HomeMy WebLinkAbout2195 AN O~{DINANCE providing for the holding of a special election in
the Ci'ty of Bremerton fo~ the purpose of submitting 'the following Pro-
position to the qualified electors of the City of Bremerton:
PROPOSITION
Shall the City Council of the City of .~remerton be authorized
to levy a special 3 mill tax for the purpose of meeting the
proposed increases in salary for policemen and firemen requir-
ed under the terms of an Initiative l¥Ieasure raisin6 such sal-
aries over an~ above the ~,es.pective ~mou. nts provided for in
the 1957 Official City ~udget, and to provide like salary in-
creases for all other rej~lar City civil service employees?
Yes ..... .(. )
No ....... (
and declaring an emergency.
THE CII'Y OF 8REMEWrON ~ES O¢~DAIN:
Section 1. *'hat bj- the terms of the 1957 Official City Budget,
Policemen and Fir,emen in the Vity of Bremerton are granted salary in-
creases through the adoption of a longevity plan for Oity employees
by the City Council; ~nau the policemen and firemen, not ruing satis-
fied with such increase, have circulated an Initiative }~[easure which
has ~.:een signed and certified an{i appropriately filed, providing .for
a further increase of approzimately 4~$1.00 Dollars per month, which
said Initiative [¥ieasure will ee voted upon at the time of the ['orth-
coming General Election; that there is no provision in the said meas-
ure for financing such addit!,~nal pay increases and that it is necess-
ary and advisable to submit to the :'!ual~ified voters at the General
Election '~o Oe held on November 6, !9~6, a proposition authorizing the
Oity Council to levy a special 3 mill tax on all real property within
the city of Bremerton in order 'to finance such additional salary in-
creases°
Section 2. That in ~he event the above proposition is adopted
and ratified by the electors o~ uhe Oity of Br~merton, the re~iular
City Clivil Service employees other than firemen an~ policemenE shall
be granted a salary inc~ease of -$$1.00 Dollars per month over and a-
bove the salary items provided them in the ]_957 Official City ~udget;
provided that the fun~ls accruing to the Oity by virtue of the passage
of this proposition sh. all ce used solely to pay salary increases to
employees oF tax-supported departments.
Section 3. A special election shall be held is~ the City of Brem-
erton, ora the 6th day of November, 1956, at the 'time, and place of the
Gener'al Election, ~nd ~he Ci~y~lerk is hereby .~irected to ~sive no,ice
thereof as required by ].aw for ~he pur?ose of su'bmi~,int to qualified
electors of the City of Bremerton the following proposition for their
approval or' rejection:
P it0 P0 SIT ION
Shall the City Council of the C~t~ of Bremerton be authorized
Co levy a special g mill tax for the purpose of meeting the
pronosed l. ncre:..ses in salary for policemen and firemen re-
quired unq]er ~,ae ~erms of an Initiative Measure raising such
salaries 6vet and a hove the respective amounts provided for
in the 1957 Of.ficial City Budget, and to provide like salary
increases for all oti~er, regular City civil service employees~
Yes ........ ( )
No ........ ( )
Section 4. That an emergency exists affecting ~he public peace,
health, safety ~nd welfare of ~he citizens of ~he City of Breri<erton,
and this Ordinance shall become effective immediately following pass-
age and pu~lication.
PASSED U~'IANI~'~0USLY ~y the City Council of the City of Bremerton,
signed Oy the i,layor and attested by the City ClerW in ~,~uthentJcation
of such passage this 10th d~-~y of October, 1066.
ATTEST: 't{. (%. ' DOi'.~S f~l f),' I~Ia yo r