HomeMy WebLinkAbout1674 ORDINANCE NO. 1674
AN 0RD!NA~[CE declaring an emergency to ex~st on account of 'the pressing
for the establishment of th~ off, ce of Ch~e~ Deputy C~ty Clerk, startin~ as of ~]~1~ 1,
]948; establishing said position, and appropriatin[; funds to pay the ex~er'ses of s~ch
emergency.
THE CITY 0F B~E~.'TEPTOU DOES o~.~ ~. AI ~:
Section 1. That 8n emergency exists in the C1ty of Bremerton that could
been fcreseen st the time of making the official city budge~, eor the velar 1946,
that it is necessary and essential ths, t the off[cc of Clnfef beputy City Clerk be
established In order thst the official city business, to be taken care of tbrougk~ the
offffce of the City Clerk, may be carried on efficiently and in the best interests of
the Cf ty of Eremerton.
Section 2. That there is hereby e'stab]f_shed the of'fica of Ch[e~ Deputy Cit'~
Clerk in the C~_ty of Bremerton, starting,'_ ~ a~ of July ], ]946, w~.th a salary,, of' ~,~,~v~.,
per month, to be paid as follows: ~O0.00 ~er month, in the total sum of ~l~O0.~
shall be transferred From the appropriation in the official oit[ budgei~ for cue de-
puty clerk, and the office of one deputy clerk is hereby abolfshe~ and the mrese~'~t
salary of such deputy clerk shall be transferred to pay part of the salary of s,~eh
Chief Deputy Cit[ Clerk.
Section 3 That the remainin~ mortiom of the s~lary of such Ch~e
C!t~ Clerk in the s~m of ® ~
~4~0.00, for the pericd from July 1, 1945, to and iucl~.~din~
December 31, 1945, to make ,~p the a~]itional ~?f. O0 per month for the ssl,.-~ry of such
Chief Deputy City Clerk, is the total s=u necessary to meet such emer.~jency an~
total st~ of :$450.O0 is hereby appropriated, an~ the C~ty Clerk smd the C,ty ~reasurer
are hereby ~irected to issue emergency warrants not exceedin~j sai~ stm lm payment of
the balance of s~ch salary.
Sect~om 4. The position of Chief Le?~ty C~ty Clerk hereby established sh,~ll
be filled by appointment of the City Clerk. purs~ant to 0~vil Service rules arid
lat~ons, sn~ it shall be his duty to act as the Ch.[el ;~saistant to the City f']].erk
the d~ties and responsibilities of the City Clerk, according to Article VII of the
City C[~arter, un~er_ the ~eneral control ~n~ direction of the City Clerk; the Chief. _
Deputy City 0lark may also be ~ele[:~ated by the C~tv Clerk to sJgn az:y and all official
papers, records, and ~ocuments requJrin~ the signature of the City Clerk in the eve~'~t
of the absence of the City Clerk, or whe~ever instructed so to do Dy the City
and such signature shall be vali~ and binding. It shall also be the ~ut'y anal res-
ponsibility of the Chief Deputy 0itl Clerk to supervise the official records and
procedures of tn~ offica ct~ the,.~'~, tv~, Clerk in connection with ordina~mes, reso]~t.fons,
council meetings, licenses, of F~c.~al record]s, and general office routine, and to
cooperate in all matters with the C~ty ~:~r]~tor in all his duties ss they affect the
responsibilities and duties of the office of C~ ty Clerk of the City of Bremerton.
Section 5. That the City Clerk is hereby instructed ~d directed to p~b]ish
a copy of this ordinance in the official city newspaper immec]iatety Following the
approval of this ordinance on first reading.
Section 6. If this ordinance is ~manimously approved on first readin,~, it
shall be read For final passage one week after the date of ~ts first rea~]n~f.
Section 7. That an emergency exists which affects the public peace, 'health
and safety in the City of z~remerton, and thfs ordinance shall take effect i~e~iate].y
following passage and publication.
APPROVED unanimously by the Cit~ Council of the Cjty of Bremerton on first
reading, this 12th day of June, 1946.
PASSED unanimously by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by
the Mayor, an~ attested by the City Clerk in a~themt]cation of such passage, this
19th day of J~ne, 1946.
~ t .... Mayor " '
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