Thursday, July 12, 2012

Lake Worth fails to come to agreement over salary with auditor...

Another hit of the rewind button.  Click title for link to PBP article.  For those that seem to worship language contained in the City Charter, let's just gather around, clasp hands and read this together.

From the Article 1 of the Charter CREATION, POWER AND FORM OF GOVERNMENT:

(a) The form of government of the City of Lake Worth shall be known as the "commission-manager plan." The city commission shall constitute the governing body with powers as hereinafter provided to pass ordinances, adopt resolutions and policies and appoint a chief administrative officer to be known as the "city manager," and to exercise all other powers hereinafter provided, or conferred by law. 

(b) Elective and appointive officers.
(1) The elective officers under this charter shall be the mayor and the members of the city commission.
(2) The appointive officers shall be the city manager, city attorney, internal auditor, city clerk, police chief, fire chief, and such other officers as may be provided for by ordinance. Any of the above officers which are, or may become, under civil service shall be subject to civil service regulations. All of the appointive officers under the charter, except the city manager, city attorney, and internal auditor shall be appointed by the city manager and all appointive officers shall hold office subject to provisions of law.
(Ord. No. 96-34, § 1, 12-5-96) 

So, ladies and gentlemen, the city continues to violate this part of the Charter, this time due to perhaps not allocating the proper resources for the function of the office.  What recourse do we have if the city continues to go without an internal auditor?