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ID Code § 50-333 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 3 - POWERS|Section 50-333 - FLOOD PREVENTION — DRAINAGE.

50-333. FLOOD PREVENTION — DRAINAGE. Cities are authorized to prevent the flooding of the city or to secure its drainage, to assess the cost thereof to the property benefited, and for such purpose may make any improvement or perform any labor on any stream or waterway, either within or without the city limits, when necessary to protect the safety of life and property of the city. Any city shall have power to cause any parcel of land within its limits on which water may at any time become stagnant to be filled or drained in such manner as may be directed by a resolution of the council, and such owner or his agent shall, after service of a copy of such resolution, comply with the directions of such resolution within the time therein specified; and in case of failure or refusal to do so, it may be done by said city and the amount of money so expended shall be assessed against such property and the amount thereof collected as special assessments under section 50-1008.  History: [50-333, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 59, p. 1249.]
ID Code § 50-334 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 3 - POWERS|Section 50-334 - ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES.

50-334. ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES. Cities are empowered to declare what shall be deemed nuisances, to prevent, remove and abate nuisances at the expense of the parties creating, causing, committing or maintaining the same, to levy a special assessment as provided in section 50-1008, Idaho Code, on the land or premises whereon the nuisance is situated to defray the cost or to reimburse the city for the cost of abating the same, and this power shall extend three (3) miles beyond the city limits, provided however, that the expense of declaring, preventing, removing and abating nuisances outside the city limits shall rest with the city when the nuisance comes within the three (3) mile area by reason of expansion of city boundaries.  History: [50-334, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 60, p. 1249; am. 1967, ch. 431, sec. 1, p. 1417; am. 2010, ch. 79, sec. 18, p. 146.]
ID Code § 50-335 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 3 - POWERS|Section 50-335 - DESTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS INIMICAL TO SAFETY AND HEALTH.

50-335. DESTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS INIMICAL TO SAFETY AND HEALTH. All cities in the state of Idaho shall have power to declare any building or structure to be a nuisance which, in the opinion of the city council, is so dilapidated or is in such condition as to menace the public health or the safety of persons or property on account of increased fire hazard or otherwise; and any council may cause the destruction or removal of any such building or structure at the expense of the person or persons, associations, corporations or copartnerships holding, owning or maintaining the same, and to levy a special assessment as provided in section 50-1008[, Idaho Code], on the land or premises whereon the nuisance is situated, to defray the cost or to reimburse the city for the cost of destruction or removal of said building or structure so declared to be a nuisance.  History: [50-335, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 61, p. 1249.]
ID Code § 50-342 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 3 - POWERS|Section 50-342 - ELECTRIC POWER — PURCHASE OR DISPOSAL.

50-342. ELECTRIC POWER — PURCHASE OR DISPOSAL. In addition to the powers otherwise conferred on cities of this state, a city owning and operating an electric distribution system shall have the authority to: (a) Purchase, or generate, or both, electric power and energy for the purpose of disposing of such power and energy to the United States of America, department of energy, acting by and through the Bonneville power administration, or its successor, through exchange, net billing or any arrangement which is used for supplying the needs of the city for electric power or energy; (b) Enter into power sales or power purchase contracts with entities engaged in generating, transmitting, or distributing electric power and energy to provide for the purchase, sale or exchange of electric power or energy upon such terms and conditions as shall be specified in the power sales or purchase contract; and (c) Establish, operate and fund energy conservation or other public purpose programs for the purpose of promoting efficient use of energy and energy conservation by city consumers including, but not limited to, programs to install energy efficient and energy conservation devices or measures in consumer buildings and structures served by the city and to grant low-interest loans to city consumers for the installation of such measures, provided such measures are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis to all classes of customers similarly situated; and such authority shall not be subject to the requirements, limitations, or procedures contained in sections 50-325, 50-327 and chapter 28, title 67, Idaho Code.  History: [50-342, as added by 1971, ch. 31, sec. 1, p. 75; am. 1981, ch. 30, sec. 1, p. 48; am. 1982, ch. 194, sec. 1, p. 521; am. 1999, ch. 283, sec. 1, p. 706; am. 2005, ch. 213, sec. 18, p. 654.]
ID Code § 50-344 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 3 - POWERS|Section 50-344 - SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL.

