Ord 1172 7/30/1934 F
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE 3 AND SECTION 1
OF ARTICLE 9 OF ORDINANCE NO. 9989 PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
OF SEFTEMBER, A. D. 19289 ENTITLED, "AN ORDINANCE PRO-
24TH DAY
VIDING FOR AND RELATING TO T ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS AND TRANS-
ACTIONS OF BUSINESS IN THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE MUNIC
IPAL
GOVERNMENT, TO BE KNOWN AS THE "ADMINISTRATIVE CODE'•, AND SUCH
SECTIONS AND ARTICLES S �� ,�TNANCE 09 CZ �
APPROVED ON THE 6T DAY OFS1TEMBERD1932AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDER EN- OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FAH TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 1 of Article 3 and Section 1 of Article
9aof the
Ordinance No. 998, as amended by Ordinance No.
"administrative code" be amended so as to hereafter read as fol-
lows, to-wit:
ARTICLE 3.
DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY CLERK (ACCOUNTING}
Section is QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES - QUALIFICATIONS - The
City Clerk shall be an experienced office executive who has ahad
uditiot
less than five (5) years actual experience in bookkeeping,
and accounting work.
DUTIES. (a) The duties of the City Clerk shall be those prescrib-
ed by the Charter of the City of Wichita Falls as especially other set
forth in Sections 149 36, 66, 75, ' 107 andbe prescribed by the Board
ions
thereof, and such other duties as may p
of Aldermen. He shall, from and after the passage of this ordi-
nance and until a City Auditor or Comptroller is appointed, perform
the duties ordinarily required of such
office
Departmentaor Divisions
auth-
orized to audit the records of any or all
of the City at his discretion,
and
his
reporor ts
shall be made to
the City Manager or
(b) He shall keep separate and accurate accounts and re-
cords showing the result of operation of each and every public
utility owned and operated by the City. He shall keep books and
records showing the result of operation of all Departments and
Divisions of the City and shall furnish reports and statistics
required by the City Manager in preparation of the annual budget.
(c) Pending the appointment of a Director of Finance,
he shall furnish the City Manager with n annual tadeent forsettune
ing
forth the probable revenues accruing Y s
in preparing; the annual budget and shall perform such
of otherlde fiscal
duties as are required by the City Manager
(d) He shall keep accurate accounts of the Bond Interest
and Sinking Funds and shall calculate and advise the City Manager
of the necessary amounts of money to btisedaccrua.ls annually
onothecover
the annual interest and principal payens
or ions bonds outstanding and other obligations of the City.
(e) He shall collect or cause to be collected and de-
posited in the City Treasury all miscellaneous revenue accrueing
to the City where said collection is not otherwise provided for
by charter or orainance. He shall keep an accurate record of all cash
receipts deposited in the Treasury and disbursements by warrants paid
by the Treasury, which records shall be balanced at the end of each
month ,=iith the bank statements furnished by the City Depository.
(f) He shall prepare the regular form deeds to be signed by
the Mayor conveying O�aeofralllots
lotsoowned proper
unsoldpurchasers
theand
apshall
keep an accurate record
eC
proved selling price of each.
(g) He shall keep on file , properly indexed for ready ref-
erence, all Ordinance Records, 3:.linute Records, Contracts , Leases and
Agreements.
ARTICLE 9.
TAX DEPARTIENT
Section is ORGANIZATION - The Tax Department shall consist
of the City Assessor and Collector of Taxes , appointed by the City
Manager , and such deputies and assistants and other subordinates ap-
pointed by him as shall be authorized by the City Manager.
SECTION 2.
The fact that it is necessary to immediately separate the
Tax Department from the City Clerk's Department creates an emergency
and the reresusendedring handreading
Ordinanceances shallotake three
effectseveral
frrom
days is heereb suspended
and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of
A.D. 1934.
mayor. - -
ATTEST:
City Clerk.