History: L. 1909, ch. 82, § 10; R.S. 1923, § 14-1301; L. 1975, ch. 106, § 3; March 22.
History: L. 1909, ch. 82, § 11; R.S. 1923, § 14-1302; L. 1953, ch. 110, § 1; April 7.
History: L. 1909, ch. 82, § 12; L. 1921, ch. 132, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 14-1303; L. 1927, ch. 140, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 111, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 65, § 3; Repealed, L. 1971, ch. 62, § 1; July 1.
(b) The cost of such surety bonds shall be borne by such city. In any city of the second class where the mayor or one of the commissioners is the custodian of any money or negotiable securities belonging to such city as the part of any trust fund, or other fund of the city, amounting to more than $5,000, such custodian of such money or securities shall furnish a surety bond as herein provided in a sum equal to the total amount of such money and securities in such person's possession as such custodian. The cost of such bond shall be borne by the city.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply if the mayor or commissioners are included within a blanket or other surety bond covering other officers and employees of the city, in an amount not less than required by subsection (a) or (b).
History: L. 1925, ch. 119, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 69, § 2; July 1.
History: L. 1909, ch. 82, § 14; L. 1915, ch. 136, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 14-1305; L. 1968, ch. 274, § 40; L. 1985, ch. 80, § 5; May 2.
History: L. 1909, ch. 82, § 15; March 1; R.S. 1923, § 14-1306.
The board of commissioners shall, by a majority vote, designate one commissioner who shall be known as "commissioner of finance and revenue." The commissioner of finance and revenue shall have under his or her special charge the preparation of an annual budget, and the collection of all revenues belonging to such city, from whatever source the same may be derived, and the management of the finances of such city; and in the same manner one commissioner shall be designated as the "commissioner of streets and public utilities," who shall have special charge over any waterworks, light plant, power, heating or gas plants, street railway, telephone or telegraph lines, or other public utility owned by such city, and shall have supervision of the streets and alleys and public highways of the city, and the construction of and maintenance of boulevards, public parks or driveways and the construction of and maintenance of all public improvements whatsoever undertaken by such city, such as sidewalks, bridges and sewers, and shall have charge of the engineering department of said city, and to supervise all public works, and it shall be the duty of the commissioner of streets and public utilities also to demand faithful compliance from all persons, corporations or companies with any grant, franchise or privilege voted to such person, corporation or company by the board of commissioners.
Said board of commissioners so constituted shall have control and supervision over all the departments of such city, and to that end shall have power to make and enforce such rules and regulations as they may deem fit and proper for and concerning the organization, management and operation of all the departments of such city and whatever agencies may be created for the administration of its affairs. In case at any time the duties of any of said commissioners shall be found to be excessive, said board of commissioners, by a majority vote of all the members thereof, may relieve said commissioner by assigning to some other member of said board, for a time to be by them determined, a portion of the work assigned by this act to said commissioner; and said board may from time to time assign such further duties to each of said commissioners as shall be for the best interests of such city.
History: L. 1909, ch. 82, § 16; March 1; R.S. 1923, § 14-1307.
History: L. 1909, ch. 82, § 17; March 1; R.S. 1923, § 14-1308.