Arizona republican., 1914-05-11
ORDINANCE NO. i

Addition to InOSe Provided for in
 the City Charter Adopted on the
 11th Day of October, 1913, De-
 lining and Prescribing the Duties
 of, and Fixing the Compensation
 and Bonds for, all the Officers of
 the City and Providing that the
 Office of the City Assessor and
 the Office of the City Collector, as
 Well as Other Offices Created by
 This Ordinance. May be Filled by
 One and the Same Person.
 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COM MISSION OF THE CITY OF PHOE- NIX as follows:
 Section 1. In addition to the of fices of City Manager, City Auditor. City Clerk, City Assessor, City Trea- City Engineer, Chief of Police, Fire Chief, Superintendent of Streets and City Magistrate, provided for in the city charter adopted on the 11th day of October, 1913, there are hereby further established and created the offices of City Health Officer, City Sealer of Weights and Measures, City Inspector of Buildings and Supern- tendent of Water Works.
 Section ?. (A) The City Manager shall have the general supervision and direction of the administrative operation of the city government. He shall supervise and direct the off cial conduct of all appointive officers, except the City Auditor and the City Magistrate. He shall supervise the performance of all contracts made by any person for work done for the city and in that behalf represent the city, except as it may be otherwise provided in the city charter. He shall make all purchases of materials or supplies for the city, and shall see that the same are received as con- tracted for. He shall employ and discharge from time to time, as oc- casion requires, all employees of the city. He shall appoint all officers of the city, the appointment or election of whom are not otherwise provided for in the charter. and may remove them when the interests of the city require.
 He shall make written report to the Commission at it's first meeting in each month of the state and condition of the business and affairs of the city; and he shall. whenever required by the Commission, make a written or verbal report as may be indicated by the Commission, in detail, of any particular matter relating to the af- fairs of the city within his super vision.
 He shall require monthly reports and may require them oftener, from each of the officers of the city ap- pointed by him, of the business and condition of such office, and shall submit the same to the Commission upon it's request therefor. All reports required by the charter or by ordl- nance shall be in writing, except that the Commission, in the case of re- ports other than the said monthly reports, may direct them to be yer bal; and the manager may direct reports other than such monthly re- ports to be made verbally.
 It shall be his duty to see that al the ordinances of the city are en- forced He shall, on or before the firs Monday in May in each year, or sucf date in each year as shall be other wise fixed by the Commission, pre- pare a careful estimate in writing oi the amounts in money, specifing il detail the purposes thereof, required for the business and conduct of the affairs of the city during the nex u6 before the first Monday in June ol each year, or on such date in eacf year as shall be fixed by the Com mission, submit to the Commission the estimates of each department an6 his own personal report and recon mendation and estimate as to tht probable expenditures of the city fol the next ensuing fiscal year, stating the amounts in detail required to mee all expenditures necessary for clt! purposes, including city slnklni fund for outstanding indebtedness, i any. therein; also an estimate Of tn' amount of income expected from al sources in each department, and tn' probable amount required to be rals ed bv taxation to cover such eXpen
 
 ditures. interest and sinking fund.
 The City Manager must not heal ar consider any claim in favor of any one against the city unless an ac count properly made out, giving al the items claimed, duly verified, al to it's correctness and that the amour claimed is justly due, is presented U him within six (6) months after tn' last item of the account accrued, ex cept claims of officers of the clt. for their salaries; and if he shall tln' that any claim presented is not pay able by the city or is not prope charge, he shall reject the same; II h' finds it to be proper charge, put lor greater amount than is due, he may al low the claim in part and order palt the portion allowed upon the claiman filing his receipt in full of his account He shall not allow any demand upoI the city in favor of any person II any manner indebted to the cit. without first deducting such indebt edness. or in favor. of any office whose accounts shall not have beer rendered and approved or who shal have neglected or refused to mak' his official returns or reports il writing, as required by the provi sions of the charter or any ordinance of the Commission, or in favor o any officer who shall wilfully neg lect or refuse to perform any of thu duties of his office
 He shall have power to examine orally or otherwise, on oath, persons