HomeMy WebLinkAbout72-013RESOLUTION NO. 72- 13
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ~ CHIEF OF POLICE
TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR
THE CONTROL AND DIRECTION OF CITY TRAFFIC ON
CITY STREETS FOR THE SPECIAL PURPOSE OF PROPER-
LY CONTROLLING FERRY TRAFFIC, UPON PAYMENT BY
THE FERRY OPERATOR OF A FEE FOR THE ADDITIONAL
WAGES OF POLICE PATROLMAN REQUIRED, AND AUTHORIZ-
ING THE CITY TREASURER TO ACCEPT PAYMENT FOR SUCH
SERVICES.
WHEREAS, Olympic Ferries, Inc., a Washington corporation,
have requested of the Chief of Police that special traffic direction
and control be provided by the Port Townsend Police Department for
ferry traffic using city streets in conneciton with the ferry service
of said Olympic Ferries, and
WHEREAS, said Olympic Ferry Company has agreed to pay the
sum of One Hundred Twenty-five an~.~no/100 ($125.00) Dollars per week
to the City of Port Townsend to reimburse the City for the additional
police personnel required in order to provide such additional traffic
direction and control, and
WHEREAS, it is found that such traffic direction and control
is desirable and will tend to preserve the health, welfare and safety
of the citizens of Port Townsend, now, therefore, it is
RESOLVED:
Section 1. That the Chief of Police of the City of POrt
Townsend be and he is hereby authorized and directed to provide traffic
control and direction for the handling of ferry traffic loading and
unloading in the City of Port Townsend, upon payment to the City of
Port Townsend of the sum of One Hundred Twenty-five and no/100 ($125.00)
Dollars per week, in advance, for each week that such traffic control
and direction is provided for by said police department, and provided
that all of said traffic control and direction shall be under the
exclusive jurisdiction of the Chief of Police, and that personnel in-
volved therein shall not be subject to the orders of any person other
than said Chief of Police.
Section 2. The City Treasurer of the City of Port Townsend
is here and hereby authorized and directed to accept from the Olympic
Ferries, Inc., a Washington corporation, payments in the sum of One
Hundred Twenty-five and no/100 ($125.00) Dollars per week, either
singly or for more than one week in advance, and to deposit the same
in the General Fund of the City for the purpose of defraying costs of
additional police patrolmen required for the direction and control of
traffic as hereinabove provided.
Passes at a regular meeting this 6th day of June, 1972.