Show INADVISABLE ISABLE TO DISPENSE WITH CITY MANAGER The suggestion made by the Chamber of Commerce taxation committee to the City council that the office of ot City Manager be abolished in order to keep city e expenditures within the revenues re revenues revenues re- re venues rather seems to defeat Its own purpose At a time when drastic economies are needed and eX expenditures must be cut to the limit it would not seem ad advisable advisable ad- ad sable to start b by discharging the manager and leaving lea eX expenditures of each department entirely in the Ule hands handi of the department heads Without a check over O the whole system It can be readily seen that department heads in and effort to keep their department up to a high standard would soon soun sun run their expenditures to a point where the saving of the managers manager's salary alary would be offset No business organization organization organ organ- could operate in that manner and after all aH the o operation of the city city's is 15 net unlike that o of any other business M A look into the financial condition of the city as compared to many others with other forms of governments go would also indicate that the plan is working very ery favorably A few months ago Cedar City sold worth north orth of bonds at DOc on the dollar chile many I cities were unable to sell even at SOC i At that time only one city in the state received a higher price on bonds and that was Salt Lake City The Th reason mason ter this condition it seems is not because be because because be- be cause Cedar citizens meet their obligations obligations obligations with greater promptness than other people nor because the depression depression depression depres depres- sion is lighter here than elsewhere but rather because a 1 closer and more marc systematic watch has be been en kept over the expenditures and collections collection This Is only possible by having someone responsible for this work employed at full time The Mayor at his salar salary of per year could not be eS expected to handle this work nor nOT coull coul 1 the treasurer be expected to take over ruch such That economies economics have been effected can be seen by the study of expenditures expenditures expendi expendi- tures tUles In the past The budget for 1930 was and has been placed at 23 1750 for 1933 Expenditures In 1932 were approximately less than In 1930 The condition of the city has been kept in a sound status st despite reduced tax collections decreased valuations a lowered levy and an additional bond payment which start started d in 1932 True the city system Is cumbersome at best and there is room for much improvement and it Lc Is hoped that the study of these conditions will continue and that acme seme much needed improvements Improvements improvements improve Improve- ments might be effected as a result |