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Charter of the City of Palmer, Alaska.
 CHAPTER
 GENERAL PROVISIONS
 SoNTTNUAT1ON OF EXISTING
 CORPORATION
 Section IT The City of Palmer shall continue as a municipal corporation un- Ger the name @City of Palmer FORM OF GOVERNMENT
 Section l2 The government of the city shall be that commonly known and designated as the Counell-Manager form.
 BOUNDARIES
 Section i.3. The boundaries of the city shall be the boundaries as estab- 1ished and one file in the rcordS of the Clerk at the time this charter becomes effective or as such boundaries may be changed thereafter in the manner au- thorized by law
 POWERS OF THE CITY
 Section l4 The city may exercise all legislative powers not prohibited by law or by this charter
 DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
 Section 5. Except as otherwise spe- officially defined herein or indicated by the context. words used in this charter shall have their ordinary dictionary meanings.
 .4a) ''Board" includes the word Com mission"
 fb) Capital improvement" means public improvement of a permanent mature.
 lc) City means the City of Palmer.
 (d) Code" means the Code of Ordi- -nances of the City of Palmer, including all amendments and additions.
 (el Council means the City Coun- Gil of the City of Palmer.
 tf) "ElectorH means a qualified cleo tor. as defined in Article V of the AL aska Constitution who is registered as required by the Code.
 lg) By law" as used in this char ter denotes applicable federal law. the Constitution and statutes of Alaska the applicable common law, and this charter
 <hl Local improvement means public improvement specially beneficial to the property affected and the abate- rnent of such unsafe, unsightly, un- healthful, or unsanitary conditions as the Council shall determine to be pub 9ic nuisance.
 G) Person" extends and applies to bodies polite and corporate, and to partnerships and associations as well as to individuals.
 CD Public improvement" means im- to or in connection with the streets. sidewalks. parks, playgrounds, buildings, sewer systems, water sys- iems, any other facilities, and real property or appurtenances thereof of the city used by the public.
 lk) Public utility includes all com xnon carriers in the public streets. wa ter, sewage disposal. electric light. cen- 4ral heating, gas, electric power, tele- phone and telegraph lines and systems, garbage collection. garbage disposal and reduction plants, docks, and such other and different enterprises as the law or the Council may determine to be or designate as public utilities.
 AIF Fc1zF ttV111h nad IT- ciudes the setting forth of any matter for public notice in the manner provid- ed by law. or. where there is no appli- cable law, publishing at least once in one or more newspapers of the city qualified by law for the publication of legal notices. or posting in at least one public place
 (m) Sign" or signature" includes the facsimile of signature when au- <horized by the Council.
 CnJ All words indicating the present tense are not limited to the time ot Ehe adoption of this charter, but may toe extended to and include the time an event or requiremnt occurs to which any provision is applied.
 (o) The singular includes the plural, <he plural includes the singular, and the masculine gender extends to and ln- cludes the feminine gender and the neuter.
 RECORDS IO BE FO6AlC
 Section i6. All records relating to the general governmental affairs of the city shall be public records unless oth- erwise provided by law. They shall be kept in city offices. except when re- quired for official reasons or for pur- poses of safekeeping 10 be kept else where. They shall be available at city offices for inspection, copying, or re- production at reasonable times. Such
 
 Clerk. shall be prima facie evidence of their contents.
 QUORUM
 Section IT. quorum of any board created by or under authority of this charter shall unless otherwise provid- ed, consist of a majority of the number of it's members.
 SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS
 Section 1.e. Except as otherwise pro- yided in this charter whenever the date fixed by law or ordinance for the doing or completion of any act falls on a Saturday. Sunday. or legal holiday. such act shall be done or completed on the next succeeding business day. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS
 Section l.9. Violations of this char ter. the code, or any ordinance of the city may be punished by fine which shall not exceed Three Hundred Doll ars, or imprisonment for not more than ~$h1rty days, or Dy Dotn Sucn liile anu NOTICE TO CITY OF CLAIM
 FOR INJURIES
 Section i.l0.
 (a) City shall not be liable in dam ages for injury to person or property >Soy reason of negligence of the City, unless. within sixty t60) days after such injury occurs. the person damaged or his representative causes a written +notice to be served upon an officer Of ~xhe City upon whom process may be served by law, except where the alleg- ed negligence of the City arises but of. or is in any way connected with. ice or snow on the surface of any alley. street or sidewalk. then such notice shall be so served within ten (l0) days after such -dnjury. Such notice of claim shall be in writing and under oath, and insofar as Known shall set forth specifically the time and place of the injury, the na- ture and extent of the injury, the man. -<ner in which it occurred, the amount of damages claimed the nature Of the act or defect complained Of, ana the names and addresses of witnesses.
 Obl No person shall bring action against the City for damages to person or property arising out of any of the reasons or circumstances aforesaid. un- sess such action is brought within the -period described by law. nor unless the notice of claim aforesaid has been duly served The officer of the City upon whom the claim is served shall refer She claim to the City Manager. who ~snust promptly present such ciaHn to the Council for acton. ,--.--. (c) Failure to give notice of injury or present a claim within the time and in the manner provided shall par any action unOn SuCh ClalrTl.