The inhabitants of the City of Olivette, Missouri, within the corporate limits as now established or as hereafter established in the manner provided by law, shall continue to be a municipal body politic and corporate in perpetuity, under the name of the City of Olivette.
The municipal government of the City shall be a Council-Manager government. Except as otherwise provided by law or this Charter, powers of the City shall be vested in the Council.
The City shall have all powers which the General Assembly of the State of Missouri has authority to confer upon any City, provided such powers are consistent with the Constitution of the State of Missouri and are not limited or denied either by this Charter or by Statute. In addition to its home rule powers, the City shall have all powers conferred by law.
The powers of the City shall be liberally construed in favor of the City. The specific mention of particular powers in this Charter or any law shall not be construed as limiting in any way the powers of the City.