The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-25
ORDINANCE NO. $50.

BOARD or PUBLIC WELFARE
FOR THE CITY or ARDMORE, OK
LAuOAA. PROVIDING FOR THE
APPOINTMENT AND TERMS or
OFFICE or MEMBERS THEREOF;
PRESCRIBING THE POWERS AND
DUTIES or SAID BOARD AND OF
THE CITY SUPERINTENDENT or
PUBLIC WELFARE TO BE AP-
POINTED AND EMPLOYED HY
SAID BOARD; PROVIDING FOR IS.
SUING CERTIFICATES or FIT
NESS OF THOSE ENGAGED IN
CERTAIN EMPLOYMENTS; PRO
NIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLA
TlON OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND
DECLARING 4 EMERGENCY.
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED by THE BOARD
or COMMISSIONERS or THE
CITY or ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA:
Section l. There is hereby created a
board to be known as the Board of Pub.
lie Welfare of the City of Ardmore,
which board shall consist of five citizens
of the city, two of whom slsll be wom-
en- who shall be appointed 10y the mayor
i'm the manner hereinafter provided.
The members of the Board Of Public
Welfare shall he nominated and APP
pointed solely with reference to their
fitness for the position and without ref
erence to party affiliations, and shall
servo without compensation.
Section H. Members Of the Board of
Public Welfare shall hold office for
terms of three years, excepting that the
first members of said board shall be
appointed; two for period of one year
and three for periods of two years.
Section III. A majority OF the five
appo'ntive members Of said board shall
constitute q quorum for the transac
tion Of business; provided, however
that no action shall be taken unless a
majority to, the appointiye membership
Of said board concur therein. The
members Of the Board Of Public Wei
fare shall meet within ten days after
their appointment and shall organize by
electing from among their numbers q
president ANA yico-president The sec
retary of the board shall bee the person
appointed and employed. as hereinafter
/ provided, as the city superintendent OF
/ public welfare The board shall adopt
/ from time to time such bylaws. mla,
ana regulations and amendments there
/ to as may be necessary and proper {,
/ carry out it's duties ANA to effectuat,
! the purpose Of this ordinance Eacl
member Of the board and the secretar,
| thereof shall have fun visuoria powo
| to enter and inspect such places anl
/ TO examine such persons as may b
requisite to enable the performance, o
the duties herein imposed
Section W. The mayor and commits
sioners shall, upon the recommendation
and nomination Of said board. appoin
and employ the person nominated "a
/ city Superintendent of Public We
fare, who need not, prior to the tim
Of his or her appointment. have been
but must in order to qualify as sucl
officer, becomes a resident Of the city
ana who shall be selected with sol
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for, and who shall have had if pos
sible, training ana experience in publ
welfare and social service work. Tn
said superintendent shall be under tn
direction of, and responsible to sal
board, and shall receive salary Of no
less than $lSOOOO nor more than 81
4OOOO per annum, payable monthly
provided that for the fiscal year endin
June 30, 1919, none of the expenses q
the Board OF Public Welfare, nor tn
salary OF the superintendent as herei
provided for shall he paid by the cit
or Ardmore from public FUNDS Of sal
city hut after said time provision sha
DE made by the Board of Commission
erS oil the city Tor the raising OF FUND
by taxation upon the taxable propert
OF 'he ci'N' as other taxes are provide
by law to be known as the Board {
fupIlc Nelare lund' from Which sha
ne betrayed the expenses OF said boar
ana OF the said appointeea and en-
ployes thereot as herelnbeiore provide
rhe board OF Puo'Ic WeIiare snail max
Such reports OF ITS activities as ma
De required from time TO time by n
Guy commissioners
Seetloh v Ihe powers ana duties
Salu ooaru SNAIL IN ADDITION TO u
olher powers ana dutles herein pr