The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-16

RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND
the contract involved voidable by the
commission.
Section 48. The commission shall
appoint a city attorney to serve for
an indefinite term, but subject to re-
moval at the pleasure of the commits
sion. Except as otherwise provided
in this act, the city attorney shall
have the powers and perform the du-
ties now or hereafter prescribed for
the city attorney or corporation coun-
sci under the general laws of this
state relating to municipal corpora
tons.
Section ~. At its first meeting aft
er the adopting of this act by any city,
and every fourth year thereafter, the
commission shall appoint a city Judge
to serve for a term of four years and
until his successor is appointed and
has qualified. Except as. otherwise
provided in this act. the city judge
shall have all the powers and perform
all the duties now or hereafter pre-
scribed for the city judge and for the
mayor of third, fourth and fifth class
cities acting in the capacity of city
judge under the general laws of this
state, relating to municipal corpora
tions.
Section so. The foregoing provis-
ions of this act shall apply TO any
city adopting either of the plans of
government provided herein. Sections
81 to 60, inclusive, hereof shall apply
only to cities voting to adopt the COM
mission plan and sections 81 to 81, in
ri TIC iyyn oh ~rlxr n at
ing to adopt the city manager plan.
Section 81. In cities adopting the
commission plan of government pro
vided in this act, the commission shall
consist of five 60 members. Each
commissioner shall be paid an annual
salary which shall not exceed three
thousand dollars (s3,O0o) in cities of
the first class; two thousand dollars
$4,000 in cities of the second class;
one thousand dollars (s1.000) in cities
of the third class; five hundred dol
lars ($500) in cities of the fourth
class; and five hundred dollars ($500)
in cities of the fifth class. In every
city the mayor shall receive, in addi-
ton to his salary as commissioner an
additional annual salary equal to TWEEN
ty percent (209o) of the amount which
he is entitled to receive as commits
sioner.
Section So. Each commissioner
shall give to the city bond, which in
cities of the first and second classes
shall be for ten thousand dollars
($1O,000), and in cities of the third,
fourth and fifth classes, five thousand
dollars $4,000. Such bonds may be
signed by surety companies authorized
to do business in the state of Indiana,
and the commission may be ordinance
provide for the payment of the prem
ium of such bonds by the city
Section So. The commission shall
have power except as otherwise pro
yided in this act, to create, fill and
abolish any office or employment; to
fix and alter the term and salary or
compensation and to prescribe the
powers and duties of any officer or
employee, as, in their discretion, the
needs of the city may demand. They
shall have the power to make such
rules and regulations as may be neces,
sary and proper for the economical
and efficient conduct of the business
of the city. They may by ordinance
create advisory boards of citizens. to
be selected by the commission who
shall consult with and advise any ad-
the work of his department as the
commission may prescribe.
Section a. The commission may by
ordinance transfer any part of an I'M
encountered balance of an appropria
ton to a purpose or object for which
the appropriation for the current year
has proven insufficient, or may author
ize a transfer to be made between
items appropriated to the same office
or department.
Section SIS. The executive and ad
ministrative powers vested in the
commission and not exercised directly
by the commission or assigned by this
act to be exercised by some other
subordinate administrative officer
shall be exercised under the supervis
ion and control of the commission
through five executive departments, tc
wit: Public safety, finance, public
utilities, public works, and parks. Al
it's first regular meeting in each year
the commission shall assign each
commissioner to be director of an
executive department, and the com
mission shall have power to assign
any commissioner to different de-
partment at any time. The commits
sioner appointed to be mayor shall be
director of the department of public
safety. No other executive depart
ment shalt be ablished. The com
mission may appoint one or more
secretaries, not exceeding five 90, tc
be assigned to the heads of the exc
cutive departments as the work Of the
departments may require.
Section Sc The director of public
safety shall be the head of the depart
ment of public safety, and shall have
control and direction Of the police
fire and health service, and except as
otherwise provided in this act, shall