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ORDINANCE NO. Mgt'
AN ORDINANCE setting forth an emergency affecting the public health and
safety; requiring ixpenditures unforeseen; providing for the issuance of
emergency warrants; and declaring an emergency making the ordinance
immediately effective.
THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That because of unforeseen and unexpected additional supplies
required, and the unusual and unexpected increase in volume of electrical
energy necessarily purchased by the City, which were not, and could not have
been anticipated at the time of preparing the budget for the following
enumerated funds, the amounts provided in said funds were not sufficient and
the amounts required in excess of the funds available to cover expenditures
of 1950 are as follows:
Current Expense Fund:
Police Court $ 5.62
Light Fund 20,251.99
Section 2. That the expenditures made in excess of the amount of the
budget were for the protection and safety of the inhabitants of the City.
Section 5. That by reason of the facts stated, an emergency is declared
to exist which will require the issuance of emergency warrants to provide for
said expenditures in amounts required, the payment of such warrants to be
considered in the preparation and adoption of budgets for the respective
departments.
Section 4. That the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to
execute, sigh and deliver emergency warrants upon the respective funds for the
required expenditures not to exceed the sum mentioned in Section 1 hereof.
Section 5. That because of the facts, the adoption of this ordinance is
urgent and necessary for the public peace, health and safety'of the inhabitants
of the City, which emergency is declared to exist, and this ordinance shall take
effect and be in full force from and after its passage, approval and lawful
publication.
Passed first reading by the City Commission j..t
Passed second reading by the City Commission s J 1951.
Passed third reading and finally passed and adopted by the City
Commission
Approved and signed by the Mayor
ATTEST:
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APP .OVED AS TO FOM:
CITY CLERK
CITY ATTORNEY
,Published 1951
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