HomeMy WebLinkAbout1472 ORDI~!ANCE NO. 1472
AN OROINANCE declaring an emergency to exist on account of the state of war
now existing and the consequent increased demand for city services, requiring the ap-
propriati~n of funds for increased salaries in the Library Department and appropri-
ating funds to meet such emergency.
THE CITY C0~MISSIOhT OF TItE CITY· OF BRENERTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That a public emergency exists in the city of Bremerton.due to the
state of war which has existed since December 7, 1941, prec~ipitated by the attack
on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Empire, the consequent.overcrowding and greatly
increased influx in p6pulation in the City of Bremerton and the need for increased
city services in the several departments of city government; that the said public
'emergency has been greatly aggravated and increased by the fact that the cost of
!~living has been materially advanced in the city of Bremerton, and employees in the
'!Library Department are underpaid, considering the prevailing wages in the Puget
?Sound Navy Yard and other city departments, and will in all probability leave their
employment for other more gainful employment unless their wages are substantially
increased.
Section ~. That the public emergency herein referred to could not reasonably
have been foreseen mt the time of amking the budget for the year 1942.
~- Section 3. That the mnn of $576.00 for additional salaries in the Library
i~iDepartment will be required to meet such emergency and the monthly salaries for
!the following employees in the Library Department are hereby fixed, beginning as
!of July l, 1942, as follows:
~ Librarian ...... $160 O0 per month
Two Assistant ~,i~r~ria~s'.... $i15100 per month
One part-time extra assistant. . $ 7~.00 per month
Two part-time extra assistants .$'5P~.00 per month
Section 4. That an emergency exists which affects the public peace, health
and safety of the city of Bremerton, and this ordinance shall take effect immedi-
ately following passage and publication.
'?~!~PR~'0VED unanimously by the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, on first
reading, on this Bgth day of May, 194R.
PASSED unanimously by the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, on final
reading, signed by the Nayor, and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of
· such passage, this 17th day of June, 194~.