Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-08-29
CHAPTER }! 5
ADMINISTRATION OF CITY AFFAIR

Sec. 81. The executive and admins
| trative powers, authority and duties MT
otherwise provided for herein, shall be
distributed among five divisions as fol-
| lows: '*
| CD DIVISION OF FINANCE.
Co DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS
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The distribution Of duties among tie
various divisions shall be made, and may
| be changed by resolution.
Sec. IS. At the first regular meeting
after the election of any member Of the
council, the council shall designate one
division; which designation may be
changed. and a transfer of any mem
Ter of the council from one diviSio to
another may be n MADE it aH
| benefited thereby. The head of zach
| division shall have supervision of the at
fairs. and property which belong to his
council and the provisions of this charter.
Provided that the council may appoint
| such non-salaried boards as it sees fit.
direction, Of any department or sub
division of the city's affairs which it
shall see fit to make: The members of
any such boards shall serve without pay.
| direct. and the council shall make rules
and regulations by ordinance for the
government and direction of each such
Sec 49, The City Council shall pre-
scribe the powers and duties Of it's APP
polntive Officers. and employees not other
may assign particular officers to one or
| more Of the divisions, and may require
| an officer or empIoye to perform duties
] in two or more divisions.
The City Council shall make such rules
and regulations as may be necessary and
| proper for the efficient and economical
IT Of rS all the b% an Of the city
the first Monday in Aoril Of said year
ard at the first regular meeting in April
thereafter as conveniently may. be. APP
point a City Manager. City Attorney.
City Treasurer; City Physician and
physician and City Health OFFICER shall
| be held by one person who shall he a
1H,E IT,, licensed and Tracticng physi:is:n
dent Of Little Falls.
The council shall have authority TO
INIT the number ct appointees of the
the wages to be paid EMPLOYEES and labor
rs engaged by the manager but the num-
''er' Of common laborers needed by the
Manager from time to time shall be de-
hat by a majority vote Of the council
II may remove at any time any appo1ntee
Sen the a. S c or of the sa ia fha
pensatiOn Of the officers and employees
and shall cause to be filed with the city
yea, list ,r 1T the
ployes of the city. together with Il state
ment Of the salary or. compensation
which each is to receive.
Sec. ~: The City Attorney shall be
direction of the council. prosecute all
suits for. and defend all suits brought
persons accused Of any violation Of the
city ordinance. He shall perform such
other and further duties as are required
by the laws Of the state, by the provision
council may employ special counsel to
assist the city attorney in special mat
ters at a compensation fixed in advance.
The attorney and his assistants, if any.
shall be citizens of Little Falls. and at
torneys admitted to practice in all of
the courts of the State Of Minnesota.
Sec 43. Every officer, before he en-
tiers upon the duties of his office, shall
make and file with the manager an oath
or affirmation to support the constitution
cf: the United States and the State Of
honestly and impartial1y the duties OF
his office.
Sec. AZ. The City Council may require
any of the appointive officers of the city
the city such bonds for the performance
Of their several duties. as it shall see fit.
Such bonds shall be of a surety corpora
ton. and the cost thereof except that
of the contractor shalt be paid by the
city: All bonds shall be approved by the
council All bonds shall be approved as
to form by the attorney, and shall be
filed with the manager. "a
Sec. As No officer or employee Of the
city shall solicit or receive, any pay,
commission. money or thing of value, or
derive: any benefit, profit or advantage.
of: any Improvement. alteration or re-
pair. required by authority of the city.
or any contract to which the city shall
ton or salary as such officer or en-
ploye. No officer or employee Of the city.
except as otherwise provided in this
directly or Indirectly, from any public
service corporation. or the owner IF any
public utility or franchise, in the city,
any Pass o+ frank free ticket free service
favorable than those granted the public
generally. A violation OF any of the pro-
od ths c section hha o
ployment of the city. and he shall be re-
moved therefrom. Any contract in which,
officer or te1mploys Ct the city is or
ABSOLUTELY Void any money on a Which Ree shaii
have been paid on such contract by the
all the persons Interested therein, by a
joint or several action.
Sec. 4e. In all case of work to be done
when the City Council decides to do
such work by contrac;. or on the pur-
chase Of property Of any kind. when the
amount involved in such purchase is
more than five hundred dollars $500 oo),
unless the council. by an emergency
shall advertise for bids in the official
published at least three successive weeks
in said paper. Contracts shall be let to
the lowest responsible bidder. and pur-
chases shall be made from the respon-
sible bidder who offers to furnish the
article desired for the lowest sum. The
council may, however. reject any and all
bids; nothing contained herein shall pre-
vent the city from contracting for the
doing the work with. patented processes or
The council shall regulate the mating of
bids and lettin~ Of contracts, by or
dinance or by resolution.
Sec A. All written contracts. bonds
and instruments of every kind and de-
scription; to which the city shall be q
OF the city by the president of the conn-
ell, or commissioner designated by the /