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Home My WebLink About00502 MINUTES OF STATUTORY (BUDGET) SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL MONDAY OCTOBER 4 1937I a .s I/ ' - r . ,� r a ."� - -.. ' ; ',; ., _-- _ _ - I J�i�., k'{� rt.{'•+ � C.'. i r � - . 38 339 I P l - I 1 1 t , ,1 ', n �. ril�ul titSe�•A��M. qy �iw rcyy,' MINUTES OF STATUTORY (BUDGET) SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL MONDAY OCTOBER 4 1937 Minutes of Statutory Session of October 4/37 continued. ' PORT 'T'OWNSEND, WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 4, 1937. r ,rt �a°` '° �'1 Budget consideration continued. The CITY COUNCIL of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, met in Statutory Session Under °EstLnated Receipts, Current Expense Fund" the following changes were made this 4th day of October, 1937, at 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, Mayo by unanimous agreement, to -wit: The item of Salaea of Tax Title Property was increased ! H. L. Hirtzler, presiding. from $400.00 to 486.02; the item of "Liquor Act Revenues, from State" vase increased from $4850.00 to $5500.00; the item of"Police Court Fines" was increased from $500.00 to $600.0 ROLL CALL. and the items of "Justice of the Peace Fines, from County,$100.00, and "Amusement Games", Upon Roll Call, those answering present were Mayor H. L. Hirtzler, City Attorney 1 T $500.0011 were stricken out entirelyt The Tax Levy was reduced from 11.50 mills to 11.00 s! ,` „{"v'., mills and the amount of estimated taxes reduced from $10,569.79 to $$10,110.23. W. J. Daly, City Clerk C. F. Christian, and Councilmen W. S. Lafferty, Paul H. Sather, R,:,EI Ammeter, Tony DeLeo, Peter Naughton and R. W. Brown; Councilman Lewis arriving later in the Water Department session. and Park Department. BUDGET SESSION. In consideration of the budgets for the Water Department and the Park Department, no changes were suggested or made, leaving the said budgets as revised by the Mayor. Mayor Hirtzler stated that the purpose of the session was the consideration of {! the city budget for 1938, as provided by Statute. City Street Budget: 1 ' The City Clerk stated that the preliminary budget as revised by the Mayor, was on file It being realized and understood that the budget submitted by the Meyer for the and that proper notice had been published to that effect and of the hearing to be held on 3 v, lr y City Street Department was only a tentative budget and that additional revenues must be this data. F J provided fransome source to properly finance the operations of the daid department for the 3% coming year, the following revisions were made, all by unanimous agreement; to -wit: BUDGET CONSIDERATION. +, The item of "Salary, 2nd Graderman" was changed from $400.00 to $1320.00; the item of Mayor Hirtzler thereupon announced that consideration of the budget for the year }i "Gasoline was increased from $600.00 to $800.00; the item of"Repairs and Replacements" was P 1938 was now in order. �f� h increased from $500.00 to $700.00; the item of "Material and Supplies" was increased from Unanimous Itenn.i"" r i $200.00 to $278.67. yi It was mutually agreed, without vote, that all revisions made by`s,, Under "Estimated Receipts", a levy of 1.50 mills for taxation was added and the esti- unanimous consent, should be included in one motion to that effect at the conclusion of the�Jr, mated amount placed at $1,378.67. hearing. Z Library Budget, First,Ry+ 'F* ! No changes were made or suggested in the budgets for Bond Redemption and Interest Fund , t �{ `�°{which completed the consideration of the city budget for the year 1938. It was moved by Councilman Naughton and seconded by Councilman Brown the budget for the Public Library be first taken up. Motion declared carried. Unanifflous Changes Confirmed. {{ �� i,�,' tk_,, ;' `° ,- s r.; It was moved by Councilman Lafferty and seconded by Councilman Naughton, that all Statement b�City Attorney: i{ ;= changes made in the budget by unanimous agreement, be now confirmed and adopted. Upon Roll City Attorney Daly, at this time, informed the Council that he desired to go on 1 .j call vote, all seven Councilmen voted in the affirmative and motion waa declared carried. record with the following statement: Complete Budget Adopted. The question of the balancing of the budget for all general administrative purposes 1 r € It was then moved b Councilman Lafferty under the so-called "40-mill" bill or initiative, seems to me to place all the tax control- t` a ,' ';n y and seconded by Councilman Broom, that t e ed funds of the city on a common basis, and no particular fund or city function should have �� J �` f' City Budget as revised at this session be now adopted and that the City Attorney be, and he any particular preference over another, but all prospective tax receipts and miscellaneous !