Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-08
ea. respectively. which shall

| read as fOllowS:
Section Il. The Council shall ap-
point a oity Manager by majority
vote who shall be the chief executive
officer of the city, and who need not
at the time of his appointment be
resident of Pueblo or of the State of
Colorado; Civil Service Commission
of three members, a City Controller
and a Judge of the Municipal Court.
| The City Manager prior to his APP
| rointment, shall either have had Il
| successful experience as City Man
| ager of a city operating under the
| manager plan or form of city gov
eminent, or has had a recognized eN-
| tensive and successful business cN-
pericnce. thirds t2-5) vote of
the Council shall be required for the
managers removal.
The Council shall have power. ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this
| Charter, to fix the salaries and Off
| cial bonds, establish tho qualifica-
| tions. and prescribe the powers and
duties of all officers and employees of
the city. The Council shall further
have power to create offices and to
alter the powers and duties relating
/ thereto. Provided. that nothing in
this section shall be taken to give the
Council power to diminish the power
of the City Manager. or to alter thc
relation established by this charter
betwecnN the City Manager and the
other officers and employees of the
city. Provided further that in fixing
salaries of employees in the classified
. service the Council must provide uni
form salaries for like service in each
grade determined by the Civil Service
Commission.
Section %. The Council provided
| for by this amendment shall have all
| the powers and authority conferred
| by the statutes of the State of Colo
RADIO or by this Charter upon the
Council as heretofore constituted
under this Charter, except such as
shall be by this amendment confer
red upon the City Manager or other
officers created by this Charter.
| s. That Section / of Article V be
amended so as to read as follows:
Section /. The City Manager shall
he the administrative head of the city
and shall be responsible for the con-
duct of all its departments. He shall
receive a salary to be fixed by the
Council by ordinance. Before taking
office. he shall file with the controll-
| er a surety company bond in the penal
sum of $4,000 conditioned upon the
true. honest and faithful performance
of the duties OF his Office. Tho city
manager may be discharged or re-
moved by a vote of two-thirds of all
| tho members of the council.
.. That Section of Article V be
amended so as to read as follows:
! Section .. Tho city manager shall
appoint. subject to the provisions of
| Article VII hereof. all the officers and
employees OF this city except where this
amendment expressly provides other
wise. The city manager may remove.
| suspend. denote or discipline any Of
| ficer or employe of the city except
such as arc appointed by the council.
provided that he must fiic with the
council and the civil service commits
mion "A statement OF his reasons there
| for and give to the person affected an
| opportunity to he heard at "A public
\ hearing. Such hearing having been
had the decision of the manager shall
he final. provided that any cmployc
be discharged by the city manager
may. within fcrty-eight hours from the
time nxcd for the taking effect of
such discharge appeal TO tho council
\ from such discharge. Such appeal sha II
a verified petition to the council.
signed by such empioyc. stating
such facts or reasons as he
may desire to urge as
ground for revoca ton OF the dis
charge. Tho Council shall fix time
/ for hearing such appeal at as early a
/ time as is consistent with tho copduct
of the business OF tho Council and
| shall thcn hear what said employee
may present in support of his petition
and shall give tho City Manager an op
portunity to'appcar and be heard and
| to present evidence II nc 80 desire. Tho
| Council shall have power after such
| hearing by tvo-thirds vote OF all it's
members to revoke such discharge and
| to rc-instatc such employee.
In case such appeal is not decided
| within ono week after the filing of
such petition and such discharge shall
| be revoked. tho Council shall pay such
| discharged employee full pay for the
time he shall be out of tho service
after said week and may in its dis
| crction pay such reinstatcd employee
| from the date of his discharge
The Council may prescribe by resolu.
| ton or ordinance the method and man
I ncr OF taking such appeal and conduct
/ Ing the hearing thereon in any particu-
lar not inconsistent with tho hc.provisions
of this charter.
10. That Section ) of Article V he
amended SO as to read as folloDsN
Section = Tho City Manager shall
sec TO the faithful execution OF tho
| laws and ordinances OF tho state and
\ city. control and direct tho several Of
ficcrs and departments of the city gov
| crnmcnt: Investigate at any time the
| affairs Of any department. attend all
| in its discussions. but not vote. keep
| tho council advised of all the needs OF
the municipality: recommend measures
for its adoption. prepare the annual
| budget. and prcform such other duties
as may be imposed on him by this
charter. or by ordinance.
II. That Section I Of Article V he
amended so as to read as follows:
| Sccton 4. Neither tho Council nor
any member thereof shall distatc tho
| appointment Of any person by the Cny
| Manager. or In any manner interfere
| with him or prevent him from cXcrcis-
Ing his own judgment in tho appoint
| ment OF officers and employees. FIX
ccpt for the purpose of inquiry. the
Council and its members shall deal
| with that part of the administrative
service of the city for which tho city
Manager is responsible solely thru such
manager. and neither the Council nor
any member thereof shall give orders
TO any OF the suhordinatos Of the city
| Manager either publicly or privately.
L.. That Section . of Article VI shall
be amended 40 as TO real as follows:
Section :. There shall he City