50-344. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL. (1) Cities shall have the power to maintain and operate solid waste collection systems. Such maintenance and operation may, by exclusive or nonexclusive means, be performed by: (a) Employees, facilities, equipment and supplies engaged or acquired by cities; (b) Contracts, franchises or otherwise providing maintenance and operation performed by private persons; (c) Contracts providing for maintenance and operation performed by another unit of government; (d) Contracts, franchises or otherwise for maintenance and operation that may provide solid waste collection for all or geographic parts of a city; (e) Any combination of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this section. (2) Upon a finding by the mayor or city manager for public safety or necessary protection of public health and welfare and property, the provisions of chapter 28, title 67, Idaho Code, shall not apply to solid waste collection, as provided herein. (3) Before entering into such contracts, franchises or otherwise, a city may require such security for the performance thereof as it deems appropriate or may waive such undertaking.  History: [50-344, added 1986, ch. 19, sec. 1, p. 60; am. 2004, ch. 144, sec. 2, p. 474; am. 2005, ch. 213, sec. 19, p. 654.]
ID Code § 50-345 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 3 - POWERS|Section 50-345 - COMPUTERIZED MAPPING SYSTEM FEES.

50-345. COMPUTERIZED MAPPING SYSTEM FEES. (1) As used in this section, "computerized mapping system" or "system" means the digital storage, processing and retrieval of cadastral information derived from local government records and related information such as land use, topography, water, streets and geographic features. (2) In a city which develops a computerized mapping system, the city council may impose and collect fees from the users of this system for the development, maintenance and dissemination of digital forms of the system. These fees shall not exceed the actual costs of development, annual maintenance and dissemination of the computerized mapping system. These fees shall not apply to official paper maps produced from the computerized mapping system.  History: [50-345, added 1995, ch. 129, sec. 1, p. 562.]
ID Code § 50-401 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 4 - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS|Section 50-401 - SHORT TITLE.

50-401. SHORT TITLE. This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Idaho Municipal Election Laws."  History: [50-401, added 1978, ch. 329, sec. 2, p. 826.]
ID Code § 50-403 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 4 - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS|Section 50-403 - SUPERVISION OF ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTION LAWS BY COUNTY CLERK.

50-403. SUPERVISION OF ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTION LAWS BY COUNTY CLERK. (1) For each city, the county clerk of the county is the chief elections officer and shall exercise general supervision of the administration of the election laws in the city for the purpose of achieving and maintaining a maximum degree of correctness, impartiality, efficiency and uniformity. The county clerk shall meet with and issue instructions to election judges and clerks prior to the opening of the polls to ensure uniformity in the application, operation and interpretation of the election laws during the election. (2) Elections in a city located in more than one (1) county shall be conducted jointly by the clerks of the respective counties, as provided in section 34-1401, Idaho Code.  History: [50-403, added 1978, ch. 329, sec. 2, p. 828; am. 2007, ch. 202, sec. 11, p. 624; am. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 103, p. 1050; am. 2021, ch. 325, sec. 13, p. 1000.]
ID Code § 50-404 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 4 - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS|Section 50-404 - REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS.

50-404. REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS. All electors must register before being able to vote at any municipal election. The county clerk shall be the registrar for all city elections and shall conduct voter registration for each city pursuant to the provisions of chapter 4, title 34, Idaho Code. To be eligible to register to vote in city elections, a person shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age, a citizen of the United States and a resident of the city for at least thirty (30) days next preceding the election at which he desires to vote, or a resident of an area annexed by a city pursuant to the provisions of chapter 2, title 50, Idaho Code.  History: [(50-404) 50-414, added 1993, ch. 379, sec. 4, p. 1394; am. and redesig. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 105, p. 1051.]
ID Code § 50-406 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 4 - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS|Section 50-406 - METHOD OF NOMINATION — CLERK TO FURNISH PRINTED FORMS.

