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Home My WebLink About00025 SESSION OF OCTOBER 2, 1956, CONTINUED.I li 36 h1I1IUTES OF REGULAR SESSION OF OCTOBER 2, 1956, CONTINUED. COMMUNICATIONS t0-wit:�� From Dolores Hoyt, City Troaauror October 1, 1956 The Honorable 'Anyor And Members of the Council City of Port Townsend Port Townsend, Washington Gentlemon: r Port Townsend 19�6 Special Water Pacific ational Bank, trus :n,, f<x' the P The in thoobnnk's Commercial Department an I Revenue Bond issue :,,.r ononod for the City'Th'easuror'P only in redeeming bonds and/or capons the account that may be prnsontod hore for a eThe bank has requested that usn r. opening of this account be approved by the City Council. Y> Sincerely yours, } Dolores 4joyt ' 4 City Treasurer .The above cor.'munication wrea referred to the City Attorney. ORDIPYAHCES AND RESOLUTIONS f! ORDINANCE NO. 1327 1 All ORDINA?ICE making and fixing the tax levy for the City of Port Townsend for taxes for the year 1957. 1i:E CITY COU:•:CIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOl'i1YSF.IJD DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section I EThat there is hereby lovied'upon all: the tnxablo property in the Cif^ of Port Townsend, the following; stuns of money and rates of tax lovy for the different purposos, the dollar of sssessed j herein designated, for ti:e yonr 1957, and the rate of taxation upon valueation of sold City for such purposas is as follows: for the current expense fund the sum i4 FIRST: for the nayment of Current Expenses and fund is hereby fixed at 6.4 mills on the r of $1FIRST:05 and the rate of levy for said dollar. E.. ,3COl l): for the purpose '.of naint:alr.'.^.g a public Library and for the Library Fund, the of $6,919.96 and the rate of ton levy for said fund is hereby fixed at 2.6 mills on t sum the dollar. THIRD:for the purpose of maintaining a Public Park and for the Pork rand, the sum of on the $,942.83 and the rote of tax levy for said fund is hereby fixed at 2.0 mills dollar. FYJRTH:for the maintenance end improvomont of the Public Streets of the city and for Is hare - the ^ity Street Find, the sum of 66,919.9G and the rate of tax levy for said fund by fixed at 2.6 ml7.ls on the dollar. Fifth:for hospitalization and '4odical Service of Injured Paid Firemen and for ponsions j And for tine Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund, tile sum of $2,471.41 and the rate of tax ` levy for said fluid is hereby firrd at 1.0 mill on the dollar. Bonrl 1955 and interest, the sum of 1; 7,41ti_.24 I SIR'?H:for Port Townsend General OL•ligntion fund is hereby f ixed at 3.0 mill on the dollar. and the rate of tax levy for said Section II the 'Mayor and of said City are hereby authorizoy'ena'directed to , That .CityClerk certify to Vila aunty Audito_„and County :assessor of Jefferson Count ngton, the foregoing tax levy of said city. Section III That this Ordinance be published once in the Port Toanaond Len.lor to be in force end ttape effect as provided by law. � Passed by the City Council this 2nd day of October, 1956 and signed by me in authentication of its passage this 2nd day Of October,1956. DR. GEORGE BANG RIER 11 AYOR Filed by me this 2nd day of Octobor,1956 "� Attes.t: City Clerk i i It •ans moved by Councilman Mueller and seconded by Councilman Ellis that the Brat reading be considered the second readin; anfl that t'r.e third roadin, be by title only. Upon roll call vote all never Councilmen voted in the affirmative and motion carried.- . 'THIRD R1aDING AND PA33A3 rd time by title only and it Ordinance No. 1327 was read for the till was moved by Councilmen Siebenbeum and seconded by Councilman Avery that the Ordinance do now pass. Upon roll call vote allseven Councilmen presort voted in the -affirmative and motion. carried. ORDINAIXE .10. 1328 i All ORDINANCE fixing and adopting the official budget for the City of Port Townsend, eisshington, for the year 1957. I RM h1I1dUTiS OF REGULAR S's'SSIOI•I OF OCTOBER 2,1956, CONTINUED. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITO OF PORT TO'WNSEND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section I That the following be, and the same is hereby fixed and ndoptod as the official budget of the City of Port Townsend for taxation purposes, divided into the total amounts in each of the following classes comprising the wholo of said budget,to-writ: Salaries and Wnges............................................