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1 at Board meetings. 1t shall provide In sail
r rules for penalties which shall be inflicted
D upon any OF It's members In case OF mis-
conduct or wilful neglect In the perform
; prejudice to the right Of recall by tn,
! people
See so. Meetings-The Board may pre-
scribe the time Of holding It's meetings. ant
! the manner In which special meeting,
J thereof may be called; provided. all meet
ings must be held at the City Hall. The
, City Clerk shall be the clerk Of the Board
, and shall with the Mayor, sign aud attest
] all ordinances and resolutions A maJority
, Of all the members shall constitute a quo.
} rum to do business. The Board shall sit
! with open doors at all legislative sessions
and shall keep a journal OF Its proceed,
ings which shall be public record.
, Sec. 51. Ordinances and Resolutions
At legislative sessions the Board shall act
only by ordinance, resolution or notion
The ayes and noes shall be taken upon
the passage OF all ordinances and
resolutions and entered upon the
journal Of Its. proceedings; upon the
request Of any member, the ayes and noes
shall be taken and recorded upon any mo-
tion. Every member when present must
vote, and every ordinance or resolution shall
require, on final passage, a majority vote.
Any ordinance or resolution may be In
troduced and passed at any one meeting OF
the Board, saving and excepting ordln.
anees granting franchises, and except as
otherwise provided in this Charter. All
ordinances shall be read three times; pro.
vided, however, the Board may dispense
with the second or third reading upon a
majority vote Of the members present
No ordinance shall be passed finally on
the date 1t is introduced, except In the
case OF public emergency, and then only
when requested by the Mayor In writing
and by unanimous vote. No ordinance max
ing a grant OF any franchise or special
privilege shall ever be passed as an emer-
The enacting clause of all ordinances
passed by the Board shall be as follows I;
"Be 1t ordained by the City of Salem"
The Board Of Commissioners may, in its
discretion cause any ordinance to be pub
llshed in daily newspaper Of the city.
See. 80. Record of Ordinanees-A true
copy Of every ordinance shall be numbered
and kept in a book marked Ordinance
lures of the Mayor and City Clerk and the
ordinances initiated by the people shall be
recorded in a separate book,
See. 53. Approving o., Ordinances-Upon
the passage of any ordinance 1t shall be
attested by the City Clerk, and signed BY
at least two members OF the Board approx
ing the same.
Sec. 81. Publication Of Charter and
OrdinaAces-The Board shall, as speedily
as may be, and In any event within one
year from the time of Its organization under
this Charter, and from time to time there.
after and not less than once In four years,
cause all ordinances at such times in force
to be classified under appropriate heads
and to be published In book form, together
with or separate from the Charter and such
provisions Of the Constitution and Laws Of
the State as the Board may deem expedlent
See. 80. Power to Create offices and to
! Remove-The Board shall have power from
time to time to create, fill and discontinue
offices, and emplCoyments other than herein
prescribed, according to their Judgment of
the needs of the City, and may by majority
vote Of all the members remove any such
officer or employe except as otherwise pro-
ylded for in this act; and may, by reso-
lution or otherwise prescribe, limit or
change the compensation of such officers
or employees.
Sec. &c. Appontment-The Mayor ap-
points. the heads Of each department, and
all other employees In the service Of the
City, but only upon the recommendation of
the Commissioner Of the appropriate depart
ment. In case of appointment to offices In
his own department the Mayor shall sub
NIT his appointments to the vote Of the
Board
Sec. 81. Quarterly Statement - The
Board shall cause to be printed quarterly
in newspapers or pamphlet form, state
ment of all receipts and expenditures of
the City, and a short summary Of Its pro-
ceedings during the preceding months, and
furnish printed copies thereof to the pub.
lie library and to persons who shall apply
therefor at the office of the Clerk.
Sec. 5S. Leases and Sales-The Board
shall have no power to make any lease of
City property, the operation of which will
extend over two years, nor shall 1t have
any power to sell, abandon, grant or other
wise dispose of any right or title Of the
City the consideration of which shall ex-
ceed the sum Of 100000, without referring
same to vote of the people at SPECIAL or
general official election
ARTICLE vi.
THE MAYOR.
Sec so. Duties, Authority, Powers.
The Mayor COMMISSIONED snatI le the ,,ulef
executive officer of the City and president
He shall take care that this Charter and
the ordinances of the City are duly en-
forced within the City and its jurisdiction.
He shall sign all contracts, bonds or
other instruments requiring the assent of
the City and take care that the same nre
duly performed. All legal process against
the City shall be served upon the Mayor
or Acting Mayor, as per section, 40.
He shall be charged with the general
oversight of all departments, boards and
commissions of the City.
He shall be eN-offlClo a member of each
board, commission or body created or au-
acnee of the City.
lie shan have the right to vote on all
questions coming before the Board Of Com
missoners.
He shall have power TO appoint experts
to examine the affairs of any officer or
department of the City, whenever he shall
deem 1t necessary.
He may require any officer or employe
Failure or refusal to exhibit books or pa
pers so required shall be ground for re-
moval,
He shall have and exercise such powers,
prerOgatlyes and authority as are conferred
by the provisions Of this Charter or as
may be not inconsistent with the general
purposes and provisions of this Charter,
but shall not have the power to veto any
ordinance or measure passed by the Com
emissloners.
At the end of the fiscal year. and six
months thereafter he shall employ an
accountant at stipulated compensation.
who shall examine the books, records and
4 reports Of all officers and employees who
receive or disburse City moneys, and the
books, records and reports Of such other
Officers and departments as the Mayor may
direct, and make tripllcate reports thereof,
and present one each to the Mayor and
vice president, and file one with the Clerk.
Such accountant shall have unlimited priv
ilege Of investigation to examine under
oath or otherwise all officers, clerks and
employees of the City, and every such Of
flcer, clerk and emplOye shall give all re-
quired assistance and Information to such
accountant, and submit to him for exam
inatlon such books and papers of his Of
flee as may be requested and failure to do
so shall be ground for removal. The Board
shall provide for the payment Of the SER
Vices Of such accountant.
ARTICLE VII
j EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
/ DEPARTMENTS
! Sec 60. DistributiOn-The executive and
administrative powers authority and du-
ties Of the city, not otherwise herein pro-
yided for, shall be distributed among three
departments, as per section 81 and sec
tion 3S.
Sec. 81. Board Assign Duties-The Board
shall determine and assign the duties of
each Commissioner In his department
shall prescribe the duties of Officers and
employees may assign particular officers
and employees to one or more Of the depart
ments may require an officer or employe
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