CHARTER
ARTICLE VI INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, RECALL
ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENTS
ARTICLE IX INAUGURATION OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT AND ELECTIONS
We, the people of the City of Purcell, exercising the powers of home rule granted to us by the Constitution and laws of the State of Oklahoma and in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Purcell, and in order to more adequately meet the exigencies of the times, do herein ordain, ratify and establish the following as the Charter of the City of Purcell, Oklahoma, which shall completely supersede and replace that Charter adopted on August 2, 1949.
Editor's note- Printed herein is the Charter of the City, approved in an election held on February 9, 1999, and effective on April 1, 1999. Amendments to the Charter are indicated by parenthetical history notes following amended provisions. The absence of a history note indicates that the provision remains unchanged from the original Charter.
Obvious misspellings have been corrected without notation. For stylistic purposes, a uniform system of headlines, catchlines and citations to State statutes, in conformity with Part II of the Code, has been used. Additions made for clarity are indicated by brackets.
The inhabitants within the corporate limits of the City of Purcell, Oklahoma, as now established or as hereafter may be established in the manner provided by law, shall continue to be a municipal body politic and corporate in perpetuity under the name of the "City of Purcell." It shall succeed to and possess all the property rights, privileges, franchises, powers and immunities now belonging to the corporation known as the City of Purcell; and shall be liable for all debts and other obligations for which the corporation is now legally bound. For purposes of this Charter, the term "City" refers to the City of Purcell.
The municipal government provided for by this Charter shall be known as "council- manager form of government." All powers of the City shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this Charter or, if the manner be not prescribed, then in such manner as the council may prescribe by ordinance and if not addressed either in the Charter or by city ordinance, then in such manner as prescribed by state law. The words "council" and "commission" may be used interchangeably and shall have the same meaning and reference.
The city shall have all powers, functions, rights, privileges, franchises and immunities granted to cities by the state and federal Constitutions and state and federal law and all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution the powers so granted. Except as prohibited by the state and federal Constitutions and state and federal law or restricted by this Charter, the city shall have all municipal powers, functions, rights, privileges, franchises and immunities of every name and nature whatsoever, which shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following powers, to-wit:
A. The power to adopt a corporate seal and to alter it at pleasure;
B. To sue and be sued;
C. To make contracts with respect to anything necessary to carry out its functions, duties and responsibilities;
D. To acquire property within or without its corporate limits for any city purpose, including public utilities, works and ways, in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation; and to hold, maintain, improve, enlarge, manage, control, operate, lease, sell, conveyor otherwise dispose of such property, as its interests may require, including public utilities, works and ways;
E. To create trusts, boards and commissions to help it carry out the powers and obligations within its control;
F. To issue bonds in the manner and within the limitations prescribed by the state Constitution and law;
G. To, within the limits prescribed by the state Constitution and law, accept and administer federal and state grants-in-aid and to do everything necessary to accomplish the purpose or purposes for which such grants may be made;
H. To enforce local legislation consistent with the state and federal Constitution and state and federal law, for the proper organization and functioning of city government which shall include the right to enact and enforce legislation for the preservation and enforcement of good government and order as well as for the protection of health, life, morals and property of its inhabitants and for the prevention, summary abatement, and removal of nuisances; and otherwise for promotion of the common welfare of its inhabitants.
I. To grant, extend and renew franchises in accordance with the state constitution and federal regulations; provided, that such action shall be authorized and approved by a majority vote of the electors of the city of Purcell.
The enumeration of particular powers by this charter shall not be deemed to be exclusive; and, in addition to the powers enumerated herein or implied hereby, the city shall have all powers which under the state and federal constitutions and state and federal law, it would be competent for this charter specifically to enumerate.
No public utility shall be sold or purchased unless such sale or purchase be approved by a majority vote of electors voting in a special election called for the purpose of approving such sale or purchase. This shall not preclude the city from purchasing, without a vote of the people, the lines of other utilities located wholly or partly within the limits of the city of Purcell as those boundaries now exist or may hereafter be amended.
1-201 Legislative Powers
1-202 Qualifications
1-203 Presiding Officer: The Mayor
1-204 Powers Of The Council
1-205 Council Not To Interfere In Appointments And Removals
1-206 Vacancies In Council
1-207 City Clerk
1-208 City Treasurer
1-209 Quorum
1-210 Rules: Journal; Yeas And Nays
1-211 Ordinances: Authority, Enacting Clauses, Title
1-212 Ordinances: Codification
1-213 Ordinances: Procedures Governing Passage
1-214 Emergency Ordinances
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