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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1961
Page
7
Scottsdale adopts a charter creating a council manager government with a mayor and six council members elected citywide. It defines powers, duties, appointments, term lengths, qualifications, salaries, meetings, and procedures for vacancies, open meetings, and administrative oversight.
The document outlines the City Manager's duties including enforcing ordinances observing franchises contracts and licenses appointing or removing officers preparing the budget supervising purchasing and reporting to the council. It also covers acting City Manager removal procedures severance and bond requirements while detailing administrative departments officers and civil service establishment.
The text outlines appointive boards and commissions rules, residency and ex officio members, fiscal year, tax system, and budget procedures. It covers submission of department estimates, budget preparation, public hearings, tax levy notices, and authority to exceed adopted budgets for emergencies. It mentions council power to create or abolish boards, and residency requirements for appointees.
The document outlines sections on property taxes to fund the annual budget and bond debt, including a 1 percent transaction privilege tax with voter approval, exemptions, and transfers between funds. It requires annual audits by certified accountants, with public access to reports and a governing style for council actions and record of votes.
The document outlines council procedures for readings and final passage of measures, emergency measure criteria, signing and publication requirements, reenactment rules, repeal provisions, and filing standards. It also covers codification into a city code and preparation for contracts including bidding thresholds above $2,500.
The document outlines purchasing thresholds and bid procedures for city contracts. It sets no bid requirement under $500, requires bids for $500 to $2,500, and mandates lowest responsible bid for over $2,500, with notice and sealed proposals. It also covers transfers, fraud, personal interest, leases, sale of property, and election types and elector qualifications.
Text outlines primary and general election procedures including majority to win and runoff rules, time of elections, and tie outcomes. It also covers initiative referendum recall, establishment of The City Court of Scottsdale, roles of presiding officer, and ordinance steps for franchise grants with publication and voter approval requirements.
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