CHAPTER XXXIV.
The School Board.
Sec. 459. The school board of the City.
The School Board of the City shall be composed of twelve
members, three from each of the four wards of the City, whose
terms of office shall be for three years; one member to be
elected from each ward not later than the second regular meeting
of the Council in June of each year, and their terms of
office shall begin immediately upon qualification and continue
until their successors shall have been elected and qualified. If,
for any reason, the Council should not elect at or before
the second regular meeting in June, as above provided, said
election, when held, shall be for the unexpired term.
Sec. 460. School board—duties.
The School Board shall have the care, management and control
of public school property of the City, as provided by the
laws of the State.
Sec. 461. School board—classified report and estimate.
It shall be the duty of the School Board annually, on or before
the 20th day of July of each year, and oftener if deemed necessary
by the Council, to submit to the Council, in writing, a
classified report, as prescribed by the Council, of all expenditures
and a classified estimate of what funds will be needed for the
proper maintenance and growth of the public schools of the
City, and to request the Council to make provisions by appropriation
or levy for the same.
