Arizona republican., 1921-07-11
MAYOR ADVISES ADMINISTRATIVE
 |MP PROVEME N TS
M any Recommendations Made In Report To Com mission-Favors Muni- cipal Paving Plant And Reorganization Of Pc lice Force

ReOrganlZdClOn UT PO-
 lice Force
 Practically every phase of the city's affairs is dealt with in the report which Mayor Willis H. Plunkatt sub mitted to the city commission last Saturday. In it he places special stress on the practicability of a Eiu- nicipal paving plant, and the report also includes a summary of changes and improvements needed in the po- lice department. Some of the mayors suggestions would revoiutionize cer- tain phases of city administration if adopted. The report follows in full: To the Honorable Members of the
 City Commission of the City Of
 Phoenix.
 Gentlemen of the Commission:
 In accordance with Chapter V, Sec tion 2, Charter of the City of Phoenix, which reads as follows
 .4The mayor shall annually and from time to time give the commission information relative to the affairs of the city, and recommend for its con- sideration such matters as he may deem expedient."
 
 with those matters which are deemed expedient and. are believed to be worthy of your serious thought and consideration.
 As it devolves upon the city man ager and the city auditor to report to the commission each month upon the financial affairs and condition of the city. I will not enter into this phase of our administration, but rec onimend to the commission that the City manager and the city auditor he instructed to collanorate in the preparation of a complete and de- tailed report to be printed and dis tributed to aE taxpayers of the city who may te interested. Said report to contain statements of revenues ac- crUed, expenditures made. statistical data, improvements made. progress o1 work. results obtained. their recom- n1endations for further Improvements | in our progress toward an ideal gov ernment, and such other matters as they may deem of interest to the presenting a view of the transac- tions. financial and otherwise, of the fiscal year just ended.
 | The order of presentation of the several matters contained herein is without reference to their importance Tie order and arrangement is in keeping with the general functions oi 3 municipality in the order used by 1 the census department in it's publica- : tion of the financial statistics o1 I cities having population of over 1 30 900.
 General Govern r,ent Chapter ", Section IS. Charter oi the City of Phoenix, reads as follows I 'The commission shall, within one year after it's organization under this charter and from time to time there after, cause all ordinances and reso- lutions then in force to be classified under appropriate heads, and. togeth. CT with, or separately from, the char ter of the city and such provisions of the constitution and laws of the state, as the commission may deem iexpedient, published in book form. l In my opinion, taere Is an urgent need for this publication at an carl, date. An appropriation was made fol this purpose in last years budget ant I recommend that such an appropri. at1 n be included again this yea ana some one. be employed to srae this Work St an sef.y date. As sug gesied at -ha time, sufficient copiei shorld be printed in loose leaf form so that each -Eent CT of the commits sien and eacn department head ma. have a copy and in the future a
 ordinances are passed to print then on loose leaf sheets so that the matte
 may at all times be up to date an
 readily referred to. It seems to m
 that we should at this time go owe
 the matter to be published and repea
 obsolete matter and correct othe matter to meet the demands of ou
 present growth and development. We are frequently confronted wit
 requests for certain permits and afte
 more or less discussion find tha there is an ordinance governing tn { matter.
 We are particularly fortunate i i. having a clerk who has served | faithfully for seventeen years an . who is the only person who has th immediate knowledge as to what
 the municipal law governing. Ord : nances are passed, amended and rt pealed. They are duly recorded
 his office, but without his assistane
 are not readily referred to.
 I must confess that as the exect
 tive head of the city sworn to CT
 force all ordinances I have been der'
 lict in my duty, for I have not u . slightest conception of what is col . tained in the many volumes in u
 
 !. attempting to gain the knowledge
 reading what has transpired since u h last publication of ordinances al ic comparing it with corrections in u IT matter of repeals and amendment 1t would still be at sea.
 ,. In this connection, I desire h heartily second a remark made > Commissioner Henderson at a rece d meeting to the effect that if an o
 dinance is wrong. we should repeal l. and if it is right, we should stal to back of it.
 ,t I believe, gentlemen, that stri d adherence to this principle will IS productive of better government al
 greater respect for our municipal la
 If requests are made for perm1
 to do certain things contrary to orc
 nance, then let us examine closely t
 ordinance and ascertain whether S not the public good demands
 amendment thereto permitting t l. things asked for. If so, then let in make the necessary amendment. sd not, let us stand firmly back in the ordinance and deny any and * permits in conflict herewith. es am quite sure that you viii agr ne that an immediate compilation a or qualification of our ordinances is m urgent necessity.
 Chapter XX., Section 15, charter
 the City of Phoenix, reads as follow o- All annual and inspe in tion reports may by direction of [ . d commission be published once in ba official newspaper of the city. - printed and distributed in pamph 4, form, as the commission may de, ,,., best, and in case annual reports z V not filed and inspections are not ma
 as proided, the mayor shall, in WIT ns ing, report to the commission 2S Ieasoi 'sa,' ene1e el9i; "naeH m. oo's of K pe - ' Aii ~ " .s VI