50-406. METHOD OF NOMINATION — CLERK TO FURNISH PRINTED FORMS. Candidates for elective city offices shall be nominated by declaration. The declaration shall contain the name and address of the person and the office and the term for which he is being nominated. There shall be no mention relating to party or principal of the nominee. The completed declaration of candidacy shall be accompanied by: (1) a petition of candidacy signed by not less than five (5) registered qualified electors; or (2) a nonrefundable filing fee of forty dollars ($40.00) which shall be deposited in the city treasury. It shall be the duty of the city clerk to furnish upon application a reasonable number of regular printed forms, as herein set forth, to any person or persons applying therefor. The forms shall be of uniform size as determined by the clerk.  History: [(50-406) 50-430, added 1978, ch. 329, sec. 2, p. 835; am. 2002, ch. 75, sec. 8, p. 167; am. and redesig. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 108, p. 1052.]
ID Code § 50-410 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 4 - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS|Section 50-410 - TIME AND MANNER OF FILING DECLARATIONS.

50-410. TIME AND MANNER OF FILING DECLARATIONS. (1) All declarations of candidacy for elective city offices shall be filed with the clerk of the respective city wherein the elections are to be held not earlier than 8:00 a.m. on the eleventh Monday nor later than 5:00 p.m. on the ninth Friday, immediately preceding election day. Before a candidate files a petition of candidacy with the city clerk, the petition signatures shall be verified by the county clerk in the manner described in section 34-1807, Idaho Code, except that the city clerk shall stand in place of the secretary of state. Before any declaration of candidacy and filing fee or petition of candidacy mentioned in section 50-407, Idaho Code, can be filed, the city clerk shall ascertain that it conforms to the provisions of chapter 4, title 50, Idaho Code. The city clerk shall not accept any declarations of candidacy after 5:00 p.m. on the ninth Friday immediately preceding election day. Write-in candidates shall be governed by section 34-702A, Idaho Code, but shall file the declarations required in that section with the city clerk. (2) A person shall not be permitted to file a declaration of candidacy for more than one (1) office in any city election.  History: [(50-410) 50-432, added 1978, ch. 329, sec. 2, p. 836; am. 1989, ch. 64, sec. 6, p. 103; am. 1996, ch. 337, sec. 1, p. 1137; am. 1998, ch. 240, sec. 3, p. 798; am. 2002, ch. 75, sec. 10, p. 169; am. 2006, ch. 105, sec. 4, p. 290; am. and redesig. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 110, p. 1053; am. 2014, ch. 162, sec. 5, p. 457.]
ID Code § 50-411 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 4 - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS|Section 50-411 - NOTICE OF CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINE.

50-411. NOTICE OF CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINE. Not more than fourteen (14) nor less than seven (7) days preceding the candidate filing deadline for an election, the city clerk shall cause to be published in the official newspaper a notice of the forthcoming candidate filing deadline. The notice shall state the name of the city, the date of the election, the offices up for election, that declarations of candidacy are available from the city clerk, and the deadline for filing such declarations with the city clerk.  History: [(50-411) 50-435, added 2006, ch. 105, sec. 5, p. 290; am. and redesig. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 111, p. 1053.]
ID Code § 50-412 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 4 - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS|Section 50-412 - CANVASSING VOTES — DETERMINING RESULTS OF ELECTION.

50-412. CANVASSING VOTES — DETERMINING RESULTS OF ELECTION. The county commissioners, within ten (10) days following any election, shall meet for the purpose of canvassing the results of the election. Upon receipt of tabulation of votes prepared by the election judges and clerks, and the canvass as herein provided, the results of both shall be entered in the minutes of city council proceedings. Results of election shall be determined as follows: in the case of a single office to be filled, the candidate with the highest number of votes shall be declared elected; in the case where more than one (1) office is to be filled, that number of candidates receiving the highest number of votes, equal to the number of offices to be filled, shall be declared elected.  History: [(50-412) 50-467, added 1978, ch. 329, sec. 2, p. 846; am. and redesig. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 113, p. 1054; am. 2014, ch. 162, sec. 6, p. 458.]
ID Code § 50-413 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 4 - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS|Section 50-413 - TIE VOTES.

