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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 7, Page 799, No Ordinance NumberAP? ORDIPIR0 r 1 . T'T TT` G Tn S n .T'77-17 F, :.�: THS; �v�.cT. T. n. THS: �. � .,?T,� OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, TUBLIC :'IF U04, TIP! TC S.',F",TY, PURB' IS TPR -5TB F iB_ t T.IC 'OP_RTY, AIM IRSSCRIBIUG THI THE COT.C:'I.SSIOUIRS OF THE CI`_Y OF Pi.OUC_'_H, VVI?TUCI_Y. ' I B3 IT BY 'T!"' BO .RD OF C0ITTDIISSI011Nr'?S OF THE CITY OF SECTIOI? 1. That the executive dud administrative powers. authority and duties of the members of the Board of Commissioners of Paducah are hereby distributed and assimned as hereinafter set-.forth. SACTIOU 2. The 14yor, as Commissioner of the Department of Public Affairs, shall perform all of the duties imposed upon him by lav, and such other duties as may on conferred upon him by the Board of Commissioners not in- consistent with law, I The fellowinn branches of the public service are hereby assign- I ed to the Deportment of Public Affairs: Police Court, City Prosecuting Attorney, City Steno:^ranher, City Solicitor, Board of Park Commissioners, Test House, All Public Health] Service, including Board of Health, Citi; Health Officer, Neat and Milk Inspector, Sanitary Officers ant Sanitary Inspectors, Incinerating Plant. AACT.IOH 3. The Commissioner of Public Finance shall have charge of all the fiscal accounts of the Oity, the collection and disbursements of all funds) i of the City, subject to the orders and directions of the Board of Commis- sioners, and shall have general supervision over all alerts and employees assigned to, or perfo-rminn any of the duties connected with the assessing of property for taxation and the collection of tares, Licenses n,d other revenues of the City. Under his supervision and charge shall be all clerks, agents nyd cml?l07ees that *nay be assinned to the Department of j Public Finance, -rho may be chArood with any ner.era , or special duties pertainin:z to the collection or lisbursemor:t of reverves or other moroys of the City of Laducah. He sh0l eaiioe acoo�u;to to be kept of all No. Ordinance No. receipts and disbursements, and shall audit and cause to be audited the accounts of all officers and employees entrusted 0th the -recoiv!PR or disbursing of public funds, and make monthly reports to the Board of Commissioners of all financial transactions of the City. He shall examine, or cause to be examined, and report to said Poard, upon all bills, accounts, pay -rolls or claims before they are acted upon or allowed, unless otherwise provided by law or ordinance. He shall rexort on delinquencies, colloctions and disburoemeats of taxes, assess- ments, foes and all moneys due, or to become due to the City, together with such recommendations as he may deem advisable. He shall keep the special funds of the City, raised by special assessments or apportioned to special purposes, in accounts separate -from the General Funds of the City, and. a]i iurds in the City Depository or Depositories to be select- ed and designated by the Board of Commissioners, and shall disburse said funds only in the manner provided by las or by ordinance. SSCTTOT 4. DETATL'.NT OF PUBLIC S-:FBTY. The Department of Tublic cafe ty shall have charge of the follow-' No branches of the public service of the City of Paducah: The police Department ar.l all police officers and all other emr,loyees connected with the Police Department, unless specifically assiymed b;; ordinance to some other department of the City; the Fire Derartment and all officers, firemen and employees connected therewith, to7ether with all the 'eouipmer.t, properties and utensils used by or pertaining to the operation of said Police and 'i -re Departments and the City Jail; the foreman or chain gang boss and the chain gang, except •when used for wprk upon the public streets, highways and thoroughfares of the City. The Commissioner of Tublic Safety shall have general superinten- dens;: over all the officers, agents and employees of his department, and shall have charge of all the equipment and paraphernalia used by or in connection with said Department. He shall have authority to establish rules for the Felice and Fire Departments, and to assiar men in said depnrtment to such duties as he may see fit from time to time. He shall have the power and authority to prescribe the character aid design of [uniform to be worn by the mer; of said Departments. and may require said uniforms to be so worn by the men in said departments. He shall have weneral management and movernr.ent of the Tolice and Fire Departments, ve shall Mhe monthly reports to the Bonrd of Commissioners as to the condition of his departments. He shall have, supervision