The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-15
ORDINANCE NO. Az

ORDINANCE NO. Az
AN ORDINANCE, fixing duties of of
icers, and general conduct of the bust
ness of the City; providing for tn
purchase of supplies, and a purchas
ing agent.
Requiring heads of departments t,
make complete reports of all materia
and supplies used in their various de
partments, and check and report al
material and supplies furnished thei
respective departments; restricting
the officers, heads of departments il
the purchase of material, supplies OF
equipment and from creating indebt
sedness and from employing extra men
or performing extra work, without be
ing authorized by the council pro-
viding for a system of accounting fol
material, supplies, tools, and equip
ment between the officers and employ
ees and the city, holding the Of
ficers and employees accountable for
such material, supplies, tools, and
equipment, and providing that COM
pensation or salaries be not paid I'M
til the provisions of this ordinance
are complied with.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR
AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOSCOW, IDAHO
Section 1. That all officers of the
City of Moscow, Idaho, in this ordin-
-ance mentioned, shall be governed by
the provisions hereof, in all matters
pertaining to the duties of the re-
:spective officers.
Sec. 2. There shall be appointed
by the Mayor and confirmed by the
Council, purchasing agent, which
purchasing agent shall be either the
Clerk or Treasurer of the City of
Moscow, and the officer appointed
shall be the Purchasing Agent of the
City of Moscow, and whichever of the
above officers not appointed shall be
the deputy purchasing agent, but shall
act only in case of the absence, disa-
bility, or vacancy in the office of Pur-
chasing Agent. Such officer shall re-
ceive no extra salary or compensa-
ton.
Sec. 3. That such purchasing agent
shall make all purchases of material,
supplies, tools, and equipment for the
City of Moscow. Provided that no
ordor ooptroo+ n, ,,rroboco cbaJI no
entered into or made by such Pur-
chasing Agent for material, supplies,
tools, or equipment, in excess of two
hundred dollars for any one depart
ment in any one month, without first
submitting the proposed order, con-
tract, or proposed purchase, to the
Mayor and Council in session, and not
then unless the same be authorized by
a majority of the council.
Sec. 4. The purchasing agent shall
make up his order or contract in du-
plicate land submit one copy to the
Mayor and Council for it to act upon,
when such order or contract for ma
terial, supplies, tools, or equipment is
of an amount in excess of two hundred |
dollars, or in excess of two hundred
dollars in any one month for any de-
partment, and file with the Clerk; if
the order or contract is approved by
the council, the clerk shall endorse
thereon, approved" and sign the
same. If the order or contract be not
by the council, the clerk
shall write thereon rejected" and
sign the same. In either event the or
der or proposed contract shall be re-
turned to the Purchasing Agent. If
the order or contract be approved, the
Agent shall file in his Of
fee and preserve the copy of such
order or contract, which is marked ap-
proved, and deliver the other copy to
the party from whom the purchase is
made.
Sec s. That when supplies. mater /
ial, equipment or tools is required to |
be purchased for the use Of the
City, for any department, it shall be {