The council may, if the public interests will be served thereby, contract with any responsible person, co-partnership or corporation for the operation of any utility owned by the city, upon such rentals and conditions as it may deem necessary, but such contract shall be embodied in and let only by an ordinance approved by a majority vote of the council, which ordinance shall be submitted to the registered voters at a regular or special city election and approved by a two-thirds vote of the registered voters voting thereon at such election. The contractor shall be subject as far as possible to the rules as to rates and services, and as to council control, laid down for the holders of franchise in Chapter 8 of this Charter.
(Ord. 193, passed 6-3-2019)