Ordinance 399 - Establishing Water Dept254
ORDIN"": CE NO. 399•
AIT Ob:DIITiLITCE PL'OVIDING AND ESTA3LISHING A R:ATILR
DEP,',r_TIE-,ET IN THE CITY OF K"1ISPE:,LL, TMOITTA3L'.,AND hF,OVIDIITG
FM TH' LL'i'THOD OF f,-".INTI:IITI'NG '.ND OPi EATIYG A l'lA1 I: SYSTE11
AI,D THE APPURTEN.,"iECES TIE ETO AND PI;OVIDI TG FOE, CEb:V IN
E11:1'LOMEES FOE THE CPE`r.ATION OF SAID WATER '.?OtKSSYSTE'P,i 11,1D
ESTABLISIiING A SCIEDULL� OF i _TLS A:T-) CiiA::G;S FOle 'LUAT1;l TO
FiIVATL AND PUBLIC COH UMILS OF THE S"_ID CITY OF IL.'-3,SSITELL.
BE IT OhDAIIrED BY TELO CITY '-OUNCIL OF TIC CITY OF I ALISI LL,
SECTION 1. That there is hereby estaolished a 'IJater
vioiks Department of the City of Kalispell for the purpose
of providing for the operation and maintenance of said water
system which has heretofore been purchased by s<„id City of
Kalispell.
SECTION. 2.That the "Tayor shall appoint by -,nd with
the content of tire City Council,a suitable.:nd qualified
person,as ManuZing Superintendent at a salary to be fixed
by the City Council and who -. term of office shall continue
until just cause for removal by the City Council.
SECTION 3. The said Ouperi_.tendent shall have full
charggcontrol and mariagement of everythin; pret:::irning to the
hater Works Plant and ';.ester V;orks Department of said City of
Kalidpell and do all other acts that may be neccessary for the
prudent and efficient management,operation, maintenance,
improvement and protection of said Water Vdorks,subject only
to the supervisory control of the Yayor and the City Council.
SECTION 4. The Superintendent shall have supervision
oven allcontracts in connection with the Water "orks plr;:.nt,
and shall see that they are faithfully executed. He shall
recommend to the City Council the ordering of all vr.te_ mains
and their location and size,and the location of valves and
hydrants.He shall have charge of the erection of all build-
ings,enaines,purnps, fixtures,boilers, filters,basins,tunnels
reservoirs and Tlounds.He shall prepare and distribute an
annual report snowing the financial condition and the activ-
ities of the 17ater Department and shall file with the City
Clerk on the first :.Ionday of May of each year,an inventory
of all personal property belonging to the "ester Department.
SECTION 5. That the Iv(ayor shall apoint by and with the
content of the Council,& suitable and qualified jl,erson as
Cashie;,at a salary to be fixed by the City Council,and v,hose
term of office shall continue until just cause for removal.
SECTIOIT 6. The Cashier of said Water Works Department
shall keep a complete set of books and shall at �,ll times
snow tie distributive accounts of the said V..'utcr 117orks Depart-
ment and said books shall be ppen at all times to ins_ection
during the time said office shall be open for business. He
shall keep a correct account of all receipts,and make out
bills fox water rents or material sold and collect the same
and deposit the money so collected with the City Treasurer
daily,and take a receipt therefore.
SECTI01T j. 1`=11 other employees neccessaiy to the
operation and maintenance of said "Dater Toiks Cystem shall
be employed and discharged by the Superintendent of said
i,ater Department with authority to fix all we.ges L:,nd salaries
of the- men so employed.
SECTION 8. Tire Superintendent and Cashier of s,,id
Viater 'i,'"orks Department shall sign an oath of office within
ten days after their appointrnent,and shall give a surety bond
the amount to be determined by the City Council,conditioned on
the faithful preforrnance of their duties and -.ccourting to the
City of Kalispell for all the property or r.2oneys entrusted to
their keeping. Tile prer.iiu:m of which bond shall be I:aid out
of the revenue of s•:id `�,ater 117orks Department.
Ordinance ,o. 399,continued. 25,3
SECTION .The rates a.nd charges; now in eif'ect and approved by
the YontG•na Public Service Commnission shall constitute the
only rates for the use of water until such tine as a new
schedule shall be adopted,and approved by the State Public Sery
ice Commission.
SECTION 10. .11 Ordinance.- and pwrts of ordin4inces in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
' Passed and approved by the City Council of the City of
Kalispell, 1.onta.na, this 17th dL-,r of September, 1927.
rpNroved by the Yayor this ljth day- of September, 1927.
rauline, 1'ayor.
ItLest, C. E. Trekell, City Clerk.
State of Yontana
County of flathead ) SS
City of Kalispell
I, C. -Ze. Trekell, Clerk of the City of
Kalispell, Lontara, do Hereby fertify that on the 16th day
of September 19�'% 1 Hosted a copy of the foreooinr Ordinance
No. 399 and that it remained posted £or a period of'five days.
and that the above is a full and exact copy of t21c same.
1 City Clerk.