HomeMy WebLinkAbout1068 WHEREAS, the State Legislature at its last session
passed Chapter 294 of the Laws of 1959, which is known as
"Washington Minimum Wage and Hour Act", and
WHEREAS, there has arisen wide spread controversey
as to whether or not the provisions of such act are applicable
to municipalities and particularly to cities of the first class,
and
WHEREAS, a final judicial decision on this issue is of
vital importance to all municipalities and for that reason
the first class cities at their regional meeting held August
12, 1959 at Seattle, Washington adopted a resolution a Copy
of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein which
resolution is self-explanatory, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said resolution the City Council
deems it advisable and to the best interests of the city
that it adopt the resolution substantially as suggested in
the resolution of the first class cities above mentioned and
adopted hereto, Now, Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON:
That having heretofore examined and studied the
questions involved in respect to the application of Chapter
294, Laws of 1959 to municipalities and to the City of Brem-
erton and having rendered its opinion thereon, the City
Attorney be and he is hereby ordered and directed to co-operate
in all respects with the executive board of the Washington
State Association of Municipal Attorneys in determining
which city of the first class should institute the necessary
and suitable proceedings to raise and test the applicability
of this act to municipalities and to take all steps necessary
to accomplish this purpose and, in the event that the City of
Bremerton is selected as the city best suited to raise the
essential issues necessary to a full and proper determination
thereof, then in that event said City Attorney be and is
hereby instructed and authorized to institute and prosecute
such suit and all legal proceedings in connection therewith
to a final and ultimate determination and is authorized to
continue to co-operate and work with other city attorneys in
the prosecution of such litigation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in the event a city other
than the City of Bremerton is selected for the purposes above
provided, then in that event the City Attorney of Bremerton
be and is hereby instructed and authorized to co-operate in
all respects with such other city and its legal representatives
in the preparation of trial and appeal of such case and in
connection with such litigation the City of Bremerton shall
contribute to all of the costs thereof, except attorney's
fees, together with other cities of the first class rateability
on the basis of population.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clekk
in authentication of such passage this 2nd day of September,
1959.
~.' O. DOMSTAD~ Ma-~or--- '
ATTEST:
E. H. T. McGOWAN, City Clerk