Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout0663ORDINANC No-. to 3 AN RODINANCE TO DISTRIBUTE THE EXECUTIVE AND ADIINISTRATIVE POWERS,' AUTHORITY AND DUTIES INTO AND AMONG THE SEVERAL DEPART- MENTS, AND TO DETERMINE THE POWERS AND DUTIES TO BE PERFORVED, AND ASSIGN THEM TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTI:ENTS AND OFFICERS, AND DECLARING AN E11 BGENCY. Be it ordained by the City Commission of the City of Port Angeles: Sec. 1. That the executive and administrative powers, authority and duties in the city are distributed into and among the several departments and the powers and duties to lie performed are determined and assigned to the appropriate departments and officers all as-hereinafter set forth. Sec, 2; THE CITY COMMISSION:--The City Commission has and shall exercise all legislative powers, functions and duties conferred upon the City or its officers. It shall make all orders for the doing of work, or the making, construction, repair or alteration of any improvement, bridge or building. It shall levy all taxes, apportion and appropriate all funds, and audit and allow all bills, accounts, pay - rolls, and claims, and order payment thereof. It shall make all assessments, for the cost of street improvements, sidewalks, sewers and other work, im- provement or repairs which may be epeoially assessed, It shall make or authorise the making of all contracts, and no contract shall bind or be obligatory upon the City unless either made by ordinance or resolution adopted. by the City Commission, or re- duced to writing and approved by the City Commission, or express- ly authorized by ordinance or resolution adopted by the City Commission. All superintendents of departments and officers are agents of the City Commission only, and their acts shall be subject to review and to approval or revocation by the City Commission, Every superintendent or officer shall, from time C/D- to time as required by law or ordinance, or when requested by. the City Commission, or whenever he shall deem necessary for the good of the public service, report to the City Commission in writing respecting the business of his department, office or employment or matters connected therewith, The City Commission may, by ordinance or resolution, assign to a superintendent, officer or employee, duties in respect to the business of any other depart- ment, office or employment, and such service shall be rendered without additional compensation, Sec, 3„ THE DEPARTEENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY:--The Mayor shall be Superintendent of the Department of Public Safety, and as such shall have general and offices.in the and representative supervision and oversight over all departments city; he shall be the chief executive officer of the City, shall sign all warrants for the payment of money, vouchers and contracts on behalf of the City, and shall have charge of and cause to be prepared, published and distributed all statements and reports required by law or ordinance or resolution of the City Commission. The Marshal, who _ shall .be,.ex- officio • Chief. of Po'lrcee; Police 1 atron, and Police • Department, and all Policemen, officers and employees therein, and all police stations and property and apparatus used in said Police Department; the Chief of the Fire Department, and all firemen, officers and employees Herein, and all fire stations and property and apparatus used in said Fire Department; the fire and police alarm system,and all property and apparatus belonging • thereto; the Health Officer, Department of Health, and all officers and employees therein, and all buildings, property apparatus belonging to or .Fire Marshal, Fire Chief, Sanitary Inspector,( Master, and all officers, either of them, and their used and in said Health Department; the Inspector of Pbumbing, (.- _ _ ___ _ F :e19 Humane Officer, Pound employees and assistants of them or offices, and all property and apparatus used therein, are all distributed and assigned to the Department (2). of Public Safety, The City Attorney, all officers and employees of the Legal Department, , 1 the Police Judge, his Court, the City Library, Library Trustees, and all other officers and f unetionaries not by law or ordinance distributed or assigned to some other department, are hereby distributed and assigned to the Department of Public Safety, The Superintendent of the Department of Public Safety shall have charge of and supervision and direction over all officers and employees distributed and assigned to his said department, and over all said property, offices and apparatus. He shall have charge of all purfhases of horses, apparatus and supplies for his said department, or the offices and departments distrib- uted and assigned thereto. He shall have charge of and super- vision over the removal and disposal of garbage. All notices of quarantine and release must bear his signature, He shall have supervision over the construction and repair of all build- ings, property and apparatus assigned to his said department, and may; on 'application, receive assistance therein from other officers and departments of the city,, Sec. 4, DEPARTMENT OF STREETS MD PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS:- - The Superintendent of the Department of Streets and Public Improvements shall superintend and take charge of all public work, the grading, cleaning and sprinkling of streets and public places, the entire erection, making and re- construction of all street improvements, sidewalks, sewers, bridges, viaducts and public buildings and other improvements, and of the repair thereof, where not otherwise assigned. He shall approve the estimates of the City Engineer, which may be made from time to time, of the cost of such work, as the same progresses, and accept any building erected, work `done or improvement made when completed according to contract, and perform such other duties as may be provided or required by ordinance or resolution, (?