�� " ,; is hereby directed to prepare the necessary ordinances to confirm the said budgets and to receipts should be thrown in a common .pot and the beat budget possible worked out therefrom " t) r ,, submit same at the next regular session of the Council. Upon Roll call vote, all seven � if , to the end that the government of the city be carried on at the least possible expense for Councilmen voted in the affirmative and motion was declared odrried. the greatest number. k Adjournment. Library Budget Adopted. ti Upon motion of Councilman Lafferty, seconded by Councilman Brown, the Council vo- The proposed budget for the Public Library visa then taken up and read item by its I c Ns° %. ted to adjourn. A full, true and correct copy of the said budgets is hereafter appended. There being no suggested changes or revisions, it was moved by Councilman Naughton and sea ended by Councilman Brown that the budget for the Public Library be,adopted as not forth in �¢ Lr the revised preliminary budget. Upon Roll Cell vote, all six Councilmen present voted in K ' Attest: the affirmative and motion was declared carried. Mayor L e w 1 s A r r 1 v_ a a. Council F. G. Lewis arrived at this time and took his seqt in ��g Y ,IV Ourrent Expense Budget. (the Council. 7d , •y Clerk. The Current Expense budget bras then taken up and upon reading the items of the ti budget for the several departments, no changes or revisions were suggested or made in the i cr 1<�4 following departments, to -wit: Mayor and City Council, City Treasurer, City Clerk, City At- torney, Court Costa other than Police Court, City Engineer, Elections and Registrations, CITY BUDGET FOR 1938 AS ABOVE ADOPTED. Police Court, City Hall. CURRENT EXPENSE FUND, Recess: It was moved by Councilman Sather and seconded by Councilman Brown that the Ze`43 {, al ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES. Council recess for lb minutes. Motion carried and recess declared. Estimates Estimates Expended { Re -convened, and Roll Call " Mayor and City Council: for 1938 for 1937 in 1936 ; , i +a) „� 'r � Council re -convened at 8:15 o'clock p.m. and upon roll { " Advertising and Publishing $ 100.00 $ 100.00 $ 110.59 call, the following answered present: Mayor H. L. H&rtzler, City Attorney W. S. Daly, City ��' f' ^` .j Supplies and Miscl. 25.00 25.00 15.17 Clark C. F. Christian, and Councilmen W. S. Lafferty, Paul H. Sather, Fred G. Lewis,R. E. 77 it Fee, and Expenses, for Membership Ammeter, Tony'DeLeo, Peter Naughton and Robt. ';t, Brown. }Y in Asaoc'n of Washington Citibs 100.00 75.00 10.00 Police Department. Cost of Underwriting 1911 Refund Bonds) 100.00 Resuming consideration of the bud et, it was moved by ^ouncilman s S j Attorneys Approving Opinion ) 300.00 Ammeter and seconded by Councilman Brown that the item of '�Gasolj,pe-'andoile!', .:" under Po- , 1 lice Department budget, be reduced from ,$300.00 to .$280.00, and that an item of $20.00 be Totals'.... 225.00 600.00 135.76 added as Civil Service Levy to conform to the new State law. Upon Roll Call veto, all seven Councilman voted in the affirmative and motion was declared carried. City 'T'reasureb: i Me71or Hirtzler then stated that by unanimous agreement the item of "Sale 2nd Pa- �' .' aC ale Treasurer 1200.00 120 00 1200.00 trolman' had been reduced from J1320.00 to $1200.00.' 1 Salary, 0. i Clerk Hire 20.00 20.00 Office Supplies 50.00 50.00 31.01 f By unanimous agreement, the item of Repairs and Replacements, under Fire Department, f' Postage, 'Telegraph, Telephone 15.00 15.00 9.35 was reduced from $600.00 to $575.00, and an item of $25.00 added for the new Civil service ;' Advertising and Publication 10.00 7.60 2.40 levy. ( r Sundry and Misel. 25.00 20.28 5.55 l By unanimous agreement, the 'a lTypewriter to $150.00. item of "Salary, Health Officer", was reduced from $200.00 a b0.00 Pregiium on Official Benda. 150.00 By unanimous agreement, the item of "Street Lighting, Contract Service" was reduced Totals ... 1320.00 1555.00 1248.31 \ from $1900.00 to $1800.00. R