50-413. TIE VOTES. In case of a tie vote between candidates, the city clerk shall give notice to the interested candidates to appear before the council at a meeting to be called within six (6) days at which time the city clerk shall determine the tie by a toss of a coin.  History: [(50-413) 50-468, added 1978, ch. 329, sec. 2, p. 846; am. and redesig. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 114, p. 1054.]
ID Code § 50-414 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 4 - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS|Section 50-414 - FAILURE TO QUALIFY CREATES VACANCY.

50-414. FAILURE TO QUALIFY CREATES VACANCY. If a person elected fails to qualify, a vacancy shall be declared to exist, which vacancy shall be filled by the mayor and the council.  History: [(50-414) 50-469, added 1978, ch. 329, sec. 2, p. 846; am. and redesig. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 115, p. 1054.]
ID Code § 50-415 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 4 - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS|Section 50-415 - CERTIFICATES OF ELECTIONS.

50-415. CERTIFICATES OF ELECTIONS. A certificate of election for each elected city official or appointee to fill such position shall be made under the corporate seal by the city clerk, signed by the mayor and clerk, and presented to such officials at the time of subscribing to the oath of office.  History: [(50-415) 50-470, added 1978, ch. 329, sec. 2, p. 846; am. and redesig. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 116, p. 1054.]
ID Code § 50-416 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 4 - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS|Section 50-416 - APPLICATION FOR RECOUNT OF BALLOTS.

50-416. APPLICATION FOR RECOUNT OF BALLOTS. Any candidate desiring a recount of the ballots cast in any general city election may apply to the attorney general therefor, within twenty (20) days of the canvass of such election by the county board of canvassers. The provisions of chapter 23, title 34, Idaho Code, shall govern recounts of elections held under this chapter.  History: [(50-416) 50-471, added 1978, ch. 329, sec. 2, p. 846; am. and redesig. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 117, p. 1054.]
ID Code § 50-417 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 4 - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS|Section 50-417 - RECALL ELECTIONS.

50-417. RECALL ELECTIONS. Recall elections shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 17, title 34, Idaho Code, except as those provisions may be specifically modified by the provisions of this chapter.  History: [(50-417) 50-472, added 1978, ch. 329, sec. 2, p. 847; am. and redesig. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 118, p. 1055.]
ID Code § 50-418 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 4 - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS|Section 50-418 - INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM ELECTIONS.

50-418. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM ELECTIONS. Initiative and referendum elections shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 18, title 34, Idaho Code, except as those provisions are specifically modified by this chapter.  History: [(50-418) 50-473, added 1978, ch. 329, sec. 2, p. 847; am. and redesig. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 119, p. 1055; am. 2021, ch. 325, sec. 14, p. 1000.]
ID Code § 50-419 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 4 - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS|Section 50-419 - ELECTION LAW VIOLATIONS.

50-419. ELECTION LAW VIOLATIONS. The provisions of chapter 23, title 18, Idaho Code, pertaining to crimes and punishments for election law violations are applicable to all municipal elections.  History: [(50-419) 50-475, added 1978, ch. 329, sec. 2, p. 847; am. and redesig. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 121, p. 1055.]
ID Code § 50-601 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 6 - MAYOR|Section 50-601 - QUALIFICATIONS.

50-601. QUALIFICATIONS. Any person shall be eligible to hold the office of mayor who is a qualified elector of the city at the time his declaration of candidacy or declaration of intent is submitted to the city clerk and remains a qualified elector during his term of office. The term of office of mayor shall be for a period of four (4) years except as otherwise specifically provided. He shall take office at the time and in the manner provided for installation of councilmen.  History: [50-601, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 121, p. 1249; am. 2002, ch. 75, sec. 15, p. 172.]
ID Code § 50-602 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 6 - MAYOR|Section 50-602 - MAYOR, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL.

