Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, all powers of the City, including the determination of all matters of policy, shall be vested in the Council. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Council may:
1. Appoint and remove the City Manager as provided in this Charter;
2. By ordinance enact municipal legislation;
3. Raise revenue, make appropriations, regulate bond elections, the issuance of bonds, sinking funds, the refunding of indebtedness, salaries and wages, and all other fiscal affairs of the City subject to the provisions of the State Constitution and law and this Charter;
4. Establish or adopt a pension, retirement, and/or social security system or systems for any or all groups of the officers and employees in the service of the City, either alone or in cooperation with other municipalities, the state or federal government, or all;
5. Inquire into the conduct of any office, department, or agency of the City, and investigate municipal affairs;
6. Appoint and remove its own subordinates, the members of the Personnel Board, the members of the Planning Commission, the Board of Adjustment and other quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial authorities, the members of the zoning authorities, now existing or when and if established, or prescribe the method of appointing or electing and removing them;
7. Grant pardons, including the remission of fines and costs upon the recommendation of the Municipal Judge;
8. Regulate elections and the initiative and referendum within the limits prescribed by the State Constitution and law and this Charter;
9. Regulate the organization, powers, duties, and functions of the Municipal Court and of the Minor Violations Bureau, when and if established, within the limits prescribed by the State Constitution and law and this Charter;
10. Create, change, and abolish all offices, departments, and agencies of the City other than the offices, departments and agencies established by this Charter; and assign additional functions and duties to
offices, departments, and agencies established by the Charter;
11. Regulate or prohibit the keeping of domestic fowls, animals, and livestock within the City, and as a part of such regulation tax the owners and harborers of dogs;
12. Regulate the moving of buildings into, within, or through the City; provided that no such building shall be moved into, within, or through the City except on permit issued by the Planning Commission pursuant to such regulations as the Council may make;
13. To define, control, and prohibit public nuisances within the City of Bethany;
14. To determine all local matters of policy, except as may be prohibited by the Oklahoma Constitution.