and control of all miseell^neous charities, city charities a_:0. affiliated charities, and the administration and distribution of ali :unds and provisions :For Y , Y No, ll 1 k Ordinance No. I the support of the poor of the Cit -7 of Paducah. S-OTIOU 5. G"•7,.R7_,i„P np' 'U.BIIC "'Op'r'^ The Commissioner of Public 7orks shall have charge of the follow - branches of the public service: i 611 Civil inglneo-rinp; to be done for or in connection. ,nth any work of the City ^.r.3 al.l departments pertainir.,r to public'-:orks and im- provements, including the construction or reconstruction of streets, pub- lic ,rays, sidewalks, sewers, bridges, viaducts, conduits, and all public structures, eiccept public br."ild.inas; the cleanin;' o_1 all streets, alleys, i highways and all repairs, maintenance arra up -keep of any such property, the inspection of all :!rork (tone, or improvements made, either by ordinance� I or under contract, the enforcement of all In or ordinances relating to bill -boards or other unsirzhtly or ob.jectionaole or darPerous buildings or structures urns or r.(t,ifl.oent to the streets or hicrhrra;7s of the City and the C^rnerie Library. 4 S':OTTOr' 6. rTM nn rt 71. 3I.IC'T.R0 TY. The Commiepione-r of ci7bl is Propert�r shall have charge and super- vision of the follo!in� branches of the Public `service; Procu�•ing .ard plat!. of all ir.sucance upon all City property; the maintenance, up -keep and cleanin;r of all public buil.dirrs of the City, except in so iar as said b::ildings are cleaned or mair;tained or kept by such other departments of the City, as herein or by ordinance given supervision a.,d control thereof'. He shall have charge and control of the City- Scale`s, City Cemetery and all employees thereof, including the Sexto_:; the City "lharf and 77'narfmaster, and all. employees of the City Hall., rot other -.vise assi;ned to some other Department: the City vospital. and all agents and employees thereof; the Yarket 'rouse and Iarketmaster and all. employees of said r.,arket Nouse. He shall have charge and control of the Gity 1;ighting_,' Plant, and shall have general superintendency and direct;^ -r Of all agents and employees of the City connected rrith said ii_hting Plant. S ECTTOP 7 CITY D='POSTTORY O'? D-r�S7TORI The Board of Commissioners shall have the r i.rht and a1iti,or it, select, designate and appoint the City Depository or Depositories for and all fur;ds of the City. Any fund or .funds of the ^ity may at e of the hoard Of Commissioners be dividoci among the said deposit,)" 1 n [n P manner to be determi.net by Said Board. ,970T10Y 8. No. -2 b Ordinance No.----- All o.___AL1 other Departments and branches of service not oxpressly as- signed. herein to any particular department Of the Cite Government, and all duties, powers and author .ties not herein expressly vested, and not otherwise by law yo-ited in any particular or separate department of the Goverh.Tient, are hereby expressly reserved to and invested in the Board of Commissioners as a Board. S?CT TOY 9. The Commissioner of each Department shall have the power art authwity to employ from time to time such labor as may be necessary for the proper performanc& of the •duties of such department, provided that the emplo.ment of such labor shall be reported by such Commission- er to the Board of Commissioners at their next ren -,lar meetinr', -:with wazos to be paid, and the Board of Commissioners shall have poswer to r^tify such employment, or to order a discontinuance thereof at any time. The Commissioner of each department shall like'.,iise have the riPht and authorit7 to discharge any employee so employed by him from time t'o time; and shall also have authority to suspend, vdthout pay, any employe officer or a,eent under his department, accord L7hr, to law, but such dis- c'r..^.rye or suspension shall be reported to the Board of Commissioners at the ne:a regular meetln^ thereof, and said Board of Commissioners may ratify t' --a action of said Commissioner, or may refuse to ratify same .in their discretion. S71C^I0111 10. The Board of Commissioners may make and establish from time to time such rules and re,.zlations as the,: deem e-7pedient and •r_ecessary for the regulation and control of each of the Departments herein, and the employes of each Department. S-:CmIOI' 11. All ordinarces, resolutions and motions in conflict with this Ord irance, or with any part thereof, and all parts of ordinrnces, resolutions and motions in c -.riflict :with this Ord irrrice, or any past hereof, are hereby, and to the er.tent of such conil.ict,repealed, S -CT IOI,' 12. This Ordinance shall take effect ani be in :force from and after its passage, record aid nublieatin:.• L Lr iVor. ;vinnriX „i..RY lOTI?, 1922 1922.