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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1961
Page
4
City charter provisions outline incorporation permanence, council manager government, and powers. It defines council composition Mayor plus six Councilmen elected at large, terms, qualifications, and vacancy rules. It also sets Mayor duties and meeting roles under a 1962 transition plan.
The document details mayoral authority as ceremonial head, with mayor pro tempore duties, and sets salaries at 800 for mayor and 400 for councilmen, subject to ordinance. It covers council qualifications, open meetings, petition procedures, and the appointment and powers of the City Manager.
The document outlines City Manager duties including enforcing ordinances, appointing and removing staff, budgeting, reporting to the council, supervising purchasing, and providing a surety bond. It also covers acting City Manager rules, administrative departments, City Clerk and Treasurer roles, city attorney duties, and initiation of a civil service system within one year.
The document outlines appointive boards terms, ex-officio members, and residency rules for city boards. It details fiscal year start, tax assessment, and authorizes use of county services. The city manager must prepare annual budgets with public hearings before adoption and notices for tax levies.
Section provisions fix tax rates for the annual budget, allow additional taxes for debt and public needs, limit transaction privilege tax to 1 percent unless voters approve, and outline transfers, exemptions, and audits. The charter requires annual independent audits, council resolutions, recorded ayes and nays, and two readings with effective dates.
The text outlines council procedures for readings and final passage of measures including emergency rules, signing and publication requirements, and codification. It also details contracts for city improvements above 2500 dollars, including bidding, notices, and execution by the Mayor with countersignature by the City Clerk.
The city charter outlines purchasing rules with bids for amounts from 500 to 2500 and lowest-bid awards above 2500, plus publication and sealed proposals. It also covers transfers of property, fraud penalties, personal interest prohibitions, leases, and city property sales, plus election types and voter qualifications.
Summary of city charter sections covering primary and general elections rules with tie and recall provisions, court structure, initiative powers, franchise processes, publication requirements, terms for the city presiding judge, and council duties for giving effect to the charter. The text outlines election timelines, candidate qualification, and franchise approval procedures with election publication and financial responsibilities.
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