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Home My WebLink About00090 MINUTES OF S`PATUTORY ( BUDGET) SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL, October 6, 1941.MINUTES OF S`PATUTORY ( BUDGET) SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL, October 6, 1941. Port Townsend, 17ash. The City Council of the city of Port Townsend, ';lashington met in Statutory session this 6th day of October, 1941 at 7:30 o'clock P.M. in the Council chambers of the City Hall, Mayo H. E. Anderson presiding. ROLL CALL Upon Roll Call, officers and members answering present were Mayor H. E. Anderson, City Attorney, ';.. J. Daly, City Clerk, C. F. Christian and councilmen, J. F. Maroldo, Robt. ',7 Brown, 1.7n.'Lam:r.ers, Sr. and Dennis Sullivan; councilmen, J. I.T. Carroll and ';1. B. Cornett ar- riving later in the session. BUDGET SE CSION Mayor Anderson stated that the purpose of this session was the consideration of the Cit Budget for the year,•1942 as provided by Statute. The City Clerk informed those present that the preliminary budget as revised by the Linyor was on rile and that public notice had been published to that effect and of the hearin to be :.eld on this date. BUDGET CO;:SDERATION Mayor Anderson thereupon announced that consideration of the Budget for the year 194X was now in order. The order of the meeting was informal general discussion and all changes in the pre- liminary budget as hereafter noted were arrived at by unanimous agreement of those present. It was suggested and agreed that items of Salaries and '.ages in all departments be con- sidered as a whole later in the meeting and that all other items be considered consecutively as listed under the separate funds as follows: Current Expense Fund Budget. "'he item State Auditor, "Auditing Accounts" was cut from $350.00 to $150.00 and the item "Travel h`xpense" etc, 'Mayor and Councilmen)" was raised from $250.00 to $450.00 making no change in the total of the general heading, General City Government". The item,"Clerl; Hire" of the City Treasurer's budget was cut from $200.00 to $100.00. The item "Supplies and Miscellaneous" of the Police Court budget was cut from $25.00 to 1;20.00. The item "Purchase of Real Estate" (Capital Outlay) was added to the budget for the City hall Building and the sun of $105.00 provided. I Olynpic Gravity 71ater Fund No changes in the items of the budget for this fund were considered necessary or advis- �ble. _ Library and Park Funds No changes were recor.-mended in the various items of these two funds and amounts and !items remained as presented. ECity Street Fund The item ""'ages and Labor" was cut from $ 1,660.00 to $1,650.00 and the item ";!ages Emergency Labor" was cut from $600.00 to $180.00. An item "Engineering Street Department" was added to this budget and the sum of x450.00 provided therefore. This constituted all changes in the "City Street Fund" budget and made no change in the total as provided in the preliminary budget. Consideration of Salaries and ";ages The subject of Salaries and '.ages for city and departments! offices and enoloyees was discussed at some length with particular emphasis being placed upon the questions of the advisability of allowing t_e various increases and of the possibility of :•eceiving insuffic- ient funds so that this matter curtail expenditures under Operation and ::ainterance and Capital Outlay but no definite decision was reached at this tine and it was moved by Council, man Carroll and seconded by Councilman Sullivan that the Council do recess until 7:30 o'cloc P.:L., Tuesday, October 7, 1941. Yotion carried. Reconvened and Roll Call The City Council of the city of Port Townsend, 'aas;ington reconvened in Statutory ses- sion at 7:30 o'clock P.M. this 7th day of October, 1941 and upon Roll Call the follo-rring officers and ::embers were noted present: Mayor H. E. Anderson, City Attorney, 77. J. Daly, [City Clerk, C. F. Christian and councilmen J. F. .-"aroldo, Robt. 7.. Brown, Pm. Lan_ ers, Sr., Dennis Sullivan, J. M. Carroll and 71. B. Cornett. (= y y � Gt� I!. u It - N t(1 {x{ _ Y Minutes of Regular Session, October 6, 1941, continued.. Changes Confirmed and Budget Adopted. After a short. general discussion, it ;-:as moved by Councilman Brown and seconded by Councilman Maroldo- that no further changes be made, that changes as listed above be con- firmed and adopted, that the City Budget in.whole as revised at this session be now adopted and that the City Attorney be and is hereby directed to prepare the necessary Ordinances to confirm the said Budgets and to submit same at the next regular session of the Council. Upon Roll Call vote, all six councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion visa declared carried. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion of Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Maroldo, the council voted to adjourn. A full true and correct copy of the City Budget for the year, 1942 as adopted at this session is hereafter appended. Mayor Attest: (� f�- Ci y Uierx r: CITY BUDGET FOR 1942 AS ABOVE ADOPTED CURRANT EXPENSE FUND. ESTIiiATED EXPENDITURES. Estimates Estimates Estimates j GEI;ERAL CITY GOV Rt 01T. for 1942 for 1941 in 1940 Advertising and Publishing ve 100.00 100.00 79.34 Supplies and Miscellaneous 25.00 25.00 21.60 Membership Fee, Assoc. of ;lash. Cities 100.00 100.00 100.00 State Auditor, Auditing Accounts 150.00 350.00 ,'•; Travel Expense, etc. (Mayor & Councilmen) 450.00 ------ ------ Totals ........ 825.00 575.00 200.94 CITY TREASURER. u. ! 1 Salary, City Treasurer (6 months) 690.00 690.00 1,200.00 {{� Clerk Hire 100.00 45.00 20.50 Office Supplies 150.00 68.00 65.06 r Postage, Telephone,. Telegraph 15.00 15.00 10.30 I I Advertising and Publishing 10.00 10.00 2,50 Sundry and Miscellaneous 25.00 251;00 14�52- Premium on Off icial Bond (2 Ycars) 142.50 1 New Typewriter, 1941 (Capital Outlay) 110.00 Totals ..... 990.00 1,105.50 1,312.88 CITY CLERK. ! Salary, City Clerk 1,620.00 1,620.00 1,440.00 Clerk Hire 100.00 50.00 30.00 Office Supplies 100.00 100.00 61.78 Advertising and Publishing 50.00 60.00 ----- i Postage, Telephone, Telegraph 25.00 20.00 11.05 t Sundry and E;iscl.,.inc. Travel Expense 55.00 25.00 36.40 Totals ...... 1,950.00 1,875.00 1,579:23 CITY ATTORVE'l. Salary, Atta ney 1,080.00 1,080.00 900.00 3 Clerk & Stenographic sarvices. 25.00 25.00 ----- Office Supplies 115.00 15.00 ----- Travel Expense 20.00 20.00 ----- Sundry and ''Miscellaneous 20.00 20.00 5.00 1 Totals ..... 1,260.00 1,160.00 905.00 •- -:�- i COURT COSTS OTHER Ti:Ali POLICE COURT. Court Fees and Fees for 7Jitnesses Clerk and Stenographic Services Supplies and Miscellaneous Totals ...... 25.00 10.00 10.00 45.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 45.00 AI