Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-12-30
City Cons. and a
Paid Council.
Col. Sanford Proposes
an Amendment
To the City Commits
siOner Law.
Would Give the Mayor the Veto
Power.

Col. H. c. Sanford has prepared an
amendment to the City Commissioners
law of Akron and Youngstown, which,
he believes with Youngstown's help
might be made into law while gen
eral law for the State might not be
passed. His amendment reduces the
number of Commissioners to two,
makes the Mayor an ex-otiiclo mem
Der of the Board, and provides that
there shall be but eight Councilmen,
and that they shall be paid SIS per
meeting for their services, for not
more than four meetings per month,
however. He estimates that the fees
now received by the Mayor would
more than pay the expenses of the
Police court, the Police court judge
to be paid II salary.
Col. Sanford has prepared this
amendment as suggestion. 1t fol-
lows:
An act to amend sections 0545-26S
u545 27W. q545-273), 1545-2T4y of the
Revised Statutes of Ohio, and to grant
additional powers to certain cities.
Be It enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Ohio, that section
1545-26S, be amended to read as fol-
lows: That all officers of cities of the
second class, third grade, IA" which
according to the federal census of 1900
or according to any subsequent
census shall have not less
than 10000, nor more than
10000 Inhabitants, shall consist
of Mayor, Police Judge, "a City So
licitor, and two City Commissioners,
who shall constitute II Board of City
Commissioners. all of which officers
| shall be chosen by the electors of said
| cities and serve for a period of two
years. And the council shall elect a
City Clerk, and the Commissioners a
clerk for said Board; and whenever
said Commissioners shall be unable
to agree on any matter of proceeding
they. shall consult with the Mayor
and he shall cast the deciding ballot.
And the Council may, when in its
opinion eXpedient create by ordinance
the office of Chief of Police. Civil En-.
gineer, Superintendent of Streets
Sealer Of Weights and Measures
Fire Engineer and Superintendent OF
Markets, and provide their compensa.
ton, but when such offices are created
the officers shall be appointed by the
Board of Commissioners; provided
the Council may, when In its opinion
expedient, abolish by ordinance the
Office of City Marshal, and that ali
officers heretofore or hereafter elected
shall be allowed to serve the terms fol
which they are elected. All Of said
elective officers shall be elected at the
next regular spring election.
Section 15+5-270. The Board of CITY
Commissioners shall take possession
of the office Immediately after the or
gan ton of the Council In April
!" nd shall hold the office for two
yeas and until their successors arc
elected and qualified, one of whom
shall belong to each of the two pollti
cal parties casting the highest number
of votes at the last preceding munich
pal election; any vacancy which ma,
occur In said Board shall be filled b,
the Mayor and Police Judge with per
sons belonging to different politica
parties as hereinbefore provided; n,
f''V" h"''""s dhS otHeT OIucc, Wnptl
er elected or appointed thereto, or em
ploye OF the city shall he eligible [,
appointment AS "A City Commissioner
Section 1545-273. That the salary q
the Commissioners and clerk shall no
exceed $4,000 per annum. He sbaI
nave charge OF the office, keen th
records and minutes OF the Board an,
perform such other duties as sal
; Board may require, he shall give bon,
to the city In the sum of 5000 to b
approved by the Commissioners for hi
faithful performance of duty he sba
be the clerk of and act with sai
n commissioners as member whe
. said Commissioners are acting as
:, Board of Elections or as "A Board
Equalization.
% Section l545-274 A member OF Nh
Il Board of City Commissioners may /
!. removed from office for incompe,enc
= neglect of duty, or OF any malfea
ance In office, by majority vote of n
the members elected TO the Council
n the Board shall hold daily meeting
Ia.