13-1226. Same; how appointments made; legal services to be provided by city attorney's office.
13-1226
13-1226. Same; how appointments made; legal services to be provided
by city attorney's office.
Except for attorneys, the board of public utilities shall make all appointments
and hire all
officers, agents, servants and employees in the waterworks and
electric-light plant and fix their compensation and determine their
qualification, and shall have regard alone to relative capacity of
applicants, their moral, physical and health qualifications, and when
appropriate, their qualifications for manual labor. All appointments
shall be made on the basis of their merit alone, and no appointment
shall ever be made on account of political services or affiliations.
Such officers, agents, servants and employees shall serve at the pleasure
of the board. The board shall have no power to retain or pay attorneys or obtain legal
services except as herein provided. All legal services needed by the board
shall be provided by the city attorney's office. The cost of such services
shall be paid by the city treasurer acting in the capacity of ex officio
treasurer of the board from funds of the board upon presentation of vouchers
or warrants authorized by the city commission.
History: L. 1929, ch. 126, § 7; L. 1980, ch. 72, § 6; April 14.