HomeMy WebLinkAbout1373 ORDINANCE NO. 1875
AN ORDINANCE declaring an emergency to exist on account of unprecedented
building activity in the City of Bremerton, and appropriating 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 Bremerton, which
could not reasonably have been foreseen at the time of making the budget for
the year 19Al, in that unforeseen and unprecedented building activity in the
City of Bremerton, principally in connection with defense housing, makes it
necessary to emply office help for the Building Department, so that the Building
Inspector and his assistants can have sufficient time in which to carry out
their duties, and also makes it necessary and advisable that the Building Code
of the City of Bremerton be revised and that the professional services of some
competent person be secured to assist in such revision.
Section ~.. That the actual receipts of the Building Department, from
building permits, will greatly exceed the estimated receipts, and that the
increased revenues will be more than sufficient to meet the expense of such
emergency, but that it is necessary that an emergency be declared and funds
appropriated to meet such emergency under the budget law of the State of
Washington; that it will be an advantage to property owners of the City of
Bremerton to have the Bremerton Building Code revised, in holding down fire
insurance rates.
Section 3. That it will be necessary to expen~ approximately $800.00 for
office help for the Building Department, and $300.00 for professional services
and advice in connection with the re-drafting of the Bremer$on Building Code,
and the sum of $1100.00, or so much thereof as shall be required for such
purposes, is hereby appropriated to meet such emergency, and .the City Clerk is
hereby authorized and directed to issue emergency warrants not exceeding the
said sum in payment of services especially occasioned by such emergency.
APPROVED unanimously by the City Commission on first reading, this 13th
day of February, 1941.
PASSED unanimously by the City Commission of the City of Bremerl~on on
final reading, signed by the Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk in authen-
bi~ation of such passage, this 21st day of February, 1941
Attest:
/City -Clerk ' ' -
S.
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o~ the ~ty of Bremerton, Washimgton