HomeMy WebLinkAbout1508 ORDINANCE NO. 1508
AN ORDINANCE declaring an emergency to exist in connection with maintaining
a force of competent city employees in the Water Department and in the Street
Department, stating the facts constituting such emergency, and raising the pay of
such employees.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. That an emergency exists in the City of Bremerton on account of
the fact that a large percentage of the employees of the Street Department and the
Water Department will quit their employment and obtain employment elsewhere unless
the receive increases of pay through length of service sufficient to compensate
for over-time work and sufficient to bring pay standards up to the prevailing rate
for similar work in the district of which the City of Bremerton is a part.
Section 2. That it is the policy of the City of Bremerton as provided in
Section 64, of Article XVII of the City Charter that minimum rates of pay shall
be not less than the prevailing rate for similar work in the district; that the
employees of the Street Department and the Water Department, due to the tremendous
growth of the city on account of war conditions now existing, have been required
and will in the future be required to do a considerable amount of over-time work
'for which they are not compensate~ under the present salary arrangements, and that
the city employees hereinafter listed are now receiving less than the prevailing
rate for similar work in the district of which the city of Bremerton is a part.
Section 3. That the employees of the Street Department and the Water Depart-
ment, working in the capacities hereinafter set forth have been employed by the
City for various long periods of time; that by reason of their experience and
ability, it is essential that they be promoted and advanced, and that the city
retain their services; that provisions have been made in the 1943 budget to f ix
their salaries and wages in the smounts hereinafter set forth, but that a very
large percentage of the employees of the Water Department and Street Department
are unwilling to wait until 1943 for such wage increases and are insisting that
the increase in the cost of living and the fact that they can immediately accept
positions at greatly increased wage rates in the Puget Sound Navy Yard or in other
war industries, will cause them to leave the employ of the city immediately unless
their wages are increased to the figures hereinafter set forth as of November l,
1942; that similar action was taken under similarly emergent conditions in increas-
ing the salaries of the employees of other city departments several months ago,
and that the employees of the Water lDepartment and the Street Department feel that
they have been discriminated against and neglected; that unless these employees
are kept on the city pay roll, the City Water Department an~ the City Street Depart-
ment will be absolutely unable to function with efficiency.
Section 4. That a sufficient amount has been budgeted for the year 19~2
for salaries so that funds are available ~ increase such wages without the
necessity of an emergency appropriation.
Section 5~ That salaries and wages in the Street Department and in the. Water
Department are hereby increased, starting as of November l, 19~2, to the following
amounts:
WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM:
Foreman ................................ $250.00 per month
Asst. Foreman .......................... 210.00 per month
Senior Pipeman ......................... 198.00 per month
Pipeman................................ 190.00 per month
Pipeman.''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 190.00 per month
Pipeman ................................ 190.00 per month
pipeman ................................ 190.00 per month
Pipeman ......................... o ...... 190.00 per month
Pipeman ................................ 190.00 per month
Meter Rea~er ........................... 165.00 p,~r month
Caulker ................................ 190.00 per month
Utility Man ............................ 190.00 per month
Utility Operator ....................... 1.25 per hour
Mechanic ............................... 1.25 per hour
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM:
Chief Operator ......................... $250.00 per month
Senior Pump Operator ................... 200.00 per month
Pump Operator .......................... 190.00 per month
Pumpman ................................ 170.00 per month
Pumpman ................................ 170.00 per month
Ordinance No. 1508 (cont)
Pumpman ......................... 170.OO per month
Pumpman..........
Senior Patrolman.]]~]]~]]]]]]]~]] 170.00 per month
160.00 per month
Patrolman. .
Timekeeper'~ 0[i{~';~;;~[;;[[[[ 150.00 per month
170.00 per month
STREET DEPARTMENT:
Foreman .......................... $250.00 per month
Asst. Foreman... ................. 210.00 per month
Sweeper ......................... . 190.00 per month
Flusher .......................... 190.00 per month
Truck Driver ..................... 190.00 per month
Truck D~iver ..................... 190.O0 per monthT
Truck Driver ...................... 190.00 per month
Truck Driver ...................... 190.00 per month
Truck Driver ..................... 190.00 per month
Section 8, That an emergency exists affecting the public peace, health and
safety, and this ordinance shall take effect immediately following passage and
publication.
PASSED 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 lSth day of
November, 1942.
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ATTEST:
State o[ Washin,~ton )
County of t';;i~ap [- S. S,
I, the undersigned, do here by codify that
~he above ~nd ~o;egomg is at~ueand correct
copy o~ Ord~qa~ ~o (~..of lhe City
Bremerto~ entdled as above and that
same has been published according to
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