HomeMy WebLinkAbout1507 ORDINANCE NO. 1507
AN ORDINANCE declaring an emergency to exist on account of the increased demand
for city services due to the state of war now ex~sting and the consequent increase
in the population of Bremerton and due to the adoption of a charter and the
advance of the City of Bremerton to the status of a city of the first class, re-
quiring the appropriation of funds for salaries and wages and for maintenance and
operation for the balance of the year 1942, and appropriating funds to meet such~
emergency.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. That a public emergency exists in the ~ity of Bremerton due to
the state of war which has existed since December ?, 1941, the consequent increase
in population in the City of Bremerton and the need for increased city services in
the several departments of city government hereinafter specifically mentionect in
order to properly protect public peace, health and safety; that a public emergency
also exists due to the fact that the ~ity of Bremerton has been regularly advanced
from a city of the second class to a city of the first class, and increased salaries
are required by the charter vote8 by the people for the elective city officials,
also salaries are required to be paid for certain new city employees named insaid
city charter and no provision was made at the time of adopting the budget for the
year 1945, and the need for f~nuds for the purposes hereinafter specifically set
forth could not have been foreseen by the ~ity Co~mnisslon at the time of the
adoption of the budget for the year 194~.
Section ~. That the total sum of $R188.3~, of which ~174Z.~9 is for salaries
and wages, and $455.00 is for maintenance and operation in the several departments
of city gpvernment hereinafter mentioned will be requi~ed to meet such emergency,
and said total s~n of ~188.39, or so much thereof as shall be required, is hereby
a~propriated and the proper city officers are hereby authorized and directed to
issue emergency warrants in payment of the expense occasioned by such emergency.
Section 3. That said total sum is hereby appropriated to meet the need f or
salaries and wages, and maintenance and operation in the respective departments
and in the respective amounts hereinafter set forth:
Mayor:
Salary and Wages $ 574.14·
(Mayor $324.14, Secretary $250.00)
Maintenance and Operation
(Tel. & Sta.$50.O0, Miscellaneous $100.00) 150.00
COMM'!SSIONER OF FINANCE:
Salary and Wages, 341.31
Maintenance and Operation
(Miscellaneous $40.00) 40.00
COMMISSIONER PUBLIC WORKS:
Salary and Wages 327.94
Maintenance and Operation
(Miscellaneous $60.00) 60.00
CLERK:
Salary and Wages,(Asst. Purchasing Agent) 500.00
Maintenance and Operation
Te1.$25.00, Post & Supp.$70.OO,Miscel.$100.)195.00
Section 4.. That an emergency exists which affects the public peace, health
and safety in the City of Bremerton, and this ordinance shall take effect immedi-
ately upon passage and publication.
PASSED unanimously by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the
Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage, this llth
day of November, 1942.
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City of Brem~r[an ,
l, the undersigned, do here by certify that Mayor
ATTEST: the above al~d ioregoing i~ a true and
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~ea~,rtOn entitled as ~ ;~ ~ ~
/Cty Clerk _--.