The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-04
WILL Be UNDER THE
COMMISSION PLAN
Five Commissioners VIII Be
Elected 10 Head as Many
Municipal Divisions
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Special TO Daily Leader.
Oklahoma City, Okla. Jan. 4 --ln
the brlelesi city charter ever written,
consisting Of twentyfour articles and
providing sole organic law for 0lda.
homa City, municipal corporation,
the committee on charter formation,
composed Of Freeholders Murphy,
Williams and Snyder, presented
Tuesday afternoon It's first draft OF
the document which. In general form
upon a favorable consideration from
the people and from the governor,
will be municipal rule for future Ok.
lahoma City. On this document all
argument leading to the final draft
will be based.
Chief Of the features Is the article
establishing commissioners Five Of
these are provided. each TO head his
municipal division, department Of
general administration. department OF
health, department Of public safety
department Of public works and de-
partment of public property Elec
tlon Of these officials shall come
upon the adoption OF the charter, by
number. One shall be head Of the
first, two Of the second, three Of the
third, four of the fourth, and five ol
the fifth.
Under each OF these five depart
ments shall come the various city
employees, as follows: Municipal
Judge. city attorney, city clerk. city
auditor. city assessor, chief Of police
CHER Of fire department, plumbing
and sewer inspectors. electrical In
spector and building inspector. city
physician, city chemist, city engi
neer. city street commissioner, su
perintendent of waterworks. supern
tendent OF parks and three officers
each to be known as trustees of The
Carnegie library.
These officers shall be apportionet
under the various heads Of depart
ments, city physician under The dc
partment of health and so forth
Each Of these various employs
shall be appointed by the commits
sioners and each shall he subject n
all times 10 the head Of his respect
i've department. Salaries shall b'
left to the board. and the matter o
raises In all city salaries excep
those OF the commissioners shall alsI
fan to the boards discretion. New
officers may also be created by th'
board, as the city's growth demand
| them
By the creation OF O civil seryic
commission the board shall deter
mine as 10 matters of efficiency an
| prescribe rules for the conduct o
/ their various employees.
In this new plan on the face Of II
TO the one who occupies the posilio
OF head Of the first division, the dc
! partment OF general administration
shall fall the Job known today a
mayor" The clause which provide
/ for the establishment of this con
mission, the committee on formatiO
believes, does away with possibl
resurrection OF thc carly dispute q
to whether the mayor shall be electe
directly by The people The chief {
the general administration depar
nent Is made 80 by the people, an
TO him falls the general supervislo
and the executive duties which nj
der the present In general effect :
least fall TO the mayor.
Daily meetings Of the comTiss'0l
ers TO be public, are provided. an
regular reports, 10 be published, AZ
demanded including III them o
financial expenditures, plans and th
Ike.
The respective terms or office
such officials elected at said fir
election shall expire In order on ii
first Monday OF May in each OF ii
following years to4wit: 1911, 1871
1913. 1914, 1915.
After this first election is dor
away then, on the first Monday
May of each year one official VIII r
: tire to be replaced by another, clec
, ed by the people hiS term to exter
until May OF the fifth year followin
The election shall be In April prece
Ing the May installation.
p A majority vote on all questions I
! routine business Is required. vii
special regulations In The inatter
declaring emergencies
Until the city shall have rcachs
: 100000 the salary of each Of the col
:, rnissIoners. except the president
the board. shall be $4,000 year al
that Of the president $4,000. Aft
Q the 10000 mark Is reached $50
shal, be for the president and s4.5
j for the other members.
G Tn event OF death Or resignation
one of the commissioners during b
G term OF Office the vacancy shat
L filed by a majority vote Of the boar
City moneys. as provided in U