Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-24
PoswERs AND ~DUriEs or SUPER
INTENpgNTa.S


Authority and Duties Into and
Amops the esysral Departmental, and
Determine the Powers and DstIes to
De Performed, and Assign Thorn to
the Appropriate Departments and
Officers. ~
he 1t ordained by the city council
Of the city OF Mayshall town. Iowa:
section l-'rhat the executive and
administrative powers, authority and
duties in the city are distributed into
and among tho several departments
and the powers to be had and the du-
ties to be performed ore determined
and assigned to the appropriate de-
partments and officers. all as herein
after set forth.
THE COUNCIL.
Section 2-The council has, and shall
exercise. all legislative powers, func
tons and duties conferred upon the
city or It's officers 1t shall make
all orders for the doing OF work. or the
making, constructions or re-construc-
ton OF any Improvement, bridge or
building. 1t shall levy all taxes. ap
portion and appropriate all funds and
audit and allow all bills. accounts. pay
rolls and claims. and order the pay
ments for the cost of street improve
ments, sidewalks. sewers and all other
work. Improvement or repairs which
may be especially assessed. 1t shall
make. or authorize the making Of all
contracts. and no contracts shall bind
or be obligatory upon the city unless
either made by ordinance or resolu-
tion adopted by the council. or re-
duced to writing and approved by the
council, or expressly authorized by orr
dinance or resolution adopted by tho
council. All contracts and all ordi-
nances and resolutions making con-
tracts or authorizing the making OF
contracts shall be drawn by the city
solicitor or approved by such officer
before the same Is made or passed. All
Of departments and
officers are the agents Of the council
only, and all their acts shall be sub
Ject to review and to approval or re-
vocation by the council. Every super
intendent or officer shall, from time to
time, as required by law o rordinance,
or when requested. BY the council, or
whenever he shall deem necessary for
the good of the public service, report
to the council in writing respecting
the business Of his department or Of
flee Or matters connected Herewith.
The council may by ordinance or
resolution, assign to g. superintendent,
officer or employee, duties In respect to
the business of any other department,
office or employment, and such SER
vice shall be rendered without addi-
fiona! compensation.
REPAYMENT OF PUBLIC Az
FAIRS.
Section S--Tf,e miyor shall have and
exercise all the powers and perform
all the duties provided or prescribed
by law or the ordinance OF the city.
not in conflict with the provisions Of
this ordinance. The mayor shall be
superintendent of the department Of
public affairs, and as such shall have
general supervision ana oversight over
Al; departments andesnfiees OF the city;
he shall be the CHIEF executive officer
and representative OF the city, shall
align all contracts on behalf Of the
city, and shall have charge Of and
cause to be prepared and published all
statements and reports required by
law or ordinance. or by resolution OF
the council. The mayor shall be chair
man Of the local. board Of health; shall
possess all the powers,land perform
all the duties pertaining to the local
board Of health as now, or hereafter
required by the laws OF the state or
the ordinances Of the city.
The city solicitor and all officers ana
employees Of the legal department; the
police court: the city library. library
building. library trustees and all, Of
flcers and employees of the library: and
all other officers or functionaries not
by law or ordinance distributed or as
signed to some other department, are
and assigned to the de-
partment Of public affairs.
The mayor shall collect, or cause to
be cole cted, all license fees.
DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTS AND
FINANCE.
Section 4-The superintendent Of the
department Of accounts and finance
shall have charge Of and supervision
over all accounts and records of the
city. and all officers. boards or de-
partments required to keep and make
accounts records or reports. He shall
inspect, or cause to be inspected, all
records or accounts required to be
kept in any Of the offices or depart
ments Of the city. and shall cause
proper accounts and records to be kept
aud proper reports to be made He
shall audit, or cause to be audited, at
frequent intervals the accounts OF
every officer or employee who does or
may receive or disburse money. He
shall have charge Of the purchase. care
and distribution Of all supplies and
other articles not otherwise provided
by law or ordinance. He shall have
charge and supervision OF all printing
by or for the city. unless otherwise
provided by law or ordinance. He
shall examine or cause to be examined.
and report to the council upon all bills,
accounts. pay rolls and claims before
they are acted upon or allowed. UNI
less otherwise provided by law or or
dinance.
The assessor. treasurer, city clerk
and their respective offices or depart
ments, and all employees therein and
all bookkeepers and accountants are
distributed and assigned to the depart
ment OF accounts and finance. and
shall be under the supervision and
direction of the superintendent thereof.
The superintendent Of the depart
ment Of accounts and finance shall
procure from all persons and corpor-
atoms operating public service utilities
in the city such reports as they are
required by law or ordinance to make
to the city or any OF its officers and
shall procure copies of such reports
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