The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-11-04
The Commission Form d covernmentThe Lexington Plan

and regulations looking to the ap
pointment and discharge Of employees
as will tend to carry Cnt Tie spirit
of this provision and lead to the es-
Enlistment of the merit system In
public service.
Publication Of Reports.
Sec. 20. The Board of Commission
ers shall at the termination OF each
month of the fiscal year cause to be
printed In the official newspaper an
itemized statement of all receipts and
expenditures Of the city during that
month
At the termination Of each fiscal
year the Board of Commissioners shall
cause one or more competent account
ants to make a complete examination
of the books and accounts of the city,
and shall cause the result of such
examination to be published In the
official newspaper and in pamphlet
form, and a copy OF the report in
pamphlet form to be given to each
voter who may apply for same at the
proper office.
Filling of Vacancies.
Sec. 81. In, case Of the death, resig-
nation or inability of the Mayor, caus.
ing permanent vacancy In said office,
the Mayor pro tenn. shall act as Mayor
and shall possess all the rights and
powers and perform all Of the duties
Of the Mayer and receive his salary
under the Official title, however, of
Mayor pro tenn until such vacancy In
the Office of Mayor Is filled by an cleo
ton ordered by the Board of Com
miseioners, for that purpose, at which
time the Mayor pro tenn. II his term
as commissioner be then unexpired,
shall resume his duties as such com
missioner. IN the event that any com
missioner shall for more than thirty
days be necessarily absent from the
city or for the same period shall be
unable from sickness or other cause
to discharge the duties Of his Office
or in the event the Mayor pro tenn
shall be filing the Office of Mayor, as
contemplated in section Is above, for
such period. the Board of Commission
ers may I'll such office temporarily
by appointment, and said appointee
shall discharge the duties OF the com
missioner whose place may be thus
temporarily filed until such commits
sioner shall return or become 1T for
and resume his duties and any such
temporary appointee shall serve with
out compensation. In the event of a
permanent vacancy in the Board Of
Commissioners caused by he death,
resignation or inability OF any mem
Der thereof, or in the event a perma-
fent vacancy in the office Of Mayor
shall be filed by the Mayor pro TEN,
such vacancy shall be filed by ap-
pOintment by the other members Of
the Board until the vacancy shall be
filed by the election of a successor
at the next regular election Of munich
pal officers as is prescribed by law,
and sncb Temporary appotaeee shah
for the time he serves as such receive
the salary Of the commissicAer whose
place he has been appointed 70 NIL
A vacancy shall exist when any
elective officer fails to qualify within
ten DAYS after notice of his election, or
dies. or resigns, or moves hts domicile
outside OF the city, or remains out.
side of the city for a period Of six
is judicially declared insane, or Is
removed from Office in any manner.
Removal From of7ce
Sec. %. In case Of misconduct, ina
| bility, or wffful neglect IN the per.
Torrance Of the duties Of his office
the Mayor or any Commissioner may
be removed from Office by a unani.
nous vote OF the other four members
of the Board Of Commissioners But
no such officer shall be so removed
without having been given the right
to have full public hearing with rep
resentation by counsel. and with wit
nesses summoned in his behalf and
+ REQUIRED TO testify. The findings OF
/ fact, at any such hearing, and the rea
sons for any such removal, shall be
stated IN Writing and filed as matter
! of public record.
4 Provision fer Referendum.
Sec. g. II during the ten days nexi
following the passage of any such or
dinance as can not within said ter
days become effective, a petition sign
ed by number Of voters equal to al
least TWENTY-FIVE per centzSn Of the
total number Of votes cast for botf
candidates for Mayor at the last pre-
ceding regular election for Mayor
stating the residence Of each signer
and verified as to signatures and
residence by the anhdayits Of some
one or more persons shall be pre-
scented to the Poard Of Commissioner
| protesting against the passage Of sucl
ordinance, such ordinance shall bs
/ suspended from going into effect, and
! shall be reconsidered by the Board o.
! Commissioners II such ordinance b
not then repealed the Board shat
submit to the voters OF the whole
city, at either a special or regular
election, according 60 law, the follow
i ing question: shall the ordinance
l-- (briehy describing it,, q
into eSect?" and II majority Of tn,
votes cast upon such question be n
the negative the ordinance shall not n
into effect. But II a majority of the
4 votes cast upon such question be II
the Affirmative. the ordinance shall gs
into effect a. soon as the result Il
officially ascertained and declared
Provision for Initiative.
Sec a. If petition signed by I
1 number Of voters equal TO az leasi
} twenty-five per centum Of the tota
number Of votes cast for both eandi
dates for Mayor at the last preceding
regular election for Mayor, stains
! the residence OF each signer, and veri
/ fed by the afidavits OF some one o.
more persons as to the signatures anf
! residences. requesting the Board O
i Commissioners to pass an ordinance
therein set forth-if such petition bs
presented to the Board Of Commission
] ers. and If the ordinance therein re
i quested to be passed be one that the
Board has q legal right TO pass, ther
/ the Board shah either pass such pro
posed ordinance without alteration
! within ten days after such petition Il
1 filed, or submit the question Of its
/ passage to the voters OF tho city a
the next regular SECTION At such cleo
ton the question submitted shan Be
4 shall the proposed ordinance