HomeMy WebLinkAbout0871 An Ordinance f~nding a public Emergency to ~xist in fha City ~ire Depar~ent
of the City of Bremerton and not provided for in the Budget for the year 1928,stating
facts cohstituting an Emergency, the estimated amount required to meet such Emergenoy
and declaring an Emergency.
~THERE~S, it was found impossible to keep the Fire Department of said City
at aproper degree of ef£iciensy without the installation of a new motor in the Federal
Fire Truck,belonging to said City,and to make o~her necessary repairs and alterations
~o said Truck; and ;WHEREaS,no provisions were made in the Budget for the year 1928.
for such expense; and %'~REAS,.s~er due investigation by thr City Commissioners of
S~id Gi~y and by the Fire Chief of said Department and by the Fire Department it wa.
found necessary to install a new motor in said Truck,and to make other additional
and necessary repairs and alterations; and ~SIEREAS,the installationof such motor in
said ~ire Truck and the other nemessary repairs and alterations caused a shortage
said Fire Department of said City in the sum of Pour Hm'~dred Thirteen and 26/100,
($413.26.) Dollars which could not have been reasonably foreseen at the ti~e of mak ng
Budget for the year 1928; and ¥,f~ZEREAS,the Co~nission of said City has duly investig,~ted
~he necessity for the installation of said motor in said Truck,and all repairs and
alterations on said Truck and have found that such was absolutely necessary for the
maintenance and opera~ion of said Fire Department,and for the protection of said City;
and WHEREAS, after due investigation said Cormnission has ascertained that in orded
maintain an efficiently operated Fire Department for the remainder of the year 1928
it is necessary to appropriate the sum of Four Hundred Thin. teen and 26/100 ~413.26
Dollars,for the use and benefit of said Fire Department,to pay for said motor and i s
installation and for said repairs and alterations to s~id Truck.
NON THERF~ORE,Be it Ordained by the said CommisSion of the City of Bremert)n,
as follows;
Seation 1. That a public Emergency exists which could not have been re,~sona~
foreseen at the time of making the Budget for the year 1928,and which requires the
expenditure of money not provided for in the Budget,and that the estimated
amount of money required to meet such Emergency,over and above the amount
provided for in said Budget,is to-wit:
City t~ire Department, to p~y for motor and the installation
thereof in~ed~ral ~ire Truck, and necessary repairs and alterations thereto
Section 2, That said suun of Pour Hundred Thirteen and 26/100,(~41~.26)
is necessary for the maintenance and operation of said Fire Department
the remainder of the year 1928, and shall be paid for by the issuance of
warrants which shall be paid from any moneys on hand in the 0it~ or
Treasury from ~he fund properly chargeable witl~ such expenditure,and if
t any time ,there shall be insufficient money on hand to pay any Emergency
arrant,such warrant shall be registered,bear interest and be called in ~he same
as other City or Town warrents.
Section 3, An Emergency exists in the Department mentioned in the preceed~
lng Section hereof,and this Ordinance is necess~ry for the preservstion of
~he public peace,health,morals and safety oX the City and this Ordinance shall
~ake effec~ i~mnediately u±~on it~ passage and publication.
This Ordinance introduced and had its first reading a~ a regular
ting of the Oily Co~mnissioners on the 15th day of February ,1928.and passed
~ a regular meeting of the Commissioners by unanimous vote on the 2Zrd day of
y, 19E8. signed by the ~[ayor and attested by ~he City Clerk in authenti-
on of such passage.