HomeMy WebLinkAbout1594 AN ORDINANCE declaring an emergency, to exist ~n acc~unh of the passage of
an initiative measur~ increasing the salaries of the officers and employees.of
the Fire Depar~ent and Police Department of the City of Bremerton and approp-
riating funds to meet such emergencies.
CITY OF BRE~.fERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. That a public emergency exists in the City of Bremerton that
could not have been foreseen at the time of making the official city budgets
for t~e years 1944 and 1945 due to the fact that an ordinance increasing and
establishing the salaries of the several officers and employees of the Fire
,Department and Police Department of the City of Bremerton as follows:
Chief (Fire & Police) ~300
Ass't Chie~ (?ire & Police) 275
Captain (Fire & Police) 265
Lieutenant (Fire & Police) ~40
Fireman & Patrolman 205
Firemen & Patrol 210 - 2nd Class
Fireman & Patrol 215 - 1st Class
Sergeant (Police) 2~0
Police Woman 190 - 3 yr. service scale
Police Stenographer 175
F.A. Electrician (Pire) 255
~echanic (Pire) 255
Mechanic (Helper) Fire 225
Secretary (Fire) 225
Driver (Fire) 225
Fire Alarm Dispatcher(Fire) 190
Was voted upon as an initiative measure at a special City Election held
November 7, 1944 and was passed by the voters of the City of Bremerton.
Section 2. That according to the City Charter the effective date of said
Initiative Ordinance is November iS, 1944 and the officers and employees of the
Fire Oepartment and Police Department of the City of Bremerton are legally
entitled to receive pay increases at the several rates established by said
Ordinance beginning as of November 1-8, 1944: That no provision was made in
the 1944 Official City Budget or the 1945 Official City Budget for such salary
increases and that both of said buSgets were adopted before the said special
election. ,
Section 3. That the sum of approximately $13,500.00 will be required to
meet such emergency during the period from November 18, 1944 to and including
the 31st day of December 1945 and the samd sum, or so much thereof as may be
required is hereby appropriated and the City Clerk is authorized to issue
emergency warrants not exceeding the said s~m in payment of the increases in
salary and wages required under the terms of said Initiative Ordinance.
Section 4. The City Cler~ is ~[ereby instructed and directed to publish
a copy of this Ordinance in the official city newspaper immediately following
the approval of the same on the first reading.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be read for final passage at the meeting
of the City Council one week following the first reading of this Ordinance.
Section 5. An emergency exists effecting the public peace, health and
safety and 'this Ordinance shall take effect immediately following passage and
publication.
APP~OVED ~ANI~0USLY by the City Council of the City of Bremerton on
first reading this 29th day of November, 1944.
PASSED U~ANIMOUSLY By the City Cotuncil of the City of Bremerton, signed by
the Mayor and attested 'by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage this
6th day of December, 1944.
Attest: - ' ~ayor
~te of W~shingten
County of Air-:ap
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