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Duties and functions to be assumed by Commission on Human Relations...4-700
See: Human Relations, Commission on
FAIRMOUNT PARK COMMISSION
Continued...A-100(c)
Created...3-100(f)
Functions outlined...5-602
Membership on Recreation Coordination Board...3-916
Recreation Commissioner as ex-officio member...3-905
Streets, participation in control...3-905
See: Recreation Commissioner
FEES
FINANCE, DIRECTOR OF
Appointments with approval of Mayor:
Chief financial, accounting and budget officer...6-100
Compensation...3-600
Deputy...3-701
Fidelity bond required...8-302
Member of Administrative Board...3-103
Member of Board of Pensions and Retirement...3-803
Member of cabinet...3-102
Member of City Planning Commission...3-800
Member of Sinking Fund Commission...3-915
Member of Tax Review Board...3-914
Nomination by Finance Panel...3-1000, 3-1002, 3-1003
Position created...3-100(a)
Qualifications...3-302
Residence requirement waived...3-306
Subject to general provisions governing department heads...8-400
Term of office...3-403
To appoint officers promptly under new charter...A-200(4)
With deputies, exempt from Civil Service...7-301(b)
Powers and Duties
Approve all requisitions for purchase of equipment, materials and supplies within limits fixed by Administrative Board...6-103
Approve availability of funds prior to contract...6-104, 8-200(2)(d)
Approve banks selected by Dept. of Collections for receipt of taxes and revenues...6-205
Examine and approve requisitions for payment of money...6-106, 8-101(5), 8-101(6)
Inform Mayor on financial affairs...6-105(c)(e), 8-102
Maintain general accounting system...6-101
Make investigations...6-105(c)
May prescribe rules governing issuance of checks on City Treasury...8-101(2)
Prepare annual operating budget...6-105(a)(b)
Prepare cost analyses and report them to Mayor and Managing Director...6-107
Prohibited from approving expenditures for incumbrances in excess of allotments...8-102
Receive daily reports from City Treasurer...6-300
Receive lists of employees...8-104
Receive lists of securities owned, from Treasurer...8-105
Responsible for inventory accounting including perpetual inventory...6-102
To have access to all records of units receiving appropriations from City Treasury...6-108
FINANCE PANEL
FINES
FIRE ALARM
FIRE CODE
See: Fire Commissioner , Ordinances
FIRE COMMISSIONER
Position created...3-101
Meetings with Managing Director...5-102
See: Fire Department
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Emergency firemen exempt from Civil Service...8-301(f)
Fire Code...5-401
Functions...5-400
Fire alarm system...5-400(e)
Fire hazards and safety...5-400(b)
Fire prevention programs...5-400(c)
Maintenance of firemen...5-400(d)
Functions in general...A-101
Impersonation of fire officer prohibited...10-101
FIRE MARSHALL
FIREMEN'S PENSION FUNDS
See: Pensions and Retirement Systems
FISCAL YEAR
FORFEITURES
FORMS
FREE LIBRARY OF PHILA., BOARD OF TRUSTEES
GAS
GAS COMMISSION
Created...3-100(f)
Existing Commission abolished...A-100(c)
Powers and duties, in general...5-902
See: Public Property, Department of
GIFTS AND DONATIONS
GRATUITIES
G
Collection and disposal placed in Dept. of Streets...5-500(c)
See: Public Property, Department of ; Gas Commission
Composition...3-909
May be received by departments, boards and commissions...8-204
Prohibited, except authorized awards...10-105