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Wicomico County, MD
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2024-05-29 *
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Division 2 Municipal Charters
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Chapter SC Salisbury Charter
Division 1 The County Charter
Ch C
County Charter
Division 2 Municipal Charters
Ch DC
Delmar Charter
Ch FC
Fruitland Charter
Ch HC
Hebron Charter
Ch MC
Mardela Springs Charter
Ch PC
Pittsville Charter
Ch SC
Salisbury Charter
Ch SC Art I
Incorporation and General Government
§ SC1-1
Incorporation.
§ SC1-2
Corporate limits.
§ SC1-3
through § SC1-16. (Reserved)
§ SC1-16.1
(Reserved)
§ SC1-17
Applicability.
§ SC1-18
Inhabitants.
§ SC1-19
Form of government.
§ SC1-20
Districts.
Ch SC Art II
The Council
§ SC2-1
Number; selection; term.
§ SC2-2
Qualifications.
§ SC2-3
Salary.
§ SC2-4
Meetings.
§ SC2-5
Procedure.
§ SC2-6
Procedure.
§ SC2-7
Vacancies.
§ SC2-8
Departments.
§ SC2-9
Salaries of officers and employees.
§ SC2-10
Procedure for discharge of certain department heads.
§ SC2-11
Ordinances.
§ SC2-12
Veto.
§ SC2-13
File of ordinances.
§ SC2-14
Ordinances to be delivered to People's Court.
§ SC2-15
General powers.
§ SC2-16
Referendum.
Ch SC Art III
The Mayor
§ SC3-1
Term.
§ SC3-2
Qualifications.
§ SC3-3
Salary.
§ SC3-4
Powers.
Ch SC Art IV
City Administrator
§ SC4-1
City Administrator and Deputy Administrator.
§ SC4-2
Appointment.
§ SC4-3
Duties full time.
§ SC4-4
Compensation.
§ SC4-5
Duties.
Ch SC Art V
General Powers
§ SC5-1
Enumeration.
§ SC5-2
Saving Clause.
§ SC5-3
Enforcement.
§ SC5-4
Exercise of powers.
Ch SC Art VI
Elections
§ SC6-1
Voters.
§ SC6-2
City of Salisbury Election Board.
§ SC6-3
Duties of board
§ SC6-4
Registration of voters.
§ SC6-5
Conduct of elections.
§ SC6-6
Nomination.
§ SC6-7
(Reserved)
§ SC6-8
Filing fee.
§ SC6-9
Election of Mayor and Council.
§ SC6-10
Notice of elections.
§ SC6-11
Challengers and Watchers.
§ SC6-12
Vacancies.
§ SC6-13
Recall of elected officials.
§ SC6-14
Nonpartisan elections.
§ SC6-15
Tie elections.
Ch SC Art VII
Finance
§ SC7-1
Department of Finance.
§ SC7-2
Same: powers and duties
§ SC7-3
Bond.
§ SC7-4
Expenditures to be authorized by Council.
§ SC7-5
Fiscal year.
§ SC7-6
Estimates.
§ SC7-7
Budget message.
§ SC7-8
Budget contents.
§ SC7-9
Classification of revenues.
§ SC7-10
Revenue figures for previous years.
§ SC7-11
Public utilities.
§ SC7-12
Expenditures.
§ SC7-13
Expenditure figures for previous years.
§ SC7-14
Budget summary.
§ SC7-15
Budget a public record.
§ SC7-16
Notice of hearing.
§ SC7-17
Public hearing.
§ SC7-18
Public statements by officials.
§ SC7-19
Council action.
§ SC7-20
Vote on budget.
§ SC7-21
Final adoption date.
§ SC7-22
Certified copy on file.
§ SC7-23
Budget establishes appropriations.
§ SC7-24
Allotments.
§ SC7-25
Signatures or authorizations required for disbursements.
§ SC7-26
Disbursements.
§ SC7-27
Transfer of funds.
§ SC7-28
Contingency Fund.
§ SC7-29
Overexpenditure forbidden.
§ SC7-30
Appropriations lapse after one year.
§ SC7-31
Fees.
§ SC7-32
Audit.
§ SC7-33
Public utility revenues.
§ SC7-34
Budget authorizes levy.
§ SC7-35
Taxable property.
§ SC7-36
When taxes are overdue.
§ SC7-37
Tax bills.
§ SC7-38
Sale of property.
§ SC7-39
Report to Circuit Court.
§ SC7-40
Circuit Court action.
§ SC7-41
Receipts from sale.
