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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2027 RESOLUTION NO. 2027 Adopting the Bremerton City Council's Statements of Legislative Intent for the 1984 Budget. WHEREAS, on December 21, 1983, the Bremerton City Council enacted the 1984 Budget; and WHEREAS, during the 1984 Budget Review the Bremerton City Council expressed its intent in directing a number of programs be considered priority; and WHEREAS, the Bremerton City Council members have prepared Statements of Legislative Intent to give to the Mayor, City Departments and the general public; a clear statement of the Bremerton City Council's legislative intent with respect to a number of 1984 Budget issues; NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Bremerton that the Statements of Legislative Intent set forth in Attachment A to this Resolution are adopted by the Bremerton City Council for inclusion in the 1984 Budget Document. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this 9th day of May, 1984. BILL AMO E.L. STURDIVANT ROY T. MOSELY JIM ADRIAN CLYDE PACHEK ART ANDERSON PHIL DROUIN SPENCER HORNING RUSS JOHNSON MORRIE DAWKINS, Mayor ATTEST: KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY, Clerk ATTACHMENT A TO RESOLUTION 2027 5-1-84 Page 1 BREMERTON CITY COUNCIL 1984 STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT I. It is the intent of the Bremerton City Council to pursue implementation and completion of several priority programs during 1984. These programs are: A. LAND USE PLANNING: The completion of a comprehensive planning map and a zoning map for both present and future use and the completion of zoning ordinances are considered the top priority items of City business. Included in this program should be a change to the annual review dates for the Bremerton Comprehensive Plan to the second quarter of the year. B. ORDINANCE REVIEWS: Establish a departmental sponsorship for each ordinance and resolution.. Sponsor departments would be responsible for periodic reviews of all ordinances and automatic review/sunsetting during the tenth year after enactment. C. ADMINISTRATION OF GRANT PROGRAMS: Develop a program for prioritizing grants. This would include an overall grants aquisition strategy for the City. Included within the program would be the role of the Council and the Administration in determining types of grants to be pursued, methods of prioritizing, a system for periodic reporting on progress, and a system for monitoring progress. D. COMPREHENSIVE PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN: Identification of the parking needs within the City and development of a plan which offers options for meeting those needs. This plan would include but necessarily be limited to designated .parking areas, rates for parking, types of collection systems, and neighborhood parking areas. E. KITSAP LAKE WATER QUALITY STUDY: Phase II of the Water Quality Study should be pursued as soon as possible. As a minimum, Phase II should include a watershed management program; also included would be ordinance recommendations, for both City and County implementation, to prevent further deterioration of Kitsap Lake. F. PROCESSING OF PERMITS AND PROSECUTION OF VIOLATIONS: Bremerton requires improved methods for processing permits and prosecution of building, fire, and zoning code violations. A program with options on how to accomplish these requirements should be briefed to the Council prior to the mid-year budget review. G. PARKS DEPARTMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The current Parks Department Comprehensive Plan is seriously outdated. A significant update to this plan will be accomplished 5-1-84 Page 2 STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT prior to the presentation of the 1985 executive budget to the Council. It is requested that an estimate of the situation for each of the above programs be presented to the Council at the earliest possible date to accomplish the above priorities not later than July 31, 1984. The plans for programs A, C and E, above, should be in within sixty days after the complete staffing of the Planning Department as delineated in the 1984 budget. II. It is also the intent of the Bremerton City Council to establish an annual budget cycle. This cycle is as follows: A. Review of the Comprehensive Improvement Plan April B. Establishment of Goals, Objectives and Priorities May C. Revenue Review and Projections; Mid Year Adjustments July D. Intergovernmental Agency Funding (Includes Library) August E. Presentation of Executive Budget Priorities October F. Departmental Program Budget Presentations November G. Finalization of the Budget December H. Publish the Final Budget February III. It is the intent of the Bremerton City Council to establish broad guidelines for administration of the 1984 budget. A. DEPARTMENTAL BASELINE ORGANIZATION: The City executive managers will establish a baseline organization for each Department. Once the recognized baseline positions have been established and provided to the Director of Personnel, A department manager can (within the parameters of the Civil Service Regulations, Council confirmation requirements, Resolution 1975 and the 1984 budgeted departmental personnel services) fill any or all positions. A copy of the recognized baseline organization will be provided to the Council and will be subject to review Justification and modification during the Department's 1985 budget presentation. B. MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION: Dollars allocated for the preventative maintenance of Bremerton equipment and facilities will be spent on maintenance and not reallocated for other purposes. Any reprogramming of funds presently designated for maintenance shall require prior approval of the City Council. C. TRAINING: It is the intent of the City Council of Bremerton that no funds allocated for minimum levels of 5-1-84 PaEe 3 STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT training will be reprogrammed for other purposes without prior approval of the City Council. The City Council desires that the Administration develop appropriate annual training plans which include prioritization of training requirements and establish minimum training requirements to meet the needs of the City and that each department develop a separate budget category under which training is accounted. D. POLICE RADIOS: Total requirements for police radios were not able to be funded in fiscal year 1984. It is the intent of the Council to provide the balance of the funding for the remaining radios from future funds. Further, the Council authorizes same model procurement of the additional radios to insure standardization, interchangeability and ease of maintenance. E. RESCUE BOAT: The City Council recognizes the desirability of such a boat. Should a boat excise tax be implemented in Kitsap County, the procurement of a rescue boat for joint Police and Fire Department use would be a high priority for use of these funds. IV. It is the intent of the Bremerton City Council to provide the Administration with considerations, requests for information or actions as follows: A. MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION & RETENTION PROGRAM: It is the Counoil's objective and intent to implement the management Compensation and Retention Program; the Council will address this subject with the Personnel Director within 30 days of the passage of this resolution. B. LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICY: It is the policy of the City of Bremerton that the law enforcement policies of the City should be determined by the Chief of Police and the Mayor of the City of Bremerton. However, it is necessary that the Mayor keep the City Council informed, well in advance, of any major changes to this policy in order that appropriate budget adjustments may be made to compensate for these changes. C. HEARING EXAMINER: The city Council encourgages staff and the Administration to pursue a Hearing Examiner concept for land use. This concept will only be considered after approval of zoning ordinances and maps, and if such a system includes an option of appealing Hearing Examiner decisions to the City Council. D. FRANCHISE MANAGEMENT: The City council considers that improved franchise management procedures need to be developed and that policies for administration of these procedures need to be promulgated and enacted. These management policies and procedures should cover not only future franchises but the administration of current franchise agreements; staff is requested to present an 5-1-84 Page 4 STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT interim update during the third quarter 1984. E. BOAT RAMP: Due to its inadequacy and high probability of liability to the City, the Council considers that the current Kitsap Lake facility should be closed and that the City park lands at the south end of the lake should be opened as soon as possible to provide a public facility for boat launching and parking. F. NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME WATCH: Council encourages this program and its expansion including increased promotion, citizen involvement and training, placement of street warning signs, etc. G. ALCOHOLISM COUNSELOR: The City Council suports this program. However, since it is a new program City Council expects a formal written report on the progress and succes of implementation of the Alcohol Counselor program under the Muncipal Judge not later than July 1, 1984. H. RISK MANAGER: The City Council recognizes the need for increased risk management. The Council has authorized the employment of a part-time risk manager, subject to the condition that a report of the progress and success of the risk manager be provided to council quarterly, beginning third quarter 1984.