The residents of the City of Winslow, within the corporate limits as now established or as hereafter established in the manner provided by law, shall continue to be a municipal body, politic and corporate, in perpetuity, under the name of the “City of Winslow.”
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
The municipal government provided by this Charter shall be known as the Council-Manager government. Pursuant to its provisions and subject only to the limitations imposed by the state constitution and by this Charter, all powers of the City shall be vested in an elective council, hereinafter referred to as “the Council.” The Council shall enact local legislation, adopt budgets, determine policies, and appoint such other officers deemed necessary and proper for the orderly government and administration of the affairs of the City, as prescribed by the constitution and applicable laws, and ordinances hereafter adopted by the City. All powers of the City shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this Charter, or if the manner be not prescribed, then in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance.
(Am’d. of 10-16-61; Am’d. of 5-20-08; Am’d. of 5-18-10)
The City shall have all the powers granted to municipal corporations and to cities by the constitution and laws of this state and by this Charter, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. The City may acquire property within or without its corporate limits for any City purpose, in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease or condemnation; the City may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage, and control such property as its interests may require. Except as prohibited by the constitution of this state or restricted by this Charter, the City shall and may exercise all municipal powers, functions, rights, privileges and immunities of every kind and nature whatsoever; the City may enter into contracts, cooperative and otherwise, with the government of the United States, the State of Arizona, Navajo County, or any other municipal corporation of this state for the construction, maintenance and operation of roads, bridges, highways, parks, sewers, waterworks, public utilities, and buildings (when used for public purposes) when deemed for the best interest of the City. The City shall have the power to provide building, fire, plumbing, electrical, gas and such other codes as may be deemed necessary for promoting the health, safety or general welfare of the City. The enumeration of particular powers by this Charter shall not be deemed to be exclusive. In addition to the powers enumerated herein or implied hereby, or appropriate to the exercise of such powers, it is intended that the City shall have and may exercise all powers which, under the constitution of this state, it would be competent for this Charter specifically to enumerate.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
The City shall have a corporate seal which shall be in the custody of the City Clerk.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
The boundaries of the City shall be the boundaries as established and on file in the records of the City Clerk at the time this Charter takes effect, or as such boundaries may be changed, thereafter, in the manner authorized by law.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)