The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-16
THE CHARTER
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City of Seattle
rRrrAREp AND PROPOSED ny
TuE fREtHoinEus ELECTED
MARCH J. 1914


payments may be made during the
progress 81 any contract 60 the ex.
tent % eighty-five per cent ef the
value Of the work performed or ma j.
teriais delivered under such contract
during any calendar month, as estt-
mated and reported BY the city man
aEer.
ment or purchase shall hereafter he
assigned or transferred In any man.
ner without fret having Endorsed
thereon the consent 90 the board of
awards and adjustments, and OF the
surctirs on the contractors bond
and ne transfer or assignment there
Of shall In any wise affect such
bond. or the. liability OF the sureties
transfer thereof. except BY opera.
tiop 81 Law, without such consent
ard waiver. shaii make the same
n nss, sna ve'a as 70 any further
tractor or his assigns without any
act on the part OF tho city: and the
hoard OF awards and adjustments
s sna,, a, once proceed 60 rs,lss such
proceed TO complete the same as
the agent and at the expense OF
such contractor and his surcties. No
or surrender. either voiuntarv or
otherwise. OF any contract with the
city for any public work. improve
inent or purchase. nor any change
In any such contract nor any ex-
tension o. time In which 10 com
rtete any such contract, AhAii ever
operate 20 release the sureties on
the eond herein provided for.
Section 100. Tho board Of awards
and adjustments may. whenever In
Its judgment tho surety on such
bond y Insufficient. require new
or additional bond 20 be filed within
ten days after notice. and there
upon all work on such contract shall
bond. shall be approved BY said
board and u any such contractor
20 fiie new or additional bond. his
contract shall. by that fact alone.
become fully ended and void as to
,SspsspO ' IKE sesnS .hs nse order .s ss
een,racs 90 be rc-iet. or may, IN It's
discretion, order the completion of
the same by the city manager Al the
expense OF tho contractor and his
section ioa II any such con,rae,
shan for any reason become ended
or void. and the board shall complete
sa. and the costs % so completing
such contract shall exceed the
amount unpaid by the city upon
such contract at the time the same
case /, shall BE the duty OF the cor
porstion counsel TO AZ once com
nencs an action In the name of the
city against such contractor and his
ference IN amount between the cost
Of 50 completing such contract and
the amount unpaid BY the city there
or At the time the same became end
Section io4 Any person having
been a party 20 contract with the
city. and having failed 20 fuifiii the
requirements thereof. shall be dis
tmA Asslr 4@fee -
further contract VIA the city for
. period 81 two years from the time
OF his delinquency.
MIDGET AND TAX LEVY.
Section 1875 The council and
every department.. division ard Of
flee shall prepare annually a bud
get to show their estimated expendi-
si.ssi year. siassifi.a i' .s Geo n so
the schedule Of accounts. fully
itsmirsd, with labor or service shown
separately from supplies. materials
srsssey funds. 20 be erpsndsd. how
ever. only IN cases % unforeseen
emergency. Such budget shall also
show the corresponding items as APP
urineumbered balances from. the
previous year. The budget shalt be
submitted TO the board of awards
ard Adjustments not later than the
first day of june. and BY said board
20 the council not later than the
fifteenth day AZ July.
Section los. The consolidated bud
rninasion Of the tar levy BY the
council for the ensuing fiscal year.
The total tan levy for any one year
for all Pvrg.sss; s5t e, q, The pay-
don Of .ths general bonded indebted.
ness OF the city. shall not exceed
twelve mills on each dollar OF the
assessed valuation % property IN the
Ger Ger mis- charter sSsii iniiuds ali cur Sn
rent liabilities or deficits expected
to exfst at the end OF that fiscal
year. the amount of which may be
cess Of the above Limitation. hut the
funds derived therefrom shall be ex-
pended only for the specific pur-
thereafter no deficiency shaii be
created except in case OF extraorti-
nary emergency which shall be ex-
pressed IN the ordinance creating
fonr-fifths vote OF the entire City
council.
section ior: Every official or
froIIins the sxpsna ia ' q funds na
ovsrdraft Of budget funds under his
or their direction, unless such over
case Of emergency consisting % a
condition or accident requiring i'm
mediate action with no specific ap-
proprist,2n n avsiissis; and nc trans ms,
ances from one item OF the budget
20 another shall be allowable ex-
cept when such has been authorized
axer's recommendation.
Section los. There shall be fund
for each public utility operated BY
the city; into Which shall be paid
utility. which shall be devoted pri-
rnarliy to the payment Of the ex-
perses OF operation and maintenance.
demption Of the bonded indebted
ness thereof.
Section iog, There shall be an un.
three members appointed By the
mayor. The members OF the exist
Ing civil service commission shall
continue in office for the terms for
their successors shall Be appointed
70 serve for terms OF four years each.
and until their successors have quail
filed. Appointments 70 fiji vacancies
commissioners shall constitute
quorum. The mayor may at any
time. for good cause. remove any
comrnissioner. No commissioner shall
be removed for political reasons.
Section 10. Upon the adoption OF
this charter the commission shall
classify tho service required Of the
employees OF all departments with
reference 70 the duties. RESPONSE
biiities, and authority thereof for
the purpose Of fixing and maintain
ing stanaaraS or ss.vtcs ana exam
Identification, detailed Information
and advice shall DO secured from
the respective departments. Such
classification shall include all Of
ffces and places Of employment now
In existence or which may be here
after established in the citys SER
vice except those expressly exempt
81 in section 1fs. No office or place
created by the council shall be CON
adhered new unless the duties there
OF are substantially different from
those OF any other existing position
II aafflcI THE rIr.