§ SC7-42
Redemption of property.
§ SC7-43
Tax sales covered by state law.
§ SC7-44
Industrial exemptions.
§ SC7-45
Public debt.
§ SC7-46
Procedure.
§ SC7-47
Tax anticipation notes.
§ SC7-48
Debt limit.
§ SC7-49
Emergency appropriations.
§ SC7-50
Emergency borrowing.
§ SC7-51
Previous issues.
§ SC7-52
Tax exemption.
Ch SC Art VIII
City Clerk
§ SC8-1
Appointment.
§ SC8-2
(Reserved)
§ SC8-3
Duties.
Ch SC Art IX
Department of Law
§ SC9-1
City Solicitor.
§ SC9-2
Qualifications.
§ SC9-3
Duties.
Ch SC Art X
Department of Infrastructure and Development and Department of Field Operations
§ SC10-1
Director of Infrastructure and Development.
§ SC10-2
Duties of the Director of Infrastructure and Development.
§ SC10-3
Department of Field Operations.
§ SC10-4
Duties of the Director of Field Operations.
Ch SC Art XI
Public Ways and Sidewalks
§ SC11-1
Definitions.
§ SC11-2
Control.
§ SC11-3
Public ways.
§ SC11-4
Sidewalks.
§ SC11-5
Construction by property owners.
§ SC11-6
Other projects.
§ SC11-7
Acquisition of property.
§ SC11-8
Subdivision control.
§ SC11-9
Unauthorized changes.
§ SC11-10
Bonds.
§ SC11-11
Dams.
Ch SC Art XII
Water and Sewers
§ SC12-1
Powers.
§ SC12-2
Department of Water Works.
§ SC12-3
Placing structures in public ways.
§ SC12-4
Obstructions.
§ SC12-5
Entering on county or state public ways.
§ SC12-6
Acquisition of property.
§ SC12-7
Connections.
§ SC12-8
Revolving Fund.
§ SC12-9
Extensions beyond boundaries.
§ SC12-10
Construction of private systems.
§ SC12-11
Pollution of water supply.
§ SC12-12
Finance.
Ch SC Art XIII
Redevelopment; Urban Renewal
§ SC13-1
Definitions.
§ SC13-2
Powers.
§ SC13-3
Exercise of powers.
§ SC13-4
Initiation of project.
§ SC13-5
Preparation and approval of plan.
§ SC13-6
Disposal of property in area.
§ SC13-7
Eminent domain.
§ SC13-8
Encouragement of private enterprise.
§ SC13-9
General obligation bonds.
§ SC13-10
Revenue bonds.
§ SC13-11
Bonds as legal investments.
§ SC13-12
Severability.
Ch SC Art XIV
Special Assessment Procedure
§ SC14-1
Levy and collection of special assessments.
§ SC14-2
Procedure where abutting properties are specially benefited.
§ SC14-3
Procedure where special assessment districts are specially benefited.
Ch SC Art XV
Condemnation
§ SC15-1
Procedure.
Ch SC Art XVI
Purchases and Sales; City Property Inventory
§ SC16-1
Department of Procurement.
§ SC16-2
Additional duties and powers of the Director of Procurement.
§ SC16-3
General policy of competitive bidding; exceptions.
§ SC16-4
Procedure for competitive bidding.
§ SC16-5
Procedure when competitive bidding not required.
§ SC16-6
Accounting control; overexpenditure forbidden.
§ SC16-7
Board of Standardization established; composition; compensation; powers and duties; purchases without competitive bidding.
§ SC16-8
Sale or other disposition of surplus, obsolete or unused property.
§ SC16-9
Sale or other disposition of urban renewal property.
§ SC16-10
City property inventory.
Ch SC Art XVII
Police Department
§ SC17-1
Chief of Police.
§ SC17-2
Duties.
§ SC17-3
Police Officers.
§ SC17-4
Special Police Officers.
Ch SC Art XVIII
Fire Department
§ SC18-1
Fire Chief.
§ SC18-2
Firefighters.
§ SC18-3
Volunteer firefighters.
Ch SC Art XIX
Department of Parks and Public Property
§ SC19-1
Department of Parks and Public Property established.
§ SC19-2
Duties.
§ SC19-3
Possession.
§ SC19-4
Property in trust.
§ SC19-5
Protection.
Ch SC Art XX
Miscellaneous Provisions
§ SC20-1
Oath of office.
§ SC20-2
Ethics Commission.
§ SC20-3
Official bonds.
