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§ 30.02 CORPORATE POWERS.
   The corporate powers of the town shall be vested in the Council and shall be exercised only as directed or authorized by law. All powers of the Council shall be exercised by ordinance, resolution, order or motion.
(Prior Code, § 2-1-2)
§ 30.03 DUTIES OF OFFICE.
   Council members shall assume the duties of office at the regularly scheduled Council meeting next following the date of the general election at which, or effective as of the date of which, the Council members were elected. Mayor and Council members will abide by the Town Council’s Procedure and Legal and Ethical Standards (Quartzsite Town Council Procedure Policy) of the Conduct Manual.
(Prior Code, § 2-1-3) (Ord. 09-29, passed - -2009)
§ 30.04 VACANCIES ON COUNCIL.
   (A)   The Council shall fill a vacancy that may occur by either of the following:
      (1)   Appointment for the unexpired term; and
      (2)   Appointment until the next regularly scheduled Council election if the vacancy occurs more than 30 days before the nomination petition deadline.
   (B)   The member appointed shall meet the qualifications established in A.R.S. § 9-232.
(Prior Code, § 2-1-4) (Ord. 08-19, passed - -2008)
§ 30.05 COMPENSATION.
   (A)   Compensation of the town code sets forth that the compensation of elected officers may be fixed from time to time by resolution of Council. It is expressly understood that said increases shall be effected at the earliest possible date. That monthly compensation stipend for the Mayor is hereby set at $500 and the monthly compensation stipend for each Council member is hereby set at $400.
   (B)   (1)   Council’s monthly stipend be pro-rated on a daily basis for the month their seat is in question by election, to be paid one-half after each regularly scheduled Council meeting for that month.
      (2)   If the Mayor or a Council member leaves office prior to the last day of a month or takes office after the first day of the month, their compensation shall be prorated on a daily basis and they should be paid for only those days of the month which he or she serves.
   (C)   (1)   Each Council member’s monthly stipend payment shall be paid in installments of one-half after each regularly scheduled Council meeting.
      (2)   Each payment shall be dependent and conditioned upon the Council member’s attendance either in person or telephonically at each regularly scheduled Council meeting, unless such absence is excused by the Common Council
(Prior Code, § 2-1-5) (Ord. 89-08, passed - -1989; Res. 96-04, passed - -1996; Ord. 99-09, passed - -1999; Ord. 09-14, passed - -2009; Ord. 11-10, passed - -2011; Ord. 13-06, passed - -2013)
§ 30.06 OATH OF OFFICE; BOND.
   (A)   Immediately prior to assumption of the duties of office, each Council member shall, in public, take and subscribe to the oath of office.
(Prior Code, § 2-1-6)
   (B)   (1)   Prior to taking office, every Council member shall execute and file an official bond, enforceable against the principal and his or her sureties, conditioned on the due and faithful performance of his or her official duties, payable to the state and to and for the use and benefit of the town or any person who may be injured or aggrieved by the wrongful act or default of such officer in his or her official capacity.
      (2)   A person so injured or aggrieved may bring suit on such bond under provisions identical to those contained in A.R.S. § 38-260. Bonds shall be in such sum as shall be provided by resolution, and the premium for such bonds shall be paid by the town.
(Prior Code, § 2-1-7)
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