How Bremerton City Laws are Created
(City Charter)
Current Bremerton City Laws
(Municipal Code)
Current State Laws
Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
Section 12 Powers Vested in Council:
Council shall have power to organize and regulate its internal affairs, to define the functions, power, and duties of the City’s officers and employees; to fix the compensation and working conditions of such officers and employees and establish and maintain civil service or merit systems, retirement and pension systems not in conflict with state law or this Charter. Council may adopt and enforce ordinances relating to and regulating its local or municipal affairs and appropriate to the good of the government of the City, and, pursuant to state law, may impose penalties of fine, or imprisonment, or both, for the violation of such ordinances constituting a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor as provided therein. Council may provide that violation of such shall constitute a civil violation subject to a monetary penalty. Council shall have all legislative powers possible for a city or town to have under the Constitution of this State. By way of illustration and not in limitation, such powers may be exercised in regard to acquisition, sale, ownership, improvement, maintenance, protection, restoration, regulation, use, leasing, disposition, vacation, abandonment or beautification of public ways, real property of all kinds, waterways, structures, or any other improvement or use of real or personal property. Such powers may be exercised in regard to all aspects of collective bargaining, in the rendering of social, cultural, recreational, educational, governmental, or corporate services, including operating and supplying of utilities and municipal services commonly or conveniently rendered by cities or towns. In addition and not in limitation, Council shall have any authority given to any class of municipality or all municipalities of this state, such authority to be executed in the manner provided, if any, by the granting statute. Within constitutional limitations, Council shall have within the City corporate limits all powers of taxation for local purposes allowed by state law. (Amended by election, 11/8/11)
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