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HomeMy WebLinkAbout00134 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF JUKE 2, 1959 CONTINUED220 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF JUKE 2, 1959 CONTINUED It was moved by Councilman 3lebenbaum seconded by Councilman Sullivan that the permits be } granted, motion carried. COMMUNICATIONSof j it Seattle A communicatim; from Mr John N. Rupp to the Chief of Police commending two police officer " for their help in gett`ng Mr. Rupp back to seattle on an e:aorgeney call. City Attorney Abraham read a letter from Johnson & Bearly attorneys of low from Port Ange es. f saying that Bernard Petersen of Discovery Bay, who claims to be the owner of the land which the city uses as a garbage dump in belief it was county property, has retained an attorney to take action against what is claimed to be unauthorized use of the site. The atborney said that the site should be bought from Peterson by the City to avoid damages for past usag . and by purchasing the property it would make it unessary for the city to seek another garbag dump site. City Attorney Abraham said that at the present time he knew of no suit against tie - city. Mayor Leighton refferred the matter to the Councils Harbor and Health Committee. ORDINANCE I40 1362 : AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT T WUSEIM MAKING AND APPROPRIATION IN THE SUTA OF $161.5B FOR THE PAYMENT 0; PRE'S11I4 ON C)MPREFENSIVE LIABILITY INSURXNCE !i( COVERAGE FO'y, THE CITY, 2RO14 TIE: CURRENT EXPENSE FUND, j AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO DRAW WARRANTS THEREON, ,j_ • - - AND DECLARING AN %.>vRG:,24CY. It was moved by Councilman '"ueller seconded by Councilman Siebenbaum that the first 1 readin5 be.considered the second reading and the third reading be by title only. Motion 1 carried. T URD HEADING AND PASSAGE Ordinance no 1362 was read for the third t:ma by title only and it wns moved by Councilm in I Siebenbaum seconded by Councilman Avery that Ordinance No. 1362 do now pass. ]notion carried. COh^dIT 273 REPORTS Councilman 3winhoe informed the Mayor & Council that he had contacted the Chief of Police on the loading zone for Mr Keith Shannon and that the Chief of Police had contacted Iar. Shen &n �andxttat and Mr. Shannon seemed to be satisfied with the outcome. !i Ii rl ec OLD BUSINESS i 1 i Councilman ,dueller reported that vandalism had been reported to him by Mr. Wenzler at the (Library, - saying rocks had been thrown from the vie nity of the Baptist Church, smashing larg windows Ion the librarys east side, and scattering glass and rocks all around the library interior. Tie I, damage estimated to be around.$`80.00 and there was prev ous damage to the flagpole, Mayor (Leighton said she would informs the police to keep a sharper lookout in that area. Fire Chief Robert Jones reported to the City Council that snout 20 members of the City y - (Fire Department had compledtsd a course of instruction presented in recent months by the State Vocational Board of Training. Officers from departments in Seattle, Tacoma, Bellingham, Everett and other cities, came here to give the instruction in all types of firefighting and emergency procedures. Bnief Jones felt the knowledge acquired will be reflected in the wor of the fire departmen in the future. Vayor Leighton again remidded the Council of the annual convention of the Association of Iwashington Cities June 10, 11, 12. E. IV. Frahklin appeared before the Council as representative from the 22nd and 24th Stree Sewer District. He retorted the new sewer there had been completed and had been completely paid for by users and would be happy to turn it ov r to the City. Mayor Leighton thanked Mr Franklin and member applauds the action of the sewer district. ADJOUR41M T As there was no further business to come before the Council at this time it was moved by Councilman Lindsey seconded by Councilman Siebenbaum that the meeting do now adjourn. Motion carried. �C� LLB" '--7.Ci .7�L• L � -�'�_ IQYOR ATTrST i' t OF JUNE 9, 1959 221 June 9, 1959 Port Townsend Washington The City Council of the City of Port Townsend met in special session this 9th day of Jim 1959, at 7:30 Pia in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, Mayor Leighton Presiding. ROLL CALL Officers and members present were as follows: Mayor Leighton, City Atbnrney Abraham, City lark Youngblood, Councilmen Mueller, Lafferty, 3iebenbaum, Lindsey, Swinhoe. Councilmen ullivan & Avery arrived during the reading of the minutes. