A.
Any city of this state that may adopt the provisions
of this Act shall thereby be and become a body corporate and shall
have the officers, government and powers that are herein provided
for or conferred and by all applicable provisions of general law.
B.
Upon the adoption of this Act the name of the City
adopting its provisions shall be, and it shall thereafter be known
as "The City of .................." (inserting in the said blank the
territorial name by which said city has been theretofore designated
or known, not including in said name such words as the Mayor and City
Council or other like words).
Any city adopting this Act shall succeed to
all the right, title and interest in property, of every kind, nature
or description, which was owned, held or enjoyed by the municipality
of which it is the successor. All ordinances and resolutions of the
City to the extent they are not inconsistent with the provisions of
this Act shall remain in full force and effect until modified or repealed
as provided by law. All contracts, bonds and other obligations theretofore
entered into by any city adopting this Act shall remain in full force
and effect.
For the purposes of this Act, a "general law"
shall be deemed to be any law or provision of law, not inconsistent
with this Act, heretofore or hereafter enacted which is by its terms
applicable or available to all municipalities, and the following additional
laws whether or not such additional laws are so applicable or available
to all municipalities: legislation relating to taxation, local courts,
education, health, public authorities serving more than one municipality,
and municipalities in unsound financial condition.
A.
Each city adopting this Act shall, subject to the
provisions of this Act or other general law, have full power to:
(1)
Organize and regulate its internal affairs, and establish,
alter, merge, consolidate or abolish offices, departments, positions
and employments and define the functions, powers and duties thereof;
and fix their term, tenure and compensation; provided, however, any
board established for the operation of any department by vote of the
people shall not be abolished, merged or consolidated except by vote
of the people;
(2)
Adopt regulatory ordinances and enforce both regulatory
and health ordinances enacted by the local Board of Health and impose
penalties or fines not exceeding $500 or imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 90 days, or both, for the violation thereof;
(3)
Construct, acquire, operate or maintain any and all
public improvements, projects or enterprises for any public purpose
except as otherwise limited by law, and exercise all powers of local
government in such manner as its governing body may determine;
(4)
Expend moneys for any public purpose, enter into any
contract, buy, sell, lease, hold and dispose of real and personal
property within or without the geographical boundaries of the City
or do any act similar to or dissimilar to the foregoing authorized
expressly or impliedly by any other general law for municipalities
generally and for cities of the same form and class.
B.
It is the intention and purport hereof to confer the
greatest power of local self-government consistent with the Constitution
of this state. Any specific enumeration of municipal powers contained
in this section or in this Act shall not be construed in any way to
limit the general description of powers contained in this article,
and any such specifically enumerated municipal powers shall be construed
as in addition and supplementary to the powers conferred in general
terms by this article. All powers vested by this Act or general law
in the City shall be liberally construed in favor of the City and
its governing body. Powers delegated by law or this Act to a subordinate
city agency, board or commission shall be strictly construed as not
removing any powers from the governing body and vesting the same in
any subordinate body except to the extent expressly set forth or necessarily
implied from any such provision.
