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Home My WebLink About10/04/1948 Business Meeting & 8/8/1948 Adjourned Meeting1 1 II I 1 October 4, 1948 The City Commission met in regular session, Mayor Buck and 'Commissioners Bishop and Clark present on roll call. The minutes of the regular meeting of Monday, September 27, 1948, and adjourned meeting thereof were approved as read. Moved by Buck, seconded by Bishop that this being -the time for receiving bids on 500 feet of Fire Hose and Gas Masks for the Fire Dept. all bids received were rejected and the 'City Clerk instructed to readvertise for the fire hose on Monday, . the 18th day of October, 1948 at 10 :00 o'clock A.M: carried Buck, Bishop and Clark voting aye on roll call. Moved by Clark, seconded by Bishop that the report of the City Engineer of the comple- tion of the Alley Paving in Block 1, Elliott Heights Addition, Block Three, Loma Vista Addition and Block 333 'Capitol Addition; L.I.D. No. 647 is hereby deferred to a later date: carried Buck, Bishop and Clark voting aye on roll call. Moved by Buck, seconded by Clark that in compliance with Section 204 of the Uniform Building ;Code the following members were appointed to the Board of Examiners and Appeals, Leo S. Ross, Gilbert Moen, C.-E. crownover and G. D. Hall: carried Buck, Bishop and Clark voting aye on roll call. Moved by Clark, seconded by Buck that the City Engineer having reported the completion of the Alley Paving in Block 170, Huson's -Addition; L.I.D. No. 653, by the contractor, said work is hereby accepted and the City Engineer instructed to prepare an assessment roll therefor: carried Buck, Bishop and C.Iark voting aye on roll call. Moved by Bishop, seconded by Buck that the following investments purchased during the month of September, 1948, by the Investment .Committee be approved as listed: carried Buck, Bishop and Clark voting aye on roll call. City Commission, Yakima, Washington. Gentlemen: The following investments were purchased during the month of September: CEMETERY TRUST Yakima L.I.D. 618 -Bonds No. 1 to 26 5,238.93 ,C.R. FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES Yakima L.I.D. Yakima L.I.D. Yakima L.I.D. Yakima L.I.D. Yakima L.I.D. Yakima L.I.D. Yakima L.I.D. Yakima L.I.D. Yakima L.I.D. Yakima L.I.D. Yakima L.I.D. Yakima L.I.D. 605 - Warrant #4353 612 - Bonds #1 to 24 621 - Warrant #4352 629 - Warrant #4320 633 — Warrant #4346 634 - Warrant #4354 636 - Warrant #4347 647 - Warrants #4356 to 648 - Warrant #4355 653 - Warrant #x4373 to 649 - Warrant #4349 643 - Warrant #x4348 APPROVED: INVESTMENT (COMP,IITTEE N. K. Buck Mayor Pearl Benjamin City Clerk Faye Simmons Treasurer 4372 4381 11, 313.09 11,883.36 11548.30 4,964.52 2P950.99 11, 13 5.68 14,133.68 3, 444.00 53.25 910.59 1, 991.21 3,528.41 67,857.08 Grand Total ............... $ 73,096.01 Yours very truly, Faye Simmons' City Treasurer RESOLUTION NO. C-799, WHEREAS a petition has been filed with the City Clerk of the City of Yakima for the submission to the electors of the City of Yakima of amendments to the City 'Charter to the City of Yakima, Washington, Articles 2 and 3, providing for the Government of said City under the Commission- Iv7anager Plan, fixing the effective dates of said amendments and repealing Articles 2 and 3 of the .City Charter as same now exists, and said petition has been duly examined by the City Clerk and certified to the City Commission to have been signed by more than the required number of registered and qualified electors of the City and said petition further requests that said amend- ments be submitted to the electors of said-city at .a special election for their ratifi- cation or rejection, and said petition and all proceedings thereon and in connection therewith have been had in the manner provided by Article 4 of the City Charter; and WHEREAS a petition has been filed with the City Clerk of the City of Yakima for the submission to the electors of the City of Yakima of an ordinance to be entitled as follows: "ORDINANCE NO. "AN ORDINANCE prohibiting the operation of pinball or slot machines and /or other mechanical 'devises of a similar nature in places within the (City of Yakima, Washington, upon or accessable to the public or in places frequented by minors or into which minors are permitted to enter; providing a penalty for violation, fixing a time at which this ordinance ,_7 October 4, 1948 shall become effective and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith" and said petition has been duly examined by theCity Clerk and certificate to the 'City Commission to have been signed by more than the required-number of registered and qual- ified electors of the City and said petition further requests that said Ordinance be submitted to the electors of said City at a special election for their .ratification or rejection, and said petition and all proceedings thereon and in connection therewith have been had in the manner provided by Article 4 of the City Charter; and WHEREAS the .City Commission of the City of Yakima has duly passed Ordinance No. B -922 of the City of` Yakima entitled; "Aid ORDINANCE repealing Ordinance No. A -403 entitled; "An Ordinance relating to the organization, management. and operation of the Fire Depart- ment of the City of Yakima, Washington" and Section 2 of said Ordinance provides that the Ordinance shall be submitted to the electors of the City of Yakima at a special election and shall become effective upon its being approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon at said election; and WHEREAS the City Commission is of the opinion and hereby declares that an emergency exists requiring said charter amendment, said initiative ordinance and said referendum ordinance above mentioned to be submitted to and voted upon by the