The legislative power of the Township shall be exercised by the Township Council, except as may be otherwise provided by general law.
[Ord. #81-41, § 2.2, 7-13-81; Ord. #90-50, § 2.2, 8-13-90]
The Council, in addition to such other powers and duties as may be conferred upon it by the charter or otherwise by general law, may:
a. 
Require any Township officer to prepare and submit sworn statements regarding his/her official duties in the performance thereof, and otherwise to investigate the conduct of any department, office or agency of the Township government.
b. 
Remove any municipal officer, other than the Mayor or a member of Council, for cause, upon notice and an opportunity to be heard.
[Ord. #81-41, § 2.3; Ord. #90-50, § 2.3, 8-13-90]
The compensation of each member of the Township Council and the Mayor shall be fixed by a general salary ordinance until further changed by ordinance.
[Ord. #90-50, § 2.4, 8-13-90]
All regular and special meetings of the Council shall be open to the public. The Township Attorney and Clerk, and such other municipal officers and employees as may be required, shall attend regular and special Council meetings. The Mayor may attend such meetings, and may take part in discussions of Council, but shall have no vote except in the case of a tie on the question of filling a Council vacancy.
The order of business, conduct of meetings, procedures, decorum and any and all matters pertaining to the function of the Council and the carrying out of Township business at regular and special meetings of the Council shall be as determined and prescribed, from time to time, by resolution or ordinance of the Council.
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Editor's Note: The Rules of Council are contained in Section 2-41 of Chapter 2.
[Ord. #81-41, § 2.6, 7-13-81; Ord. #90-50, § 2.6, 8-13-90]
Council may reduce any item or items in the Mayor's budget by a majority vote of members of Council, but an increase in any item or items herein shall become effective only upon an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the members of Council.