The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-26
CITY MANAGER PLAN
Election SCHEDULED
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members by the city commission
ers.
A vote on the city manager
question has been pushed by the
Junior Chamber Of Commerce
here. The form of government is
described in full as follows:
Plan I'D"
The method of city government
herein provided for shall be know
as Plan D. Upon the adoption Of
Plan D by a city the government
and the general management and
control of all its affairs shall be
vested in a city council, which
shall consist of five members and
shall be elected at large by and
from the qualified voters OF the
city for a term of two years and
until their successors r elec1eo
and qualified.
All the legislative powers OF the
CITY shall be vested in the city
council. The city council elected
as a foresaid shall meet at ten
o'clock in the forenoon on Wsdnes-
day after the first Monday of May
in each year, and the members
of the city council whose terms
of office then begin shall severally
make oath before the city clerk
or justice of the peace to perform
faithfully the duties Of their re-
spective offices. The city courcil
shall thereupon be organized by
the choice from it's members OF a
mayor, who shall hold his office
during the term for which he was
elected a member of the city coun-
Gil, and a mayor protein, who
shall hold his office during the
pleasure of the city council. The
organization of the city council
shall take place as aforesaid, not
withstanding the absence, death,
refusal to serve, or non-electon
of one or more of the members:
Provided, that at least three OF
the persons entitled to be Mem
bers of the city council are present
and make oath as aforesaid. Any
member entitled to make the afore-
said oath, who was not present
at the time fixed therefore, may
make oath at any time thereafter.
The city council shall fix suitable
times for its regular meetings. The
mayor pro tenn, of the city coun-
Gil, or any two members thereof,
may at any time call a special
meeting by causing a writer no
tice, stating the time Of holding
such meeting and signed by a
person or persons calling the same,
to be delivered in hand to each
member or left at his usual dwell
ing place at least six hours before
the time of such meeting. Meet
ings of the city council may also
be held at any time when all the
members of the council are pres
ent and consent thereto. 5
A majority of the members OF
the city council shall constitute a
quorum. It's meeting shall be pub
lie, and the mayor, who shall be
the official head Of the city, shall,
if. present, preside and shall have
the same power as the other mem
bers of the council to vote upon
all measures coming before it, but
shall have no power of veto. In
the absence of the mayor, tn e
mayor pro tenn of the city council
shall preside and in the absence
of both. a chairman pro tempore
shall be chosen. The city clerk
shall be official clerk of the city
council, and shall keep records OF
it's proceedings; but in case OF
his temporary absence, or in case
of a vacancy in the office, the
city council may elect by ballot
a temporary clerk, who shall be
sworn to the faithful discharge OF
his duties, and may act as clerk
of the city council until a city
clerk is chosen and qualified. All
final votes Of the city council. in
volving the expenditure of $50 or
over shall be by yeas and nays,
and shall be entered upon the rec
ords. On request of one member,
the vote shall be by yeas and
nays, and shall be entered upon
the records. Three affirmative
votes at least shall be necessary
for the passage of any order, or
dinance, resolution, OF vote.
Vacancies in the city council
shall be filled by the council for
the remainder of the unexpired
term.
The mayor shall receive for his
services such salary as the city
council shall by ordinance deter
mine, not exceeding $500 a year,
and he shall receive no other com.