14-1501.City officers and employees; appointment, prerequisites;
terms; vacancies.
The board of commissioners shall appoint, by a majority vote of all the
members thereof, the following officers, to wit: A city attorney, a city
clerk, a city treasurer, a municipal judge of the municipal court, a city
marshal, a fire chief, and such other officers, assistants and employees as
they may deem necessary for the best interests of the city; but no such
officer shall be appointed until the term and salary of the office to which
he or she is appointed shall be prescribed by ordinance as hereinafter
provided.
An ordinance prescribing a salary for any such office or position shall
either (1) fix a specific salary, or (2) prescribe a minimum salary and a
maximum salary, and, in the latter case, the maximum salary shall not be
more than twenty-five percent (25%) greater than the minimum salary, and
the salary to be paid shall be fixed within such limits by resolution of
the board of commissioners but said board, at any time it deems such action
advisable, may adjust or change such salary within such limits by
resolution.
The board of commissioners may retain a licensed professional engineer
to act in the capacity of city engineer for specifically defined duties,
and provide for reasonable compensation for the services rendered. The
terms of all appointive officers shall be for two (2) years and until their
successors are appointed and qualified. In case of an appointment to fill a
vacancy such appointee shall only serve for the remainder of the term for
which his or her predecessor was appointed.
History: L. 1909, ch. 82, § 22; R.S. 1923, § 14-1501; L. 1955, ch. 123, § 1;
L. 1959, ch. 83, § 2; L. 1967, ch. 90, § 8;
July 1.
14-1501.City officers and employees; appointment, prerequisites;
terms; vacancies.
The board of commissioners shall appoint, by a majority vote of all the
members thereof, the following officers, to wit: A city attorney, a city
clerk, a city treasurer, a municipal judge of the municipal court, a city
marshal, a fire chief, and such other officers, assistants and employees as
they may deem necessary for the best interests of the city; but no such
officer shall be appointed until the term and salary of the office to which
he or she is appointed shall be prescribed by ordinance as hereinafter
provided.
An ordinance prescribing a salary for any such office or position shall
either (1) fix a specific salary, or (2) prescribe a minimum salary and a
maximum salary, and, in the latter case, the maximum salary shall not be
more than twenty-five percent (25%) greater than the minimum salary, and
the salary to be paid shall be fixed within such limits by resolution of
the board of commissioners but said board, at any time it deems such action
advisable, may adjust or change such salary within such limits by
resolution.
The board of commissioners may retain a licensed professional engineer
to act in the capacity of city engineer for specifically defined duties,
and provide for reasonable compensation for the services rendered. The
terms of all appointive officers shall be for two (2) years and until their
successors are appointed and qualified. In case of an appointment to fill a
vacancy such appointee shall only serve for the remainder of the term for
which his or her predecessor was appointed.
History: L. 1909, ch. 82, § 22; R.S. 1923, § 14-1501; L. 1955, ch. 123, § 1;
L. 1959, ch. 83, § 2; L. 1967, ch. 90, § 8;
July 1.
14-1501.City officers and employees; appointment, prerequisites;
terms; vacancies.
The board of commissioners shall appoint, by a majority vote of all the
members thereof, the following officers, to wit: A city attorney, a city
clerk, a city treasurer, a municipal judge of the municipal court, a city
marshal, a fire chief, and such other officers, assistants and employees as
they may deem necessary for the best interests of the city; but no such
officer shall be appointed until the term and salary of the office to which
he or she is appointed shall be prescribed by ordinance as hereinafter
provided.
An ordinance prescribing a salary for any such office or position shall
either (1) fix a specific salary, or (2) prescribe a minimum salary and a
maximum salary, and, in the latter case, the maximum salary shall not be
more than twenty-five percent (25%) greater than the minimum salary, and
the salary to be paid shall be fixed within such limits by resolution of
the board of commissioners but said board, at any time it deems such action
advisable, may adjust or change such salary within such limits by
resolution.
The board of commissioners may retain a licensed professional engineer
to act in the capacity of city engineer for specifically defined duties,
and provide for reasonable compensation for the services rendered. The
terms of all appointive officers shall be for two (2) years and until their
successors are appointed and qualified. In case of an appointment to fill a
vacancy such appointee shall only serve for the remainder of the term for
which his or her predecessor was appointed.
History: L. 1909, ch. 82, § 22; R.S. 1923, § 14-1501; L. 1955, ch. 123, § 1;
L. 1959, ch. 83, § 2; L. 1967, ch. 90, § 8;
July 1.