All records and accounts of the City shall be maintained and disclosed pursuant to the Arizona Public Records Law.
(Am’d. of 10-16-61; Am’d. of 5-18-10)
All elected and appointed officers and such other employees as the Council may by ordinance require shall give bond in such amount and with such surety as may be approved by the Council. The premiums on such bonds shall be paid by the City.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
Every officer of the City, whether elected or appointed under the provisions of this Charter, or under any ordinance of the City, shall, before entering upon the duties of the relevant office, sign an oath of office in the form of the official oath required by the state constitution.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
The Council shall procure liability insurance covering the City. The premiums on such insurance shall be paid by the City.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
This Charter, adopted by the people of the City of Winslow, shall be known as the Winslow City Charter or as the Charter of the City of Winslow or by some substantially similar title.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
If any section or part of a section of this Charter shall be held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the remainder of this Charter nor the context in which such section or part of a section so held invalid may appear except to the extent that an entire section or part of a section may be inseparably connected in meaning and effect with the section or part of a section to which such holding shall directly apply.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, the intentional violation of any provisions of this Charter or any ordinance of the City shall be deemed a class I misdemeanor, punishable as provided by state law, and may be prosecuted by the authorities of the City in the name of the State of Arizona and may also be redressed by civil action at the option of the Council. Any person sentenced to imprisonment for violation of a provision of this Charter or of an ordinance shall be sentenced pursuant to state law. Such violations may also result in felony charges if the state elects to pursue such charges resulting in the imposition of such other penalties as may be appropriate under state law.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
The Council shall have plenary power to enact and make all proper and necessary ordinances, resolutions and orders to carry out and give effect to the express, as well as the implied powers, granted in this Charter to the end that a complete, harmonious and effective municipal government may be initiated, installed, operated and maintained in the City, and, thereby, protect and safeguard the rights, interests, safety, morality, health and welfare of the City and its residents.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)