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CHAPTER 12 <br /> MISCELLANEOUS AND TRANSITORY PROVISIONS <br /> Section 12.1. Official Publication. The council shall annually designate a legal newspaper of <br /> general circulation in the city as its official newspaper in which shall be published ordinances <br /> and other matters required by state statutes and this charter to be so published, as well as such <br /> other matters as the council may deem it in the public interest to have published in this manner. <br /> Section 12.2. Oath of Office. Every officer of the city shall, before entering upon the duties of <br /> his/her office, take and subscribe an oath of office in substantially the following form: "I do <br /> solemnly swear (or affix:) to support the constitution of the United States and of this state and to <br /> discharge faithfully the duties devolving upon me as (mayor, councilmember, clerk- <br /> administrator, etc.) of the City of Ramsey to the best of my judgment and ability". <br /> Section 12.3. City Officers Not to be Interested in Contracts. Except as otherwise permitted <br /> by state statutes, no officer of the city, who is authorized to take part in any manner in any <br /> contract with the city, shall voluntarily have a personal financial interest in such contract or <br /> personally benefit financially therefrom. <br /> Section 12.4. Official Bonds. The clerk-administrator and other such officers or employees of <br /> the city as may be provided for by ordinance shall each, before entering upon the duties of <br /> his/her respective office or employment, give a corporate surety bond to the city in such form <br /> and such amount as may be fixed by the council as security for the faithful performance of <br /> his/her official duties. This corporate surety bond may be in the form of either individual or <br /> blanket bonds at the discretion of the council. They shall be approved by the council, and <br /> approved as to form by the city attorney, and filed with the clerk-administrator. The premiums <br /> on the bonds shall be paid by the city. <br /> Section 12.5. Sales of Real Property. No real property of the city, with the exception of <br /> cemetery plots, shall be disposed of except by ordinance. The proceeds of any sale of such <br /> property shall be used as far as possible to retire any outstanding indebtedness incurred by the <br /> city in the purchase, construction, or improvement of this or other property used for the same <br /> public purpose. If there is no such outstanding indebtedness, the council may by resolution <br /> designate some other public use for the proceeds. <br /> Section 12.6. Vacation of Streets. The council may by ordinance vacate any street or alley or <br /> other public grounds or part thereof within the city. Such vacation may be made only after <br /> published notice in the official newspaper and an opportunity for affected property owner and <br /> public to be heard, and upon such further terms and by such procedure as the council by <br /> ordinance may prescribe. A notice of completion of such procedure shall be filed in accordance <br /> with state statutes. <br /> Section 12.7. Statutes Not Affected by Charter. All general laws and statutes of the state <br /> applicable to all cities operating under home rule charters, or applicable to cities of the same <br /> class as the City of Ramsey operating under home rule charters, and not inconsistent with the <br /> 22 <br />