HomeMy WebLinkAbout2103A ORDINANCE NO. 2103-A
PETITION FOR PROPOSED INITIATIVE ORDINANCE NO. 2105-A PROVIDING
FOR AND FIXING THE NUMBER OF HOURS PER ¥~EEK TO ~E WORKED BY THE FIRE-
MEN OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON: FIXING SCHEDULES
THEREFOR AND PROVIDING FOa VACATIONS AND SICK LEAVE.
TO THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON:
We, the undersigned registered voters of the City of Bremerton,
petition the City Commission of the City of Bremerton for the enact-
ment of the proposed ordinance hereinafter set forth in full. If
said ordinance is not enacted then the undersigned request that said
ordinance be submitted to the qualified electors o~ the City of Brem-
erton at a special election as provided in Sect ons 46, 47, 48 and 50,
Article 13 of the City Charter of the City of Bremerton, for their ap-
proval or rejection.
ORDINANCE N0. 2103-A
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE FIXINC OF THE NUMBER OF HOURS PER
WEEK TO BE WORKED BY THE FIRE~IEN OF ±'HE FI.~E DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF
BREMERTON: FIXING %.~ORKING SCHEDULES THEREFOR AND PROVIDING FOR VACA-
TIONS AND SICK LEAVE.
WHEREAS, in order to insure efficiency and retain the men who
have been trained for the job and have had experience, it is ~necessary
that 'the hours of labor of the firemen be fixed and determined; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that the working hours of the firemen of
the Fire Department of the City of Bremerton be fixed and lowered to
coincide with the working hours of labor as a whole; and the Internat-
ional Association of Fire Fighters have requested that the Fire Depart-
ment of the City of Bremerton and the City Commissione.~/,s of Said City
create and fix standard hours of employment.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Firemen of the City of Bremerton shall
work and be on duty not more than an average of fifty-six (58) hours a
week, except in emergencies; and that they shall maintain a working
schedule of twenty-four (2A) hour shifts, except in emergencies. Pro-
vided, however, that the City of Bremerton Fire Chief may determine
that for the efficiency of the Fire Department some employees shall not
work a twenty-four (2A) hour shift and those employees shall not work
more than forty (~0) hours a week and s~ll be granted all legal holidays,
sick leave, and vacations, as other employees of the City of Bremerton.
Section 2. That all City Firemen of the City of Bremerton, who
shall work twenty-four (2,) hour shifts shall be granted vacations, sick
leave and extra leave a year in lieu of required work on legal holidays,
equal to those granted other City Employees of the City of Bremerton.
Section 3. The effective date of this ordinance shall be January
l, 1958.
Section ~. All ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
PASSED BY THE CITY CONNISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF BRH2~E~TON AND APPROV-
ED BY ME this 18th day of March, 1955.
RESULTS OF ELECTION:
FOR: A170
AGAINST: 1322