SECTION 3.    HOME RULE POWERS; POWERS GRANTED.
   A.    Powers of the City:
   The City shall have all powers of local self-government and home rule and shall have all powers possible for a city to have under the constitution and laws of this State as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this Charter.
   B.    Construction:
   The powers of the City under this Charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the City, and the specific mention of particular powers in the Charter shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general power stated in this article.
   C.    Intergovernmental Relations:
   The City may exercise any of its powers or perform any of its functions and may participate in the financing thereof, jointly or in cooperation, by contract or otherwise, with any one or more states or civil divisions or agencies thereof, or the United States or any agency thereof.