The City of Meriden is a body politic incorporate
and as such possesses all the inherent powers and privileges generally
conferred upon cities and towns under the General Statutes of the
State of Connecticut.
All property, both real and personal, all rights
of action and rights of every description, and all securities and
liens vested or inchoate in said City as of the effective date of
this Charter are continued in said City, and said City shall continue
to be liable for all debts and obligations of every kind for which
said City shall be liable on said date whether accrued or not. Nothing
herein shall be construed to affect the right of said City to collect
any assessment, charge, debt or lien. If any contract has been entered
into by said City prior to the effective date of this Charter or any
bond or undertaking has been given by or in favor of said City which
contains provisions that the same may be enforced by any commission,
board, department or officer therein named which is abolished by the
provisions of this Charter, such contracts, bonds or undertakings
shall be in no manner impaired but shall continue in full force and
effect, and the powers conferred and the duties imposed with reference
to the same upon any such commission, board, department or officer
shall, except as otherwise provided in this Charter, thereafter be
exercised and discharged by the City Manager of said City.
In addition to all powers granted to cities
and towns under the Constitution and General Statutes, the City shall
have all powers specifically granted by this Charter and all powers
fairly implied in or incident to the powers expressly granted and
all other powers incident to the management of the property, government
and affairs of the City, including the power to enter into contracts
with the United States or any agency thereof, the State of Connecticut
or any agency thereof, or any political subdivision thereof for services
and the use of facilities, the exercise of which is not expressly
forbidden by the Constitution and the General Statutes of the State
of Connecticut. The enumeration of particular powers in this and in
any other chapter of this Charter shall not be construed as limiting
this general grant of power but shall be considered as an addition
thereto.
