TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
      
    Chapter
                                          
    30. EXECUTIVE, JUDICIAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE                       OFFICIALS
    31. COMMON COUNCIL
    32. RESERVED
    33. PUBLIC SERVICE AND SAFETY
    34. BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND DEPARTMENTS
    35. FINANCE
    36. ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS BUREAU
    37. CITY POLICIES
    38. RESERVED
    39. RESERVED
    40. GENERAL PERSONNEL POLICY
    41. CIVILIAN PERSONNEL POLICY
    42. PUBLIC SAFETY FIRE PROTECTION PERSONNEL POLICY
    43. PUBLIC SAFETY LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL

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    CHAPTER 30: EXECUTIVE, JUDICIAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE

    OFFICIALS

     
     
    Section
     
    30.01 Mayor
    30.02 Clerk-Treasurer
    30.03 City Attorney
    30.04 Assistant City Attorney
    30.05 City Civil Engineer
    30.06 Street Commissioner
    30.01 MAYOR
    The Mayor shall perform the duties and have the powers conferred upon him or her by law, and shall faithfully and impartially discharge his or her duties in his or her several stations to the best of his ability and in the best interests of the city.
    (Ord. 522, passed 10-7-35; Am. Ord. 97-08, passed 6-3-97)
    Statutory reference:
    Mayoral duties, see IC 36-3-4-16, 36-4-5-4, 36-4-5-5, 36-4-5-7, 36-4-6-16, 36-4-11-2
    30.02 CLERK-TREASURER
     
    A) The Clerk-Treasurer shall attend all meetings of the Common Council, record their proceedings, and perform all the duties pertaining to his or her office as prescribed by law. To this end he or she shall procure from time to time at the expense of the city such necessary and appropriate books, blanks, and supplies which are required for the efficient and expeditious performance of his or her duties.
    B) The Clerk-Treasurer shall have custody of all books and papers belonging to the city, and shall preserve and file them in a neat and orderly manner in his or her office. Upon termination of office he shall deliver these books and papers to his successor or to the Presiding Officer of the Common Council. It shall also be his duty to countersign and register all licenses and permits, ordinances and resolutions, and other official papers of the Common Council which direct acts to be done or duties to be performed.
    C) The Clerk-Treasurer shall draw all orders upon the treasury of the city, but no order shall be drawn upon the treasury without an allowance made by the Common Council unless the order is fixed by law.
    D) The Clerk-Treasurer shall receive all moneys, notes, bonds, and orders belonging to the city, keep an accurate account of the amounts received, and issue his receipt for all moneys paid to him on account of the city. A record shall also be kept showing the amounts received and credited to the various funds, and the amounts disbursed from these funds and remaining on hand.
      

    30.03          AUBURN - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS

    E) The Clerk-Treasurer shall report to the Common Council, at the first meeting in each month, the money transactions of the previous month and the status of the city's finances.
    F) He shall keep all notes and bonds of the city, and these notes and bonds shall at all times be subject to the order of the Council.
    G) The Clerk-Treasurer shall be in attendance at his office at all business hours except Sundays and legal holidays, and in his or her absence a qualified Deputy may be appointed by the Clerk-Treasurer to fill his or her place and if the Clerk-Treasurer is not available, by vote of the Common Council.
    H) There is created the position of Deputy Clerk-Treasurer.
     
     
     
    (Ord. 522, passed 10-7-35; Am. Ord. 1096, passed 6-27-72; Am. Ord. 97-08,
        passed 6-3-97)
    Statutory reference:
    Duties of City Clerks, see IC 36-4-6-9, 36-4-10-4
    Clerk-Treasurer in third class cities, see IC 36-4-10-2
    30.03 CITY ATTORNEY
    The City Attorney shall be the legal advisor to all the officers of the city in relation to their official acts, and shall advise the Council upon all matters of law which may be submitted to him or her in reference to the action of the Council. He or she shall draw all legal documents which may be required by the Common Council, and perform all other acts pertaining to the duties of the office. He or she shall prosecute all actions in favor of the city and defend all actions brought against the city.
    (Ord. 522, passed 10-7-35; Am. Ord. 97-08, passed 6-3-97)
    Statutory reference:
    City Attorney, see IC 36-4-9-11, 36-4-9-12
    30.04 ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
    The office of Assistant City Attorney is created.
    (Ord. 1027, passed 1-7-69)
     
               
     
     
    30.05 AUBURN - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS
    30.05 CITY CIVIL ENGINEER
    There is created the position of City Civil Engineer. The duties of said City Civil Engineer shall be to provide assistance to the various departments of the city, including the utilities owned and operated by the city, as may be requested and required and as are permitted by other duties.
    (Ord. 89-17, passed 8-1-89)
    30.06 STREET COMMISSIONER
    There is created the office of Street Commissioner. His or her duties shall be to supervise the streets.
    (Ord. 930, passed 1-6-64; Am. Ord. 97-08, passed 6-3-97)
    Statutory reference:
    Appointment of Street Commissioner, see IC 36-4-11-2

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