The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-25
Ordinance No. TIC

OF the Otty lode, entitled: An
Ordinance to distribute the ex-
eeutive, judicial and administra-
tive powers, authority and duties
into and among the several de-
Partments, and to define certain
legislative and other powers and
duties to be exercised and per-
formed by the board of commits
sioners."
BE 1t ordained by the Commission
OF the City of Birmingha m. that Sec
ton of the ordinance above referred
10. appearing on pages 27 and 2S
OF the Code of the City, of Birming-
nam of the year 1917, be amended
so as to read as follows:
Sec. 2. The Commission has and
snail exercise all legislative powers.
functions and duties conferred upon
the city or its officers. 1t shall ap-
| portion and appropriate all funds
and audit and allow all bills. ac-
counts, pay rolls and claims and or
Ger payment thereof.
1t shall make or authorize the
making of all contracts, and no con-
tract shall be binding or obligatory
upon the city unless made either by
ordinance, resolution or order OF the
Commission, or approved by the Com
mission, or expressly authorized by
the Commission to be made. All Com
| missioners of departments and all
heads of b-departments and all
other officers of the city except
the officers of the sub departments
of health and board of education,
are only agents of the Commission,
and all their acts shall be subject to
review and to approval or revocation
DX the Com mi scipn -,
cases as may otherwise be provided
by law.
Every Commissioner or officer shall
from time to time. as required by law
or ordinance, or when so requested
by the Commission. or whenever he
shall deem ii necessary for the good
OF the public service, report to the
commission in writing respecting the
business of his department or office
or matters connected herewith The
Commission may, by ordinance or res
olution, assign to a Commissioner
officer or employee duties in respect
to the business of any other depart
ment, office or employment. and such
service shall be rendered without
additional compensation
The Commission shall hold regular
public meetings on Tuesday of each
and every week in the central front
room on the second floor of the City
Hall, hereafter to be known as the
Council Chamber" or Board Room"
at o'clock p. m, until and including
Tuesday, the Sd day of January, 1892,
after which date such meetings shall
be held at 10 o'clock a. m. All meet
ings of the Commission shall be held
at such place. except when other
wise ordered or adjourned.
Be il further ordained. that Sec
tion of said ordinance hereinabove
referred to, appearing on pages 32
and 80 of the Code of the City of Bir-
mingham of the year 1917, be amend
ed so as to read as follows:
PUBLIC SAFETY.
Sec. Z. The Commissioner of Public
Safety shall have charge and super
vision of the fire and police depart
ments and of all things connected
Herewith.
He shall have charge and super
vision of the Recorders Courts and
the enforcement of the penal laws
and ordinances of the city, and he
shall have authority and power to
himself sit as a Recorder. or in case
of sickness or absence from a Recor-
ders Court of any Recorder. TO APP
point a Recorder of such court dur
corder. The right and authority to
remit or reduce fines and sentences
shall be vested in the Commissioner
of Public Safety, but he shall report
his action in such cases to the Com
mission at the next regular session
thereof with his reasons therefor in
writing.
He shall also have charge and SUI
pervision OF the city jails and the city
employment office.
The following officers and offices
of departments and all employees
therein are assigned to the depart
ment of public safety, viz:
Chief of Police. Chief Of the Fire
Department. Recorders Courts, Mu-
nicipal Surgeon, City Employment Of
ficer and jails.
Be it further ordained. that Sec
of said ordinance hereinabove re-
ferred to. appearing on page SO OF the
Code of the City of Birmingham OF
the year 1917, be amended so as TO
read as follows:
PUBLIC HEALTH AND EDUCATION
Sec. s. The Commissioner of Public
Health and Education shall have
charge and supervision of the public
health and sanitation and all matters
pertaining thereto, and over the pub
lie schools, public libraries and the
administration of the educational
system of the city. except insofar as
may be otherwise provided by any
law creating board OF education
for such cities and prescribing the
duties of such board.
The following otAcers and offices
and all employees therein are distrib-
uted and assigned to the Department
Of Public Health and Education, viz:
Public schools. public Libraries, city
Health officer. Milk and Meat IN
spector, Sanitary Inspector and de-
partment of relief and correction.
Approved November %, 1921.
D. T.. M'LENDON.
President of the Commission.
A true copy:
L. q. GRAY. city Clerk.