The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-30

CTS will start tearing down the present building Monday morning. Fire recently caused tremendous damage to the building 
 shall submit their annual reports be- fore Sept. IS. Section 13-The mayor may stls- pend, or remove for cause after a hearing, any appointed official, but not any elected official. Section 14-TIhe boards of alder men and finance shall hire an &C., countant to audit the city books each year. Section 15-The board of finance shall consist of the mayor, presi- dent of the board of aldermen, di- rector of the budget, controller and five others. Section 16-Department heads shall submit budget estimates be- fore Sept. IS each year. Section 17-Appropriations shall not exceed re ,eipts, with tax col- lections not to be estimated at more than 92 per cent of total taxes. Budget in October Section 18-The finance board shall prepare budget in October and submit it to tl.e aldermen in November Section 19-The board of alder men shall set the tax rate in De- cember. Section 20-Except for special funds otherwise provided for, the city shall have only one general fund.
 Section 21-Special bond funds shall be segregated from other funds. Section 22-The city shall spend no money without an appropria- ton.
 Section 23-Any special appropria- tion shall be met by levying spec- ial tax.
 Section 24-Unexpended appro- priations shall be turned over to the city treasury 30 days after the close of the fiscal year. Section 25-Departmental trans fers of funds are authorized.
 Section 26-ClaimS against the city shall be examined by the con- troller and paid only when funds are available.
 Section 27-Payments to claim ants who are indebted to the city shall be paid only after settlement of the debt has been made with the tax collector.
 Section 28-There shall be a de- partment of purchases, headed by a director of purchases, whose sal- ary shall be fixed by the mayor.
 Purchasing Agent
 Section 29-The director of pu-- chases shall be the purchasing agent for all city departments.
 Section 30-No claims for any, thing furnished the city shall be paid unless the order was placed by the director of purchases.
 Section 31-Contracts must be let for work in excess of 1000.
 Section 32-All bids shall be open ed publicly by the director of pur- chaseS.
 Section 33-Certifled checks for five per cent of the amount shall accompany all bids.
 Section 34-The treasurer of any sinking fund shall report annually on it's condition.
 Section 35-The director of pur- chases may establish the necessary rules and regulations.
 Section 36-The surplus resource sinking fund shall be eliminated, as of January, 1940.
 Section 37-An appropriation in the 1940 budget shall be set up to care for the 1889 deficit.
 Section 38-A separate water fund shall be maintained.
 Section 39-Revolving working capital funds may be set up.
 Petty Cash
 Section 40-Petty cash funds may be established within departments. but not to exceed $100.
 Section 41-A special deposit fund shall be established.
 Section 42-The hoard of finance may borrow for the water fund.
 Section 43-The board of finance may borrow in anticipation of taxes.
 Section 44-The controller shall keep separate accounts for appro- priations.
 Section 45-The controller shall post bonds in the amount of $100,- 900.
 Section 46-The controller may appoint an acting controller to serve in his absence.
 Section 47-The board of relief shall be known as the board of tax review.
 Section 48-The office of tax att torney is abolished. as of January l940.
 Section 49-The tax collector shall report annually the names and ad- dresses of those owing taxes for more than six months.
 Section 50-The tax collector shall furnish bond of $200.000. and the corporation counsel c bond of $So,- 900.
 Section 5i-The corporation coun- sel shall keep an indexed list of his opinions. shall be Q lawyer of at least 10 years experience, and shall represent the city in all legal mat ters.
 Section S2-The town clerk shall serve as registrar of vital statistics.