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December 9. 1969
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<br />5.03. Temporary Transfer of Personnel Between Departments.
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<br /> The city manager shall have power, whenever the interests of the city require,
<br />irrespective of any other provisions of this charter, to assign employees of any department,
<br />bureau, office or agency, the head of which is appointed by the city manager, 5o the temporary
<br />performance of duties in another department, bureau, office or agency.
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<br />ARTICLE VI
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<br />Other City Officers
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<br />6.01. Election and Term of Elected Officers.
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<br /> There shall be one attorney for the Commonwealth, one commissioner of the revenue,
<br />one city ~reasurer and one city sergeant, elected by the qualifed voters of the City of
<br />Ports-mouth, on Tuesday after the firs~ Monday in November, nineteen hundred and seventy-
<br />three, for the term of four years, and every four years thereafter. Those elected officers
<br />shall enter upon the discharge of their duties on the first day of January immediately
<br />following their election.
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<br />6.02. Attorney for the Commonwealth.
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<br /> The attorney for ~he Commonwealth for the City of Portsmouth shall have such
<br />duties as shall be imposed upon him by general law and by this charter. He shall prosecute
<br />the violations of all city ordinances in the courts not of record of the City of Portsmouth,
<br />when requested by the judges of such courts, and upon appeal in the court of hustings,
<br />and shall notify the city attorney of all such prosecutions in which the validity of a
<br />city ordinance is attacked.
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<br />6.03. City Treasurer.
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<br /> In addition to the duties imposed upon him by State law, the city treasurer shall
<br />have such other official duties as may be imposed upon him by this charter and the ordinances
<br />of the City. He shall collect and receive all city taxes, levies, assessments, license
<br />taxes, rents, fees and all other revenues or moneys accrued to the city, and for that purpose
<br />shall be vested with any and all powers which are now or may hereafter be vested in such
<br />city treasurer as collector of the state taxes. He shall be the custodian of all public
<br />moneys of the city, and of all other moneys coming into his hands as city treasurer.
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<br />§ 6.04. Commissioner of the Revenue.
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<br /> The commissioner of the revenue shall perform such duties not inconsistent with
<br />the laws of the state in relation to the assessment of property and licenses as may be
<br />required by the council for the purpose of levying city taxes and licenses. He shall
<br />have power to administer such oaths as may be required by the council in the assessment
<br />of license taxes or other taxes for the city. He shall make such reports in regard to
<br />the assessment of both property and licenses, or either, as may be required by tha~ council
<br />or by the city manager. He shall perform such other duties and have such other powers
<br />as are now or may hereafter be prescribed by law or ordinance.
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<br />6.05. Clerks of Court.
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<br /> Notwithstanding any provision of general law, the clerks of the courts of record
<br />of the city shall each be paid a salary as provided by law, which salary shall be in full
<br />compensation for services and shall be in lieu of the retention by such clerk of any and
<br />all official fees and commissions of whatever kind or character, and from whatever source
<br />derived, and the council shall provide for the payment of such salary out of the treasury
<br />of the city. The expenses of office of such clerk, including compensation of deputies
<br />and employees, shall be likewise paid out of the treasury of the city on duly authenticated
<br />vouchers, when and as such expenses are incurred, or may become due and payable.
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<br /> All fees and commissions of every kind or character received or collected by
<br />such clerk, and from whatever source derived, shall be paid into the treasury of the city
<br />not less than once each month. All fees and commissions of every kind and character,
<br />whether payable by the state, the United States, or by private persons, firms or corporations
<br />now or hereafter receivable by law or ordinance by such clerk, shall continue ~o be paid
<br />to and collected by him, and shall be paid into the treasury of the city, except that
<br />the city shall no~ be required to pay any such clerk any fees or commissions for services
<br />performed for such city.
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<br />6.06. City Sergeant.
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<br /> In addition ~o the duties imposed upon him by state law, the city sergeant and
<br />his deputies are authorized and directed to accept and receive payment-of such fines and
<br />cos~s~zmay have been imposed upon any person in his custody by~a court of competent jurisdi~'~
<br />tion, giving his official receipt therefor. Upon the payment of such fines and costs,
<br />the city sergeant or his deputy shall release the offender from custody if not prohibited
<br />by law or court order. Any moneys so received shall be accounted for and paid over to
<br />the clerk of the court which imposed such penalty upon the offender immediately upon the
<br />opening of such clerk's office on the next regular business day or as soon thereafter
<br />as practicable. The clerk shall give his official receipo to the city sergeant for such
<br />monies so received.
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