The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-08

voters or the City OF WYandotfe
at the General Election of April
z. ls45.
An Amendment TO Sections IL
to 10. both inclusive. of Chapter
VII. of the existing Charter Of
the City of WYandotte. State Of
Michigan. pertaining to the opera.
ton. management. and control Of
the Department of Municipal
Service. and the organization
powers and duties of the Commits.
sion in charge of said department
86. Section IL. The department
Of municipal service Is charged and
entrusted with the construction,
management, supervision and con-
troll Of the water works which are
or shall be owned by the city, and
the construction, management, sup
ervision and control of the electric
and heating plants which are or
shall be owned by the city. The
department Of municipal service
shall be in charge Of q board of
five commissioners to be known as
the municipal service commission.
The members of the commission
shall be freeholders and electors of
the city and shall serve without
compensation. The municipal serv-
ice commission as now constituted
shall continue with all the powers
and duties specified herein for such
commission, until the terms of Of
flee Of the members thereof shall
expire respectively. On the third
Monday Of April 1945, and on the
third Monday of April in each year
thereafter, one member of the COM
mission shall be appointed for q
term Of five years.
Officers and Employees.
81. Section IL. The municipal
service commission shall elect an
nually from its number a president
and vice-president. 1t shall be the
duty Of the president to preside at
all meetings Of the commission to
see that all orders and regulations
are executed and complied with and
that all contracts pertaining to the
operation or management Of the
department are performed. The
president shall perform such other
duties as may be required OF him
by the commission and as the coun-
Gil may by ordinance prescribe. In
the absence Of the president, or be-
cause Of his inability to act, the
vice-president shall perform all of
the duties, and have all the powers
OF the president. The commission
shall appoint secretary and a gen.
eral manager and such other persons
and employees as shall be neces-
Sary. The commission shall pre-
scribe the duties of its appointees
and shall fix their compensation.
All persons appointed by the COM
mission may be removed by the COM
mission on its own motion. The
commission may provide group life
insurance for its appointees and
employees.
Meetings, Records, Quorum.
SO. Section II. The municipal
service commission shall hold meet
ings regularly at least one every two
weeks, and shall designate the time
and place thereof, shall adopt its
own rules Of procedure and shall
keep a record Of its proceedings, a
certified copy of which shall be
filed with the city clerk within five
days after each meeting of the COM
mission. Proper accounts of the
receipts and expenditures of money
shall be kept. All meetings, records
and accounts Of the commission
shall be public. Three members
shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. No action
may be taken by the commission
without the affirmative vote OF
three members thereof.
Construction of Public Works.
80. Section IA. Whenever the ex-
pense Of constructing or repairing
any public work placed under the
control Of the municipal service
commission shall not exceed the sum
Of five thousand dollars, the work
be done by the commission in such
manner as it may deem proper.
Whenever the expense shall exceed
the sum Of five thousand dollars,
the commission shall submit the
plans, diagrams. profileS and esti-
mates thereof to the council for its
approval and when so approved the
commission shall, subject to the ap-
proval Of the council, cause such
work to be done by contract or 9TH
erwise in such manner as 1t may
deem proper; provided that, if the
expense shall exceed the sum of
one thousand dollars, the commits
sion shall advertise for sealed pro-
posals, and shall give such notice
as Is required by this charter, and
shall let the contract to the lowest
responsible bidder who shall be
deemed competent to do the work
and give adequate security for the
performance thereof.
Purchasing Of Supplies.
80. Section IS. The municipal
service commission through the pur-
chasing department Of tie city shall
purchase all engines, machinery.
tools and other appliances and all
materials and supplies necessary for
the purpose Of the department, pro-
vided that no purchase exceeding
five thousand dollars in amount shall
be made without the consent of the
council.