§ SC20-4
Deeds.
§ SC20-5
Prior rights and obligations.
§ SC20-6
Existing laws.
§ SC20-7
Existing ordinances.
§ SC20-8
Women.
§ SC20-9
(Reserved)
Ch SC Art XXI
Charter Amendments
§ SC21-1
Authorized.
§ SC21-2
Amendment of Charter.
Ch SC Art XXII
Legality
§ SC22-1
Inconsistent laws.
§ SC22-2
Saving clause.
§ SC22-3
Severability clause.
Ch SC Art XXIII
§ SC23-1
Collective bargaining.
Ch SHC
Sharptown Charter
Ch WC
Willards Charter
Division 3 The Code
Part I, Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 5
Aviation
Ch 7
Board of Appeals
Ch 9
Bridges
Ch 13
County Internal Auditor
Ch 14
(Reserved)
Ch 15
Emergency Management
Ch 18
Compensation and Allowance Commission
Ch 19
Contracts and Purchasing
Ch 20
Correction, Department of
Ch 22
County Property
Ch 27
Deeds
Ch 29
Finance
Ch 30
Clean Energy Loan Program
Ch 31
Election Districts
Ch 33
Elections
Ch 36
Environment, Commission on
Ch 37
Ethics Law
Ch 39
Fire and Ambulance Companies and Rescue Squads
Ch 41
Fire Protection
Ch 44
Housing Authority
Ch 46
Law Enforcement Review Board
Ch 47
Library System
Ch 56
(Reserved)
Ch 59
Personnel Rules
Ch 62
Planning and Zoning Commission
Ch 64
Planning Organization, Areawide
Ch 66
(Reserved)
Ch 68
Pocomoke River
Ch 70
Recreation, Parks and Tourism
Ch 72
Register of Wills
Ch 74
(Reserved)
Ch 77
Roads and Improvements
Ch 80
(Reserved)
Ch 83
Seal
Ch 86
Sheriff
Ch 87
Special Benefit Districts
Ch 88
Substance Abuse Policy
Ch 90
Tax Exemptions
Ch 94
(Reserved)
Ch 97
Urban Service Districts
Part II, General Legislation
Ch 104
Agricultural Land Preservation
Ch 105
Alarms
Ch 106
(Reserved)
Ch 110
Assemblies, Mass Public
Ch 117
Building Construction
Ch 119
Cable Television Franchise
Ch 125
Critical Area Resource Protection
Ch 126
Forest Conservation
Ch 130
(Reserved)
Ch 133
Animal Control
Ch 135
Drugs and Tobacco Products
Ch 138
Electrical Standards
Ch 140
Erosion and Sediment Control
Ch 141
Fees
Ch 144
Fire Prevention
Ch 146
Fires
Ch 148
Flood Hazard Areas
Ch 149
Floodplain Management
Ch 151
Fortune-Telling
Ch 153
Foxes
Ch 156
Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
Ch 158
Hazardous Materials
Ch 160
Housing Standards
Ch 169
Mobile Home Parks
Ch 170
Motels and Places of Amusements
Ch 174
Nuisances
Ch 179
Parks, Recreational Facilities and Areas
Ch 180
Peddlers
Ch 183
Plumbing
Ch 186
Right to Farm
Ch 190
(Reserved)
Ch 195
(Reserved)
Ch 196
Stormwater Management
Ch 197
Streets and Addressing System
Ch 200
Subdivision of Land
Ch 203
Taxation
Ch 205
Taxicabs
Ch 211
Trailer Camps
Ch 213
Transient Merchants
Ch 216
Trespass
Ch 218
Vagrants
Ch 221
Violations and Penalties
Ch 225
Zoning
Appendix
Ch A228
Acts Appearing as Footnotes in 1965 Code
Ch A229
Acts Not Elsewhere Referred to
Ch A230
Comparative Table of Sections
Ch A231
Derivation Table
Ch A232
Disposition Lists
Ch A233
Rules of Legislative Procedure
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Chapter SC
Salisbury Charter
[HISTORY: Adopted and amended as indicated in text.]
Article I
Incorporation and General Government
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§ SC1-1
Incorporation.
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§ SC1-2
Corporate limits.
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§ SC1-3
through § SC1-16. (Reserved)
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§ SC1-16.1
(Reserved)
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§ SC1-17
Applicability.
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§ SC1-18
Inhabitants.
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§ SC1-19
Form of government.
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§ SC1-20
Districts.
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Article II
The Council
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§ SC2-1
Number; selection; term.
