HomeMy WebLinkAbout1656 ORDINANCE ~O. 1656
AN OIY01iNANCE declaring an emergency to exist on account of the need for a revolv-
ing appropriation for the purchase of small stores and miscellaneous supplies~ ap?ropriat-
ing funds to meet such emergency, s~:d establishing procedure in connection with the opera-
tion of the said revolving appropriation.
THE CITY OF BRE~.IERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. That a public emergency exists in the City of Bremerton, due to the
expansive methods presently being followed in connection with the purchase oi~ small
stores and miscellaneous supplies for the several departments of the City of Bremerton,
and the inm~ediate need for the establishment of a revolving appropriation to make avail-
able to the City Clerk the necessary funds to purchase in qum~tity at a saving to the
City of Bremerton and the several departments of the City of Bremerton, and to keep on
hand small stores and miscellaneous supplies for the several departments; that the said
emergency could not have been foreseen by the City Council of the City of Bremerton at t
the time of making the budget i'or the year 1946.
Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated the sum of ~7,~OO.00 as an ad-
ditional emergency appropriation to the budget of the City Clerk of the City of Bremerton,
which said amount is he~eby declared to be necessary to meet such emergency, and the ~.~ayor
and the City Clerk of the City of Bremerton~ are hereby authorized to execute emergency
warrants not exceeding said total stun in pa~nnent of the exl~nses occasioned by such emergen.
Section 3. The City Clerk of the City of Bremerton is hereby directed to use
the monies appropriated by this ordinance~ or so much thereof as m~v be necessary, to our-
chase and keep on hand in the City Hall small stores and miscellaneous supplies for th~
use of the several departments of the City o£ Bremerton; provided however that the City
Clerk shall deliver such small stores or miscellaneous supplies to the seve~'al departments
of the City of Bremerton only upon regular requisition there£or~ and the cost o£ such small
stores and miscellaneous supplies shall be reguls~-ly charged to 'the department requisi-
tioning the same~ through and by use of the regular and customary procedure of the City
of Bremerton in submitting approved vouchers and the execution of warrants in payment
therefor; provided however~ that such warrants shall be made payable to the General Fund
and. shall be used to reimburse the revolving anpropriation herein established, and shall
be charged to the respective budgets of the various City departments receiving said stores
and miscellaneous supplies.
Section h. That the City Clerk is hereby instructed and directed to publish a
copy of this ordinance in the official City Newspaper immediately following the approval
of this ordinance on first reading.
Section 5. If this ordinance is unan~nously approved on first reading, it shall
be read for final passage one week after the date of its first reading.
Section 6. That an emergency exists which affects the public peace~ health and
safety in the City of Bremerton, and this ordinance shall take effect in~ediately follow-
ing passage and publication.
AP?ROVED unanimously by the City Co~u~cil of the City of Bremerton, signed by
the Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage, this 2Oth
day of Fetrruary, 19h6.
ATTEST: Mayor
City Clerk