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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1615 RESOLUTION NO. 1615 A RESOLUTION setting forth the amendments to the Charter of the City of Bremerton for submission to qualified voters of the City for approval and ratification or re- jection at general election to be held on November 5th, 1974. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON in its regular session that at a public election to be held in this City on the 5th day of November, 1974, there shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the City for their approval and ratification amendments to the Charter of the City of Bremerton as set forth in the following propositions: PROPOSITION NO. 1. An amendment to Section 5 of Article II of the City Charter removing the two year residency requirement for elective city officials, providing for a four year term for elective officers, providing that elective officers term shall commence on the second Monday in January as of noon, thereby conforming with state law and omitting surplus wordage. PROPOSITION NO. 2. An amendment to Section 6 of Article II of the City Charter, providing that the annual salaries of the Commissioners and City Clerk shall be fixed by the City Commissioners in accordance with State Law. PROPOSITION NO. 3. An amendment to Section 7 of Article II of the City Charter declaring that a vacancy shall exist in an elective office by an occurrence of any event which under State Law is declared to create a vacancy, and providing that a vacancy of one of the positions on the City Council shall be filled by the remaining two commissioners under certain circumstances. Also providing that in the event that there is more than one vacancy in the City Council that under certain circumstances the Governor shall be requested to temporarily fill such vacancies 1 until an election can be held. PROPOSITION NO. 4. An amendment to Section 9 of Article III of the City Charter, providing that all meetings of the City Council shall be public except as otherwise authorized by law and providing that a journal of such proceedings shall be kept to the extent required by law. PROPOSITION NO. 5. An amendment to Section 11 of Article III of the City Charter, providing that every ordinance and resolution shall be in writing and read in full if requested by a member of the City Council or any person in attendance. PROPOSITION NO. 6. An amendment to Section 14 of Article III of the City Charter dealing with the passage of ordinances, changing the word "reading" to the word "hearing". PROPOSITION NO. 7. An amendment to Section 17 of Article III of the City Charter providing that ordinances proposed by initiative and adopted shall take effect within ten (10) days after the official canvas of the ballots pursuant to law unless a different time is fixed therein. PROPOSITION NO. 8. An amendment to Section 18 of Article III of the City Charter providing that an amending ordinance shall contain the entire ordinance, section or subsection as amended. PROPOSITION NO. 9. An amendment to Section 19 of Article IV of the City Charter providing that the appointment of the library board and the City Planning Commission by the Commissioner of Public Health and Safety shall be with the consent of the City Council. Also providing that the Commissioner of Public Health and Safety shall no longer appoint the city health officer so as to conform 2 with State Law and providing for the change of the word "see" to "make certain" and defining the Commissioner of Public Health and Safety's duty to make certain that the Constitution and laws of the state are upheld. PROPOSITION NO. 10. An amendment to Section 22 of Article IV of the City Charter to remove the surplus words "and welfare". PROPOSITION NO. 11. An amendment to Section 24 of Article V of the City Charter providing that warrants shall bear interest at the rate of such percent per annum as the market requires. PROPOSITION NO. 12. An amendment to Section 25 of Article V of the City Charter substituting the word "being" for the word "is" for the purpose of clarity. PROPOSITION NO. 13. An amendment to Section 29 of Article VI of the City Charter providing for the appointment by the Commissioner of Public Works and Utilities of such other inspectors in Public Works as may be provided by ordinance. PROPOSITION NO. 14. An amendment to Section 30 of Article VII of the City Charter providing that the City Clerk shall sign such other documents when authorized by the City Council and to audit the financial records maintained under the direction of the Commissioner of Finance. PROPOSITION NO. 15. An amendment to Section 30 of Article VII of the City Charter providing that no voucher, bill or claim shall be paid by the City Treasurer without the approval of the City Purchasing Agent including a lease or rental of equipment and providing that the City Purchasing Agent shall advertise for bids for the work contemplated or for furnishing such supplies, materials, or 3 equipment and shall ask for sealed proposals whenever the expenditure required exceeds the sum of $2,000.00. PROPOSITION NO. 16. An amendment to Section 31 of Article VIII of the City Charter providing that the City Attorney and his assistants must all be duly licensed attorneys the State of Washington or per- mitted to practice within the State of Washington in accordance with State Statute or Court Rule and further providing that the City Attorney may remove his assistants at his pleasure. PROPOSITION NO. 17. An amendment to Section 35 of Article IX of the City Charter providing that open competitive examinations as to fitness for an eligibility list from which vacancies may be filled may be limited to promotional examination and further providing for the repealing of subsection F of this Section which provides for the conferlng of further rights and duties upon the Civil Service Commission by the City Council as deemed necessary. PROPOSITION NO. 18. An amendment to Section 38 of Article IX of the City Charter providing that hearings as to the removal of an employee shall be public or held in an executive session, if so requested by the employee in question. PROPOSITION NO. 19. An amendment to Section 39 of Article IX of the City Charter providing that the word "act" should be changed to "article" . And providing further that appointive officers shall be appointed under the rules of the Civil Service Commission and shall not have tenure and shall be subject to removal as such at any time by the appointing officer or authority and may be without cause returned to the former position or employ- ment held by them, if any, prior to their appointment. 4 PROPOSITION NO. 20. An amendment to Article X of the City Charter providing that all elections shall be conducted in accordance with State Law. PROPOSITION NO. 21. An amendment to Section 44 of Article XI of the City Charter providing that the bond of elective officers shall be raised from $10,000.00 to $20,000.00 except the Commissioner of Finance, whose bond shall be raised from $50,000.00 to $100,000.00. PROPOSITION NO. 22. An amendment to Section 46 of Article XIII of the City Charter providing that any proposed ordinance may be submitted to the City Council by petition if it is signed by registered voters of the City equal to at least twenty-five (25) percent of those casting votes at the last election for Mayor and in accordance with State Law. PROPOSITION NO. 23. An amendment to Section 48 of Article XIII of the City Charter providing that the Council may enact or reject any initiative ordinance but shall not amend or modify the same except as provided by state law. PROPOSITION NO. 24. An amendment to Section 51 of Article XIII of the City Charter providing that upon a majority vote as to any ordinance initiated or referred that the same shall take effect ten (10) days after the official canvas of the ballots pursuant to law or the time fixed therein. PROPOSITION NO. 25. An amendment to Section 58 of Article XV of the City Charter providing that the Council shall have the authority to levy upon all real and personal property not exempt from taxation each year in a sum within the limits allowable under state law. 5 PROPOSITION NO. 26. An amendment to Section 59 of Article XVI of the City Charter providing that an ordinance providing for the extension, enlargement or improvement of an existing utility shall conform to state law and may only be submitted to the voters as required thereby. PROPOSITION NO. 27. An amendment to Section 64 of Article XVI of the City Charter providing for the removal of the requirement that minimum rates of pay on day work or work under contract for the city shall be not less than the prevailing rate for similar work in the district. PROPOSITION NO. 28. An amendment to Section 66 of Article XVII of the City Charter providing that all claims for damages for personal injury or injuries to property sustained by any act of the city or by any officer, agent or employee of the city must be filed within the time specified by state law. PROPOSITION NO. 29. An amendment to Section 67 of Article XVIII of the City Charter providing that amendments of this Charter shall follow and conform to the procedures set forth in the State Constitution of the laws of the State of Washington. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk shall cause the verbatim charter amendments to be published at least once a week for four weeks next preceding the election in the official newspaper of the City of Bremerton. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authenti- cation of such passage this 20th day of September, 1974. GLENN K. JARSTAD, Mayor ATTEST: G. C. YEADON SR., City Clerk 6