The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-12
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system. and one of the streets.
The city manager shall be respon-
sible to the committee on public
works, who shall have full authority
I o d.aourse the funds appropriated
il the yearly budget for these i'm
! :. JTo.@ents, but no further eXpendi-
lures shall be made by the commit
tee without authority from the coun-
ell. The committee shall have author
ity to discharge the city manager
without preferring charges. They
shall make a written monthly report
to the council of all income and dis
bursements, and shall give the council
such additional information as it may
call for Any member of the commit
tee can be displaced at any time by
a tWO-thirds vote of the council,
charges being preferred in writing at
a regular meeting, and laying over
until the next regular meeting when
the committeeman shall be given an
opportunity to answer same. Any va
cancy in the public works committee
created by resignation or displace-
ment of a committeeman shall be fill
ed by the council Other details, or
changes in those suggested, can be
worked out by free discussion.
! resignation or displacement Of com
mitteeman shall be filed by the coun-
Gil. Other details. or changes in those
Suggested, can be worked out by free
discussion.
am informed by one who is in
more or less intimate touch with city
engineers that a man who could fill
acceptably the requirements of our
city can probably be obtained for a
salary of two thousand dollars year.
There may De a question whether
the council under the charter can del
egate the power proposed in the above
suggestions. Unless the power can
| be delegated, the plan is useless, be-
cause the efficient working of the
plan will depend upon the commit
tee being given wide powers. In
such a case it will be necessary TO
have the charter amended so as to
meet this situation.
Bonds Maturing in 1918
| feel it my duty to direct the at
tention of the council to the maturity
in 1918 of $4,000 electric light bonds
told issue) for which no sinking fund
has been provided
1t is my understanding that it was
contemplated when the 191e-17 budget
was adopted that these bonds WoulG
be retired outof surplus earnings of
the electric plant This no doubt
could have been done but for the fact
that the council has transferred $1,000
from the electric light to the general
fund, and the general fund will show
/ a deficit, therefore cannot pay its OBJ
legation Some method of meeting
this obligation at maturity should be
decided upon at an early date.
Audit
note that in the 1861 budget
there is provided the sum OF
$500 for an audit of the city
/ books. There has been no audit since
! the latter part of 1914. and certainly
the city's books should be audited
annually. and | recommend that this
/ be done
In conclusion, wish to express my
appreciation of the uniform courtesy
which l have met at the hands of the
city councilmen and officials, who
have been prodigal of patience with
me. and to whom | am indebted for
the data presented.
l trust that the year ahead of you
will be one full of hard. efficient work
for the city of Ocala and in that work
you will always find me willing and
ready to do my part.
The council then ADJOURNED. to meet
on next Tuesday night. Mr. Gerig
announced that the different commit
tees would be selected and ready for
the next meeting of the council.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved and the fol
lowing business was taken up by the
old council:
/ Communication from the Ocala
Mfg. Co, in regard to one of their
mules which broke his leg in one OF
the mandholes and had to be shot.
They asked that fair settlement be
made of the same Referred to the fl
nance committee.
Communication from l.. T Izlar. Jr.
asking for a part of the city's insur-
ance was read and filed for informa-
ton.