$122,765.00 Operation and Maintenance..................................0.. 87,140.06 Capital outlay..... .. ... ......... .................0.. 6,462.50 Firomen's Retiroment nnd'Ponsion.............................. 3,500.29 General Obligation Bond redemption 1955 and interest.......... 7,414.24 Section II That this Ordinance bo published once in the Pont Townsend Leader, to be in force and take effect as provided by law. Panned by the City Council this 2nd day of October, 1956. Approved by the Mayor this 2nd day of October,1956 Dr. George Bangerter Tiled by me this 2nd day of October,1956. attost: Josenh G. Rvan City Clerk It was moved by Councilman Siebenbeum and seconded by Councilman Sullivan that the first reading be considered the second reading and that the third reading be by title only. Upon roll call vote all seven Councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion oarried. THIRD READING AND PASSAGE Ordinance No. 1328 vras read for the third time by title only and it was moved by Councilman Sullivan and seconded by Councilman Avery that the Ordinance do now pass. Upon roll call vote all seven Councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion carried. UN'FINNISHED AND NEW BUSINESS At this time Mayor Bangerter announced that he was appointing Mr. Art Carney of the (Jackie Gleason Program) an honorary member of the Port Townsend Sewer Department in reconition of his great efforts on Television in the interests of Sewage, Sewers and Sewermen through the United States. Cou:'.cilman Sullivan asked Ydayor Bangerter if it would be alright for the Easements for the 19t1 Street Sewer Project could be made out to the City of Port Townsend, Mayor Bangerter referred the question to the City Attorney M.r. Stevens and the City ,attorney informed Councilman Sullivan that it would be intirely proper to do so. Councilman Muellor moved that the City Tronsurer's letter previously read be consid ered now as it was only a continuation of previous City business transacted. He then moved that the City Tressurer's request be granted. The motion was seconded by Councilman Avery and upon roll call vote all seven Councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion carried. Councilman Steve made a motion that the Trailer Park at Chetzamoka Park be discon- tinued for the reasons that it would inhance the looks of the Park and also that the City should not continue in business against private enterprise. He pointed out that a trailer park had been established in the Hilltop area and Another one was contemplated ill the San Juan ,area end reccommended that the City withdraw from compitition with these interests. He further moved that the present tonnents be notified to evacuate by January 1,1957 and that no new tennonts be accepted. After some discussion in which Councilman LYueller informed the Council that the Park Board operated independently from the City and that the proper action of -the Council would be to recommend to the Park Board that they withdraw l_om compitition with outside interests in regards to trnilor Parks. Councilman Stevens motion was withdrawn and rephrased that the Council recommend to the Park Board that they discontinue operation of the Trailer Park so as to enhance the looks of the Park Area and end compitition with private interests. The motion was seconded by Councilman Avery and upon roll call vote all seven Councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion carried, A motion :van made by Councilman Steve that the Council rewind Ordinance Ito. 1250 and create a now Ordinance raising the City Troasurer's Salary -for the term commencing in June 1960. The motion died for lack of a second when Mayor Bangorter pointed out that an Ordinance at this time would be pro -mature in that the Council might want to raise the Treasurer's Salary more in June of 1960 then they would like to At present and also that an Ordinance at `his time without point mould be a useless waste of City Monies. ADJOURINa-:NT As there :vas no further business to come before the Council at this time it was moved by Councilman Siebenbeum and seconded by Councilman Ellis that the mooting adjourn. Motion carried. .Attest: y L;.Loriv • i i