The sun., 1901-01-05

partment of Receipts and Disbursements.
No other executive department. shall be
established for said corporation, but the
Council may assign TO any of said de.
pattments any executiven business not
specifically mentioned in this act as be.
longing to such department.
Section 52 is: The head of each de-
partment shall be entitled to seat in the
Council aud shall take part in the pro-
ceedings and deliberations thereof on all
matters under his charge, subject to such
rules as the Council shall prescribe, but
without the right to vote. 1t shall b.
the duty OF the head Of each department
to attend the meetings of the executive
board, to take part in the proceedings
and deliberations thereof, to make such
reports as may be required by the may or,
and to advise and assist him in admin
isterlng the affairs Of the corporation.
The heads OF departments shall devote
their time during business hours to the
duties OF their res pective offices, and in
addition to the duties specified in this
act shall perform such other duties as the
Council may, by ordinance, prescribe.
Section 63 directs that the head of each
department shall submit annually an es
innate OF the amount of funds required
for the work of his department during
the ensuing year, and provides that the
amount appropriated to department
shall not be diverted therefrom, except
by an affirmative vote OF two-thirds of
all the members OF the Council and with
the approval of the mayor.
Section 81 directs that the head Of
each department. shall submit to the
mayor, at the close Of each fiscal year, a
report of the work of his depsptment,
with a statement of its general condition,
an with such recommendations as he
may deem proper.
Section 55 gives the. head Of each de-
partment and such subordinate as be
shall designate power to administer oaths
or afiirmations in matters pertaining to
the department.
Section 56 isi All appointments of su-
bordlnate officers, clerks and employees
in the several departments shall be made
by the executive board. Except in 80 far
as it shall be deemed desirable that
members OF various political parties shall
be engaged in the service OF the city,
members Of the board shall not allow
any considerations respecting the affiia-
tions in that respect Of persons proposed
for Office to effect their actions in max
ing appointments. The board shall pre-
scribe rules for ascertaining the com bar.
ative fitness of applicants for the varitus
positions in said departments, for the ap.
pDintment of those found to be the bet
fitted, and for the suspension or removal
OF any one who may fail or refuse to
properly discharge the duties of his posi-,
SioG. The said executive board shall
also prescribe ru es regulating the con.
duct OF the subordinate officers, clerks
end employees, the distribution and per-
formaDce OF the business in each depart
Dent, and the preservation of the books,
records, papers and property under the
control Of each department. The extcu-
tive board may transfer temporarily
from one department to anothl any sub
ordinate officer, clerk or employe, for SER
vice In the department TO which he may
lie 80 trans erred.
Section 81 provides that persons now
in the employ OF the city shall be pre-
ferred In organizing under the new
charter.
Section 5s is: The Council shall deaig.
nate the subordinate officers and clerks
Who shall be required to give bond,
and specify the tum in which each
shall be become bound to the cor
pot"piOb5 PoNiucu, phap hOGLliiS COh-
tanned in this section or Section 56
shall be construed to apply to the Fire
Department in said city as now estab-
lished by law and ordinances of the
Council.
Section 50 is: The executive Board
shall have control respecting plans oil
work to be done by and respecting ex-
pendtures to be made in the several de-
partments. In casys where the expen.
ditures will not exceed 81 600, and in
cases OF repairs, where an emergency
shall require immediate action, said
board may proceed, within the amour,
of the appropriation for the department
to which such work belongs, without
any special ordinance of the Council. In
other cases, where said board shall de
eide that public works, improvements o.
repairs should be undertaken, or where
Co neil shall request that plans for such
work shall be prepared, such plans shall
be prepared and offered 10 Council W tn
drafts Of ordinances providing tor snch
public works, Improvements or repairs.
Such drafts of ordinances shall specify
the char, cter Of the work, its extent,
general regulations under which it shall
be execIted, and the appropriations out
Of which the expenses shall be paid and
shall be accompanied by estimates OF
the COST When special ordinance
authorizing such public works, i'm.
provements or repairs shall have been
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