The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-01
0lR COMMITTEE
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4 xxQne suspended. and q military govern
i tMenx guided and assisted by com
N>osicn OF citizens took it's place. Tbs
dnd added still further TO her debt
- s3eft problems OF extraordinar!
{ 1nUo nnlxv and proportions. An ezner'
s <enuv bond Issue Of 100000 wal
Il f1aae with which 20 begin the work
y Observation-Disclosures.
rnese facts are mentioned to give
s,n<,<x4n conception OF the dihfculttee
4haxS confronted the new admintstra'
zion.
One effect Of the disaster was TO
cersent the people together In q sense
- co-nn1on need. and convince 'hsAs
Z 81 the total inadeQuacy OF the oaa
system to deal with ensnhs oVhet
tSuxas. and thus to facilitate the 2aop-
aSon of the new charter. The pan
II Its essential features is the typicAA
.x-itp Manager plan with which al are
rrxpre or less familiar. II provides ior
4 anonruiSsioa OF Eve to De nohllhatee
alta nonpartisan primary ana eAeCte"
81 tlarge. The members OK the oon-
mission are the only elective otlcers
OF the city. AS in the case OF com
NILSSON governed cities, the ColA.4i.s
ss,en constitutes the governing eooy'
IN II all legislative powers are vested
Esut snsteaG OF parcelAng out the aa-
iTninktratsya functions among us
lrnerrsbers as under the commission
srian. the commission appoints chlei
istrative officer to be known
- the CITY Manager" and may ~
move him st will
The commission always acts as
body. II is required 10 meet In fesN-
s1ar session at least once a week. Inc
members are not required TO give .4'e'i
xrhole.tirne to public business, ana re-
srNsye proportionAteiy less salaries
sshar, n, commission cities; in Dayton
axa 2oo each per year, the Mayor 81,
n 200 The once OF Mayor is retained.
sa,ttt rhst furctionary is shorn OF mos
or hts old-tirne powers he 10 NOT
lxorninssed or elected as Mayor, pat
IA that member OF the cofhi'ilssio -
srwhe at Irregular municipal eleel4ol a.
winch three commissioner
A~tectea. received the highest nunnoef
al-sys votes. He Is the presiding ofncer
I0fa che commission, entitled TO vote
ia,ask possesses no veto power II IL
E,rrridea that he shall be recognized
~. seha ofscaal head OF the city py
Ifhsl courts for the purpose OF eerV-
a4nr surocess. blythe Governor 1or tne
snurpose Of tho military law, ana Ior
III sceresn orsial purposes. Hls salars
1udA yhAt OF the members OF the com,
}xnfaeton are fixed BY the char'sf' @i'
3n3hers by the commission.
a commissioner forfe'ts one per
Ilsrsx4 /, Of HIS salary for each aosenCS
from a regular meeting, unless tn a,
l-s,~erca be. authorized by majority
$500 ~ all members Five such ao
.asaces operate to vacate ms sea-,
ID .she City Manager Is appointed ps
ft1sos commits and holds once "a ~
tAno swfli ct that body. he mus vo
1@rynoerted without regard TO his pos-
4 s17ssns helie6. and may or may not De
- -.asdent of the City OF Dayton
Hsn~. rharter makes him the "adrnln-
.krwtsve head OF the municipal gov
- ard declares him "resp2n'
Ess.an yor the efficient administrator
80 ii, departments" His powers ano
kduties are enumerate "a foIows.
(at To see that the laws anu VI
sA1napces are enforced.
fbl Tc1a4point ana except as nere-
-, nroxwied. remove all directors o.
R~nar tanantst aal subordinate OF
ksrs rrxa employees in the depart
1870 IN both the classified and IN
f~se~wsAea service: all iappo!ntmeh
rt. "a 1rDos, merit and fitness clone
k~~r, IN the classified service all
Irosystncn.s and removals 60 90 so ~ ~
Net ID elnivir, service provlSoi'" Va
}thss&charter. -, a..
rTs.~rrtr.and divisions created mere
", - yiaas may be hereafter created
~ tina commission 80 ~.
\ gST9- TO a<tend all rpeetlne s Oh tl'
s~rsr{rrsnsSon with the T1gnt 70 uah'
L,aresan shs discussions bun haVlhS IN
) ssy&ro accommodate xhe oenanaia
Isson Scrr adoption such measuEsss o.
II snnAsr deem 1~cessary or 80 All,
~ 70. keep the com mission AZ AZ
- xSKs TO the financial conaitiol
$500. ~ xsas city' and ...a.
erform such other duues
-ssl..sz11s5 FS1srw-e~crtbed by this charter
- - ~ acquired of him ny orni-
-. ~ resolution of the comm1h
zion. vsr NJ asp.
Sn~u{r81rrpryt and removal are Sno men
\ - 1 Of the Civil Service bosi"s An ~
- ~Sexa Of the commission aAl %
Assscrn "a re- apuointed by the commits,
Apr ointxnepts and removal %
E,farnr,S and employees. other than oe
80 rfnnarnt heads are subject 10 cAFi
Nervlces pru@fat0nS ~o,x.as
rtxya /. dc rarryne rfs are esfa ulisneo
-. law, psabnc servsce. pubic We We.
Iara. pubic safety and fnAftcss Iass
<seads OF thsse departments are ~.
Goinfsds by the City Manager, ana "a al
{1,y.4~ats to be removed by MIN. Ahe
fssstw Man1rar IT'S thus In position tf
1890 as the head OF each depar. =
l~nnsrtaa man whose training, expert
fGnce anfiacapacity specially III MN tol
~ .r,1aca and he has every incentive
- IA So. since she Ia expressly maze
E~rponsfbTe forFthe eficient ADMINS
Hr~fion of all departments and MI
|zESvn tenure Of office depend@ upon
S1rn ruccegsyoS his administration
zach dera rtnnert head or director
- IN turn made responsible Tor the
eonfucf ofsthe officers and employees
~ his department, for the perform
}nr.ce Of itg business, and for the Gus
3ody and preservation OF the DOCKS
t9scords papers and property under
1Stn control" II il made his DUTY 10
fsna mage his department subject to
fha supervision and control OF the
33sfty Manager in all natters-
IN Responsibility il everywhere oen-
En4frly fixed. The initiative. referen-
lSsssrrn and recall are provided for. The
5after In applicable 10 the members
i - the commission and TO the CITY
d Manager.
The foregoing are the salient Tea
I Sszres of the Dayton charter,
III has not been In operation long
ar.cugh to effect marked changes in
81 x1,a physical aspects Of the city, even
"a conditions had been normal when