[Gen. Ords. 1962, §§ 1-15—1-17]
(a)
The design of the City Seal shall be a circle, across the center
the word, "Waltham"; above such word, a perspective view of a cotton
mill, river, dam, bridge, train of cars and hills; below such word,
a perspective view of a watch factory, river and hills; in the upper
border the words, "Incorporated a Town, 1738"; in the lower border
the words, "Incorporated a City, 1884."
(b)
The City Clerk shall be ex officio keeper of the City Seal but shall
permit the Mayor or any other officer to affix the same to any document
to which the City Seal is required to be affixed.
[Gen. Ords. 1962, § 2-17]
(a)
All boards and officers having under their charge any property belonging
to the City shall make and transmit to the Mayor and Auditor an inventory
thereof and an estimate of its value at the close of each fiscal year.
(b)
Every motor vehicle purchased and owned by the City shall be marked
on a part of the vehicle not readily removable, and in a conspicuous
place, with the Seal of the City or other identifying device, containing
the words in plain letters, at least three inches in height, "City
of Waltham," in such manner as may be approved by the Mayor who shall
make rules and regulations governing such marking. Such motor vehicles
as the Chief of Police shall certify in writing to the Mayor as being
essential to the proper functioning of the Detective Division of the
Police Department shall be exempt from the provisions of this subsection.
All welfare department cars shall be exempt from the provisions of
this subsection.
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State law references — Power of
City to require annual reports by City boards and officers, MGLA c.
40, § 21(12); fiscal year; c. 44, § 56A.
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[Gen. Ords. 1962, § 2-18]
(a)
No board or officer shall exchange or barter any property belonging
to the City, except by authority of the Mayor, and whenever a sale
of any City property is made, a bill thereof shall be sent to the
City Treasurer for collection; provided, however, that this section
shall not apply, to the exchange of books by the Board of Trustees
of the public library.
(b)
No property belonging to the City shall be sold or given away without
first obtaining the written authorization of the Mayor in each case,
a copy of which shall be filed with the City auditor.
(c)
All expenses incurred in the sale of City property or in collections
due from such sale shall be charged to the account credited with the
amount so received.
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State law references — Power of
City to regulate disposal of personal property, MGLA c. 40, § 21(11);
abandonment of land or easements, c. 40, § 15.
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[Gen. Ords. 1962, § 2-21]
No contract involving the employment of labor shall be made
by any officer or board until the person to whom the contract is to
be awarded shall have certified that they are properly insured under
the provisions of the "Workers' Compensation Act," General Laws, Chapter
152.
[Gen. Ords. 1962, §§ 2-16, 2-43]
All bonds required to be given by any officer of the City shall
be in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor and with sureties
offered upon the same, and shall be approved by the Council before
the officer enters upon the performance of his duties. All bonds of
City officers, except that of the City Treasurer, shall be kept by
the Treasurer. The expense of obtaining all bonds shall be borne by
the City and shall be paid from the appropriations made for such officers'
departments.
State law reference — Fidelity
bonds and payment of premiums thereon, MGLA c. 41, § 109A.
[Gen. Ords. 1962, § 2-57; Ord. No. 33485, 6-27-2016]
The clerk of the Veterans' Services Committee shall be the City
Treasurer-Collector.
[Gen. Ords. 1962, § 2-5]
The heads of the several departments, boards and commissions
of the City shall make appointments of officers and employees whose
appointments are not otherwise provided for.
[Gen. Ords. 1962, § 2-10; Ord. No. 22195, § 4,
2-26-1966; Ord. No. 30445, 6-26-2006]
The members of the Board of Survey and Planning, Board of Health,
Cemetery Commission, Trust Fund Commissioners, Library Trustees and
Parks-Recreation Board shall keep records of their proceedings and
shall hold regular monthly meetings, except during the months of July
and August. For attendance at meetings, each permanent member, except
the School Committee representative to the Parks-Recreation Board,
shall be entitled to a stipend, in an amount established by ordinance,
for each meeting of said Board or Commission, or hearing conducted
by said Board or Commission, in which said permanent member actually
participates as such a member. A permanent member shall be eligible
for only one such stipend per day, regardless of the number of meetings
and/or hearings conducted on such day, and shall receive no other
compensation for serving as a member. For the purpose of this Section
a site view, site visit or other such activity shall not be considered
a meeting or hearing. Failure on the part of any member to attend
three consecutive regular meetings shall constitute a vacancy in such
commission to be filled by appointment as provided by law, except
when such absence is caused by illness.
Special meetings may be called by the chairmen on such boards
whenever necessary.
[Gen. Ords. 1962, § 2-12; Ord. No. 26859, 2-26-1990]
The several boards and officers of the City shall have the expenditure
of the appropriations made for the several matters under their charge,
and shall make a written report to the Mayor, at the close of said
year, of their doings for the year, with such suggestions and recommendations
as they deem proper.
Expenditures by boards, departments and officers of the City,
having the authority to expend funds for the purchase of approved
capital improvements, shall be restricted to the items specified in
the capital improvement budget as finally approved by the City Council.
In the event a board, department or officer of the City wishes to
purchase an item not specified in the capital improvement budget,
as approved by the City Council, such board, department or officer
shall obtain the approval, by majority vote, of the City Council and
the approval of the Mayor, prior to the purchase of such item; and,
provided further, that no expenditure for an item included in said
approved capital improvement budget shall exceed by more than 10%,
the amount allocated for such item in the budget.
State law reference — Power of
council to require reports, MGLA c. 40, § 21(12).
The need for the Housing Review Board shall be reviewed annually
by the Mayor and Council before October 1 of each year and its existence
shall not be continued after January 1 without the authority of the
Mayor and City Council.
State law reference — Need for
housing review board to be reviewed annually and its existence not
to be continued after January 1, 1975 without authority of the Mayor
and council, Acts 1971, c. 790, § 9.
[Ord. No. 22838, 9-28-1970][1]
Except as otherwise provided in this section and notwithstanding
any other provision of general or special law, the service of all
persons employed by every City in which this section shall be accepted,
in the case of cities having a Plan E charter, by the affirmative
vote of 2/3 of all the members of the City Council, and, in the case
of other cities by vote of the City Council, subject to the provisions
of its charter, and in every town in which it shall be accepted by
vote of the town at an annual town meeting, shall be restricted to
five days and 40 hours in any one week, and eight hours in any one
day, and said eight hours shall be arranged to fall within a period
of not exceeding nine consecutive hours; provided, that service in
excess of the days and hours aforesaid may be authorized by an officer
of such City or town or by any other person whose duty it is to employ,
direct or control such employees, and such additional service shall
be compensated for as overtime. This section shall not apply to policemen,
firemen, school teachers, incumbent officers specifically established
by or under the authority of any general law or special act, or such
other classes or groups of employees as from time to time may be specifically
exempted therefrom in the manner provided for the acceptance of this
section. The compensation payable to any employee shall not be reduced
by reason of acceptance of this section.
