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

relating To their official duties. he
shall give written opinions to any Of
fical or department of the city when
requested in writing SO to do, and
shall file copy Of the same with the
City Clerk.
all cases in court whenever the city
Is party thereto.
(c)-He shall prepare, or officially
pass upon, all contracts, bonds and
ether Instruments in writing, in
which the city is concerned and shall
certify before execution as TO their
legality and correctness of form.
(d)-He shall keep in his office
copies of all franchises granted by
the city and of all contracts and
agreements entered into by or in be-
half of the city 1.-THE originals of
which shall be in the custody of the
City Clerk. together with the proper
data and information concerning the
same.
(e)--He shall perform such ether
duties as my be prescribed by this
csarter or by the City Commission.
City Assessor.
Section 6. (a)-The City AS
SCISSOR shall possess all the powers
vested in and be charged with all the
UuJltS liipOotu upIdl JoWiiSulp super
visors by the general laws of the
ktate.
Ollie shall make and prepare all
regular and special assessment rolls
in the manner prescribed by ordin-
ence and the general laws of the
state.
(c)-He shall act for the city as
enc of the members of the Board Of
Supervisors.
(d)-He shall perform such other
duties as may be prescribed for him
I'm this charter or by the Director of
Finance
chasing Agent.
Section z. (a)-The City Com
mission shall designate some officer
of the city, other than the City Clerk,
TO act as it's purchasing agent, by
whom all purchases of supplies for
The city shall be made and who shall
approve all vouchers for the payment
of the same. Said purchasing agent
shall also conduct all sales of person
al property which the City Commits
sion may authorize to be scld as hav
ing become unnecessary or unfit for
Sh, citys' use.
(5)-AH purchases and sales shall
conform 10 such regulations as the
City Commission may from time to
slime prescribe but in either case, if
an amount in excess Of Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) is involved, oppor-
sunity for competition shall be given.
Where purchases or sales are made
on joint account Of seperate depart
ments, the purchasing agent shall APP
portion the charge or credit to each
department. He shall see to the de-
livery of supplies to each department.
(c)-Until the City Commission
shall have and exercise for the city
all the powers and authority confer
red upon boards Of health by the gen.
eral laws of the state or by ordinance
so far as the same are not inconsist-
emit with this charter, and the City
Commission may enact all ordinances
deemed necessary for the preserva-
Dion and protection of the health Of
the inhabitants of the city, for pre-
whiting the introduction Cur spreading
of malignant, infectious and contag-
ious diseases within the city, and for
the removal of persons having such
diseases to such proper place within
or without the city limits as may be
deemed necessary for the public safe
ey. The City Commission may enact
such ordinances as it may deem pro-
per or expedient for regulating the
proceedings and mode of exercising
such powers and authority. The City
Commission may establish, maintain
and regulate suitable hospitals at
places within or without the corpor-
ate limits of the city.
Health Officer.
Section 9. (a)-The Health Of
ficer shall have and exercise all the
powers and authority conferred upon
health officers by the general laws of
the state or by ordinance and shall
perform all the duties required Of
such officers, unless otherwise pro-
vided in this charter. 1t shall be
his duty to enforce all laws and ordin-
ances concerning the public health and
for that purpose he shall have all
the powers of police officers OF the
city.
lb)-Subject TO the approval of the
City Commission, the Health Officer
may from time to time deal speciti-
cally with any particular problem re-
Hating to questions of health, poverty,
sanitation, housing, labor, hygleneL
unemployment. provident loans and
legal aid and carry on such work as
may tend to promote the physical,
moral or social welfare Of the inhab-
itants of the city.
(c)-He shall perform such other
duties as may be required of him by
this charter or by the City Manager.
Bond and Sinking Fund Trustees.
Section 10. The members OF the
City Commission shall constitute the
Bond and Sinking Fund Trustees.
They shall be charged with direct SUI
pervision and control over the issu-
ance and sale Of such bonds as may
be issued from time to time for legal,
Nv authorized municipal purposes and
funds created for the liquidation OF
such bonds, subject 10 the provisions
of the general laws of the state. The
sinking funds shall in no case be d.
verted from the purposes for which
they were created.
Supervisors.
Section 1.-THE city Of Belding
shall be represented on the Board of
C,Inervisors of Ionia county by the