. Mr. Vas reported that in balmncing the budget there was $8077.08 of unappro- priated surplus in the General Fund and $2,390.87 unappropriated surplus in the Water Fund. Mayor Domstad adjourned the Statutory Budget Hearings. APFROVED: Cit~ Clerk