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RESOLUTION NO. 2226
A RESOLUTION setting forth amendments to
Articles V, IX, XII, XV and XVI for submission
to the voters of the, City for approval, ratification,
or rejection at the 1988 general election.
WHEREAS, the City Council by Resolution 2210 established
an Ad Hoc Committee to make recommendations to the full City
Council on necessary changes to the Bremerton City Charter, and
WHEREAS, the Committee after reviewing numerous proposed
changes at several meetings has proposed six (6) changes to be
submitted to the electorate on the November ballot; now,
therefore
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON RESOLVES:
That the changes set forth in Exhibit "A" attached here to
and incorporated heroin by this reference shall be submitted as
proposed amendments to the Bremerton City Charter and placed on
the November 8, 1988, ballot for approval or rejection by the
City electorate.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this
7th day of September, 1988.
HANK WAIBEL, President
APPROVED this 14 day of September, 1988.
GENE LOBE, Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L. MCCLUSKEY, Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
IAN SIEVERS, City Attorney
PROPOSED GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT TITLES:
Add a section to the City Charter requiring the
removal of an elected 9fficial upon a plea of
guilty to a felony.
Modify the City Charter to require all members
of City boards and commissions established by
ordinance or charter to be residents of the City,
unless otherwise stated in the ordinance
or charter.
Revise the Finance Section of the City Charter to
summarize the original charter language and to
reflect State law and the Mayor-Council form of
government.
Add a procedure to the City Charter for filling
a vacancy of the Mayor and modify the City Charter
to clarify the procedure for filling the vacancy
of a Council member.
Modify the City Charter to delete the City
Attorney as a voting member of
the City Audit Committee and add a Bremerton
citizen as the fifth member of the Committee.
Modify the City Charter to allow the City Council
to change the waiting period for a
nonemergency ordinance from 30
days to no less than 10 days·
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PROPOSAL 1: REVISION OF THE VACANCIES SECTION
SBeT}eN-~---¥eeene~es:
The'off~ee-of-anY-e~eee,ve-off,ee=-sha~}-be-deemee~_veeane_en_eese
~f'fe~ure-eo-que~fY-w~eh~n-ewo-days-efeer-~he-be~nnin~_oe_ehe
ee=m'eor-wh~h-he-wes-e~e~eee~-o=-br-reasoa-~e_his_dee~A~
res~na~onT-~emevai-erom-oef~eeT-remeve~_erom_~he_e~y~
eeneinueus-ebsenee-f~em-ehe-e~ey-eor_more_ehan_eh~rey_days_dur~na
a'~e~oaY?-~neemPe~eaey-~ud~e~s~y-dee~a~ed?-e~_~he_eeeurrenee_o~
anY-eeher-even~s-whieh-are-dee~ared-by-6~a~e_baw_~o_erea~e_a
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vaeancY:"~n'~he-even~-e~-an-ex~ended-absence-or-d~sabi~y_o~_a
6°unc~'member~-~he-remain~n~-members-o~-~he-eounc~_by_a
ma~°~Y'~o~e~'ma~-aPPoin~Va-eoune~-member-pro-~emp6re-~rom_~he
resPee~e'd~s~r~c~-~o-ser~e-du~n~-~he-absence-~r-d~sab~:_
~'anY'e~ee~e~o~cer-sha~-be-absen~-~rom-~he-e~_more_~han
~h~r~'da~s'~n-an~-ca~endar-~ear-wi~hou~-~he-consen~-o~-~he
eeunei~7-un~ess-en-bus~ness-o~-~he-e~yT-h~s-ss~a~y_sha~_be
c~rresP~nd~n~Y'dim~n~shed:--~-vaeaney-oeeurr~n~-o~herw~se_~han
bY'~eea~'er'bY-~es~na~ion-a~er-reca~-pe~on-~s-~ed~_sha~
be'~i~ed'b~'aPPe~nemene-by-ehe-e~ey-eeu~e~-un~ess-ehe_unexp~red
eerm'be'ewe-rea~s-e~-~enfer:--~n-ehae-easeT-~e-sha~-be_~ed_b~
a'sPee~aJ'e~eee~enT-whjeh-sha~-be-he~d-w~ehin-s~xe~-days_a~eer
sueh'~aeaae~-eeeu~s:--~-a~eer-eh~rer-da~sT-ehe-eeune~_~s
unab~e'ee'af~ee-uPen-a-pe~sen-~e-be-appe~n~ed-~e-~i~_a_~aeane~
~n'~he'eounc~7-eoaae~-sha~-subm~-~he-names-ef-~wo_eounc~
n°m~nees'~o-~he-MaYorT-who-she~-make-~he-appein~men~_of_~he
e6une~'membeF'P~o-~empore-f~om-~hose-names-subm~ed:--A_vecancy
°~eurr~a~'bY-reea~-o~-by-~es~ma~ea-a~e~-re~a~_pe~i~n_~s
f~e~7'she~'be'f~ed-bY-spee~a~-e~ee~ioaT-wh~eh-sha~-be_he~d
w~h~a's&xeY-daYs-a~er-sueh-vaeaner-oeeurs?--~n-ehe_even~_ehae
~here-are-mere-~han-feu~-vaeane~es-~n-ehe-e~y_eeune,~7_wh~ch_are
requ&red-~o-be-f~ed-by-an-e~ee~onT-ehe-eeveFne~_she~_be
~eques~ed-~o-~empe~ar~y-f~-sueh-vaeane~es~rem_qua~ed
e~ee~e~s'~es~n~-w~h~n-~he-e~y-ef-Bremer~on-un~_~here_~s_e
quoFum-~n-ehe-e~ey-eounei~7-ee-wh~eh-~me-~he_eiey_eoune~_sha~
~mmed~a~e~Y-ee~-e-speeia~-e~ee~on-~o-permanen~y_~_sueh
vacancies=
[SECTION 7.1 - Vacancies, Events Creatina:
The DOsitiOn Of an elected?officer shall become vacant UDOn the
occurrence of any of the followina events.
