The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-30
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Sec. 10. Powers vested in Coul

nor any of its members shall have any functions, powers or duties in connection with the city govern ment, beyond those of private citi- zens, otherwise than as an official body in meeting assembled. except in connection with the making of electors and the conduct of investi- gations as herein provided, and ex- cept for the specific powers con- ferred and duties imposed herein upon the mayor.
 Sec. II. Exercise of Powers. Ex- cept for votes on matters involved in its own proceedings and for action of its members as selectmen and in the conduct of Investigations, the council shall act only by ordinance or resolution. Action providing for the continuing regulation of any matter within the scope of its pow CTS, for any specific improvement, for the appropriation or expenditure of any public money, for the appro- priation, acquisition, sale or lease of any public property, or for the levy ing of any tax or assessment, shall be by ordinance. Action in other matters may be by resolution, but matters involving only the councils own proceedings may be by simple vote.
 Sec. 12. Form, Subject and Title of Proposed Ordinance or Resolu- ton. Proposed ordinances and reso- lutions shall be introduced in the council only in written or printed form, each shall be confined to one subject and the subject shall be clearly expressed in the title. Any ordinance making appropriations or codifying or rearranging existing ordinances, shall be considered to be confined to one subject when it deals exclusively with such approp- riations or qualification.
 Sec. 13. Reference to Existing Code. for Continuing Ordinance. Each ordinance introduced, intended to be of continuing effect, shall speci- fly by article and section number or other clear reference to the existing code of ordinances, the sections which 1t is proposed to amend or re- peal, or the new section or sections which it is proposed to add.
 Sec. IA. Amendment and Repeal of Ordinances. No ordinance or sec- tion thereof shall be amended, re- pealed or suspended, except by ord- finance adopted in the manner pro- vided No ordinance shall be amend ed unless the section or sections to be amended shall be restated as amended.
 Sec. IS. Examination and Read ing of Ordinances. No ordinance or resolution shall be passed until 1t has been reported upon by the corp oration counsel as to its validity, but, should the corporation counsel fail to make such report by the time of the second reading, his approval shall be presumed, nor until it has been read on two separate days, but the requirement. for reading on two separate days may be dispensed with by a unanimous vote. The final reading shall be in full unless a copy of the ordinance shall have been furnished to each member of the council and the city manager
 prior thereto.
 Sec. 16. Yeas and Nays. The yeas and nays shall be taken upon
 the passage of each ordinance ano
 resolution and entered upon the
 journal of the proceedings of the council.
 Sec. F. Enacting Clause. The enacting clause of each ordinance shall be Be it ordained by the City of Waterbury"
 Sec. IS. Vote on Motion to Re- consider. When any ordinance or resolution has been put upon its final passage and a motion is made to reconsider, the vote on such mo- l ton shall be taken at the next regu- lar meeting and not otherwise. Sec. 19 Authentication and Pub I lication of Ordinances and Resolu- tions. Upon its passage, each ordi- nance or resolution shall be authen- ticated by the signature of the mayor and the city clerk and, within ten days, shall be published in full in the official newspaper; but in the ! case of a general revision of ordi- l.nances, published in book or pamph- lSt form, the newspaper publication r lay be dispensed with.
 1 Sec. 20. Municipal Code. All ord- tr nnces of continuing effect, togeth- CT with any special laws enacted to 1 al te the place of ordinances, such as .HSe administrative code when pres r-ibed by special law, as amend ed tp the date of preparation. shall be a,ra nged in systematic form as a muni,rin al code with chapter, article and seq tion numbers and titles or other t.oI .venient means of reference, and plIhhished together with this charter es amended, in book or pamphle ' form at least once in every 'ts Sec. s'" s,I Regular Meetings. The council sl la Il hold regular meetings at such tiin>s and places in the city as it may ps escribe in its rules, but not less freq lently than once each month. Any . egular meeting may be adjourned tos a date and hour cer- tain, and su r.1 adjourned meeting shall be a rega Tar meeting for all purposes.
 Sec. 22. Spec lal Meetings. Spe- cial meetings sha Il be called by the city clerk upon t 'le written request of the mayor, th'e city manager or any two aldernle n, upon such notice as shall be provit h?d in the rules of the council. Any such notice shall state the subject tio be considered at the special meetirlg and no other subject shall be the re considered. Any special meeting at which all members are present sha Il be valid and legal meeting ftr all purposes without regard to any requirement of notice.
 Sec. g. All Meetin gs' to be Pub- lie. All meetings of tho, council and of the committee of the wlIole there of shall be open to the p iblic, and any resident of the city s,lsll have a reasonable opportunity to ba heard at any such meeting in re ;aEd to any matter considered therr at
 Sec. "A. Right of Certt,in Off, cers in Meetings. The city m lnager, .-.A T