Laserfiche WebLink
<br />cOl1les vacant wl1cn the person cil;'ctcd or appointed <br />,th('1f'~'lO qiC5 betore' lJking office or fails w qualify I <br />or tl1\' in\:Llmbt:nt die!;, resigns in writing nled <br />witll 1'I1e cilY cl()/'k, is convicted of a rcl~)f1YI C\lilSCS <br />In n,)sl,k in the {,;llY, t,)r is adjudged incllmpctent <br />hy ;1 ,()urt I)F cnl'npctcnt jurisdiction, In each <br />such case the council shall by resolution declare <br />the vaCllrH;y tu exist Clnd shall Forthwith :Il1pl:>int <br />. an eligible person to fill the vacancy for the re- <br />mainucr of the unexpired term, <br /> <br />Sec. 2.06. Ti,e mayor. The mayor sh;\ll pre- <br />side at meetings ot the cOLlncil and shall !1:lve a <br />votf.) itS ::1 member, The COlHldl shall chouse rrom <br />ib . mlll11l)CrS il president pro Cem who shall hold <br />office at the pleasure of the council. He ~11illl <br />serve as president in the mayor's absence And <br />as mayor in c;ase of the mayor's disability or <br />absence from the city. The mayor shill! bc re- <br />cognized as head of the city government for <br />all ceremonial purposes, by the COllrts for the pLlr- <br />pose of serving civil process, and by the governor <br />for purposes of martial law, but he shall have no <br />adl11inistr.\tivc duties, <br /> <br />Sec. 2.07. Snlaries. The mayor and councilmen <br />shilll receive SLICh compclls<ltion as is fixed by the <br />council in ilccorcJancc witl, law. The city manager <br />and .;1.11 subordinate. officers and employees of <br />the city shl:lll receive such salaries or wages as may <br />be fix.cd by the council: <br /> <br />Sec. :2.08. I.lvestigation of city affairs. The: <br />coullcil f"I1i1y makl.' investigations into the arf,lirs <br />Ill" 111\ d\)' .\Ill! 11lL' Clll1d\IL;t Ill' aT1)/ ,'ily dl'PMt. <br />"Will. Ill'f.'in' lIf' <lgcllCY <lilt! ror this plllpllSI' may <br />,ubpoCI1,\ witm:sscs administer oaths, takQ testi. <br />mony. and req~lire the production of evidence. <br />The COLlIlci I shall ['wvide for anauJit of the <br /> <br />city's accounts at least Olleo a year by the State <br />department in charge or SL.~t) '.'fork 01' by a public <br />accountant. At any time the council mn)' provide <br />for an cXilminatioll or au (,Ii t nf the acwunts or <br />an y city officiJl' Qr agency and it mil y provide for <br />any SWycy or 1'\}:)Ctlrch stLldy of any sLlr!j(,~ct of <br />mU/1icipal COllcem, <br /> <br />Sec. 2.09. Interferences with administration. <br />Neither the council nor any of its members shall <br />dictate the appointment or removal of any city <br />admlnistrativt' office,' or cmr1oycc, hut the council <br />may express Its views and frc.:cly disCLISS with th(,) <br />manager anything rertlining to' appointment <br />ilnd removal of offil.:ers ,lnd l.:n1ployccs. Exc\,:f1t <br />for the purpose of inquiry ilnd tnwstigiltion <br />under Section 2.08, the council and its members <br />shall deal with IInd control city adminimativl;1 <br />officers and employees under tlw jurisdict,ion <br />of the managgr solely rhrough thl: managerl and <br />neither the Gauneil nor any eourcil member shall <br />give ordlJrs to any slJbordinatc of the manager <br />either publicly or rrivatcly. <br /> <br />CHAPTER 3 <br /> <br />COU/,;(.IL PROCEDURE <br /> <br />Sec. 3.0'1. Council meetings. The council shall <br />meet regwlarly at least once eael1 month at such <br />times and placc$ as the cOlmcil may dC5ignare by <br />rule. The mayor or any three mQmbers of the <br />council may call sl'ccial mQctings of the council <br />upon at least twelve hours Mtic.'c to each member <br />and slJch rcalionable public noticl: ilsmay be <br />pl'cscrih(,'d by wLlndl rlllc il1 \,;\ )l1\pl i.l\lc.;~' wi \11 tin< <br />IJW~ 01 Minl1l'sotil. Tu the l:XIL:111 pi uvided by 1,1W, <br />all meetings of the council and its committees <br />shall be plJblic and any citizen shall have access <br />to the minutes and records of the council at all <br /> <br />P13 <br />