50-602. MAYOR, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL. The mayor, except as provided in sections 50-801 through 50-812[, Idaho Code], shall be the chief administrative official of the city, preside over the meetings of the city council and determine the order of business subject to such rules as the council may prescribe, have a vote only when the council is equally divided, have the superintending control of all the officers and affairs of the city, preserve order, and take care that the ordinances of the city and provisions of this act are complied with and enforced.  History: [50-602, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 122, p. 1249.]
ID Code § 50-603 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 6 - MAYOR|Section 50-603 - MESSAGES TO COUNCIL.

50-603. MESSAGES TO COUNCIL. The mayor shall, from time to time, communicate to the city council such information and recommend such measures as, in his opinion, may tend to the improvement of the finances, the protection, the health, the security, the ornament, the comfort, and the general welfare and prosperity of the city.  History: [50-603, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 123, p. 1249.]
ID Code § 50-604 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 6 - MAYOR|Section 50-604 - SPECIAL MEETINGS OF COUNCIL.

50-604. SPECIAL MEETINGS OF COUNCIL. The mayor shall have the power to call special meetings of the city council, the object of which shall be submitted to the council in writing; the call and object, as well as the disposition thereof, shall be entered upon the journal by the clerk.  History: [50-604, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 124, p. 1249.]
ID Code § 50-605 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 6 - MAYOR|Section 50-605 - ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS OF OFFICERS.

50-605. ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS OF OFFICERS. The mayor shall have the power, when he deems it necessary, to require any officer of the city to exhibit his accounts or other papers, and to make written reports pertaining to his office to the council.  History: [50-605, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 125, p. 1249.]
ID Code § 50-606 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 6 - MAYOR|Section 50-606 - POLICE POWERS OF MAYOR.

50-606. POLICE POWERS OF MAYOR. The mayor shall have such jurisdiction as may be vested in him by ordinance over all places within the corporate limits of the city, for the enforcement of any health or quarantine ordinance and regulation thereof, and shall have jurisdiction in all matters vested in him by ordinance, except taxation, within the corporate limits of said city and over such properties as may be owned by the city without the corporate limits.  History: [50-606, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 126, p. 1249; am. 2021, ch. 39, sec. 2, p. 91.]
ID Code § 50-607 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 6 - MAYOR|Section 50-607 - GENERAL POWERS.

50-607. GENERAL POWERS. The mayor shall have and exercise such powers, prerogatives and authority as is conferred by the laws of the state of Idaho or as may be conferred upon him by the city council, and shall have the power to administer oaths, and shall sign all contracts and conveyances in the name of and on behalf of the city.  History: [50-607, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 127, p. 1249.]
ID Code § 50-608 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 6 - MAYOR|Section 50-608 - VACANCY IN OFFICE OF MAYOR.

50-608. VACANCY IN OFFICE OF MAYOR. In case of a temporary vacancy in the office of mayor due to absence or disability, the president of the council shall exercise the office of mayor during such disability or temporary absence, and until the mayor shall return. When a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor by reason of death, resignation or permanent disability, the city council shall fill the vacancy from within or without the council as may be deemed in the best interests of the city, which appointee shall serve until the next general city election, at which election a mayor shall be elected for the full four (4) year term.  History: [50-608, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 128, p. 1249.]
ID Code § 50-609 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 6 - MAYOR|Section 50-609 - MAYOR MAY REQUIRE AID IN ENFORCING LAW.

50-609. MAYOR MAY REQUIRE AID IN ENFORCING LAW. The mayor is hereby authorized to call on every resident in the city over twenty-one (21) years of age to aid in enforcing the laws.  History: [50-609, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 129, p. 1249; am. 2006, ch. 53, sec. 1, p. 164.]
ID Code § 50-611 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|Chapter 6 - MAYOR|Section 50-611 - VETO POWER.

50-611. VETO POWER. The mayor shall have power to veto or sign any ordinance passed by the city council; provided, that any ordinance vetoed by the mayor may be passed over his veto by a vote of one-half (1/2) plus one (1) of the members of the full council, notwithstanding the veto, and should the mayor neglect or refuse to sign any ordinance, and return the same with his objections, in writing, at the next regular meeting of the council, the same shall become law without his signature.  History: [50-611, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 131, p. 1249.]