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§ SC2-2
Qualifications.
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§ SC2-3
Salary.
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§ SC2-4
Meetings.
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§ SC2-5
Procedure.
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§ SC2-6
Procedure.
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§ SC2-7
Vacancies.
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§ SC2-8
Departments.
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§ SC2-9
Salaries of officers and employees.
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§ SC2-10
Procedure for discharge of certain department heads.
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§ SC2-11
Ordinances.
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§ SC2-12
Veto.
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§ SC2-13
File of ordinances.
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§ SC2-14
Ordinances to be delivered to People's Court.
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§ SC2-15
General powers.
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§ SC2-16
Referendum.
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Article III
The Mayor
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§ SC3-1
Term.
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§ SC3-2
Qualifications.
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§ SC3-3
Salary.
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§ SC3-4
Powers.
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Article IV
City Administrator
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§ SC4-1
City Administrator and Deputy Administrator.
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§ SC4-2
Appointment.
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§ SC4-3
Duties full time.
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§ SC4-4
Compensation.
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§ SC4-5
Duties.
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Article V
General Powers
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§ SC5-1
Enumeration.
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§ SC5-2
Saving Clause.
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§ SC5-3
Enforcement.
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§ SC5-4
Exercise of powers.
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Article VI
Elections
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§ SC6-1
Voters.
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§ SC6-2
City of Salisbury Election Board.
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§ SC6-3
Duties of board
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§ SC6-4
Registration of voters.
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§ SC6-5
Conduct of elections.
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§ SC6-6
Nomination.
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§ SC6-7
(Reserved)
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§ SC6-8
Filing fee.
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§ SC6-9
Election of Mayor and Council.
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§ SC6-10
Notice of elections.
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§ SC6-11
Challengers and Watchers.
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§ SC6-12
Vacancies.
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§ SC6-13
Recall of elected officials.
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§ SC6-14
Nonpartisan elections.
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§ SC6-15
Tie elections.
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Article VII
Finance
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§ SC7-1
Department of Finance.
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§ SC7-2
Same: powers and duties
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§ SC7-3
Bond.
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§ SC7-4
Expenditures to be authorized by Council.
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§ SC7-5
Fiscal year.
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§ SC7-6
Estimates.
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§ SC7-7
Budget message.
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§ SC7-8
Budget contents.
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§ SC7-9
Classification of revenues.
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§ SC7-10
Revenue figures for previous years.
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§ SC7-11
Public utilities.
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§ SC7-12
Expenditures.
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§ SC7-13
Expenditure figures for previous years.
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§ SC7-14
Budget summary.
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§ SC7-15
Budget a public record.
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§ SC7-16
Notice of hearing.
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§ SC7-17
Public hearing.
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§ SC7-18
Public statements by officials.
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§ SC7-19
Council action.
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§ SC7-20
Vote on budget.
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§ SC7-21
Final adoption date.
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§ SC7-22
Certified copy on file.
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§ SC7-23
Budget establishes appropriations.
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§ SC7-24
Allotments.
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§ SC7-25
Signatures or authorizations required for disbursements.
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§ SC7-26
Disbursements.
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§ SC7-27
Transfer of funds.
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§ SC7-28
Contingency Fund.
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§ SC7-29
Overexpenditure forbidden.
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§ SC7-30
Appropriations lapse after one year.
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§ SC7-31
Fees.
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§ SC7-32
Audit.
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§ SC7-33
Public utility revenues.
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§ SC7-34
Budget authorizes levy.
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§ SC7-35
Taxable property.
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§ SC7-36
When taxes are overdue.
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§ SC7-37
Tax bills.
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§ SC7-38
Sale of property.
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§ SC7-39
Report to Circuit Court.
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§ SC7-40
Circuit Court action.
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§ SC7-41
Receipts from sale.
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§ SC7-42
Redemption of property.
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§ SC7-43
Tax sales covered by state law.
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§ SC7-44
Industrial exemptions.
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§ SC7-45
Public debt.
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§ SC7-46
Procedure.
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§ SC7-47
Tax anticipation notes.
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§ SC7-48
Debt limit.
chevron_right
§ SC7-49
Emergency appropriations.
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§ SC7-50
Emergency borrowing.
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§ SC7-51
Previous issues.
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§ SC7-52
Tax exemption.
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Article VIII
City Clerk
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§ SC8-1
Appointment.
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§ SC8-2
(Reserved)
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§ SC8-3
Duties.
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Article IX
Department of Law
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§ SC9-1
City Solicitor.
