Resolution 1903 - Emergency - Various BudgetsRESOLUrTON NO. 1903
A RESOLUTTON DECLARING THAT AN EMERGENCY EXISTS AND MT,TT TS
NECESSARY TO VAKE EXPENDIT72TES 1N EXCESS OF TTTR AVOTTIT rROVTT)FT) BY
" OTTRRPT BTTDG-n FOR VARTOUS DEPART�T��,7Ts.
M-12REAS, because of the increase in salaries granted to Alderman by
the 1943 Legislature the City Council exceeded its budget in the
amount of $37.87 an,
TOREAS, because of the increase in salary and increase in bond the
City Treasurer exceeded his budget in the amount of $254..82, and
WHEREAS, because of the increase in salary granted by the State Legisla-
ture the City Attorney exceeded his budget in the amount of $39.30 and,
WHEIMS, because of the present emergency it became necessary to increase
the number of patrolmen, and to complete the installation of Police
Radio facilities, the Police Department budget was exceeded in the
amount of $4407*67 and,
WHEREkS, because of the installation of Police Radio facilities
necessitated the remodeling of the City Hall this budged 'was exceeded
in the a -mount of $1000.56, and
WHEREAS, in order to equalize the cost of lighting the various districts,
the City Council increased the amount to be paid from the'General Fund
of the'City causing an excess in expenditures of the Street Lighting
budget in the amount of $39.00 and,
W11EREAS, because of the extremely long and severe winter with excessive
snowfall and because of the increase in wages the Street budget was
exceeded in the amount of $4705,17 andp
WHEREAS, because of increase in wages, increase in the amount of fuel,
and additional labor to maintain the beauty of the Parks this budget
was exceeded in the amount of $2149.13 therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Kalispell that by reason
of the facts as hereinabove stated an emergency is hereby declared to
exist under the provisions of Section 5083.8 of the revised Codes of
Montana, 1935, and an expenditure of $5779.22 in the excess of the
current budget for the General Fund, $4705.17 for the Street Fund,
02149.13 for the Park fund; $12633.52 is hereby authorized for the
purpose lierein set forth and emergency warrants be drawn against the
several funds and the City Treasurer is authorized and directed to pay
such warrants with any money in the several funds mentioned that is
available and if there is not sufficient money in such funds to pay
said warrants, then the same shall be registered and bear interest and
be called for payment in the manner provided by law for other City
%irrants.
Passes and approved this 26 day of Zuly, 1943.
D. S. Cameron
Mayor
Attest: C. 11. Brewer
City Cleri
1. 0. H. Brewer, Cleft of the City of Kalispell, do hereby certify that
the above resolution was adopted by the Council of said City at a
meeting held this 26th day of July, 1943.
City Clerk of the City of Kalisp I