[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Marion as Ch. 17 of the 2000 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
All powers of the City are vested in the Council except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance. The Council shall perform such powers and duties as are conferred or directed by the Charter, by the statutes of the State of Iowa or as required by ordinance.
Procedures for giving notice of meetings of the Council and other provisions regarding the conduct of Council meetings are contained in Chapter 5, Administration of Government, § 5-6, of this Code of Ordinances. Additional particulars relating to Council meetings are the following:
A. 
Regular meetings. The time and place of the regular meetings of the Council shall be fixed by resolution of the Council.
B. 
Special meetings. Special meetings shall be held upon call of the Mayor or upon the written request of a majority of the members of the Council submitted to the Clerk. Notice of a special meeting shall specify the date, time, place and subject of the meeting, and such notice shall be given personally or left at the usual place of residence of each member of the Council. A record of the service of notice shall be maintained by the Clerk.
C. 
Quorum. A majority of all Council members is a quorum.
D. 
Rules of procedure; records. The Council shall determine its own rules and maintain records of its proceedings.
[Ord. No. 19-06]
A. 
The Council shall appoint the following officials:
(1) 
City Clerk.
(2) 
City Treasurer.
(3) 
City Attorney.
(4) 
City Manager.
(5) 
Planning and Zoning Commission.
B. 
The Council may approve by resolution a list of designees for each appointed official enumerated in Subsection A, with the exception of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
C. 
Any reference in this Code of Ordinances to each of the above enumerated officials shall apply to any approved designees in the absence of said official or with the express permission of the official. This shall include the ability to perform any action authorized by code, unless otherwise stated.
[Ord. No. 17-33; amended 3-23-2023 by Ord. No. 23-02]
The salary of each Council member is payable monthly. The salary of each Council member shall annually be reviewed each November. The salary of each Council member shall be adjusted up by the same percentage as the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, US City Average, All Items) published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the most recent twelve-month period published in November of each calendar year. In the event that the published CPI-U is zero or below, Council pay shall not be adjusted.