§ 30. Legislative power. The legislative power of the city is vested in the common council thereof, and it has authority to enact ordinances, not inconsistent with law, for the government of the city and the management of its business, for the preservation of good order, peace and health, for the safety and welfare of […]
§ 31. Members; president; organization of council. The aldermen of the city shall constitute the common council thereof. The members of the common council shall meet in the room provided for the purpose on the second day of January after their election, or if that be Sunday, then on the next day, and organize. The […]
§ 32. City clerk. The common council shall choose a clerk to hold office during the term for which its members were elected, unless sooner removed by a vote of three-fourths of all the members of the common council. He shall be the city clerk and shall attend the meetings of the common council, keep […]
§ 33. Meetings. The common council shall hold regular meetings at times to be determined by it from time to time. The president of the common council, or a majority of its members, may call a special meeting of the common council by causing a written notice thereof, specifying the objects of the meeting, to […]
§ 34. Powers. The common council shall determine the rules of its own proceedings and be the judge of the election, returns and qualifications of its members. Its meetings shall be public and its records open to public inspection, and a majority of all its members shall constitute a quorum to do business. The common […]
§ 35. Legislative acts. All the legislative acts of the common council shall be by ordinances, and on the passage of every ordinance, the yeas and nays of the members voting thereon shall be entered in full upon the journal. The passage of an ordinance shall require the affirmative vote of at least a majority […]
§ 36. Appropriations. No appropriation of money shall be made for any purpose except by ordinance specifying each item, the amount thereof, and the department or specific purpose for which the appropriation is made.
§ 37. Disposition of real estate; franchises. No ordinance shall be passed making or authorizing a sale or lease of city real estate or of any franchise belonging to or under the control of the city except by vote of three-fourths of all the members of the common council. In case of a proposed sale […]
§ 38. Procedure after passage of ordinance. Every ordinance of the common council shall immediately after its passage be separately engrossed and signed by the president and attested by the clerk. The clerk shall thereupon present the same to the mayor. If the mayor approve it he shall sign it and return it to the […]
§ 39. Record of ordinances. Every ordinance shall, upon its taking effect as herein provided, be recorded in a book kept for that purpose by the clerk. Such records shall include the signature of the president, attestation of the clerk and the mayor’s written approval, or in case of his disapproval a memorandum of its […]
§ 40. Regulations of duties of officers. The common council may, by ordinance passed by three-fourths of all its members, not inconsistent with this chapter, or other laws of the state, regulate the powers and duties of any city officer or department; and it has power to investigate all city officers and departments and shall […]
§ 41. Executive functions; how performed. Whenever an executive or administrative function is by law or ordinance of the common council required to be performed, the same shall be performed by the proper executive or administrative officer or department, designated in the law or ordinance, and in case no such designation be thus made the […]
§ 42. Penalties for violation of ordinances. Any person violating an ordinance of the common council shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, except that an ordinance may provide that a violation thereof shall be an offense, and the common council may provide therein or by general ordinance, that any person guilty of such violation shall […]
§ 43. Designation of official papers; official printing. At the first meeting of the common council for the purpose of organization, as provided herein, it shall designate not more than two newspapers published in the city to be the official paper or papers of the city. The common council may, by two-thirds vote of all […]
§ 44. Penalties. Any member of the common council who shall knowingly or unlawfully disregard any provision of law applicable to the members thereof, or who shall vote for any ordinance or measure in violation of the law, or any appropriation unauthorized by law or in excess of the amount authorized by law, or for […]
