The City of Southgate shall have a corporate seal, may sue and be sued, may contract and be contracted with, and shall have, exercise and enjoy such powers as are conferred by the Constitution and laws of the State of Michigan and by this Charter and also such powers as are necessarily or fairly implied in or incidental to those expressly granted or are essential to the declared objects and purposes of the City. The enumeration of specific powers in this Charter shall not be construed as a limitation upon the general powers granted by State law or by this Charter.
The City and its officers shall have power to exercise all municipal powers in the management and control of Municipal property and in the administration of the Municipal government, whether such powers be expressly enumerated herein or not; to do any act to advance the interest of the City, the good government and property of the Municipality and its inhabitants; and through its regularly constituted authority, to pass and enforce all laws, ordinances and resolutions relating to its Municipal concerns, subject to the Constitution and statutes and the provisions of the Charter.