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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 62-G! 0'1 , G 4---19z$ AN ORDINANCE COISINING AND CONSOLIDATING THE. DEPARMIENTS OF LAW, FINANCE, GENERAL, SAFETY, SERVICE AND WELFARE OF THE CITY OF BEAMiONT INTO ONE DEPARTMENT TO BE IMM"M A'S THE GENE$AL DEPARTMENT, AND TRANSFERRING THE FUNDS OF SAID DEPART11ENTS INTO SAID GENERAL DEPARTMENT. WHEREAS, the administration of the affairs of the City of Beaumont is now Derformed by six (6) departments known as the Depart- ment of law, the Department of Finance, General Department, Department of Safety, Department of Service, and Department of Welfare, and the funds of all of said Denartments are reouired by the Charter to be kept separate, and it often occurs that one-Denartment may have a - surplus while another Dena.rtraent has a deficit, and the City of Beaumont is reouired to pay six per cent (6%) interest on funds borrowed to cover such deficits and receives only three per cent (30) interest or. its surplus, and the bookkeeping and clerical work entailed by dividing the functions of the City into many Departments is greatly increased, and a saving can be made by consolidating said Departments and the funds thereof, and whereas such consolidation has been recom- mended by the auditors employed to audit the accounts of the City of Beaumont. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY TIS CITY COMISSION OF TH CITY OF BEAUTJONT; SECTION -1- That in accordance with Section 49 of the ChArter of -the City of Beaumont, the Dens.rtments of Law, Finance, General, Safety,. Service and Welfare of the City of Beaumont be and they are hereby combined and consolidated into one Department to be known as the General Department. SECTION 2. All of the funds of said Departments of Law, Finance, General, S-fety, Service and Welfare are hereby transferred to said General Den art me nt . Passed by the affirmative vote of all members of the City Com- mission, this the day of Decembe lJt� � tr f The State of Texas, County of Jefferson B -afore me he under fined authority, on this day personally appeared ................ W. . ... • . • . • .... known to me, who being by me duly sworn, on his oath de- poses and says that he is the. (�! , , , , �u,! the BEAUM:ONT ENTERPRISE, BEAUMONT JOURNAL, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and foregoing was published in said newspaper, suc ���_ publication being on the following dates: �.C►.......... A. D. 192 192. ?.,"and and a newspaper copy of which is hereto at- tached. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this... ,� ... da o ...... ur0;1+;�.j Y D. 192, Nota.nry Public, Jefferson o Texas. The State of Texas., County of Jefferson Before me, the and ed authority, on this day personally appeared ................ .. ... , . . .. known to m e, who being by me duly sworn, on his oath de- poses and says that he is the, ,D .... ...... of the BEAUM.ONT ENTERPRISE, .. . , ... BEAUMONT JOURNAL, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and foregoing was ublisheed' in said newspaper, suc publication being on the following dates: ... .:.. 1. S� .:...... A. D. 192. ., and a newspaper copy of which is hereto at- tached. .. ............. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this....�.��..,.day ... Q@B" ':�: A. D. 192. ...... Notary Public, Jefferson Count, Texas.