The City Council shall enact by local law a Code of Ethics for
municipal officers and employees of the City of Troy.
A.
All legislative power of the City
shall be vested in the City Council, except as otherwise provided
by law or this Charter. Specifically, the Council shall have power:
1.
To determine all matters of City policy, subject to the powers of
the President to determine such policy.
2.
To amend this Charter by local law in accordance with the provisions
of the Municipal Home Rule Law, except that any local law which abolishes,
transfers, or curtails any power of the Mayor shall be subject to
mandatory referendum.
3.
To act by local law under the provisions of any optional state law
authorizing the City to assume additional powers or duties.
4.
To adopt and direct the enforcement of penal ordinances.
5.
To direct by ordinance the construction of any public or local improvement
and, in the case of local improvements, to fix the percentage of the
total cost to be assessed against benefited property and the district
within which such percentage shall be assessed.
6.
To appoint and to remove the City Clerk, the City Auditor and the
Legislative Assistant to the City Council, and to set their salaries.
[Amended 10-6-2016 by L.L. No. 4-2016]
7.
To authorize the issuance of bonds or notes of the City in accordance
with the provisions of the Local Finance Law and in accordance with
applicable provisions of the General Municipal Law.
8.
To adopt or to amend and adopt, subject to the veto powers of the
Mayor, the annual budget of the City.
9.
To make all appropriations and, except as otherwise provided herein,
all reappropriations of City funds, subject to the powers of the Mayor.
10.
To adopt and to amend a capital budget, subject to the line item
and general veto power of the Mayor.
B.
This enumeration of powers shall not operate in any way to restrict
the general powers granted in this Charter.
Any officer of the City is required upon request to furnish
reports, information, or estimates to any Councilor of the City of
Troy.
The City Council may, as a committee of the whole and pursuant
to a resolution duly adopted, conduct a public inquiry into any matter
related to the affairs of the City. Any such resolution shall specify
the purpose and scope of the inquiry and shall establish procedures
for the conduct thereof. The Council President may be authorized by
a 2/3 majority vote of the Council to subpoena specific persons or
records or both. The Council may, pursuant to the authorizing resolution,
administer oaths and take testimony and adopt a report of its findings.
Any person who unlawfully fails or refuses to obey a lawfully issued
subpoena pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for
not more than one year or both.
A Council member may direct that the Corporation Counsel obtain
legal opinions from the Office of the Attorney General to clarify
legal questions posed by said Council member.
