The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-29
THE CHARTER
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City of Seattle
PREPARED AM PROPOSED ny
rHE FRFruoIDERs ELECTED
MARCH \. teta


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Neriels delivered under such contract
curing any calendar month. as esti-
ager.
section ioi. No contract with the
city for any public work. improve
4 ment or purchase shall hereafter he
4 assigned or transferred In any man-
ner without first having Endorsed
thereen the consent OF the board Of
awards and adjustments. and OF the
sNretics on the contractors bond.
and no tranafer or assignmsnt thero-
OF shall In any wise affect such
thereon. and any asslgnmcnt or
transfer thereof, except by opera
ton OF law. without such consent
and waiver. shall make the same
performance thereof by the con-
tractor or his assigns without any
act on the part OF the city; and the
board OF awards and adjustments
contract. or may. in It's discretion.
proceed TO complete tho same as
the agent. and at the expense OF
such contractor and his surcties. Ne
ar surrender. either voluntary or
otherwise. OF any contract with the
city for any public work. Improve
sent or purchase. nor any change
n any such contract. nor any eN-
1 tension OF time In which 10 COM
Eete any such contract shall ever
Operate 20 release the surcties on
The bond herein provided for.
Section i09. The board of awards
and adjustments may. whenever In
: its Judgment the surety on such
" bond l. insufficient. require new
or additional bond TO be filed within
ten days after notice. and there
upon all work on such contract shall
cease until such new or additions
bond shall be approved by said
board. and II any such contractor
20 file q new or additional bond, his
contract shall. by that fact alone.
become fully ended and void as 70
future performances thereof. and
thereupon the board shall order such
contract 20 be rc-iet. or may, In Its
discretion, order the completion OF
the same by the city manager at the
expense OF the contractor and hts
section ios. II any such contract
shall for any reason become ended
or void. and the board shall compiete
the same as IN this charter provid-
such contract shall exceed the
amount unpaid BY the city upon
such contract AT tho time the same
shall become ended or void. In such
poration counsel TO at once com
ruence an action In the name OF the
city against such contractor and bis
sureties for the recovery OF the dif-
of 80 completing such contract and
the amount unpaid by the city there
on at the time the same became end
ed or void.
been a party to contract with u.
city. and having failed TO fuifiil the
requirements thereof. shall be dis
qualified from being a party 70 any
a period OF two years from the time
of his delinquency.
BUDGET AND TAX LEVY.
Section ios. The council and
flee shall prepare annually a bud
get TO show their estimated expcndi-
lures and revenues for tho ensuing
fiscal year, classified according g
the schedule Of accounts fully
ftsmixei. with labor or service shown
separately from supplies. materials
or apparatus. II may include EN-
Urgency funds. 70 be eaPen n.,d-l how.
emergency. Such budget shall also
show the corresponding items as APP
proved In. and any unexpended or
uninsnmeered Distances ss ss from. TIE
submitted TO tho board Of awards
and adjustments not later than the
first day of June. and by said board
to the council not later than the
Section i0s The consolidated bud
get shall be the basis for the deter |
nination of the tar levy ~ the
council for the ensuing fiscal year. /
for all purposes. except for the pay
uent % interest on and the rcdenp- 1
ttcn OF the general bonded Indebted
ness OF the city. shall not exceed
twelve mills on each dollar OF the
assessed valuation Of property In the /
Ictfy. The first budget prepared IN
Yer this charter shah include all cur
rent liabilities or deficits expected /
- fnf n "a
year. the amount Of which may be
levied in whole or in part In ex-
cess OF the above Limitation. but the
pended only for the specific pur-
poses for which they are levied. I
Thereafter no deficiency shall be
created except in case OF cxtraordi-
pressed In the ordinance creating
such deficiency and then only by a 4
four-fIfths vote of the entire city /
council.
, Section io7. Every official or
Member Of any board or body con
trolling the expenditur. OF funds
shall be personally liable for any
overdraft OF budget funds under his
or their direction, unless such over
draft shall have been incurred IN a
case OF emergency consisting of a /
condition or accident requiring Inn
mediate action with no specific ap-
preparation available. and no trans
fers OF funds or of unexpendsd ball
auces from one item OF the budget
TO another shall be allowable ex.
ccpt when such has been authorized
By the council upon the city man
ayers recommendation. /
eection f0s. There shall be fund Il
for each public utility operated by 1
the city. Into which shall be paid
all revenues derived from such /
utility. which shall be devoted pri-
ruarily 20 the payment OF the OK
peLses Of operation and maintenance.
the cost o. extensions and the re-
demption % the bonded indebted
CIVIL SERVICE.
Section i0o There shall be an un-
saiaried civil service commission OF
three members appointed by the
mayor The members OF the exist
ing civil service commission shall l.
continue in office for the terms for /
which they were appointed. and
10 serve for terms OF four years each.
and until their successors have quail L
flied. Appointments to I'll vacancies
shall be for the unexpired term. Two
commissioners shall constitute
quorum. The mayor may at any (
time. for good cause. remove any L
commissioner. No commissioner shall
be removed for political reasons.
Section 10. Upon the adoption OF
this charter the commission shall
classify the service required OF the L
employees OF all departments with
reference 70 the duties, responst- II
bilifies, and authority thereof for
the purpose Of fixing and maintain
ing standards OF service and exam Ii
fnation, and IN establishing such
classification. detailed information
and advice shall be secured from 4
the respective departments. Such
Classification shall include all Of
fices and places Of employment now
in existence or which may be here
after csta bliahed in the city's SER
vice except those expressly exempt Il
created By the council shall be con- d
sidered new unless the duties there II
Of are substantially different from
those OF any other existing position
in the classified service. The COM
mission shall ASCERTAIN the duties Of
each office and place IN the classi-