§ 36-26. General powers and duties.  


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  • (a)

    The board of public trusts shall proceed to make provision for properly organized work to meet such needs as may now exist or hereafter arise in the city under the following general heads:

    (1)

    Care of dependent and helpless children.

    (2)

    Nursing the sick.

    (3)

    Free bureau for securing employment.

    (4)

    Humane treatment of children and animals.

    (5)

    Bureau for social service information.

    (b)

    The board of public trusts shall have the power:

    (1)

    To investigate all charities dependent upon public appeal or general solicitation for support, and to endorse such of them as meet actual needs of the community, attain a reasonable standard of efficiency and are so conducted as to insure the public of the wise use of funds.

    (2)

    To encourage the formation of new private charities to meet the needs that are not already provided for, and to foster all worthy enterprises of a philanthropic nature and to give assistance thereto.

    (3)

    To collect and preserve statistics relating to charities, conditions of life, unemployment and delinquency, and to suggest means for improving the conditions producing the need of relief.

    (4)

    To maintain a constant survey of the field of charities with regard to the need and the work being done in connection therewith, and to secure intelligent cooperation among all charitable and social agencies in the city, to the end that a comprehensive and economical plan of philanthropy may be attained.

    (5)

    To disburse all funds set apart by the city for charitable purposes, and to make a report to the city council of the work done in connection therewith.

    (6)

    To receive donations, gifts or bequests to be used for charitable or philanthropical purposes, and to administer any trust declared or created for any such purpose in accordance with the terms of such trust not in conflict with the provisions of section 36-1 of this Code.

    (7)

    To establish and maintain a bureau for the purpose of providing employment free of charge to persons applying therefor; to furnish information concerning any vacant position, situation or employment which may come within the knowledge of the board; to keep a register containing the names and addresses of persons who make application for employment, together with the names and addresses of all persons who are seeking help; and to keep a list of all positions and situations filled.

(Code 1968, § 37-20)