HomeMy WebLinkAbout5190 ORDINANCE NO. 519
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, amending Section 2.30.020
"Employees included in Civil Service ", Section 2.16.020
entitled "Fire Chief — Position Created and Appointment" and
Section 2 19 020 entitled "Chief of Police — Position Created
and Appointment" of the Bremerton Municipal Code relating to
Civil Service
WHEREAS, the current provisions of the Bremerton Municipal Code classify
the positions of Fire Chief and Chief of Police as Civil Service positions, and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to exempt the positions of Fire Chief and
Chief of Police from the City's Civil Service System as authorized pursuant to RCW
4108 050 and RCW 41 12 050, NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1. Section 2 30 020 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled
"Employees included in Civil Service" is hereby amended to read as follows
2.30.020 EMPLOYEES INCLUDED IN CIVIL SERVICE.
(a) Except as set forth in subsection (b) below, mall full time paid employees of
the Police Department and the Fire Department are included in and covered by the City's
Civil Service System
(b) With the exception of the incumbent Chief of Police and Fire Chief on the
effective date of the ordinance creating this subsection, the positions of Chief of Police and
Fire Chief shall be exempt from, and shall not be classified positions under the City's Civil
Service System
(c) As authorized pursuant to Section 31 of the City Charter, all other employees
of the City are exempt from the City's Civil Service System
SECTION 2. Section 2 16 020 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled
"Fire Chief — Position Created and Appointment" is hereby amended to read as follows
2.16.020 FIRE CHIEF - POSITION CREATED AND APPOINTMENT.
There is hereby created the position known as Fire Chief The Fire Chief of htsAe"
designee shall sen as Fife Mafshall fef the City. With the exception of the incumbent Fire
Chief occupying the position on the effective date of the ordinance creating this exemption,
the position of Fire Chief shall be exempt from, and shall not be a classified position under
the City's Civil Service System , the pesitten ef Fife Chief shall
system. be s*eet to the City's eivil semee The Fire Chief shall be appointed by the Mayor,
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subject to confirmation by the City Council, on the basis of professional experience, education
and demonstrated knowledge of accepted practices relating to the duties of the department
All appointees to the position of Fire Chief are terminable at will by the Mayor except for the
incumbent Fire Chief who shall be subject to the City's Civil Service Rules and Regulations
relating to demotion and termination All appointees to the positio o f Fire Chief shall be
SECTION 3. Section 2 19 020 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled
"Chief of Police – Position Created and Appointment" is hereby amended to read as follows
2.19.020 CHIEF OF POLICE - POSITION CREATED AND APPOINTMENT.
There is hereby created the position known as Chief of Police With the exception of
the incumbent Chief of Police occupying the position on the effective date of the ordinance
creating this exemption, the position of Chief of Police shall be exempt from, and shall not be
a classified position under the City's Civil Service System P uff ant to t h e City Ghmter -, the
City's position of Chief ef Peltee shall be subjeet to the The Chief of
Police shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the City Council, on the
basis of professional experience, education and demonstrated knowledge of accepted practices
relating to the duties of the department All appointees to the position of Chief of Police are
terminable at will by the Mayor except for the incumbent Chief of Police who shall be subject
to the City's Civil Service Rules and Regulations relating to demotion and termination All
appointees to the position of Chief of Peltee shall be subjeet to the City's ewil ser-Viee E:Efles
and regulatteas relating to demotion and tea:nina4ten
SECTION 4. Severabihty If anyone or more sections, subsections, or
sentences of this Ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance and the same shall remain in full
force and effect
SECTION S. Effective Date This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
ten (10) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law
PASSED by the City Council the L day of 2012
JIM McDONALD, Council President
Approved this h 1 r * day of 4 edUS7 , 2012
PATTY LE Mayor
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ATTEST APPROVED AS TO FORM
4 AVNNON �COR�IN., City Clerk ROGER A LUBOVICH, City Attorney
PUBLISHED the day of 1444& , 2012
EFFECTIVE the day of , 2012
ORDINANCE NO .5190
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
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STATE OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY OF KITSAP
I, Christine Kendrick, being first duly sworn on oath, deposes and says That she is now, and at all times
embraced in the publication herem mentioned was the principal clerk of the printers and publishers of
KITSAP SUN, that said newspaper has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior Court
of the County of Kitsap, in which County it is published and is now and has been for more than six months
prior to the date of the publication hereinafter referred to, published in the English language continually as
a daily newspaper in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, a weekly newspaper in Kitsap County,
Washington and is now and during all of said time, was printed in an office maintained in the aforesaid
place of publication of said newspaper, that the following is a true text of an advertisement as it was
published in regular issues (and not in supplement form) of said newspaper on the following date, to wit
And on August 17, 2012 such newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said
period The full amount of the fee charged for the foregoing publication is the sum of $41 56 This amount
has not been paid in full
(Signature of Principal Clerk)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of August 27, 2012
Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, Kitsap County
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CASSANDRA A CAPAS
Notary Public
State of Washington
My Commission Expires
February 04, 2014
ORDINANCE NO 5190
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, amending Section 2 30 020
"Employees included in Civil Service ", Section 2 16 020 entitled "Fire Chief - Position Created and
Appointment" and Section 2 19 020 entitled "Chief of Police - Position Created and Appointment" of
Bremerton Municipal Code relating to Civil Service
PASSED by the City Council on the 15th day of August, 2012
The full text of this ordinance is available from the City Clerk's Office, 345 Sixth Street, Suite 600,
Bremerton, WA 98337
August 17, 2012
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