13-2403.   Secretary-cashier; duties; reports; bond; salary.Said board may appoint a secretary of waterworks, who shall also be acashier and it shall be the secretary's duty to keep regular sets of booksfor waterworks accounts, showing in detail the business transactions of thedepartment. The secretary of waterworks shall have general supervision andcharge of the office employees of said department under the direction ofthe superintendent. At the beginning of each month it shall be the duty ofthe secretary of waterworks to strike a trial balance and make a completereport to the board of commissioners, showing the transactions of thepreceding month and the financial condition of the waterworks department.

      Such monthly reports shall also include a correct account of allcollections, appropriations, expenditures, and approved claims entitled topayment. The secretary of waterworks shall give a good and sufficientsurety-company bond to the city for the faithful performance of his or herduties in the sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithfulperformance of his or her duties and for a true and faithful accounting ofall moneys that may come into the secretary's hand by reason of his or herposition. The cost of said bond shall be paid out of the revenue of saiddepartment. The secretary of waterworks shall receive a salary which shallbe fixed by ordinance.

      History:   L. 1907, ch. 114, § 101; L. 1921, ch. 111, § 2; R.S. 1923, §13-2403; L. 1939, ch. 114, § 2; L. 1945, ch. 99, § 27; July 1.