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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 482 w ' ORDINANCE NO. An Ordinance providing for the selection and appointment of a City Treasurer, prescribing his duties and fixing the compensation therefor, and repealing all ordi- nanceSin conflict theregith. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH. S.ectlon.l.The Treasurer of the City of Fort Worth shall be an adult male person not less than 21 years of age and a resident citizen of the said City of Fort Worth. Section II. The said Treasurer shall be selected by the Board of Commissioners, and he shall hold his office for a period of one year, and until his successor shall have been selected and qualified. But nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the Board of Commissioners from selecting a Treasurer for part of an unexpired term. Section MIT. Before entering upon the duties of his office, the Treasurer shall take the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution of the State of Texas, and in addition thereto shall make and execute a bond with two or more good sufficient sureties, or with a surety company thereon authorized to do business in the State 4010 of Texas, in the sum of $Jvov oopayable to the City of Fort North, to be approved by the Board of Com- missioners, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties in accordance with the laws-of the State of Texas, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth and all ordinances pursuant thereto. The Board of Commissioners may at any time require of the Treasurer a new bond, when- ever for any reason said Board of Commissioners may deem it proper or expedient so to require it, without any reason being assigned the-efor. #2. a Section I76 The amount of else bond may be increased :Z'5ercreand r dea thle pleasure of the said Board of Comm whenever an order is Trade or Igutered by thesaid Board of Commissioners requiring a new or additional bond, then said Treasurer shall perform no official act until the same shall have been given, and failing for a period of five days after such order has been made to comply with same to the satisfaction of the said Board of Commissioners, evidenced by its approval of such new or additional bond, then in such case the office shall be and become vAcant, without further action, and a new treasurer shall be elected by the said Board of Commissioners for the unexpired term, and the former Treasurer shall forthwith pay over and deliver to said new Treasurer as soon as thelatter shall have qualified and given bond all such funds and moneys with which said former Treasurer is chargeable, and all papers, vouchers and books belonging or pertaining to said office. Provided further that whenever the City of Fort Worth shall have selected a depository under the general State Law for the custody Of its funds that then At any time after such selection the bond of such Treasurer may be reduced to such sum as the Board of Commissioners by resolution mgxy prescribe. Section 5. The said Treasurer shall receive and keep all moneys belonging to the City of Fort Worth, and he shall be the official custodian of same and responsi- ble to said city for the safe keeping of same, and shall account to the city and be liable therefor, in respect to all moneys and funds belonging to said city, that may come into his hands, and all papers, documents, vouchers, books and receipts that may come into his hands of which he is chargeable by law. Provided, however, that when the City of Fort Worth shall have selected a depository under the general state law for the custody of its funds, it shall be the duty of such City Treasurer, and he shall be requir- ed to deposit in such depository all moneys, funds and �3. securities coming into his hands in virtue of his office as such Treasurer. Section 6. The said Treasurer shall pay out money only when warrants are drawn therefor, executed by the Mayor, and attested by the City Secretary under the seal of the City, and countersigned by the City Auditor, and shall pay out no money except upon such warrant, nor shall any warrant be paid unless it shows upon its face the purpose for which it was drawn, the fund out of which it is to be paid, and that it had been directed or authorized to be issued by the Board of Commissioners giving the date of such order. Vhen the City shall have a regularly selected and bonded depository the said Treasurer shall countersign the warrants drawn as herein provided, and the warrant so drawn acid countersigned when properly indorsed by the payee shall be sufficient to authorize the deposit- ory to pay same. Section 7. The said Treasurer shall not honor any draft upon the interest and sinking funds provided for the bonds of the City of Fort Worth, noir pay out nor divert same or any part thereof, except for the purpose of paying the interest on such bonds or for redeeming the same or for investment, in such securities as may be provided by law, end only in such cases when expressly authorized to do so by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Fort Worth. Section 8. In the payment of warrants which may be drawn upon said City Treasurer no one fund shall be utilized in the payment of warrants drawn upon another fund, and each and every fund shall be kept separate and distinct from the other and an accurate and reliable x kept thereof. When special funds are created or exist, same may be disbursed upon warrants drawn as aforesaid, only for the special purpose for which said fund was created. When the City has a depository, it shall be the duty of such Treasurer to furnish said depository such information with #4. reference to the various funds which under the law must be kept separat>with such information as will Inable said depository to segregate the various funds oil its books, and in making deposits the said Treasurer shall furnish such depository a slip showing the amount of the ed deposit to be credit/to each fund. Failure on the part of said Treasurer strictly to observe and keeptthis section and provisions thereof or any part of same, shall make him and the surety or sureties on his bond liable for the diver= sion of said fund, or any part of same, so illegally or im- properly paid out or disbursed as aforesaid. Section 9. Said Treasurer shall keep and maintain a full, true and correct account of all moneys coming into his hands, roach fund under its proper and separate head and subdivision, and shall render to the City Auditor promptly and as -often as required a full true and accurate statement of his receipts and disburs- ments, and shall furnish promptly to the Board of Com- missioners any and all information required of him, and faithfully do andperform all other acts and things necessary, proper and incident to his office. Section 10. It shall be and is hereby made the duty of all officers and employees of the City of Fort Worth, other than the City Assessor and Collector, collecting or obtaining money from any person, corporation or other source belonging to the City of Fort Worth or of which the City may be custodian, to promptly deliver to and deposit with said Ad*pa #tery each day as same is obtained, collected or procured, said Treasurer shall make prompt report thereon to the City Auditor or to the Board of Commissioners as often as may be by said Auditor or the Board of Commissioners directed. The City Assessor and Collector shall on Monday and Thrusday of each week pay over to the Treasurer all moneys by him collected and shall furnish said Treasurer such e #5• data andinformation with reference to the amount of moneys belonging to each fund Re will Enable said Treasurer to deposit the correct amount to each fund. Failure on the part of any officer or employee of the City of Fort Worth to comply with the provisions of this sedtion shall render such officer or employee liable to be removed from office. Section 11. The salary of the Trba.surer . for er ar the City of Fort Worth shall be $'/�� aya �e in monthly installments of � j_ per month. Section 12. All of the provisions of chapter three title 1, the same being sections one to ten inclusive as the same appears at pages 136, 137, 138, knd 139 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Fort Worth adopted January 26, 1915.be and the same are hereby repealed. This Ordinance shall be in force from and after its passage. Approved as to Form. 'Z' Y Corporation Counsel. I hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was duly presented and unanimously passed and adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Fort Worth, Texas at a regular session of said Board held Tuesday August 24th, Y."D. 1915. i y ecrs ary.