HomeMy WebLinkAbout1580 ORDINANCE NO. 1580
An ordinance providing for the holding of a special election in the City of
Bremerton for the purpose of submitting the following proposition to the qualifie¢
electors of the City of Bremerton.
PROPOSITION
Shall the City Council of the City of Bremerton be
authorized to levy a special 1.75 mill tax for the
purpose of meeting the proposed increase in salaries
for Dolicemen and firemen required under the terms
of an Initiative Measure raising such salaries over
and above the respective amounts provided for in the
1945 official City Budget?
Yes ( )
No ( )
And declaring an emergency.
THE CITY OF BRE~ERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. That by the terms of the 1945 official City Budget, policemen
and firemen in the City of Bremerton are granted salary increases amounting to
approximately 5%; that the policemen and firemen not being satisfied with such
increase, have circulated an Initiative Neasure which has been filed and cert-
ified and appropriately signed, providing for a further increase of approximately
5%, which said Initiative Neasure will be voted upon at the time of the forth-
coming General Election; that there is no provision in the said measure for
financing such additional pay increases and that it is necessary and advisable
to submit to the qualified voters at the General Election to be held on November
7, 19~, a proposition authorizing the City Council to levy a special 1.?S mill
tax on all real property within the City of Bremerton in order to finance such
additional salary increases.
Section 9.. A special election sha~l be held in the City of Bremerton on
the ?th day of November, 19~, at the time and place of the General Election,
and the City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice thereof as required by law
for the purpose of submitting to qualified electors of the City of B~emerton the
following proposition for their approval or rejection:
PROPOSITION
Shall the City Council of the City of Bremerton be
authorized to levy a special 1.75 mill tax for the
purpose of meeting the proposed increase in salaries
for policemen and firemen required under the terms
of an Initiative Measure raising such salaries over
and above the respective amounts provided for in the
1~5 official City Budget?
Yes ( ) No ( )
Section 5. That an emergency exists affecting the public peace, health
and safety, and this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage and
publication.
PASSED UNANINOUSLY by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by
the Nayor and attested to by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage
this 9.0th day of OctoOer, 19~4.
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