The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-09
PROPOSED NEW CHARTER



any ordinance or resolution of all such
resolutions as this charter or the City
Commission by its rule shall pre-
scribe, shall be. taken by Yea" and
NAY" vote and entered upon the rec
ord
Saarries, Absences, Vacancies.
Section IL. (a)-The salary OF
each Commissioner shall be three dol
lars ($3.00) fer each regular meeting
that he may attend. No pay for
special meetings.
(b)-In case of vacancy in the Of
flee of City Commissioner, the vacancy
for the unexpired term shall be filled
by the remaining Commissioners
within thirty days after such vacancy
toccure; provided, however, that the
affirmative vote Of a majority of the
remaining members shall be required
to elect.
Powers of Mayor.
Section IL. (a)-Insofar as re-
quired by law, and for all ceremonial
purposes the Mayor shall be the ex-
ecutive head of the city. He shall
have voice and vote in the proceed
ings. but no veto power.
Ollie shall authenticate by his
signature such instruments as the
City Commission, this charter or the
laws of the state shall require
(c)-He shall exercise only such
powers as the state laws, this char
ter, or the City Commission specif-
ically confer upon nlm.
Appointments. sl
Section IA. (a)-The City Com
mission shall elect Mayor, City Man
ager, City Clerk, Health Officer,
City Attorney and City Assessor, all
of whom, except as otherwise provid-
ed in this charter, shall hold office at
/ the pleasure Of the City Commission.
Il (b)-The City Commission shall
also appoint the members of all boards
authorized by this charter, except
the board of education, and all officers
thus appointed shall enter upon their
efficial duties on the first Monday fol i.
lowing their appointment and shall
serve until their successors are chos-
en;provided. however that the Com
mission shall have the right to dis
continue any Office created by it, or to
appoint a successor to any appointed
officer of the city, when in its Judge
iment the best interests Of the city,
will be enhanced thereby. The Com
mission may also increase or decrease
the salaries of all appointed officers
during their continuance in Office, and
specify the manner in which their sal
aries shall be paid, and shall also ap-
point such other officers as may be re-
quired by law.
Section Is. The Commission may,
by resolution, declare that certain
specific sidewalks, curbings, cutters
and shade trees adjacent to any prop
erty abutting on any public street,
shall be constructed, repaired, planted
or removed. Upon the passage Of
such rdSo,ut;on. the City Manager
shall cause written notice of the pas
sage thereof to be served upon the
owner, of each parcel of land abut-
ting upon such street, in the manner
provided by law for the service of
summons in circuit court civil actions.
He shall return a copy of the notice,
with the time and manner of service
endorsed thereon, signed by the per-
son serving it, to the city clerk, who
shall file and preserve such return:
For the purpose of such service, If
the owner of any such property be not
a resident of the city, any person
charged with the collection Of rent,
or the payment of taxes on such prop
erty, or having control thereof in any
way, shall be regarded as the agent
of the owner and service upon such
person shall have the like force and
effect as though personal service were
made upon the owner thereof. III 1t
appears in any such return, however,
that the owner is a nonresident, or
that neither said owner nor agent can
be found, one publication of a copy
of the resolution in a newspaper OF
general circulation published in the
city shall be deemed sufficient notice
to such owner.
Section 16. If such sidewalks,
curbings or cutters be not construct
ed or repaired or such trees planted or
Iremoved within 80 days after the ser
vice of the notice provided for in the
proceeding section, or the completion
of the publication thereof. the City
Manager may proceed by direct en-
ployment of labor or by contract, to
carry cut the said construction or re-
pair at the expense of the owner, as
in case of other improvements; and all
such expense shall be reported by the
City Manager to the Commission.
The Commission shall thereupon, by
ordinance, assess the cost and ex-
pense thereof upon the owner or own
>ers of all property bounding or abut--
F. ting LUeTtOn OF DcDtllbcu IititON, anu
such assessment shall be collected in
The same manner as ether assess
ments. with a collection fee Of five
per cent and interest for failure to
pay at the time fixed by the assess
fnent resolution.
Section II. The Commission may
at any time borrow money and author
ize the issuance of notes and bonds
therefor, in anticipation of the. collec-
ton of assessments levied forrthe pur-
pose of paying the cost of construct
ing or repairing sidewalks, curbings,
and cutters, which are to be or have
been constructed by the City Manager
upon the failure of the owners of the
property to construct or repair the
same, pursuant to notice as hereinbe-
fore provided.
Section Is. The Commission shall
provide, by ordinance, for the care,
supervision, control and improvement
Ncf public highways. streets, avenues,
alleys. sidewalks, public grounds and