HomeMy WebLinkAbout1455 ORDINANCE NO. 1455
AN ORDINANCE declaring an emergency to exist on account of the state
of war now existing and the consequent increased demand for city services
requiring the appropriation of funds for operating and maintenance expenses,
including increased salaries and capital or betterments outlays by the City
of Bremerton; fixing the salaries of certain city employees, and appropriat-
ing funds to meet such emergency.
THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That a public emergency exists in the City of Bremert°n
due to the state of war existing since December 7, 1941, precipitated by
the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Empire, the consequent over-
crowding and greatly increased influx in population in the City of Bremerton
and the need for increased city services in the several departments of city
government, hereinafter specifically mentioned, in order to property protect
the public peace, health and safety. That the said public emergency has
been greatly aggravated and increased by the fact that the cost of living
has materially advanced in the City of Bremerton, and city employees in the
Police Department, the Fire Department, the Health and Sanitation Depart-
ment, and other city departments, have threatened to walk out or to leave
city employment for more gainful employment unless their salaries were
increased; that the employees of the Health & Sanitation Department are
members of the Teamster's Union and that a walk out was called for January
1942, for an increase in wages, and that the matter has been temporarily
settled with the understanding that the employees of the Health & Sanitation
Department will walk out or quit unless their wages are increased; that
because of the demand for employees in the Puget Sound Navy Yard and war
industries, at wages in excess of the wages and salaries now in effect in
the City of BOemerton, most employees of the various city departments have
indicated their intention to leave the employ of the city for such Navy
Yard or war industry employment unless their wages or salaries are substant-
ially increased.
Section 2. That the public emergency herein referred to could not
reasonably have been foreseen at the time of making the budget for the year
1942.
Section 3. That the sum of $8,560.00, of which $7,025.00 is~for add-
itional salaries and $1,535.00 is for additional police equipment in the
Police Department, and the s~nn of $625.00 for additional salary in the
Department of the Police Judge, will be required to meet such emergency, and
the monthly salaries for each of the employees in the Police Department are
hereby fixed, beginning as of March 1, 1942, as follows:
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Six Sergeants .......... $180.00
Two Motor Patrolmen .....................................
Twelve Patrolmen ........................................ $170.00
One Policewoman ........... $110.O0
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$40.00
....... ~ 10.00
One Police Matron ..... ~ 35.00
One Clerk for Police one-half salary. $ 82.50
One Clerk for Police Department, one-half salary. $ 62.50
Section 4. That the sum of $12,122.00, of which the sum of $3385.00 is
for additional salaries and wages, and the sum of $873V.00 is for additional
fire equipment in the Fire Department, will be required to meet such emergency,
and the monthly salaries for each of the employees in the Fire Department are
hereby fixed beginning as of March l, 1942, as follows:
Fire Chief .............................................. $215.00
One Assistant Fire Chief ................................ $200.00
Two Captains ............................................ $190.00
One Lieutenant ......... $180.00
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One mechanic .................... $185.00
Ordinance No. 1455 (cont)
Section 5. That the sum of $1450.00 will be required to meet such
emergency in the Street Department, and that the monthly salaries of each of
the regular employees of the Street Department, beginning as of March l,
1942, are hereby fixed as follows:
Foreman .... 9200.00
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Section 6. That the sum of $345.00~ of which $300.00 is for additional
salaFy of a stenographer at the rate of $90.00 per month, and $45.00 is for
miscellaneous expenses - will be required to meet such emergency in the
department of the Building Inspector.
Section 7. That monthly salaries in the City Treasurer's office shall
be and the same are hereby fixed as follows:
City Treasurer .......... $225.00
One C~shier ........................................ ~100.00
Providing, however, that said salaries shall be paid from the sum budgeted
for the year 1942 for salaries in the Treasurer's office.
Section 8. That the sum of $128.00 will be required for the purchase
of a typewriter in the department of the city attorney.
Section 9. That the total sum of $2Z,227.00, or so much thereof as
shall be required, is hereby appropriated to meet such emergency in the
respective departments herein listed, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized
to execute emergency warrants not exceeding said sum in payment of the expenses
occasioned by the said emergency.
Section 10. That the monthly salaries in the Health and Sanitation
Department, for each of the employees thereof, shall be and the same are hereby
fixed as follows, to be paid out of the funds of the Health and Sanitation
Department, which increased salaries are hereby declared to be necessary on
account of the emergency herein referred to:
Superintendant ....... ~200.00
Drivers ............................................ $170.O0
Bookkeeper ......................................... $125.00
Section ll. That on account of the eme~,gency hereinbefore referred to,
it is hereby declared to be necessary to make an adjustment of wages by either
~ncreasing the same or paying a bonus for necessary overtime work and greater
responsibility for the service crew of the Water Department, and the Commiss-
ioner of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to make recommendations
to the City Commission regarding said salaries or bonuses so that the C~ty
Commission may by motion or resolution ~ake appropriate action; providing,
however, that any increased salary or bonus shall be paid from the funds of
the Water Department, and further providing that certain monthly salaries in
the bookkeeping department are hereby fixed as follows:
Bookkeeper ..... $125.00
Clerk ........... $100.00
Section 12. The salaries of the appointive city officials and city
employees not set forth herein shall be as fixed by the ordinances adopting
the budget for the year 1942, and the detailed items specifically set forth
in said budget or as fixed by any subsequent or later ordinance.
Section l~. That an emergency exists which affects the public peace,
health and safety of the City of Bremerton, and this ordinance shall take
effect immediately following passage and publication.
APPROVE~ unanimously by the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, on
first reading, on this 13th day of March, 1942.
PASSED unanimously by the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, on
final reading, signed by the Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk in authen-
tication of such passage, this 18th day of March, 1942.
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