The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-11
THE CHARTER
on THE
City of Seattle
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psymeints may be made during the
ttNAFesA% OF any contract 70 the cN-
sset OF eighty-tiNe per cent % the
,,nies ot tho work performed or ma /.
ssants de iVcrcd under such contract
aufinE any calendar month. as est.
aEsr
Section iei. No contract with the
W. Tor any public work. Improve
ment or purchase shall hereafter he
esslsned or transferred tn any man
net Without first having indoreed
.neteen the consent Of the board %
wards and Adjustments and of the
and ne transfer kor assignment there
81 shall IN anSs wise affect such
,,ssnd. or the. llabihtty 81 the sureties
thereen. and any >assignment or
,raaster thereof, excerpt by opera
tien OF law, without Nsuch consent
snl waiver. shall make tho same
n0is and void. as Go any further
performances thereof hV the COM
sct on the part of Tie city aud TIC
board 81 awards and ada ustWr nia
snail az once proceed 90 Fe .lcf such
praeees or e may u iss dssrsl9sns
! we agent. and at the cxAensc OF
such contractor and his surrs -. No
assignment. transfer. ahHrdnFnient
surrender. either volunn or
city Tor any public work, improve
nent or purchase. ncr any dhange
n any such contract. nor any cN-
tension OF time In which - COM
ptete any such contract. shhfi ever
operate 70 release the sureuics on
The bend herein provided fpr.i
Section io2. The hoard q awards
and adjustments may, whengver In
bond Is insufficient. require a new
or additional bond 70 be filed within
ter days after notice. and there
upon all work on such contract shall
bond shall be approved by said
board. and II any such contractor
ehali fail for ten DAYS after notice
60 I'VE a new or additional bond, his
become fully ended ana void as 20
future performance thereof. and
thereupon the board shall order such
contract TO be re-let. or may, In ~.
discretion, order the completion OF
The same BY the city manager a, the
expense OF tho contractor and his
Section ios. II any such contrac,
OF void. and tho board shall complete
the same as IN this charter provid-
ed. and the costs OF so completing
such contract shall exceed the
amount unpaid BY The city upon
shall become ended or void. IN such
case II shall be the duty OF the cor
pcrauon counsel 20 at once COM
mencs an action In the name q the
city against such contractor and his
sureties for the recovery Of tho dit-
ference IN amount between thu coat
Of 50 completing such contract and
the amount unpaid by tho city there
on =, the time the same became end
Section io4. Any person having
been party 70 q contract with the
city. and having failed 20 tuifin the
requirements thereof shall be dis
qualified from being . party 20 any
further contract with tho city for
q period OF two years from tho time
OF his delinquency
s.I nvDcEr q. AND TAX LEY. LEVY .,,
every department. division and Of
flee shall prepare annually a bud
get 20 show their estimated expcrdi-
s,scai - ysar e eiassis,sd i' asesrSins r ~
the schedule Of accounts. fully
itemirsf. with labor or servic. shown
separately from supplies. materials
or apparatus. II may include. EN-
ever. only In cases 81 unforeseen
emergency. Such budget shall also
show the corresponding items as APP
proved IN. and any rnsxpsnded or
previous year. The budget shall be
submitted TO the board OF awards
and adjustments not later than the
first day OF june. and BY said board
20 IN. council not later than the
fifteenth day q July.
Section 100. The consolidated bud
get shall be the basis for the deter
mination OF tho tax levy BY the
The total tar levy for any ono year
for all purposes. except for the pay
ment OF Interest on and the rsdemp-
ton OF the general bonded Indebted
twelve mills on each dollar OF the
assessed valuation OF property In the
City. The first budget prepared un-
der this charter SHAH include all cur
70 exist AZ the end OF that fiscal
year. the amount OF which may be
levied In whole or Ia part in ex-
cess Of the above Limitation. but the
pended only Tor the specific pur-
poses for which they are levied.
Thereafter no deficiency shaii be
created except In case Of extraordi-
pressed IN the ordinance creating
such deficiency and then only by
four-fifths vote OF the entire city
council.
Section fo7. Every official or
member OF any board or body con-
trolling the expenditure Of funds
shall be personally liable for any
overdraft OF budget funds under his
dlTsEtt0n.
draft shall have been incurred In a
case OF emergency consisting OF a
condition or accident requiring Inn
mediate action with no specific APP
preparation available. and no trans
fers OF funds or OF unexpended ball
ances from one item OF the budget
TO another shall be allowable ex-
cept when such has been authorized
by the council upon the city man
ayers recommendation.
Section los. There shall be a fund
for each public utility operated by
the city, into which shall be paid
all revenues derived from such
utility. which shall be devoted pri-
marily 20 the payment Of the ex-
penses Of operation and maintenance.
the cost OF extensions and the re-
demption q the bonded indebted
CIVIL SERVICE.
Section 100. There shall be an un-
salarfed civil service commission OF
three members appointed by the
ing civil services commission shall
continue IN office for the terms for
which they were appointed. and
their successors shall Be appointed
20 serve for terms OF four years each.
filed. Appointments 10 fili vacancies
shall be for the unexpired term. Two
commissioners shall constitute a
quorum The mayor may ut any
commissioner. No commissioner shall
be removed for political reasons
Section no 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 :
biiities, and authority thereof for
ths purpose OF fixing and maintain
ing standards OF service and exam
nation, and in establishing such
classification, detailed Information
Ard advice shall he secured from
the respective departments. Such
Identification shall include all OF.
fees and places OF employment now
In existence or which may be here
after established I'm the city's SER
vice except those expressly exempt
ri in section 11e. No office ar place
created by the council shall he con-
adhered new unless the duties there
of are substantially different from