1. Death.
2. Resianation.
3. Judicialiv declared incomDetencv.
4. Failure to maintain residency as reuuired by charter.
5. Failure to aualify within two days after the beainnina
of the term for which he or she was elected.
6. Continuous absence from the city for more than 30 days
durin- h~s or her term of office without consent of the
city council. unless on business of the city.
7. Conviction of or the -lea of auilty to a felony.
SECTION 7.2 - Vacancies, How Filled:
a, Mayor:
A vacancy in the office of the mayor shall be filled by
appointment by the city council but such auDointee shall hold
office only until the. next General Election, at which time a
person shall be selected to serve the remainder of the unexDired
term.
b. City Council:
In the event of an extended absence or disability of a council
member, the remainina members of the council, by a maiority vote,
may aDDOint a council member DrO tempore from the respective
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district to serve-durina the absence or disability. A vacancy
shall be filled by aPpointment by the city council but such
appointee shall hold office only until the next General
Election, at which time a person shall be selected to serve the
remainder of the unexDired term. If, after thirty days, the
council is unable to aaree u~on a person to be a~Dointed to fill
a vacancy in the council. council shall submit the names of two
council nominees to the mayor, who shall make the aPpointment of
the council member DrO tempore from those names submitted. In
the event that there are more than four vacancies in the city
council, which are reauired to be filled by an election, the
mayor shall i~ediatelv call a special election to permanently
fill such vacancies.]
PROPOSAL 2: CHANGE WAITING PERIOD FOR ORDINANCE TO TAKE EFFECT
SECTION 16 - Ordinances - When Effective:
Ordinances making the annual tax levy, ordinances relating to
local improvement assessments, ordinances making
appropriations, and [emer-encv ]ordinances containing a statement
of their urgency [and passed by unanimous vote ],shall take
effect immediately upon their .passage and publication. All other
ordinances enacted by the Council shall take effect thirty days
after the date of their passage and publication, unless [an
earlier date at least 10 days after Dassaae and publication or] a
later date is fixed therein, in which event they shall take
effect at such }eee~ [fixed] date.
PROPOSAL 3: BOARDS & COMMISSIONS - MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS
[ARTICLE IX.I
Boards and Commissions
SECTION 40 - Member Residencv Reauirement:
All members of boards and commissions established by ordinance or
charter shall be residents of the city unless otherwise provided
bv ordinance or charter. Any member of a board and commission
established by ordinance or charter who is not a resident of the
city at the time this provision takes effect shall serve out the
balance of the term for which he or she was aDDointed.]
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PROPOSAL 4: REVISION OF THE FINANCE SECTION
k ARTICLE V
Bepe=~mene-o~ Finance
SECTION 23[ - Oraanization]l
a. The Mayor shall have charge of ehe-deper~mene-o{-finance and
shall be responsible for the custody [and management of city
assets] o~-e~-~unds-end-mon~es. [The mayor shall appoint the
city treasurer subiect to confirmation by the city council. The
treasurer shall aive such bond as required by the city council.]
