The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-08

by created having full power and au-
thority, except as prohibited by the
constitution and statutes of this
state, or as herein otherwise provid-
| ed, to exercise all of the powers con-
| ferred upon the city. The city coun-
Gil is authorized to enact all laws and
ordinances relating to its municipal
affairs.
Composition Of city council.
Section 10. The city council shall
consist of five Aldermen, elected on
non-partisan ticket by the city at
large, the members thereof shall
serve for term of two years and
shall be subject to recall as herein
after provided.
Qualification.
Section IL. (a) Members of the
city council shall have been residents
Of the city for at least two years
consecutively, Immediately prior to
their election or appointment, and
shall have all of the qualifications of
electors therein. Two Aldermen
shall be elected from the City at
large and one shall be q resident of
the first ward, one resident of the
second ward and one a resident Of
the third ward. The city council
shall be judge of the election and
qualifications of its own members,
subject to review by the courts.
Gil shall, during his term of office,
be elected or appointed to any other
city Office unless otherwise provided
in this charter. No member of the city
council or other city official, shall be
interested, directly or indirectly, in
the profits of any contract, job or
work or in the sale to the city of any
land, materials, supplies or services
other than Official services. Any
member of the city council or other
officer of the city. offending against
the provisions of this section, shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished
by fine of not more than five hun
dred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned
for not more than ninety 600 days or
both, in the discretion of the court
and shall also forfeit the rights to
his Office. The prohibition of this
section shall not apply if the city
council shall declare by unanimous
vote of the members thereof. that
the best interest of the city has been
served by such contract, job, work
or sale. Any member of the city
council who shall have been con-
victed of a falony while in Office, shall
thereby, forfeit his rights to such
office.
Organization and procedure of
city council.
Section IL. (a) Each member of
the city council, or other city official
shall, before entering upon the du-
ties of his Office, take the constitu-
tional oath of office. At eight 81
o'clock in the afternoon of the first
Monday of November following a
regular municipal election, the city
council shall meet at the place for
holding meetings of the legislative
body of the city, at which time the
newly elected city council shall as
sumo the duties of office. Thereafter
the city council shall meet at such
times as may be prescribed by ordi-
nance or resolution except it shall
meet semi monthly. Special meet
ings NAV be called at any time by the
Mayor or by any two aldermen CIV
ing written notice to the members
of the council of such special meet
ing at least five hours before the
time of meeting. All meetings of
the city council shall be public and
any citizen shall have access to the
minutes and records thereof at all
reasonable times. The city council
shall determine its own rules of pro-
cedure and order of business and
shall keep, in the English language,
written or printed journal of all
it's meetings.; it may punish its men,
bers for disorderly conduct and com
pei their attendance at meetings of
the council.
(b) The council shall, in addition
to all the powers herein expressly
granted, have all the powers now or
hereafter granted by the constitution
or general laws of this state or that
may be inherent in legislative bodies
of cities of the same class.
(c) The city council, at the time
of organizing, shall elect one of it's
members, Mayor, who shall be Sup
erintendent of public affairs and f.
nance one superintendent of public
utilities, one superintendent of pub
lie health, one a superintendent Of
public safety and one a superintend-
end of public movements and it
shall also elect a vice mayor, who
shall perform all of the duties Of
Mayor when the latter is temporar-
lily unable to perform the duties of
the office, and in case of vacancy
in the office of Mayor, until such We
cancy is filled. The Mayor may ap-
point such other standing commit
tees as the city council may. from
time to time, declare by resolution to
be, necessary.
I'D A majority of the members
elected to the city council shall con-
stitute quorum to do business, in
the absence of quorum one alder
man may adjourn any regular or
special meeting to a later date.
Salaries, vacancies.
Section IA. (a) The salary of each
member of the city council shall be
three dollars $4,000 for each reg
ular meeting that he attends. He
shall receive no pay for attending
special meetings.
(b) Should vacancy occur in the
Office of Alderman, the remaining
members of the city council shall,
within thirty 900 days thereafter,
nv a majority vote of the remaining
Aldermen, appoint some qualified