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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd1986-575 . . . . - CI'IY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ORDINANCE NO. 575 (EMERGENCY ORDINANCE) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CI'IY COUNCIL OF THE CI'IY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, WAIVING THE RB;;!UIREMENT 'IHAT CI'IY EMPWYEES RECEIVE A COST OF LIVING INCREASE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1987 WHEREAS, a shortfall in State and Federal revenue sharing has necessitated a reduction in City spending for Fiscal Year 1987; and WHEREAS, Section 17-4.4 of the City Code requires that each classified employee of the City receive a cost of living adjustrrent, based on the Anchorage CPI for the one-year period ending May 30, effective July 1 of each year; and WHEREAS, the Anchorage CPI for the year ending May 30, 1986, has been detennined to be + 3.6 percent; and WHEREAS, a 3.6% across-the-board cost of living adjustrrent for classified employees of the City would result in an increase of rrore than $80,000.00 in budgeted salaries for Fiscal Year 1987; and WHEREAS, in order to maintain City services at =ent levels it will be necessary to suspend the COlA adjustrrent for Fiscal Year 1987; and WHEREAS, Section 2-71 of the City Code provides that the City Council may enact an ordinance at the SanE rreeting it is introduced if it first declares that an errergency exists; and WHEREAS, it is a finding of the City Council that an errergency does exist in that a cost of living adjustrrent for employees at this tirre would seriously tax the ability of the City to operate within budgeted revenues for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1986; and WHEREAS, any ordinance waiving COlA for Fiscal Year 1987 IIUlSt becorre effective prior to July 1, 1986; NCW, THEREFORE, THE CI'IY COUNCIL OF THE CI'IY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, HEREBY ORDAINS that: Section 1. The public interest would best be served by suspending the cost of living adjustrrent set forth in Section 17-4.4 of the City Code for Fiscal Year 1987. Section 2. The cost of living adjustrrent called for in Section 17-4.4 of the City Code is hereby waived for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1986. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect iImediately without benefit of public hearing and shall remain in effect for sixty (60) days or until an ordinance confinuing the actions taken herein is -1- . . . . - CITY OF SEWARD, AIASKA ORDINANCE NO. 575 introduced, submitted to public hearing and enacted as required by this code. ENl\CTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, AIASKA, this 23 day of June , 19 86 . AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATI'EST: THE CITY OF SEWARD, AIASKA ~ .t:_.A..~,4 GIESELER, MAYOR BOOHER, GIESELER, GILLESPIE, HILTON, MEEHAN & SIMUTIS NONE SCHOLL NONE APPROVED AS TO FORM: HUGHES, THORSNFSS, GANTZ, peWELL AND BRUNDIN, Attorneys for the City of Seward, Alaska ~Q1~ Fred B. Arvidson, City Attorney Introduced By: City Manager Introduction Date: 06/23/86 F/1trIJljlrj /l1EI.<t1/W-cJ /1/. Enactrrent Date: 06/23/86 EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ENACTED WITHOUT BENEFIT OF PUBLIC HEARING. -2-