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HomeMy WebLinkAbout16671 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 ORDINANCE NO.j(f/LP_7_ AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent, Wash- ington, relating to the hiring of replacement police officers and providing for the allocation of funds from the unbudgeted, unexpended balance in the current expense fund to cover the cost of said replacements. WHEREAS, two officers of the City of Kent Police Depart- ment have taken disability leave and are no longer available for duty with the Department; and WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Law Enforcement Officers and Fire-fighters Pension Laws of the State of Washing- ton, as most recently amended by Chapter 6. of the 1970 Extra- ordinary Session of the Washington State Legislature, the City is required to pay the full salary of said officers for a period of six months regardless of their unavailability for duty with the Department; and WHEREAS, it is vital to the preservation of order in and for the protection of the citizens of the City of Kent that said officers on disability leave be replaced. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Chief of the Police Department of the City of Kent is authorized and directed to secure replacements for the two officers on disability leave from the Department. Section 2. There is hereby appropriated from the unbudgeted, unexpended balance in the current expense fund the sum of $7,900.00 to hire said replacement officers. Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law. -1- ISABEL HOGAN, MAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ATTEST: MARIE JENSE , C ty Cler APP(/ROVED AS TO FORM: f • � - 4 DONALD E. MIRK, City Attorney Passed the > day of June, 1970. Approved the day of June, 1970. Published the '� day of June, 1970. I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No. �� Passed by the City Council of the City of Kent and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon indicated. -2- yt �- -. c? ,-z- • -sz. �_� ( SEAL) MARIE J EN, CitClerk