Arizona republican., 1914-05-10
ORDINANCE NO

HuuitioH -to. Those ffoNlQeu Tor in the City Charter Adopted on the 1lth 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 l. In addition to the of fees of City Manager, City Auditor. City Clerk City Assessor. City Trea- surer, City Collector, City Attorney. City Engineer, Chief of Police Fire Chief, Superintendent of Streets and City Magistrate, provided for in the city charter adopted on the 11th daS 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 Superin- tendent of Water Works.
 Section ?. (A) The City Manager shall have the general supervision and direction of the administrative operation of tfe 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 Gdcn month or tile Stdle ana COHultlOll 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 ordi- 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 shah be his duty to see that all 1ffe 6rtiinanees of the city are en forced. He shall. on or before the first Monday in May in each year. or such Udlt III tdti ytsl dS Siictii bt oliAti wise fixed by the Commission, pre- pare a careful estimate in writing oi the amounts in money, specifing ii detail the purposes thereof, required for the business and conduct of the affairs of the city during the next ensuing fiscal year: and shall, on O. before the first Monday in June oi 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 ano his own personal report and recon mendation and estimate as to the 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 a city sinkins fund for outstanding indebtedness. | any. theren also an estimate of tns amount of income expected rom al sources in each department, and thf proaable amount required to be rais- ed Lv taxation to cover such expen- ditures. interest and sinking fund.
 The City Manager must not heal or consider any claim in favor of any one against the city unless an ac' count properly made out, giving al inc items claimed duly verified, as to it's correctness and that the amoun claimed is justly due. is presented U him within six t6) months after th' last item of the account accrued, eN cejt ehiims oi officers Of the ci's for their salaries; and if he shali flh' that any claim presented is not pay .,ble ny the city or is not proper charge. he shall reject the same; Il h' finds it to be proper charge, but TOT areater amount than is due, he may al low the claim in part and order paif the portion allowed upon the claiman filing his receipt in full of his account He shall not allow any demand upor 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 officel whose accounts shall not have beer rendered and approved or who shal have. neglected or refused to make his official returns or reports IT writing, as required by the provi- sions of the charter or any ordinance or the Commission, or in favor O any officer who shall wiifuly neg Iect or refuse to perform any of tho duties of his office
 He shall have power to examine orally or otherwise. on oath, persons