HomeMy WebLinkAbout1570 ORDINANCE NO. 15~0
AN ORDINANCE declaring an emergency to exist on account of tke omission
from the 1944 Budget of items for the recreation program in the City of Bremer-
ton that should have been included therein, ratifying and approving the. issuance
of certain checks issued in lieu of warrants in pa~ent of the cost of the
recreation prosram, and appropriating funds to meet said emergency.
THE CITY OF BRERIERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. That a public emergency exists in the City of Bremerton due to
the state of war now existing, the conseouent continued increase in population
in the city of Bremerton a nd the fact that in order to provide an adequate
recreation program for the inhabitants of tbs City of Bremerton, mhd particularly
for enlisted personnel, their families end war workers and their families, the
City Council of the ~ity of Bremerton entered into an agreement with~e United
States of America, through the Federal Works Administr~:tion, whereby a greatly
enlarged program of public recreation is being provided during the year 1944;
that at the time of making the budget for the year 1944, the City Council,
through oversight, budgeted only th8t part of the funds necessar~y to be expended
in 1944 which comprised the city's proportionate share of the total expenditure,
and that it is necessary under the State Budget Laws for 'the city, in order to
complete the total contemplated program, to budget ~ud appropriate .an additional
amount which will include the amount anticipated as the share of 'the United
States of America in connection .w~th said recreation program.
Section 2. That the said public emergency could not have been foreseen at
the time of making the budget for the year 1944.
Section ~. That the sum of ~34,460.00 as hereinafter ib~mized is necessary
to complete the said recreation program and the City Clerk of the City of
Bremerton is hereby authorized to issue emergency warrants not exceeding said·
sum in payment of the expense of said emergency, itemized and 'budgeted as follows:
Salaries ~nd Wages
- Rec'r ~ation Leaders $22,152.26
Building maintenance (Janitors) .salary 2,99~.57
Oroundsmen 2,612.19
Program direc ~or 240. O0
Supervisor 127.50
$28,125.52
Maintenance and Operation
W~ter service 15.85
Co~nunicatlons- Telephone & telegrap~ 25.10
Recreation supplies 525.86
Transportation 101. ~9
Refinishing and repairing 4,401.?~
Janitor supplies 592.20
Automotive expense 175.00
Miscellaneous 62.82
Alterations to gymnasium 200.00
$5,696.39
C~pital ..0_utl ay
Building equipment 546.69
Surfacing parking area 01.40
$ 6 8.o9
· Section 4. After the. enlarged program became effective, the lack of
budgetary authority for th~ city to pay for necessary salaries, wages, maintenance
and operation and capital outlay under the enlarged program in the usual manner
as provided by state law by the issuance of warrants became evident, and on
instructions of the auditor of the Federal Works Agency, the City Treasurer
opened a special ban~ account designated as Hecreation Contribution Account,
Wash. 45-M-99, and met the payrolls and vouchered expense items through d~e
issuance of checks on said special account~ This proced~n~e was dJ. scontinued
on instructions from the State Auditor's office. The city Clerk is hereby
authorized and instructed to deduct the amounts thus expended by checks drawn
on said contributions account from the appropriate budgeted amounts. The said
checks drawn by the City Treasurer were in payment of legitimate expenses of the
city of Br~,~e~ton, on instructions of said Auditor of the Federal Works Agency,
and a.lt.hQug~ technically irregular the issuance of said checks has not
wgy been contrary to the financial interests of .the. City of Bremerton; ~annda~e
City Council of the City of Bremerton therefore ratifies, approves and confirms
the ~.ssua_uce of said checks on said contribution'Account by the City Treasurer
of the City of Bremerton.
Ordinance No. 15VO (cont)
Section $. That the Cit~ Clerk is hereby instructed and directed to
publish a copy of this ordinance in t he' official city newspaper i~nediately
following the approval of this ordinance on first reading.
Section 6. If approved on first reading, this ordinance shall be read
for final passage at the meeting of the City Council one week after the date of
its first reading.
Section 7. That an emergency exists which affects the public peace, health
and safety of the city of Bremerton, and this ordinance shall take.effect immed'i-
ately on passe, ge and publication.
APPROVED unanimously by the City Council of the City of Bremerton on
first reading, Chis 19th day of July, 1944.
PASSED unanimously by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed
by the ~layor and attested by the City Clerk t.n authentication of such passage,
this 26th day of July, 1944.
ATTEST:
~ity C~erk
~tate ef Washt~lilo,'~ '~
Co~mty of Kil~ep ~. S.S.
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