electors of-the City of Yakima at a special election to be held in conjunction with the State General Election November 2, 1948, NOV'-I., THEREFORE., BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COPWISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA t Section 1. That an emergency exists requiring the call of a special election for the purpose of submitting to the electors of the 'City of Yakima for their approval (1) the proposed charter amendment providing for the Government of the City under the Co:emission- Manager Plan; (2) the proposed ordinance prohibiting- pinball and slot machines in places open to the public and to, minors; (3) said ordi- nance No. B -922 and said election is hereby called to be Yield in the City of Yakima on November 2, 1948, in conjunction with and at the same time as the State General Election. Section 2. The County Auditor of Yakima County, Washington, as Supervisor of Elections is hereby requested to likewise find the existence of an emer- gency and in conjunction with the City to cause a special election to be held on said November 2, 1948; for the purpose of submitting the propositions mentioned in Section 1 to the qualified electors of the City and to give notice thereof in conjunction with the City of Yakima. That the precincts, polling places and election officials for this special election shall be the same as the precincts, polling places and election offi- cials within the- City of Yakima for the State General Election to be held on the same day and that the polls on such day shall be open from 8:00 o'clock A.M. to 8;00 o'clock P.M. That the said County Auditor as Supervisor of Elections and the officers of the City of Yakima are requested and directed to do all things necessary in connection with such election; trat a copy of said notice of election shall be published at each polling place in the City of Yakima at least-fifteen days prior to the election and -that the first publication of said notice shall be had at least fif- teen days prior to the date of said election. Section 3. That the ballot titles of said propositions to be submitted to the electors, the instructions to voters and the form of the ballot to be used at such special election on November 2, 1948, shall be substantially in the following form: BALLOT SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE 'CITY OF YAKI IU, WASHINGTON, on Tuesday, November 2, 1948, INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS Every voter desiring to vote in favor of either of the follow- ing propositions shall mark an X in the square between the word "Yes" and the words following the square, and every voter. desiring to vote against either of said propositions shall mark an X in the square between the word "No" and the words following said square. Each proposition must be voted upon separately. Shall the City Charter ment of the City under January 1, 1950? YES NO PROPOSITION be amended to provide for the Govern - the Commission - Manager Plan effective For the :City Manager Plan. Against the City Manager Plan PROPOSITION Shall Ordinance No. prohibiting the operation of pinball and slot mac ibe approved? 1 1 u h I� October 4, 1948 YES. For the Ordinance NO Z___7 Against the Ordinance PROPOSITION Shall Ordinance No. B -922 repealing Ordinance No. A -403 relating to organization, management and operation of the city fire dept. be approved. YES For the repeal of Ordinance No. A -403. NO Against the repeal of Ordinance No. A -403. Section 4. That the City Clerk of the City of Yakima be and hereby is directed to certify a copy of,this Resolution to the County Election Board forthwith. ADOPTIi,D BY THE +CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA October ' 4, 1948. ATTEST: PEARL BENJAMIN (City Clerk (SEAL) CERTIFICATION OF 'CITY 'CLERK TO THE 'COUNTY ELECTION BOARD OF" THE COUNTY OF YAKIMA: N. K. BUCK May or I, PEARL BENJAMIN, the duly appointed, qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Yakima, do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing is a full and true copy of a certain Resolution of the City ;Commission of the - City.of Yakima and that said Resolution was duly adopted by said City ;Commission on October 4, 1948. day of October , 1948. Witness my hand and the seal of said .City of Yakima this 4th PEARL .BENJAMIN City Clerk Moved by Buck, seconded by Bishop that Resolution No. rC -799 be adopted as read: carried Buck and Bishop voting aye on roll call. ;Clark voting no. Moved by Bishop, seconded by Buck that the budget for the ensuing year was presented and hearing on same to remain open for five days for examination of tax payers: carried Buck, Bishop and Clark voting aye on roll call. Moved by Buck, seconded by Bishop that we do now adjourn to meet Friday, October 8, 1948 at 2 :00 o'clock P.M: carried Buck, Bishop and Clark voting aye on roll call. ADJOURNED MEETING, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1948 The Commission met in pursuance :to adjournment'-in the. matter of the adoption of the budget -as heretofore proposed amd.no protests having been received, a general discussion ensued as to the budget, and Buck raised the matter of the need for a Mead Avenue trunk sewer, and suggested that an item for same be included in the budget. The other two commissioners felt it would be better to leave any such expense unbudgeted and the con- struction of the sewer could be financed without incorporating it in the budget, when the sewer was found to be necessary. Bishop thereupon moved the adoption of the budget, seconded by Clark. On voting Bishop and Buck voted "Aye", Clark voted "No'! Moved by Buck, seconded by Bishop that we do now adjourn: carried Buck, Bishop and Clark voting aye on roll call. ATTEST: C i t C l e r k rhi a y o r _d4