HomeMy WebLinkAbout1522 ORDINANCE NO. 1522
AN ORDINANCE DECLARING an emergency to exist on account of increased demand
for city services due to the state of war now existing 'and the consequent in-
crease in the population of Bremerton, and the resulting increase and expansion
of the duties of the Municipal Court, and appropriating funds for the salaries
of employees of the Municipal Court and for the purchase of required furniture,
equipment, supolies, records and other office expenses for the Municipal Court
during the year 1943 to meet such emergency.
THE CITY OF BREI'~ERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. That the public emergency existing in the City of Bremerton due
to the state of war which has exfste~ since December 7, 1941, the consequent con-
tinued increase in population in the City of Bremerton, especially and particu-
larly the increase of approximately twenty thousand persons since the time of
preparing and adopting of the 1943 budget; the continued need for increased city
services in the Municipal Court, especially and particularly the increase and
addition of duties and obligations imposed by such conditions upon the M~micipal
Court through the establishment of a traffic violation bureau, increasing number
of ordinance violations of all types, and the enlargement of the Police Depart-
ment resulting in a considerable increase of arrests, makes it necessary to employ
additional clerks and employees and to purchase additional furniture, supplies,
equipment, records and other office expenses in order to properly protect public
peace, health and safety. That said emergency could not have been forseen by
the City Council at the time of adopting the budget for the year 1943.
Section ~. That the total sum of ,$2465.00 will be required to meet such
emergency, of which $1500.00 is necessary for pay~_ent of salaries of a clerk or
clerks for the year 1943, and $40.00 is necessary for payment of employees'
bond premiums, $400.00 is necessary for postage, telephone and ~elegraph, ~125.00
is necessary for the purchase of printing of notices and legal iorms, and $400.00
is necessary for the purchase of furniture and miscellaneous office furnishings,
supplies, and equipment.
Sect~t~on 3. That the said total sum of $2465.00 is hereby appropriated for
payment of such salaries and for the purchase of such furniture, equipment,
supplies, records, oostage, telephone, telegraph and miscellaneous office expenses,
and the proper city officers are hereby authorized to issue emergency warrants
not exceeding said total sum of $2465.00 for payment of such salaries, furniture,
equipment, supplies, and records during the year 1943.
Section 4. That ar. emergency exists which affects the public peace, health
and safety of the City of Bremerton and t2~_ts crdinsnce shall take effect immedi-
ately following final passage and publication; and the city clerk is hereby
directed to publish this ordinance immediately following its approval on first
reading in the official city newspaper.
APPROVED unanimously on first reading this 31st day of ~arch, 1943, by the
city Council of the City of Bremerton.
PASSED unanimously, on final reading, signed by the Mayor and attested by
the City Clerk in authentication of such passage, this 7th day of April, 1943.
Attest:
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