The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-19
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commissioners shall be found to be ex-
cesslve, said board of commissioners by
majority vote of all the members there
OF, may relieve said commissioner by as
signing to some other member of said
,,a; Tor time to be by them deter
Hiheo, portion of the work assigned by
TINS act to said commissioner; and said
board may from time to time assign such
| sucn 1urther duties to each of said COM
lnlssloners as shall be for the best in
terests of such city. -.
sec. H. The commissioner named as
tne mead OF each department shall audit
an accounts and claims against it, unless
ne be absent or fail or refuse so to do,
IA WIllch event the mayor shall appoint
dhother commissioner to act in his stead
uuIiuS MS ABSENCE or to audit such claims
ana accounts as the said commissioner
snail fail or refuse TO act upon. Before
payment, all accounts shall be acted
Upon py regular or consent session of
the board at which at least two commits
sloners are present and acting
sec 10. Said board of commissioners
Shall meet at least once every week in
regular meeting in the city hail. at such
time as shall be fixed by said board of
commissioners, and take under Amusement
before them. A majority of the members
OF said board shall constitute a quorum
Tor the transaction of business, but no
final action shall be taken in any matter
respecting the department of any absent
commissioner unless such business has
been made a special order, with notice
to such commissioner of such contempiat-
ed action, or unless such action is taken
at regular meeting of the board.
ARTICLE IV.-The Mayor.
Sec. TO- The mayor shall preside at all
meetings of the board of commissioners,
except as herein otherwise provided. He
shall be the chief executive officer of
said city, and shall have general super
vision and control of all other officers, de-
partments and affairs of government of
such city, and shall take care that the
provisions of this act and all ordinances
of such city are complied with.
Sec. II. The mayor shall sign all
dinances passed by the board of commits
sioners, and shall have the right to vote
as a member of said board on all ques-
tons which may arise, but he shall have
no veto power.
Sec. 1S. The mayor and any one COM
missioner shall have the power to call
special meetings of the board of COM
m1SSfonerS, the object of which shall be
submitted to said board in writing, and
the call and the object, well as the
action of said board thereon, shall be
tered upon the journal by the clerk, and
no other business shall be transacted
except that mentioned in the call. A writ
ten notice of said special meeting shall
be served personally upon each member
of said board left at his usual place
of residence at least two hours before
the time of such meeting The notice
shall state the time place and object of
such special meeting, and shall be issued
by the city clerk to the chief of police
his deputy or policeman, or other city
employee, who shall be required to make
such service at once a above provided,
and the person serving such notice shall
make a return in writing of the serving
such notice, showing the manner of such
service.
Sec. 1s. At the first regular meeting
of the board of commissioners of any
city adopting the provisions of this act,
after the members thereof have been
duly elected and qualified, said board,
by a majority vote of all of its members,
shall appoint by ballot one of their num-
Der to act instead of the mayor at any
time during which the mayor is unable to
perform the duties of his office by reason
of temporary or continued absence or
or disability; the official title of
such member appointed shall be
president of the Board of Commission
ers,'' and the commissioner so appointed |
shall be invested with all the powers
and shall perform all the duties of the
mayor of said city during such absence or
sickness.
ARTICLE v.-Appointive OFFICES.
Sec. 20. The board of commissioners
shall appoint, for term of one year, by |
a majority vote of all the members there |
of, the following officers to wit: city |
clerk, city treasurer, a police judge, a |
ng officers to wit: A city attorney. a |
city assessor, city engineer, a fire chief, |
and such other officers, assistants and |
employees as they may deem necessary |
for the best interests of the city; but no
such officer shall be appointed until his /
term and salary shall have been fixed by |
ordinance; provided that they shall hold
their respective offices until their sue
cessors shall have been appointed and |
qualified; provided, that in case of ap- /
oointment to fill vacancy, such appoin-
lee shall only serve for the remainder I
Of the term for which his predecessor
was appointed.
any appointive office unless he or she
shall be a bona fide resident of the city
II least one year prior to his or her
appointment, except that the city may
1ire nonresident expert employees when
leemed necessary by the board of COM
nissioners.
% III - r,r,7ic Cd orc
shall have power to remove the city at
orney, city clerk, city treasurer, police
Judge, city engineer or city assessor Tor
neglect of duty, or mall
'easance in office, upon charges preferred,
lfter due notice in writing and oppor-
unity to be heard in their defense:
;uch officer shall be removed by resolu-
ion of the board of commissioners, pass
ID by vote of at least two of the mem
)ers of said board. declaring that the
charges preferred have been proven and
hat such office is vacant. But said board
nay in their discretion, by a majority
-ote of all the members thereof, remove
With or without cause the incumbent of
my other appointive city office or en-
,loyment whatever, and may by ordnance
prescribe, limit or change the salary OF
Ill appointive officers or employees, ex-
ept that the salary of all appointfve offi-
ers shall not be increased or diminished
Turing the term for which they are ap-
,ointed.
Sec 49, In case of the disability or any
Tacancy occurring Dy oedIn, reSiShdtlOh
II removal by the board of commission
RS of any city officer, the said board
hall, by majority vote OF all the mem
'ers thereof appoint some suitable per-
on to fill the unexpired term. The res1g-
ation of any city officer appointed unoer
he provisions of this act shall pc mace
n writing to the board of commissioners
or their action thereupon. If any city
fficer shall remove from the territorial
limits of such city, such removal shaII
pso facto, vacate his office. The city
Jerk shall enter every appointment of
ffice and the date thereof on the journal
Sec "a All existing ordinances. not in
onsistent with the provisions of this act, |
hall remain in full force and effect until
or repealed, and all proceedings
elating to the levy and collection OF gen.
nd /