ARTICLE III. THE COUNCIL

3-10. (a) General Powers.

All legislative powers of the City shall be vested in the Council, except as otherwise provided by law or this Charter. (1909; 1920; 1977; 1993; 2005; 2010)

   (b)   Executive or Administrative Functions. Except as otherwise set forth herein, whenever an executive or administrative function or duty shall be required to be performed by ordinance, the same shall be performed by the executive branch and not by the legislative branch. (2010)

   (c)   Duties. To provide for the future of the city, Council shall maintain a strategic plan which prioritizes goals for the City Council and establishes measurable outcomes. The plan process shall consider public input. Council shall provide the plan and goals to the Mayor for consideration in the development of the municipal administrative budget. (1909; 1920; 1977; 1993; 2005; 2010)

   (d)   Accountability. The City Council shall provide for an annual "Report to the Citizens". (2005; 2010)

   (e)   Appointments. The Council shall appoint by the concurring vote of a majority of its members a City Auditor and a City Council Administrator, whose duties, compensation, and tenure of office shall be as prescribed by ordinance. All votes upon appointments to office shall be upon roll call and recorded. The Council shall direct and supervise the City Auditor and the City Council Administrator, and shall delegate to the City Auditor and the City Council Administrator the authority to direct and supervise employees and assistants serving the City Auditor and the City Council Administrator. (1920; 1977; 2007; 2010; 2015)

   (f)   Personnel Policies. The Council shall review and approve by ordinance personnel policies and procedures for all City employees, including civil service employees, but specifically excluding employees of City Utilities and the City's health system; and all municipal purchasing and contracting rules and regulations, it being determined that, as a matter of policy, City Council shall undertake those tasks through the legislative process. (2010)

   (g)   Mayor's Proclamation. The Council may review a Mayor's proclamation in times of public danger or emergency, and may terminate such proclamation at any time by a majority vote of the Council. (2010)

3-20. President of Council.

The President of Council shall be elected by and from the members of the Council and shall preside at all meetings of the Council; the President of Council shall have a voice and vote in its proceedings. The President of Council shall be recognized as the leader of the Council. (2010)

   In the absence of the President of Council, the other members of the Council shall elect one of their number to perform the duties of the President of Council. At its first regular meeting on or after the third Tuesday in April of each odd-numbered year, and biennially thereafter, the Council shall elect one of its members as President of Council. (1909; 1920; 1975; 2010)

   The President of Council, as such officer, but not as a Councilmember, may be removed from the office of President of Council by a vote of at least five (5) members of the Council. (2010)

3-30. Judge of Qualifications.

The Council shall be the judge of the election and qualification of its own members and of the grounds for the forfeiture of the office of Councilmember subject to review by the courts in case of contest. (1909; 1977; 2010)