(A) Powers and duties.
(1) The Common Council may pass ordinances, orders, resolutions, and motions for the government of the city, the control of the city's property and finances, and the appropriation of money.
(2) The Common Council may, by ordinance, make loans of money and issue bonds for the purpose of refunding loans.
(3) The Common Council may investigate departments, officers, and employees of the city, any charge against a department, officer, or employee of the city, and the affairs of a person with whom the city has entered or is about to enter into a contract.
(4) The Common Council may hire or contract their own legal counsel.
(5) The Common Council shall, by ordinance, fix the annual compensation of all elected city officers.
(6) The Common Council shall prepare an ordinance fixing the rate of taxation for the ensuing budget year and an ordinance making appropriations for the estimated department budgets and other city purposes during the ensuing budget year.
(`84 Code, §3-7)
(B) Authority over the Berne Community Auditorium Building. The Common Council, in consultation with the Board of Public Works and Safety, shall oversee the Berne Community Auditorium, a municipal building, subject to all state law provisions governing the management and operation of municipal buildings. (`84 Code, §3-12)
(C) Authority to enter into interlocal cooperation agreements. The city may enter into agreements with other political subdivisions and all state agencies for the purchase, sale, or exchange of services, supplies, or equipment pursuant to I.C. 36-1-7-1 et seq. as it may be amended from time to time. (`84 Code, §3-13)
(Ord. 91, passed 12-12-60)
Statutory reference:
Powers of the Common Council, see I.C. 36-4-6-18
Procedure required to authorize loans by ordinance, see I.C. 36-4-6-19
Council's investigatory powers, see I.C. 36-4-6-21
Common Council authorized to hire their own attorney, see I.C. 36-4-6-24
Procedure for setting the salaries of elected City officers, see I.C. 36-4-7-2
Preparation and passage of the ordinance fixing a tax rate and making annual appropriations, see I.C. 36-4-7-7