SEC. 2-1. TIME WITHIN WHICH CITY OFFICERS TO DEPOSIT MONEY.

   All officers of the city who receive money for or on account of the city in any manner are hereby required to deposit same in the manner prescribed by the chief financial officer. (Code 1941, Art. 19-2; Ord. 29645)

SEC. 2-1.1. ADVANCE PAYMENT OF CERTAIN FEES, CHARGES, AND TAXES REQUIRED; INTEREST ON DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS.

   (a)   Unless a different time and method of payment is specifically provided by another city ordinance, a city contract, or state or federal law, every fee, charge, or tax required to be paid to the city for any license, permit, right, privilege, property interest, or service must be paid in full to the city before the license, permit, right, privilege, property interest, or service may be issued, granted, conveyed, provided, or renewed.

   (b)   Except as provided in Subsection (c), any money owed to the city after May 28, 1997 will accrue simple interest at the rate of 10 percent a year from the day after the money became due until it is paid in full.

   (c)   The following types of money owed to the city are not subject to the interest established in Subsection (b):

      (1)   Any fee, charge, or tax upon which the assessment of interest is prohibited or otherwise regulated or provided for by another city ordinance or state or federal law.

      (2)   A fee, charge, or tax charged or collected by the city under the specific authority of a state or federal law, where the assessment of interest is not provided for in the applicable state or federal law.

      (3)   A fee or charge for copies, documents, records, or other information provided by the city under a request for public information.

      (4)   Money owed to the city under a contract that does not specifically provide for the assessment of interest, that prohibits the assessment of interest, or that specifically provides another method or rate of assessing interest.

      (5)   Money owed under a judgment awarded to the city.

      (6)   A criminal or civil fine or penalty.

   (d)   In this section, “contract” means a contract required under Section 1, Chapter XXII of the Dallas City Charter to be signed by the city manager and approved by the city attorney before it will be binding on the city. (Ord. 23135)

SEC. 2-2. DELIVERY OF BOOKS, ETC., TO SUCCESSOR IN OFFICE.

   Every officer or agent shall, upon going out of office, deliver to his successor all books, papers, furniture and other things appertaining to his office. (Code 1941, Art. 19-2)

SEC. 2-3. OFFICERS, ETC., OF CITY NOT TO DEAL IN CITY WARRANTS OR OBLIGATIONS.

   No officer of the city, nor any deputy, clerk or employee of any such officer, nor any servant or agent of the city, shall, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other for his own or another’s benefit, deal in the purchase of city warrants, bonds or other obligations of the city. (Code 1941, Art. 19-3)

SEC. 2-3.1. PRESERVATION OF DUTIES, POWERS, AND FUNCTIONS OF CITY MANAGER.

   (a)   Whenever this code, another city ordinance, or a city council resolution delegates a duty, power, or function to a specific employee who is responsible to the city manager, that duty, power, or function may, at the discretion of the city manager as the chief administrative and executive officer of the city, also be performed or exercised by the city manager or by any assistant city manager or other city employee designated by the city manager to perform or exercise that duty, power, or function.

   (b)   Nothing in Subsection (a) authorizes the city manager to designate a person to perform or exercise a duty, power, or function when such a designation would be inconsistent with the city charter or state law. (Ord. 22356)

SEC. 2-4. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE FOR MISCONDUCT OR NEGLECT OF DUTY.

   Any officer of the city who shall refuse or willfully fail or neglect to perform any duty enjoined upon him by law or ordinance, or shall, in the discharge of his official duties, be guilty of any fraud, extortion, oppression, favoritism, partiality or willful wrong or injustice, is guilty of an offense, and may be removed from office for malfeasance in office as provided by the charter and the civil service rules. (Code 1941, Art. 19-4; 19963)

SEC. 2-5. LABOR UNIONS - CITY EMPLOYEES NOT TO ORGANIZE OR JOIN.

   It shall be unlawful for any officer, agent, or employee, or any group of them, of the city to organize a labor union, organization or club of city employees, or to be concerned with or a member thereof, whether such labor union, organization or club is affiliated or not with any local, state, national or international body or organization whose charter, bylaws, rules, custom, policy, or practice govern or control, or has for its purpose the governing or controlling of its members in matter of working time, working conditions, or compensation to be asked or demanded of the city. (Code 1941, Art. 19-6; Ord. Nos. 3392; 5364)

SEC. 2-6. SAME - SAME - INTENT AND PURPOSE OF PROVISION.

   It is further the intent and purpose of Section 2-5 to prohibit any officer, agent or employee of the city from becoming a member of any organization, which by its charter, rules, bylaws, practices, policy, or conduct undertakes as a body, or through its representatives, to represent its membership in any bargaining for wages, working conditions, rules of employment or otherwise, or which may as a body, or through its representatives or agents, attempt to influence local or state legislation regarding conditions of employment, wages, hours or other matters affecting their service, directly or indirectly, with the city. (Code 1941, Art. 19-6; Ord. Nos. 3392; 5364)

SEC. 2-7. SAME - SAME - PENALTY FOR VIOLATING PROHIBITIONS.

   Any person violating the terms or provisions of Section 2-5 shall be subject to summary dismissal by the city council, board, city manager or officer having power to employ and discharge such officer, agent or employee. (Code 1941, Art. 19-6; Ord. Nos. 3392; 5364)