He-she}~-be~ex-e~e~e-~reesurer-e~-~he-e~y?-he-she}~-kee~-sueh
aeeeun~s-end~meke-sueh-reper~s-and-per~orm-such-~eher-du~es-es
ere-Prescr~bed-by-eh~s-ehereer-er-by-erd~nanee:--He-she~
des~ne~e-ene-e~-h~s-essisean~s-es-eh~e~-ess~seene-and-as-e~y
~eesurer:--He-she~-have-eher~e~-supervis~on-end-eon~ro~-o~-e~
Piers~-deeks~-wharves~-and-mun~e~pe~-bu~d~ngs-end-e~-mun~e~pe~y
owned-cemeteries:
b. There shall be an Auditing Committee comprised of the Mayor,
two City Council Members to be designated by the City Council,
and an independent consultant and Bremerton resident each of whom
shall be selected by the other members o~ the Auditing
Committee. The Auditing Committee shall appoint a City Auditor
who shall serve at the pleasure of the Committee. The City
Auditor shall only be removed by the majority vote of the entire
membership of the Committee sitting as..& whole.]
SECTION 23,1 - Powers:
The city sha~l have the Dower to law and collect taxes, incur
indebtedness, sell bonds, deposit funds, invest funds, prepare
the budact and enaaae in other activities related to finance as
provided by state law, The city council may by ordinance further
provide for the establishment-of DOliCieS directinn financial
affairs of the city, said ordinance to be consistent with state
law and with other provisions of this charter,]
SEeT}eN-~4~
Presen~men~-~heY-sha~-be-s~emped-by-~he-ei~-~reesurer-wi~h-~he
da~e'o~'Presen~men~7-w~h-~he-no~e~on-~No~-pa~d-~or-~aek-o~
~unds~7-and-~heree~er-sa~d-werran~s-sha~-beer-~n~eres~-e~_~he
re~e'of'sueh-Percen~-per-annum-as-~he-merke~-requ~res:
SECTZON 25[ - Receipt, Cus~ody, and Disbursement oZ Funds]Z
[All revenues accruina to Or belonaina to the city shall be under
the control oZ the council. All payments authorized by the
council shall be by warrants drawn upon the treasurer, sianed by
the mayor and city clerk, The City Treasurer shall receive [and
kee~] all monies due and belonging to the City, and all trust
~unds held b~ the City, and shall keep an accurate detailed
account o~ the same in such manner as to show the exact ~inancial
condition oZ the City. [The ~reasurer shall open and keep
separate and distinct accounts ~or each ~und as required by state
law. The city treasurer shall at the close o~ each month re~ort
to the city council all the monies received and disbursed durina
the month.] He-she~-make-a-eemp~e~e-i~em~zed-reper~-~o-~he
eeu~e~-nee-~e~e~-ehan-~he-~5~h-dey-ef-~he-men~h-~o~ew~n~_e~
mea=es'reeeived-ead-Pe~d-eue-b~-h~m-dur~af-ehe-preeed~f-meaeh~_
Se~d'~reesuFe~-she~-~ve-~o-~he-e~erk-e-da~iy-s~a~emen~-o~-bank
be~eaeeT-ef-e~Y-men~es-and-el~-men~es-en-haad:--He-she~-noe
~eaa'enY-o~-~he-funds-oF-o~herw~se-d~spese-of-~he-same~-exeep~-~n
aeeordsnee-w~h-~aw:--He-sha~-keep-s~-funds-end-be-~espens~b~e
~he~efor'and-sha~-~ePes~-~he-same-~n-one-~r-mere-banks-ef-~he
e~Y'of'B~eme~on-sub~ee~-~e-~he-baws-o~-~he-6~e~e-of-Wash~n~on
end'anY'~u~es-and-~e~u~a~ons-wh~eh-~he-eounei~-mey-preser~be:-
~mmed~s~e~Y-ef~er-~he-enaua~-~ex-~evy7-~he-Treasurer-shal~-epen
ead'keeP'sePe~e~e-end-dis~ne~7-eeeeun~s-wi~h-eeeh-spee~e~-fan~
mede'aeeessarY-by-~ew-end-sha~-ered~-sueh-funds-w~h-~axes
eei~ee~edT-end-~he-seme-she~-reme~n-se-eFed~ed-end-she~_be
Pe~d'ea~'on~r-~n-~he-Parmen~-of-we~ren~s-drawa-e~a~ns~-sa~d-fund:
[SECTION 25,1 - Use oZ Funds:]
All Zundsvoted by ~he people, by special tax or otherwise ~or a
special purpose, shall be used ~or that purpose and Zor no other,
and no ~unds shall be diverted ~rom the purpose ~or which it was
originally assessed, collected or voted by the people without the
proposition ~he~efe~-~s [havin- been] submitted to a vote oZ the
people and authorized by a~ least a majority vote at either a
special or general election*--The-e~y-T~easurer~-eppein~ed-by
~he'MeYo~7-sha~-g~ve-s~eh-bend-es-requiFed-by-~he-eoune~: