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Minutes of Regular Session of September 11, 1e4p, concinuCu
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ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
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Civil Service Emergency Ordinance
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A proposed emergency ordinance to provide funds to defray the costs of operation of the
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Civil Service Commission during the balance of the year 1945 was presented and read
for the first reading as follows:
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Townsend providing for the immediate expenditure
of money from the current expense fund of said City during the year
1945, for the purpose of defraying the administrative costs of the
Civil Service Commission of said City and declaring an emergency.
YJHEREAS, at the time of the adoption of the official budget for the current
fund of the City of Port 'Townsend for the year 1945, the administrative
expense
costs of the Civil Service Commission of said City could not have been foreseen.
WHEREAS, it has been now determined that the sum of Two Hundred (;;200.00)
is a sum sufficient to defray such costs.
NOY:, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT T0781SE1N), DO OFMAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. That an emergency is hereby Sbund and declared to exist, requiring
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the immediate appropriation of money for the current expense fund of said City to
be expended during the year 1945,of the sum of Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars,
apportioned to budget classifications as follows:
Salaries and wages 175.00
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Sundry & Miscellaneous 25.00
Section 2. That the City Clerk of said City be and he is hereby authorized
to issue emergency warrants upon the current expense fund of said City, not exceeding
the said sum of Two Hundred (ti200.00) Dollars upon the presentation of properly
approved vouchers.
Section 3. That this ordinance be published once in the Port 'io•+:nsend Leader,
to be in force and take effect five (5) days from and after the date of such publica-
tion.
PASSED by the City Council September , 1945.
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APPROVED by the Mayor September , 1945.
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ATTEST:
MAYOR
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CitY Clerkz
This ordinance being of an emergent nature, must by law, lay over until the next re-
gular session for final action.
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Ordinance Providing for Relief and Compensation for Volunteer Firemen
A proposed ordinance providing for relief and compensation of Volunteer Firemen injured
in the line of duty and adopting provisions of Chapter 251 of the laws of Ytashington, 1945,
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was presented and read in full at this time for the first reading as follows:
ORDINANCE 140.
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AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Townsend providing for the relief and compensation
of the volunteer fireman of said city injured in the performance of=;;{',
their duties; limiting the membership in the Port TowBend Volunteer
Fire Department; creating a .,oard of Trustees to administer this
ordinance and adopting the provisions of Chapter 261 of the laws of
Washington, 1945, insofar as the same pertain to relief and compenso-
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tion only.
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THE CITY CUNCIL 0: THE CITY OF POET TOTIISEND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The membership in the Port Townsend Volunteer Fire Department,
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as now created and existing under previous ordinance, be and the same is hereby
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limited to not to exceed twenty-five (25) firemen for each one thousand (1,000)
population or fraction thereof of the city of Port 'Townsend.
Section 2. In order to make provision for the relief and compensation and
to provide protection for all members of the Port Townsend Volunteer Fire Depart-
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ment and their families from death or disability arising in the performance of
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their duties as firemen, all the provisions of Chapter 261 of the of
enacted in the year 1945 (excepting those features as pertain to the pension or
retirement of volunteer firemen) are hereby referred to and by this reference made
this ordinance as fully and effectually as if set forth herein.
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oC,�rg�lu�fq� �� , f r Section 3. There is hereby created and established a Board of 'Truutees
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for the administration of this ordinance. Such hoard shall consist of the
r Mayor, City Clerk, Chairman of the Fire and Light Committee of the City Council,
r " { } ,t r ,,; Fire Chief and one (1) member of the Volunteer Fire Department to be elected by
the members of such Volunteer Fire Department for a term of One (1) year and
w annually thereafter.
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Section 4. Immediately after the effective date of this ordinance, the
w ' ' Board of 'Trustees shall organize with the Mayor as Chairman and the City Clerkas Secretary -Treasurer; enroll the volunteer firemen who shall participate here-
under; andproceedand continuous) administer all the p p
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fr>'1 v Section 5. That this ordinance be published once in the Port Townsend Leader
to be in force and take effect from and after five (5) days from the date of such
publication.
yggi5��r T(tspl PASSED by the City Council September , 1945.
s X n� ? �',i y f _ h APPROVED by the Mayor September , 1945.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Mayor
Steele Arrives.
Councilman Steele arrived during the reading of the foregoing proposed ordinance and
assumed his proper chair in the council.
It was moved by Councilman L,ueller and seconded by Councilman Gleason that the first
reading be considered as the second reading and that the third reading be by title only.
Upon roll call vote, all five councilmen present voted in the affirmative and motion was
declared carried.
Third reading and passage.
The foregoing proposed ordinance Was read by title only for the third reading and it
was thereupon moved by Councilman Gleason and seconded by Councilman Steele that the Ordi.
do now, pass. Upon roll call vote, all five councilmen present voted in the affirmative
and motion was declared carried.
UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS.
Re: Budget Items
A discussion was held at this time relative to any items which it might be well to
include in the Mayor's preliminary budget,which should be placed on file and be available
Ito the public upon Monday next. Proper notice was taken and record made of those items
which were considered advisable to place in said preliminary budget.
ADJOURNMENT.
No further business appearing for consideration by the Council at this time, it was
moved by Councilman Steele and seconded by Councilman L;ueller that
the Council do now adj}
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carried.
Attest: mayor.
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