%e+ tom. • (3), He shall have charge of the enforcing the provisions of law or ordinances relating to billboards. He shall have control and supervision over all public dumping grounds and dum'.pss. 11 f6...... have supervision over all public eervice utiliti nd 1 persons or corporation rendering service in the City, County, or State, and shall report to the City Commission or other proper officer any failure of said person or corporation to render service or to observe the requirements or conditions of the franchise, grant, or contract under which said public service utility is operated. The Street Commissioner, City Engineer, City Surveyor, Engineering and Surveying Departments, and all employees therein; inspectors and all officers and employees employed in connection with the work of said department, are distributed and assigned to the Department of Streets and Public _Improvements.,.and.shall be under the ,supervision, control and direction of the Superintendent thereof. The Superintendent of Streets and Public Improvements shall have charge of and supervision over the City Park, and of all other public parks and pleasure grounds of the City, and of all officers and employees, including Park Commissioners, Trustees and Park Policemen, employed in or about said parks and pleasure grounds, and of all property belonging to said parks and pleasure grounds, or kept or used in connection therewith. He shall have charge of and supervision over the City Hall and janitor, and the grounds and the premises adjoining thereto. He shall have charge of and supervision over all public cemeteries in the City or owned or controlled thereby, and of all sextons and other employ- ees in and about said cemeteries, and of all property belonging to or used or kept in connection therewith. He shall have charge (4) of and supervision over all boulevards and parkways; he shall have charge of and supervision over the improvement, maintenqnce, lighting and care of all of said parks, pleasure grounde and cemeteries, and mf all the buildings and imprmvements therein or thereon. He shall have charge of the enforcing of the provisions of law and ordinances relating to the improvement and care of street parkings and the planting and growing of tlArees therein. He shall have charge of and supervision over the Water Superinten- dent, the Water Department, and all officers and employees thereof not otherwise assigned, and of all property, works, buildings, equipment, appliances, tools, and apparatus thereof, as well as the repair, improvement, and reconstruction Of the water system of the City and the works thereof, and shall superintend and con- trol the operation, management and maintenance thereof, He may, on application, receive assistance from any other officers and departments of the City, Sec, 5. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AID ACCOUNTING:- The Superin- tendent of the Department of Finance and Accounting shall have charge of and supervision over AI accounts and records of the City, and all officers, boards or departments and employees ' required to keep or make accounts, records or reports. He shall inspect or cause to be inspected all records or accounts required to be in any of the offices or departments of the City, and shall cuase proper accounts and records to be kept and proper records to be made. He shall audit or cause to be audited at frequent intervals the accounts of every city officer or employee who does or may receive or disburse money, He shall have charge of the purchase, care and distribution of all supplies and other artic- les not otherwise provided for by law or ordinance. He shall have charge and supervision over all printing by or for the City, unless otherwise provided by law or ordinance. He shall examine or cause to be examined, and report to the City Commission, upon all tills, accounts, pay -rolls and claims before they are acted upon or allowed, unless otherwise provided by law or ordinance, (5), The Treasurer, City Clerk and their respective offices and departments, and all assistants, deputies and employees therein, and all bookkeepers and accountants, are distributed and assigned to the Department of Finance and Accounting, and shall be under the supervision and direction of the Superintendent thereof, The Superintendent of the Department of Finance and'Account- ing shall procure from all persons and corporations operating public service utilities in the City such reports as they are by law or ordinance or otherwise required to make to the City or any of its officers or departments, and procure copies of such re- ports as are made to the State or any public office or department, and shall collect or cause to be collected all license fees, franchise taxes, property taxes, assessments, general, local and special,4entals and other moneys which may be due or become due to the City. He shall report to the City Commission any failure to make reports or to pay moneys due to the City with such re- commendations in relation thereto as he may deem proper, He shall „whenever the City or any officer thereof has authority so to do, cause to be examined the accounts and records of any person or corporation operating a public service utility in the City, and shall report to the City Commission any refusal to • permit such examination, with such rec mmenc . tions relation ¢�eret.. as may 1.9 e�- Sec. 6, APPOINT17.17,7eF ASSISTANTS A11,%I`PLOYEES: -- Except as otherwise provided by law or pxdinance, the superintendent of each department shall appoint or employ such assistants and em- ployees as may be authorized by the City Commission and necessary to the efficient conduct of the service in said department. Sec, 7, RULES AND REGULATIONS:- -The superintendent .of each — department shall make and enforce such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law or the ordinances or rules and regula- tions adopted by the City Commission, as may be necessary to secure efficient conduct of the service of his department or the business in charge thereof,, (6). • • • 41:1 t 1 Sec, 8. All ordinances, resolutions and rules, or sections or parts thereof, inconsistent with this ordinance or any section or part thereof, are hereby repealed and abrogated. Sec, 9, DECLARING AN EI2RGENCY: -- This ordinance is declared to be urgent and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage,approva1 aid publication. Passed First Reading January / , 1921. Passed Second Reading January //9----1 1921. Passed Third Reading January /rJ_ ? 1921. Approved this /t/ day of January, 1921. . / / / > /-/- =•z ✓_. c ( �. Mayor. Attest: City Cle Approved aa. City A Published: 1921.