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AN 0~DINANCE' relati~ to and recitin~ facts concerning classification of
~olice patrolmen in the city of Bremerton, clarifying an~ defining classifi-
cation of police patrolmen under the 1944 budget beginning as of January 1~
1944, an~] correcting a scrivener's error in said budget, classifying police
patrolmen as of January 1, 1945, pursuant to and in concurrence with rulings
of the Civil Service Commission, and declaring an emergency.
THE CITY OF BRL~,ERIO},;'~f ~ ' ' ~ES ORDAIi'~:
Section 1. That for several years last past, including a period of time
prior to the adva~cement of the City of Bremerton from a city of the second
class to a city of the first class, police patrolmen have been c~ss.~fied by
the 0ity Commission or City Couacil of the city of Bremerton, into three class-
ifications or ranks, to-wit:
!. Probationar~~ or third class patrolmen
2. Second class patrolmen
3. First class patrolmen
and that such classifications were specifically set forth in the official bud-
g~'t for the year 1943, were in actual existence during the years 1943 and 1944
and during said years aatrolmen were regularl~ employed an~ regularly advanced
in rank and in pay status according to said classification, all pursuant to the
concurrent action and requirement of the Civil Service 0oa~ission and the City
Oomcil of the City of Bremerton.
Ordinance No. 1607 (Con,t)
Section 2. That the City Council regu!sr!y adopted a preliminary budget
for the year 1944, thereby making it the official budget for the year 1944;
that the preliminary budget as adopted contained tho following words relating
to the classification of police patrolmen, which was in conformance with the
recommendation, ~lulings and classification made by the Civil Service Cormmis-
sion:
"Proposed three grades of patrolmen, new patrolmen to start at
~i~180. per month; second class after six months service ~190. per
month; and first class patrolmen after one year of service ,i~200.
per month. Motorcycle patrolmen are from 1st class patrolmen at
~205. per month."
That in copying the amended preliminary budget as adopted, the said quoted
words were by inadvertence, mistake and scrivener's error om~tted :from the
copy of the 1944 budget filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City of
Bremerton as the official 1944 budget. That the said budget is hereby amended
nunc pro tunc as of the 1st day of January, 1944, to include said words here-
inabove quoted.
Section 3. That the people of the City of Bremerton, 'Dy an initiative
ordinance, Ordinance No. 1594,~ fixed and established the pay-rate for police
and firemen of the city of Bremerton, which ordinance is and has been in ef-
fect throughout the ~ea~1945; that on December 15, 1944, at the request of th
Ci il of the of Bremerton, without consulta-
State~ ~ . Exa~ne~',~ the ~y Counc City
--t~n wit~the Civfl' E~rvice ~ommission of the city of Bremerton, passed a
motion relating to classification of police patrolmen for the year 1945; that
the Charter of the City of Bremerton provides that the Civil Service Commissio
shall provide for the classification of all employees, and that the members of
the Civil Service Commission called to the atte~tion of the members of the
City Council that by the wording of the attempted classification of patrolmen
made by the City Oomaci! on December 15, 1944, the City Council, without in-
tending to do so, would have demoted certain patrolmen on the police depart-
ment from ranks previously attained by them; that it was not the purpose or
intention of the City ~ouncil to usurp the duties anU responsibilities of the
Civil Ser~ce Co,remission or to demote any of the patrolmen of the City of
Bremerton from ranks which they had previously attained.
Section 4. That in compliance an8 concurrence with the action previously
taken by the Civil Service Co~mnission of the City of Bremerton, in classify-
ing police patrolmen; police patrolmen in the City of Bremerton are hereby
classified nunc pro tune as of January 1, 1945, as follows:
Third-class patrolman, less than one year,s experience
Second-class patrolman, more than one and less than two year,s
First-class patrolman, over two year's experience.
Provided, however, that no patrolman having achieved the rank of first or
second class, prior to Ja.m~ary l, 1945, shall be demoted from said class.
Section 5. An emergency exists, affecting the public peace, health and
safety, and this ordinance shall take effect immediately following passage
and pu Olication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the I./layor,
and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage, this 7th
day of February, 1945.
ATTEST: - ~ ~ ~ Mayor
/ City Cle~"
S,'~te of W~-:hin~'~n )
Cmmt¥ of K,hap ~ S.S.
same lies b~e~ publishod accord,,g to laW.
City Cle[k