Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

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a. In cities Of ten thousand or more
population. the mayor and other mem
bers Of the council shall devote their
entire time to the performance of their
official duties.
Section 925m-3oS l. If any city
all duties, liabilities, authority, powers
and privileges heretofore imposed or
conferred by general law or specia!
charter upon the mayor and council of
ferred and iimpose9 upon the mayor and
the councilmen provided for by this
act, and all laws relating or referring
to such mayor and councilmen in force
at the time of the adoption of the pro-
visions of this act shall apply to and
be deemed to relate and refer to the
mayor and council, as provided for
herein.
2. The mayor shall be president of
the council, and have vote therein,
but no power of veto.
8. A majority of the members of the
council shall constitute quorum, and
a majority vote of the members of the
council shall be necessary to ADOPT any
ordinance or resolution.
4. The ayes and nays shall be called
and recorded upon every vote, and no
vote shall be taken except upon mo-
ton, a resolution or ordinance reduced
to writing.
5. All boards and commissions Gre
ated and existing under laws hereto
fore in force in any city shall continue
10 SAISl, dlIu iii pOWClS, eiullIol Ily ,
jurisdiction and duties conferred and
imposed upon such boards and commits
SionS shall remain unaffected by this
act, except that the mayor shall not be-
eX OfficiO a member of any such board
or commission.
6. Upon the first Tuesday in May fol-
lowing the reorganization of any city
as provided for herein, and annually
thereafter, the council shall select from
among stheir number some one to act
as member of each of such boards and
commissions. Such member so selected
shall have all the power and authority
vested by law in any other member OF
such board or commission, and shall
serve as a member thereof so long as
he shall remain in office or until the
council selects his successor. In cities
which have heretofore reorganized
under the provisions OF this act, such
selection shall be made at the first reg
ular meeting of the council after the
passage and publication of this act, and
annually thereafter on the first Tues
day OF May.
I. Any member Of any such boaSd or
commission may be removed at any
time by a majority vote of the council
A statement Of the reasons for such re-
moval shall be made and filed with the
city clerk.
Section 925m-31S. Any city which
shall have adopted the provisions here
of and shall have operated for six or
of, may. upon petition, as provided
for in section 925m-302, hold an cleo
ton to determine whether or not such
city shall return to and operate under
the charter and laws undo~ which it
operated prior to the adoption hereof
Such election to determine such ques-
ton shall be held as provided herein
for the election upon the question Of
the abortion of the provisions hereof
Section 8. Sections 925m-509, 925m
$40 and 925m-317 Of the statutes are
|. me council may create any, general
department of city affairs, such as (a)
public finance and accounts; OBJ public
health, safety and sanitation; (o(
streets and public improvements; (d)
parks, recreation grounds and public
property; (e( public charities and cor
rections; and designate one Of its mem
bers as the head thereof; but such head
may be changed whenever 1t appears
that the public service would be bene-
.. At its frst meeting. or as soon
council Shall select. BY ma
jority vote, a city clerk, a corporation
counsel, a comptroller, treasurer, a
superintendent Of street, an assessor
and such other officers and assistants
as are necessary to the efficient con-
duct Of the affairs of the city, and shall
fix the terms of service and salaries of
8. Any officers or assistants appoint
ed or elected by the council may be re-
moved by vote of the majority of the
members Of 9o- the CO. IL; ,,o, 80,
aries of mayor and councilmen, re-
spectively, in cities classified according
to population, shall not be less than
the sums respectively following:
l. Forty thousand and over; mayor
5000, counciImen $4,000.
2 Under forty and over s1 o thirty tho o',
S man mayor $500. $4,000 council
ond?r ma tRFty ana 0 ss5oo Wony
Under i'd t twenty and 9ye 600 fifteen
c II1erl -'a~ $4,000. T'''''' Wv
s.. Under fifteen and over ten thou
sand mayor y Goo @$2'SOO' o0uncilmen
6. Under ten thousand and over seven
thousand five hundred. mayor o"o I"
$1,000 eoun Hd1;an $120G;
and over five thousand; mayor
s1so6 Gn donncf T6 th.usana $780, snS
t Il 6ty ro1r h 5nen mayor 75c
g. Under thirty five hundred and over
t tTo0 onDei,r hendrsdi. may $3Go
10 $500, councilmen $500.
II. The above classification as to pop
ulation shall be determined by the last
United States census next preceding
the reorganization of any city.
u. No salary shall be increased ex-
cept by vote of the people at
mun1Clpdl election OF ny an increase
in the population of the city deter
mined by the last United States census,
which renders the salary paid less than
the minimum as provided herein.
Section 925m-317. 1. The board of
education and the board of police and
fire commissioners shall continue to be
elected or appointed as provided by
law and shall continue to have the
same authority as they now possess.
2. Any other board and commission
may be discontinued by vote of the
people held in the manner provided by
section 925m-316, and in such case the
powers and duties of such board or
commission shall be exercised and per-
formed by the mayor and council.
g. Any city work done
under the direction Of commissions APP
pointed bv the state shall continue to
law prior to the passage Of these
actions.
Section 4. There are added to sec
ton 925m-307 Of the statutes ten new
subsections to read: (Section 925m-
307). 8. The mayor or either council
man may be removed at any time in
the following manner: A petition shall
be filed with the city clerk demanding
the election of a successor to the per-
son sought to be removed. Such petit
ton shall contain a general statement
Of the grounds upon which the removal
Is sought, and shall be signed by elect
ors entitled to vote for a successor to
the incumbent equal in number to at
least one fourth of the entire vote cast