[R.O. 2008; Ord. No. 6645, 1-23-2020]
A.
Any City elected official, officer or employee
who has an interest in Zoning or Rezoning, Conditional Use Permits
or any contracts with the City or in the sale of any land, material,
supplies or services to the City or to a contractor supplying the
City shall make known such interests. Such City elected official,
officer or employee shall not vote on or otherwise participate in
his or her capacity as a City elected official, officer or employee
in Zoning or Rezoning, Conditional Use Permits or the making or performance
of the contracts or in the making of the sale. Any City elected official,
officer or employee who willfully conceals such an interest or willfully
violates the provisions of this Subsection shall be guilty of malfeasance
in office or employment, and upon being found guilty thereof by a
vote of a majority of the City Council or by a court of competent
jurisdiction shall forfeit his or her office or employment.
B.
If any person, firm or corporation contracts with the City, or makes such a sale to the City or to a contractor supplying the City, having knowledge, express or implied, that the contract or sale is made in violation of Subsection A of this Section, the contract or sale shall be voided by the Mayor with consent of the City Council.
[R.O. 2008; Ord. No. 6645, 1-23-2020]
A.
Activities Prohibited.
1.
No person shall be appointed to or
removed from employment with the City, or in any way be favored or
discriminated against in such employment because of race, color, sex,
political or religious affiliations.
2.
No person shall willfully make any
false statement, certificate, mark, rating or report in regard to
any test, certification or appointment under the personnel provisions
of this Charter or the rules and regulations made thereunder, or in
any manner commit or attempt to commit any fraud preventing the impartial
execution of such provisions, rules and regulations.
3.
No person who seeks appointment or
promotion to any City position or appointive City administrative office
shall directly or indirectly give, render or pay any money, service
or other valuable thing to any person for or in connection with his
or her test, appointment, proposed appointment, promotion or proposed
promotion.
[R.O. 2008; Ord. No. 6645, 1-23-2020]
No action shall be maintained against
the City for or on account of any injury growing out of alleged negligence
of the City unless notice shall first have been given in writing to
the Mayor within ninety (90) days of the occurrence for which injury
is claimed, stating the place, time, character and circumstances of
the injury, and that the person so injured will claim damages therefor
from the City.
[R.O. 2008; Ord. No. 6645, 1-23-2020]
All officers and employees of the
City who receive, disburse, or are responsible for City funds, and
the other officers and employees whom the City Council by Ordinance
may designate, shall, within such time after election or appointment
as may be fixed by Ordinance, and before entering in the discharge
of their duties, give bond to the City in such sums and with such
sureties as shall be prescribed by Ordinance, and conditioned upon
the faithful and proper performance of their duties and for the prompt
accounting for and paying over to the City of all moneys belonging
to the City that may come into their hands. The City shall pay the
premiums on all such bonds.
[R.O. 2008; Ord. No. 6645, 1-23-2020]
A.
Amendments to this Charter may be framed
and submitted to the qualified voters of the City by a Commission
in the manner provided by law and the State Constitution for framing
and submitting a complete Charter. Amendments may also be proposed
by the City Council or by petitions of not less than ten percent (10%)
of the qualified registered voters of the City, filed with the City
Clerk setting forth the proposed amendment.
B.
The City Council shall at once provide
by Ordinance that any amendment so proposed shall be submitted to
the qualified voters of the City at the next election held in the
City not less than sixty (60) days after its passage, or at a Special
Election held as provided by law and the state Constitution for submission
of a Charter.
C.
Any amendment approved by a majority of
the qualified voters of the City voting thereon shall become a part
of the Charter at the time and under the conditions fixed in the amendment;
sections or articles may be submitted separately or in the alternative
and the results determined as provided by law and the State Constitution
for submission of a complete Charter.
[R.O. 2008; Ord. No. 6645, 1-23-2020]
A.
Improvements. The procedure for making,
altering, vacating or abandoning a public Improvement shall be governed
by general Ordinance consistent with applicable State laws and established
financial procedures governing the sale of City owned property.
B.
Special Assessments. The procedure for
levying, collecting and enforcing the payment of special assessments
for public improvements or special tax bills evidencing such assessments
shall be governed by general Ordinance consistent with applicable
State laws.
[R.O. 2008; Ord. No. 6645, 1-23-2020]
Whenever such construction is applicable,
words used in this Charter importing singular may be construed to
include several matters or persons, and words used importing plural
number may be construed to include any single matter or person; words
importing masculine gender may be construed to apply to feminine gender
as well; and the word person may be construed to include persons,
firms and corporations; provided that these rules of construction
shall not apply to any part of this Charter containing express provisions
excluding such construction or where subject matter or content is
contrary thereto.
[R.O. 2008; Ord. No. 6645, 1-23-2020]
It is the intent of the voters adopting
this Charter that provisions of this Charter shall be severable. If
any provision of this Charter is held invalid, the other provisions
of the Charter shall not be affected thereby. If the application of
the Charter or any of its provisions to any person or circumstances
is held invalid, the application of the Charter and its provisions
to other person or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
[R.O. 2008; Ord. No. 6645, 1-23-2020]
In construing the provisions of this
Charter and Ordinances enacted thereunder which contain time limitations,
the day of the act, event, or default after which the designated period
of time begins to run is not to be included. The last day of the period
so computed is to be included, unless it is a Saturday, Sunday or
a legal holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the
next day which is neither a Saturday, Sunday nor a legal holiday.
When the period of time prescribed or allowed is less than seven days,
intermediate Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays shall be excluded
in the computation.
