HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/04/48 .October 4, 1948
Statutory meeting of the City Council of the Uity of Bremerton, Washington
was held in the Mayor's office at the City Hall at ten o'clock A.M., Monday
October 4th, 1948 for the purpose of hearing protests against the preliminary
budget for the year 1949. Mayor Kean presiding with Commissioner Haddon, Com-
missioner Gorst and the City Auditor being present.
Auditor Vaa reported that he had received the assessor's statement of the
amount we are going to receive from taxes for 1949 on the valuation of $1~,110,-
877.00, a raise of about $900,000.00 valuation. The levys for the various funds,
other than the General Fund, will be,reduced to raise the required amounts and the
balance will be reserved for the General Fund, thereby reducing the amount of cash
required to balance the General Fund budget.
Auditor Vaa reported that the money budgeted for special counsel in the At-
torney's budget should have been salary for Assistant City Attorney and will be
changed to read that way, an~ other changes will have to be made in the spread
for salaries.
Mr. Vaa reported that the Health Department had reduced their budget but it
was decided that the City would not reduce their share of the budget as it was
pointed out that if the City would reduce the Health Department budget in pro-
portion with the reductions made by the County, the Health Frogram would be great-
ly curtailed so the City would go ahead as planned and thereby would benefit from
the program in a greater degree than the rest of the County.
Mayor Kean reported that a question had been raised regarding the pay of the
Sanitation and the Street Department foremen but it had been decided at a meeting
with the Labor U~ions that their salaries would remain the same.
~Ir. Vaa reported that M~. Severance, City Engineer, had recommended that
more salary be provided for an Assistant Engineer in order to attract the best
qualiI'ied persons to the job. It was decided that there was enough provided in
the budget to take care of the Assistant Engineer position if one were hired.
Mr. Vaa reported that the amount budgeted for the Sewer construction bond
issue would be deleted entirely from the budget as it was no longer necessary
now that the City is going ahead with the sewage project and no bonds will be
issued this year.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to recess until ten A.M. Tuesday, October
5, 1948 carried.
APPROVED:
v~ Mayo r
October 5, 1948
Pursuant to recess the statutory meeting of the City Council of the City
of Bremerton Washington was hel~ in the Mayor's office at the City Hall at
ten o 'clock A.M. Tuesday October 5, 1948. Mayor Kean presiding with Commission-
er Haddon, Commissioner Gorst and the City Audito~r being present.
There being no points to bring up before the Council and no one present to
offer protests a motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to recess until Wednesday, Oct-
ober 6, 1948 carried.~
Cit~ Clerk//'
Mayor
October 6, 1948
Pursuant to recess the statutory meeting of the City Council was held in
the l?Iayor's office at the City Hall at ten o'clock A.M. ~Vednesday, October 6,
1948. Mayor Kean presiding with Commissioner Gorst, Commissioner Haddon, the
City Attorney and the City Audlto~ being present.
Auditor Vaa read letter from the City Treasurer, dated April, 1948, in
which he advised that certain property now used as park property was owned by
the Sanitation Department and recommended that it be deeded to the l~ark Depart-
ment and the Sanitation Department be paid for same. Mr. Vaa added that this
amount should have been included in the 1949 budget but due to an oversight had
not been.
The City Clerk anneunced that the Lion's Club, interested in erecting a
swimming pool on Park property, had called to request a meeting with the City
Council on this subject.
Following discussion of money which could be made available for this pur-
pose the City Auditor inquired if it were the intention of the Council for the
Park Department to reimburse the Sanitation Department for this property.
~rs. Haddon advised that the Sanitation Department was in need oi' money for
the purchase of the property adjacent to Evergreen ~ark an~ the Auditor was in-
structed, with the approval of ~he Gouncil, to.make the money available for the
transfer of the property in the 1949 budget.
Mr. Vaa advised that Mr. Short had questioned the amount o£ the raise for
the stockroom man in his department and following discussion it was decided not
to make any changes.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to recess until l0 A.M. Thursday, October
V, 1948 carried.
APPROVED: City C~erk
Mayor