The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-16
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provided by law The commission
shall fix the salary of the city treas
urer, and of the county treasurer act
ing as city treasurer, and shall also
Tx the remuneration to be paid to the
county auditor.
City taxes shall be levied by the
commission in the same manner as
the law now provides for levying taxes
by the common council, and the rate
of levy shall be certified to the county
auditor by the director of finance.
Section IS. No claim against the
city shall be paid except upon a vouch-
er certified by the head of the appro-
pirate department or office, and by
means of a warrant on the treasury
issued by the director of finance and
countersigned by such officer of the
city as may be authorized by the COM
mission to cOuntersign warrants. The
director of finance shall examine all
pay rolls, bills and other claims and
demands against the city, and shall is
sue no warrant for payment unless he
finds that the claim is in proper form,
correctly computed and duly certified;
that it is justly and legally due and
payable, that an appropriation has
been made therefor which has not
otherwise been legally authorized
and that there is money in the city
treasury to make payment He may
investigate any claim, and for that
purpose may examine witnesses under
oath, and if he finds claim to be
fraudulent, erroneous, or otherwise in
valid, he shall not issue a warrant
therefor.
Section So If the director of fl
nance issue warrant on the treasury
authorizing payment for any item for
which no appropriation has been made,
or for the payment of which there is
not sufficient balance in the proper
fund, or which for any other reason
should not be approved, he and his
sureties shall be individually liable to
the city for the amount of such war
rant if paid.
Section 81. Any public work or i'm
provement may be executed either by
contract or by direct labor. as may be
determined by the commission Be
fore authorizing the direct execution
of any work or Improvement detailed
plans and estimates thereof shall be
submitted to the commission by the
department which is to execute such
work or improvement, and there shall
or improvement so executed. All con-
tracts for more than one thousand
dollars shall be awarded to the lowest
responsible bidder, after public adver-
tisement and competition as may be
prescribed by ordinance. But the
commission shall have power to reject
all bids and to provide for advertis-
ing again. All advertisements as to
contracts shall contain a reservation
of the foregoing right. Contracts for
public work after approval thereof by
the commission shall be signed by the
city manager in cities adopting that
plan of government, and by the direc-
tor of the department concerned in
cities adopting the commission plan.
Section SO. Any appointive officer
or employe of the city may be re-
moved, suspended, laid off. or reduced
in grade by the officer or body respon-
sible for his appointment for any rea-
son which. in the opinion of such Of
ficer or body, will promote the effic-
iency of the service. Any officer or
employee so removed, suspended, laid
off, or reduced in grade, shall, if he so
request, be furnished with written
statement of the reasons therefor, be
allowed a reasonable time for answer
ing such reasons in writing and be
given a public hearing by the officer
or body making such removal, suspen-
sion, lay-off or reduction in grade. be-
fore the order therefor be made final.
No trial or examination of witnesses
shall be required in any such case ex-
cept in the discretion of the officer or
body making such removal, suspen-
sion, lay-off or reduction in grade, and
the action of such officer or body shall
be final. The written statement Or
reasons and the reply to the officer
or employee thereto, as provided for in
this section, shall be filed as public
record in the office of the city clerk.
Section 80. No person in the ad-
ministrative service of the city shall
directly or indirectly give, solicit or
receive, or be in any manner concern
ed in giving, soliciting or receiving
my assessment SubScriDtiOn or con-