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS SESSION Minutes of the Presvious session were read in full and approved as read. BUILDING POMITS " The following building permits were presented and acted upon as follows: OB Engvolsen, ReRoof, Asbestos, 503 Firs St., t250.00 JG Logan, ReRoof & Addition, BIX151, Frame & Shingles, Rose & V, $2,500.00. Curtis Russ, House, 59IX35t, Frame, Cass & Jefferson, h6,000.00. ® D M Chase, Re -Model Kitchen, Frame, 1231 Monroe, $200.00. Fred H. Dull, FOE 182, Sidewalks, 721X61, 201X4I, Quincy & Wash. Concrete, $200.00. Karl Schade, Porch, 61W , Frame & Glass, 340 Pierce St., $100.00. It was moved by Councilman Mueller Seconded by Councilman Siebenbaum that the permits be Lk;rnnted, motion carried. vyr NEVI & OBD BUSINESS ' Mayor Leighton informed the Council that the reason for this special meeting was due to the new wage law that effected the City of Port Townsend and asked City Attorney Abraham to f wexplain the new law. City *ttorney Abraham said that the new law was for 40 hours aweek and time and a half for all overtime, which would definitely would effect the police deptartmont, ad fire department. The law was to take effect on the llth of June rand that lie had set up wage scale on the hourly rate that would not effect the budget for the balance of the year. fter considerable more discussion the City Clerk read the following resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 59-3 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE HOURLY IMAGES, THE HOURS TO BE Yi0RKE-D EACH DAY AND EACH WEEK AND ESTABLISHING MINIMUM MONTHLY SALARIES FOR CERTAIN SPECIFIED E14PLOYEES OF THE CITY OF PORT TOa1ISEND, 17ASHINGTON. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, as follows: Section 1. It shall be the policy of the City of Port Townsend to pay employees occupyii os Toff n�cified in this Resolution at not less than One Dollar ($1.00) per hour, aid the all such employees working in excess of forty hours, in any week or eight hours in any day, `x nd one-half times the employees hourly rate. Section 2. The hourly rateof pay for the specified city positions shall be as follows: TITLE OF EMPLOYEE POSITION REGULAR HOUR RITE OF PAY ' Police Patrolman $1.5525 Fire Dept. Truck Driver 1.265 Garbage Collector 2.019 Water Department Clerk 1.573 Water Department Deputy Clerk 1.786 Water Department Residue Clerk 1.00 ® Janitor (City Iiall & Library) 1.50 pater Dept. Repairman, Sr. 2.163 Nater Dept. Repairman, Jr. 2.076 Librarian 1.00 Park Caretaker 1.442 Asst. Park Caretaker 1.25 ® Gragerman 2.019 1 Clerk, Garbage Dept. & Treasurer 1.4422 t Section 3. Trio regular work week of the employees occupying the positions set out in S ec on . shall be forty (40) hours per week. Provided, that the employees of the follol' n (specified positions shall have the following hours each week as their regular work week. TITLE OF POSITIO14 NO. OF HOURS TO:% WORKED EACH WEEK � Police Patrolman 48 hours Fire Dept. Truck Driver 56 Hours j Water Dept. Residue Clerk 12.5 hours Librarian 25 Hours =„}( Assistant Park Caretaker 25 Hours Section 4. It shall be the responsibility of the ]leads of offices and department heads _ -F chedule the shifts and hours of work of employees or their respective offices. Provided, (Ithat it shall be permissible for employees, by mutual agreement, to exchange shifts or hours pf work with the consent of the office or department head. Section 5. Each department and office head shall maintain a daily time report for each ©mp oyFau er his jurisdiction. Such time card shall show the date and the hours worked. - fours worked shall to kept and paid to the neares one-half hour. 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