The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-17
Ask Salaries
For Mayor
and Aldermen
Each To Receive 500 Per
Year If Proposals Are
Adopted
S.. 90 FOR EACH SESSION
Amended Section Provides
City Purchase Bonds
For Treasurer
$500 FOR EACH SESSION

In last weeks Herald we gave an
explanation of the proposed amend
ments and repeats to the City
Charter as they pertain to the
election of the members Of the Wa
ter, Light and Power Commission,
and which will be presented for
ratification to the citizens at the
annual city election en- Tuesday,
April 5th. All OF the amendments
and repeats in the matter Of the Sc
lection of the commissioners were
taken up last week. This week we
give q comparison Of Sections
and 80; the first to make possible
small salary for public officials and
the second an amendment in secur-
ing bonds for the City Treasurer.
Section 9 in the present Charter,
reads as follows: Salaries. The
Mayor. the city treasurer and al
dermen shall serve without COM
pensation." The proposed amend
ment to Section Is as follows:
Section 9LThe Mayor shall re-
ceive an annual salary of $4,000
per year; and each Councilman
shall be compensated by payment
to him Of $500 for each regular
monthly meeting of the Council at
which he is in attendance, and in
addition thereto, $500 per day fer
attendance at meetings OF the
Council when in session as a Board
Of Equalization; provided that the
total compensation of each Coun-
Gilman shall net exceed $4,000 per
year, payable to him annually"
Councilman have received fees in
the past for service as members of
the Board Of Equalization, and for
this service in 1887 received $500
each, paid at the rate Of $500 per
session. Otherwise, they received
no salaries, although the Mayor
and members Of the Council re-
ceive a small yearly allowance as
an expense fund. 1888
This new amended section pro-
vides for an annual salary OF 500
per year to the Mayor, and for IS
for each regular monthly meeting
and $500 per day for service on the
Board of Equalization to Council
men. However, the Councilman will
not receive more than 500 an
nually. The treasurer will receive
no salary. This amendment will be
voted upon separately.
Section 80 which pertains to the
duties and qualifications of the
City Treasurer includes three pro-
posed changes. This section now
reads: 1.-THE City Treasurer shall be
the receiver of all moneys belong
ing to the City and be responsible
for it's safekeeping, and shall re-
ceipt therefor to the city clerk. He
shall furnish good and sufficient
bonds in a sum to be determined
by the council, conditioned fer the
faithful performance of his official
duties. All such bonds shall be
either surety bonds, approved by
the council and the mayor and
shall be furnished by surety COM
panies authorized to do business
in this state, or personal bonds of
good standing, so approved. NO
money shall be paid by the city
treasurer except on written order
of the city clerk, accompanied by a
proper voucher. He shall make a
full report Of finances Of the City
annually and submit it to the coun-
Gil on the last day Of March and
submit such further reports as the
council may prescribe"
In the above section Of the pre-
sent Charter, all surety bonds must
be approved by the Council and the
Mayor, and in the proposed amend
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