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payments may be made during the
progress OF any contract TO the eN-
tent OF cighty-flVc per cent % the
value ot tho work performed OF ma.
terials delivered under such contract
during any calendar month, as estt,
mated and reported by the city ran
section ioi. No contract with the
city FOR any public work. improve
ment or purchase shall hereafter be
assigned or transferred In any man.
ner without tirst having Endorsed
thereon the consent OF the board ot
awards and adjustments, and OF the
surctea on the contractors bond
ana no transfer or assignment there
or shall Ia any wise affect such
thereon. and any assignment OF
transfer thereof except by opera
ton or 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 is discretion,
proceed TO complete the same as
the agent. and at the expense OF
such contractor and his sureties. Ne
assignment. transfer. abandonment
or surrender. either voluntary OF
otherwise. OF any contract with the
city for any public work. improve
ment or purchase, nor any change
tension OF time In which 70 COM
plete any such contract, shall ever
operate TO release the suretics ON
the bond herein provided for.
section ies The board Of awards
It's Judgment the surety on such
bond T. Insufficient require n new
or additional bond 70 be filed within
ten days after notice: and there,
upon all work on such contract shall
cease until such new or additional
bond shall he approved by said
board. and n any such contractor
TO file new or additional bond: his
contract shall. by that fact alone.
become fully ended and void as TO
future performance thereof. and
thereupon tho board shall order such
contract 20 be re-iet. or may. In ~.
discretion, order the completion OF
the same by the city manager at the
expense OF the contractor and hts
sureties
Section los. n any such contract
shall for any reason become ended
or void. and the board shall complete
the same as In this charter provid-
ell, and the costs OF so completing
amount unpaid By tho city upon
such contract at the time the same
shall become ended or void. In such
case II shall be the duty Of the cor
poration counsel TO at once COM
mence an action In the name Of the
city against such contractor and his
eureties for the recovery of the dif-
ference IN amount between the cost
o. so completing such eontrae, and
on at tho time the same became end
cd or void
Section ioA Any person having
been q party 20 a contract with the
ha 81 FuN IA 20 a
requirements thereof. shall be dis
qualified from being party 20 any
further contract with the city for
period % two years from the time
BUDGET AND TAX LEVY.
Section ~a4NH. The council and
every department. division and Of
Tee shall prepare annually bud
lures and revenues for the ensuing
fiscal year. classified according to
the schedule OF accounts. fully
ftemfxed, with labor or service shown
separately from supplies. materials
or apparatus IL may include EN-
Urgency funds. 20 be expended. how
ever. only In cases OF unforeseen
emergency. Such budget shall also
show the corresponding items as sp-
proved in. and any unexpendet or
unincumhered balances from. tho
previous year. The budget shall be
submitted 20 the board Of awards
first day OF June. and BY said board
20 tho council not later than the
fifteenth day % July
Section f0S- The consolidated bud
get shall be the basis for the deter
mination OF the tax levy BY the
council for the ensuing fiscal year.
The total tax levy for any ono year
Sr all purposes; except fer the pay
zion 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
der this charter shaii Include all cur
rent liabilities or deficits expected
70 exist at the end OF that fiscal
year. the amount OF which may be
cess OF the above Limitation, but the
funds derived therefrom shall be ex-
pended only for the specific pur-
poses for which they are levied.
created except IN case OF extraordi-
nary emergency which shall be ex-
pressed In the ordinance creating
such deficiency and then only by a
four-fIfths vote OF the entire city
section LOT. Every official or
member OF any board or body con-
trolling the expenditure OF funds
overdraft OF budget funds under Ms
or their direction, unless such over
draft shall have been incurred in a
case OF emergency consisting % n
mediate action with no specific ap-
preparation available. and no trans
fers of funds or Of unexpended ball
ances from one item OF the budget
cept when such has been authorized
by the council upon tho city man
ayers recommendation.
Section fos. There shall be fund
for Zach Each public utility operated by
all revenues derived from such
utility. which shall be devoted pri-
mariiy 70 the payment OF the ex-
Pssnsss Of operation s, and m pa INA
demption Of the bonded indebted
CIvIr. SERVICE.
Section l09. There shall be an IN
three msmbsrs appointed by the
mayor. The members OF tho exist
ing civil service commission shall
continue in office for the. terms for
their SUCCESSORS shall be appointed
20 serve for terms OF four years en- ch.
and until their successors have quail
flied. Appointments 20 fiji vacancies
shall be for the unexpired term. Two
commissioners shall CONSTITUTES
quorum. The mayor may at any
time. for good cause. remove any
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
employees Of all departments with
reference 70 the duties, RESPONSE
bilities. and authority thereof for
the purpose of fixing and maintain
ing standards Of service and exam
ination, and in establishing such
classification. detailed information
and advice shall be secured from
the respective departments. Such
classification shall include all Of
fees and places Of employment now
in existence or which may be here
after established in the citys SER
vice except those expressly exempt
ed in section ZIG. No office or place
created by the council shall be con-
sidercd new unless the duties there
OF are SUBSTANTIALLY different from
those OF any other existing position