13-2402.Superintendent; duties; salary; bond; contract for
management; term; ratification, when.
Said board shall appoint a superintendent of waterworks, who shall have
charge of the said waterworks and all property connected therewith, and
shall manage and control the same under the direction of said board. The
superintendent of waterworks shall inspect all parts of said waterworks and
see that they are maintained in good condition for use, and that all
employees of the water department attend to their respective duties. He or
she shall keep in good repair the pumps, hydrants, and all other waterworks
property. All officers, employees, servants and agents of said department
when appointed by said board, shall be under the immediate control and
management of said superintendent.
The superintendent shall perform all such other duties as may be
prescribed by the said board of commissioners by ordinance or resolution.
The superintendent of waterworks shall receive a salary which shall be
fixed by ordinance. He or she shall give a good and sufficient
surety-company bond to the city, in the sum of five thousand dollars
($5,000) to be approved by the board of commissioners, conditioned for the
faithful performance of duties and for a true and faithful accounting of
all moneys that may come into his or her hands by virtue of his or her
position. The actual cost of said bond shall be paid out of the revenue of
said department: Provided, however, That any such city may in lieu of,
or in addition to, the appointment of a superintendent of waterworks, be a
party to a contract with a corporation skilled and experienced in the
management of waterworks properties under which contract such corporation
shall have the management of such waterworks properties and the operation
of the waterworks system of which such properties are a part, subject to
the general supervision, discretion and control of such city in the
exercise and discharge of its duties under the law: Provided further,
That such contract shall be for a term of not more than five years and may
contain such other conditions and provisions, not inconsistent with the
foregoing proviso, as may be necessary or desirable: Provided further,
That any management contract executed without authority of law prior to the
effective date of this act by the board of commissioners of any city shall
be of no force or effect unless ratified, confirmed and approved after the
effective date of this act by a majority vote of the board of commissioners
of said city.
History: L. 1907, ch. 114, § 100; L. 1913, ch. 85, § 6; L. 1921, ch. 111, §
1; R.S. 1923, § 13-2402; L. 1939, ch. 114, § 1; L. 1945, ch. 99, § 26;
L. 1957, ch. 125, § 1; May 1.
13-2402.Superintendent; duties; salary; bond; contract for
management; term; ratification, when.
Said board shall appoint a superintendent of waterworks, who shall have
charge of the said waterworks and all property connected therewith, and
shall manage and control the same under the direction of said board. The
superintendent of waterworks shall inspect all parts of said waterworks and
see that they are maintained in good condition for use, and that all
employees of the water department attend to their respective duties. He or
she shall keep in good repair the pumps, hydrants, and all other waterworks
property. All officers, employees, servants and agents of said department
when appointed by said board, shall be under the immediate control and
management of said superintendent.
The superintendent shall perform all such other duties as may be
prescribed by the said board of commissioners by ordinance or resolution.
The superintendent of waterworks shall receive a salary which shall be
fixed by ordinance. He or she shall give a good and sufficient
surety-company bond to the city, in the sum of five thousand dollars
($5,000) to be approved by the board of commissioners, conditioned for the
faithful performance of duties and for a true and faithful accounting of
all moneys that may come into his or her hands by virtue of his or her
position. The actual cost of said bond shall be paid out of the revenue of
said department: Provided, however, That any such city may in lieu of,
or in addition to, the appointment of a superintendent of waterworks, be a
party to a contract with a corporation skilled and experienced in the
management of waterworks properties under which contract such corporation
shall have the management of such waterworks properties and the operation
of the waterworks system of which such properties are a part, subject to
the general supervision, discretion and control of such city in the
exercise and discharge of its duties under the law: Provided further,
That such contract shall be for a term of not more than five years and may
contain such other conditions and provisions, not inconsistent with the
foregoing proviso, as may be necessary or desirable: Provided further,
That any management contract executed without authority of law prior to the
effective date of this act by the board of commissioners of any city shall
be of no force or effect unless ratified, confirmed and approved after the
effective date of this act by a majority vote of the board of commissioners
of said city.
History: L. 1907, ch. 114, § 100; L. 1913, ch. 85, § 6; L. 1921, ch. 111, §
1; R.S. 1923, § 13-2402; L. 1939, ch. 114, § 1; L. 1945, ch. 99, § 26;
L. 1957, ch. 125, § 1; May 1.
13-2402.Superintendent; duties; salary; bond; contract for
management; term; ratification, when.
Said board shall appoint a superintendent of waterworks, who shall have
charge of the said waterworks and all property connected therewith, and
shall manage and control the same under the direction of said board. The
superintendent of waterworks shall inspect all parts of said waterworks and
see that they are maintained in good condition for use, and that all
employees of the water department attend to their respective duties. He or
she shall keep in good repair the pumps, hydrants, and all other waterworks
property. All officers, employees, servants and agents of said department
when appointed by said board, shall be under the immediate control and
management of said superintendent.
The superintendent shall perform all such other duties as may be
prescribed by the said board of commissioners by ordinance or resolution.
The superintendent of waterworks shall receive a salary which shall be
fixed by ordinance. He or she shall give a good and sufficient
surety-company bond to the city, in the sum of five thousand dollars
($5,000) to be approved by the board of commissioners, conditioned for the
faithful performance of duties and for a true and faithful accounting of
all moneys that may come into his or her hands by virtue of his or her
position. The actual cost of said bond shall be paid out of the revenue of
said department: Provided, however, That any such city may in lieu of,
or in addition to, the appointment of a superintendent of waterworks, be a
party to a contract with a corporation skilled and experienced in the
management of waterworks properties under which contract such corporation
shall have the management of such waterworks properties and the operation
of the waterworks system of which such properties are a part, subject to
the general supervision, discretion and control of such city in the
exercise and discharge of its duties under the law: Provided further,
That such contract shall be for a term of not more than five years and may
contain such other conditions and provisions, not inconsistent with the
foregoing proviso, as may be necessary or desirable: Provided further,
That any management contract executed without authority of law prior to the
effective date of this act by the board of commissioners of any city shall
be of no force or effect unless ratified, confirmed and approved after the
effective date of this act by a majority vote of the board of commissioners
of said city.
History: L. 1907, ch. 114, § 100; L. 1913, ch. 85, § 6; L. 1921, ch. 111, §
1; R.S. 1923, § 13-2402; L. 1939, ch. 114, § 1; L. 1945, ch. 99, § 26;
L. 1957, ch. 125, § 1; May 1.