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1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING CHAPTER XXXV, ENTITLED "BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE" (SECS. 462-471 , BOTH INCLUSIVE) OF THE CODE OF 1932. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, that Chapter XXXV, entitled "Board of Public Welfare" (Secs. 462-471, both inclusive) be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: CHAPTER XXXV. PUBLIC WELFARE. SEC. 462. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE - DIRECTOR. The Department of Public Welfare shall be under the control and ' supervision of the City Manager who is hereby designated as Director of Public Welfare. Said Directo r shall exercise all powers and perform all duties conferred upon and required of Local Welfare Boards, by State Law, Ordinance or otherwise. SEC. 463. SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE - POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The Superintendent of Public Welfare, subject to the approval of the Director of Public Welfare, shall have control and direction of the public charities of the City, and shall see that those persons now receiving, or making application to receive, assistance from the poor fund of the City are worthy cases. (b) The Superintendent shall remand such cases to the District Home, as he may deem proper, provided however, that each such case must first be approved by the City member of the District Home Board. (c) It shall be the duty of the Superintendent, on the application by or on behalf of any person or family unable to support himself or them- selves, or if he or they have a legal settlement in the City, to provide for or assist such person or family, but no person shall be deemed to have a legal settlement in the City until he has resided therein for one year, nor if he has migrated into the State within three years unless, at the time of migrating, he was able to maintain himself. The Superintendent shall perform such other duties as are or may hereafter be prescribed by the State law, the Council, or the City Manager. (d) The Superintendent of Public Welfare shall be responsible and accountable to the City for the proper expenditure and account of all funds appropriated by the City and no indebtedness shall be incurred by him beyond the amount appropriated by the Council. SEC. 464. REPRESENTATIVE TO DISTRICT HOME BOARD - ELECTION - TERM - COMPENSATION. The Council shall elect, for a term of two years, a representative who shall be a member of the District Home Board. The compensation of the said representative shall be as fixed by State law. SEC. 465. SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE - ELECTION TERM AND COMPENSATION. The Director of Public Welfare, subject to the approval of the Council, shall appoint a Superintendent of Public Welfare and such other welfare employees as may be necessary, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the Director of Public Welfare, and shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the Council. SEC. 466. RECREATION. The City Manager shall appoint a Superintendent of Recreation who shall have charge of all recreational activities in the City, subject to the direction and control of the City Manager. No financial obligation shall be incurred by said Superintendent beyond the amount appropriated by the Council. SEC. 467. NON-RESIDENT PAUPERS COMING INTO THE CITY. When it shall come to the knowledge of the Superintendent of Public Welfare that any person has come into the City who is likely to become chargeable thereto, it shall be his duty to report such cases to the Chief of Police for removal to the district or county where they were last settled. SEC. 468. AID TO DESTITUTE NON-RESIDENTS. In cases in which a person who has not lived in the City for a year is in the City, sick and destitute, or not in a condition to provide for himself or herself, he or she may be aided from the poor fund until recovery, or in a condition to provide for themselves. But the Super- intendent may discontinue the aid at any time. If a person is in the City sick and destitute, or if any female or children, unable to provide for themselves, are in the City and likely to become chargeable to the City, the Superintendent with the consent of the Director of Public Welfare may send such persons to their homes, and the expense of so doing shall be paid out of the poor fund. SEC. 469. REPORTS OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE. The Superintendent shall cause to be made on or before the 10th day of each month to the Director of Public Welfare a written report of the activities of his Department for the preceding month on forms prescribed by the Director of Public Welfare. The Superintendent shall also furnish 1 1 1 1 1