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§ SC9-2
Qualifications.
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§ SC9-3
Duties.
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Article X
Department of Infrastructure and Development and Department of Field Operations
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§ SC10-1
Director of Infrastructure and Development.
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§ SC10-2
Duties of the Director of Infrastructure and Development.
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§ SC10-3
Department of Field Operations.
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§ SC10-4
Duties of the Director of Field Operations.
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Article XI
Public Ways and Sidewalks
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§ SC11-1
Definitions.
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§ SC11-2
Control.
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§ SC11-3
Public ways.
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§ SC11-4
Sidewalks.
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§ SC11-5
Construction by property owners.
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§ SC11-6
Other projects.
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§ SC11-7
Acquisition of property.
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§ SC11-8
Subdivision control.
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§ SC11-9
Unauthorized changes.
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§ SC11-10
Bonds.
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§ SC11-11
Dams.
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Article XII
Water and Sewers
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§ SC12-1
Powers.
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§ SC12-2
Department of Water Works.
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§ SC12-3
Placing structures in public ways.
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§ SC12-4
Obstructions.
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§ SC12-5
Entering on county or state public ways.
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§ SC12-6
Acquisition of property.
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§ SC12-7
Connections.
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§ SC12-8
Revolving Fund.
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§ SC12-9
Extensions beyond boundaries.
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§ SC12-10
Construction of private systems.
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§ SC12-11
Pollution of water supply.
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§ SC12-12
Finance.
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Article XIII
Redevelopment; Urban Renewal
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§ SC13-1
Definitions.
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§ SC13-2
Powers.
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§ SC13-3
Exercise of powers.
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§ SC13-4
Initiation of project.
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§ SC13-5
Preparation and approval of plan.
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§ SC13-6
Disposal of property in area.
chevron_right
§ SC13-7
Eminent domain.
chevron_right
§ SC13-8
Encouragement of private enterprise.
chevron_right
§ SC13-9
General obligation bonds.
chevron_right
§ SC13-10
Revenue bonds.
chevron_right
§ SC13-11
Bonds as legal investments.
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§ SC13-12
Severability.
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Article XIV
Special Assessment Procedure
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§ SC14-1
Levy and collection of special assessments.
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§ SC14-2
Procedure where abutting properties are specially benefited.
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§ SC14-3
Procedure where special assessment districts are specially benefited.
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Article XV
Condemnation
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§ SC15-1
Procedure.
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Article XVI
Purchases and Sales; City Property Inventory
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§ SC16-1
Department of Procurement.
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§ SC16-2
Additional duties and powers of the Director of Procurement.
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§ SC16-3
General policy of competitive bidding; exceptions.
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§ SC16-4
Procedure for competitive bidding.
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§ SC16-5
Procedure when competitive bidding not required.
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§ SC16-6
Accounting control; overexpenditure forbidden.
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§ SC16-7
Board of Standardization established; composition; compensation; powers and duties; purchases without competitive bidding.
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§ SC16-8
Sale or other disposition of surplus, obsolete or unused property.
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§ SC16-9
Sale or other disposition of urban renewal property.
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§ SC16-10
City property inventory.
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Article XVII
Police Department
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§ SC17-1
Chief of Police.
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§ SC17-2
Duties.
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§ SC17-3
Police Officers.
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§ SC17-4
Special Police Officers.
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Article XVIII
Fire Department
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§ SC18-1
Fire Chief.
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§ SC18-2
Firefighters.
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§ SC18-3
Volunteer firefighters.
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Article XIX
Department of Parks and Public Property
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§ SC19-1
Department of Parks and Public Property established.
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§ SC19-2
Duties.
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§ SC19-3
Possession.
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§ SC19-4
Property in trust.
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§ SC19-5
Protection.
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Article XX
Miscellaneous Provisions
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§ SC20-1
Oath of office.
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§ SC20-2
Ethics Commission.
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§ SC20-3
Official bonds.
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§ SC20-4
Deeds.
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§ SC20-5
Prior rights and obligations.
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§ SC20-6
Existing laws.
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§ SC20-7
Existing ordinances.
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§ SC20-8
Women.
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§ SC20-9
(Reserved)
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Article XXI
Charter Amendments
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§ SC21-1
Authorized.
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§ SC21-2
Amendment of Charter.
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Article XXII
Legality
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§ SC22-1
Inconsistent laws.
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§ SC22-2
Saving clause.
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§ SC22-3
Severability clause.
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Article XXIII
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§ SC23-1
Collective bargaining.
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