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SECTION 6. OATH OF OFFICE.
Every elected official or officer of the Municipality shall, before entering upon the duties of h...
SECTION 5. CONTINUANCE OF PRESENT OFFICERS.
All persons who are appointees, employees or non-elected officials of the Municipality shall cont...
SECTION 4. INTERPRETATION OF THE CHARTER.
The Article and Section headings herein have been inserted for convenient reference, and are not ...
SECTION 3. EFFECT OF THE CHARTER UPON EXISTING LAWS AND RIGHTS.
The adoption of this Charter shall not affect any pre-existing rights of the Municipality, or any...
SECTION 2. SAVING CLAUSE.
The determination that any part of this Charter is invalid shall not invalidate or impair the for...
SECTION 1. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHARTER.
This Charter shall take effect on January 1, 1962, after its approval by the electors of the Muni...
SECTION 1. MANNER OF AMENDMENT.
This Charter may be amended by either of two methods. The Council may, by an affirmative vote of ...
SECTION 1. GRANT, AMENDMENT OR RENEWAL.
The Council may by ordinance grant permission to any person, firm or corporation to construct and...
SECTION 2. RECALL.
The electors of the Municipality shall have the power to remove from office, by recall election, ...
SECTION 1. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.
The rights and powers of initiative, referendum and recall are reserved to the people of the Muni...
SECTION 2. WRITE-IN CANDIDATES.
Any candidate who wishes to be considered as a write-in candidate for the general election must f...
SECTION 1. SELECTION OF CANDIDATES AND PROCEDURES.
Nominations for elective offices of the Municipality shall be made only by petition, signed by re...
SECTION 9. DEBT LIMITATION.
The net indebtedness of the Municipality, created or incurred without vote of the electors, shall...
SECTION 8. SUBMISSION OF EXTRA LEVY.
The Council may at any time at least ninety (90) days prior to a November election or the date of...
SECTION 7. LIMITATION ON RATE OF TAXATION.
The taxing authority of this Municipality shall be in all respects, subject to the limitation the...
SECTION 6. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Public improvements of all kinds may be made by the appropriate department, either by the direct...
SECTION 5. PUBLIC BIDDING.
No net expenditure for any contract for purchase of services, supplies or material, other than t...
SECTION 4. CUSTODY AND DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.
The Council shall, by ordinance, provide for the custody of all funds of the Municipality and for...
SECTION 3. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.
No money shall be drawn from the treasury nor shall an obligation for expenditure be incurred exc...
SECTION 2. TRANSFERS AND BALANCES.
The Council may transfer any part of an unencumbered balance of an appropriation of any fund allo...