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2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 3 - POWERS › Section 50-329 - FRANCHISE ORDINANCES — REGULATIONS.

50-329. FRANCHISE ORDINANCES — REGULATIONS. No ordinance granting a franchise in any city shall be passed on the day of its introduction, nor for thirty (30) days thereafter, nor until such ordinance shall have been published in at least one (1) issue of the official newspaper of the city; and after such publication, such proposed ordinance shall not thereafter and before its passage be amended in any particular wherein the amendment shall impose terms, conditions or privileges less favorable to the city than the proposed ordinance as published; but amendments favorable to the city may be made at any time and after publication; provided that an ordinance granting a franchise to lay a spur, railroad track or tracks connecting manufacturing plants, warehouses or other private property with a main railroad line, need not be published before the same is passed by the council. No franchise shall be created or granted by the city council otherwise than by ordinance, and the passage of any such ordinance shall require the affirmative vote of one-half (1/2) plus one (1) of the members of the full council. Franchises created or granted by the city council for electric, natural gas or water public utilities, as defined in chapter 1, title 61, Idaho Code, or to cooperative electrical associations, as defined in section 63-3501(a), Idaho Code, shall be for terms of not less than ten (10) years and not greater than fifty (50) years unless otherwise agreed to by the utility or cooperative electrical association. All publications of ordinances granting a franchise, both before and after passage, shall be made at the expense of the applicant or grantee. Where an ordinance granting a franchise is sought to be amended after the same has been in force, the provisions of this section as to publication, before final action upon such amendment, shall apply as in cases of proposed ordinances granting original franchises.
History:
[50-329, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 25, p. 1249; am. 1995, ch. 226, sec. 1, p. 777.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 3 - POWERS › Section 50-330 - RATES OF FRANCHISE HOLDERS — REGULATIONS.

50-330. RATES OF FRANCHISE HOLDERS — REGULATIONS. Cities shall have power to regulate the fares, rates, rentals or charges made for the service rendered under any franchise granted in such city, except such as are subject to regulation by the public utilities commission.
History:
[50-330, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 26, p. 1249.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 3 - POWERS › Section 50-331 - CONTROL OF WATERS.

50-331. CONTROL OF WATERS. Cities may establish, alter and change the channels of watercourses and wall or cover the same within the boundaries of the city and outside the corporate limits to the extent necessary to preserve the watercourse.
History:
[50-331, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 52, p. 1249.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 3 - POWERS › Section 50-332 - CONTROL OF SEWERS AND DRAINS.

50-332. CONTROL OF SEWERS AND DRAINS. Cities are authorized to clear, cleanse, alter, straighten, widen, pipe, wall, fill or close any waterway, drain or sewer or any watercourse in such city when not declared, by law, to be navigable and, as provided in section 50-1008, assess the expense thereof in whole or in part to the property specially benefited thereby.
History:
[50-332, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 58, p. 1249.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 3 - POWERS › Section 50-346 - MUNICIPALITY PROHIBITIONS ON UTILITY CONNECTIONS.

50-346. MUNICIPALITY PROHIBITIONS ON UTILITY CONNECTIONS. No municipality, city, incorporated or unincorporated area, special use district, or any other local government entity of any kind may enact or implement any resolution, policy, or ordinance that:
(1) Prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, the authorized connection or reconnection of an electric, natural gas, propane, or other energy utility service provided by a public utility, municipality, or cooperative utility;
(2) Restricts, or has the effect of restricting, the source of the electricity, natural gas, propane, or other energy utility service provided by a public utility, municipality, or cooperative utility; or
(3) Requires residents or businesses within the municipality to use a particular type or generation source of electricity, natural gas, propane, or other fuel.
History:
[50-346, added 2023, ch. 55, sec. 2, p. 207.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 4 - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS › Section 50-407 - FORM OF DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY.

50-407. FORM OF DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY. Declarations of candidacy and petitions of candidacy shall read substantially as herein set forth. Any number of separate petitions of candidacy may be circulated at the same time for any candidate and all petitions for each candidate shall be considered one (1) petition when filed with the city clerk. Each signer of a petition shall be a registered qualified elector.
DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY
I, the undersigned, affirm that I am a qualified elector of the City of ………, State of Idaho, and that I have resided in the city for at least thirty (30) days. I hereby declare myself to be a candidate for the office of …………., for a term of …. years, to be voted for at the election to be held on the …. day of ….., …., and certify that I possess the legal qualifications to fill said office, and that my residence address is ……………
(Signed) ……………………
Subscribed and sworn to before me this …. day of …….., …..
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State of Idaho
County of …….. ss.
City of ……….
PETITION OF CANDIDACY
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This petition must be filed in the office of the City Clerk 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. The submitted petition must have affixed thereto the names of at least five (5) qualified electors who reside within the appropriate city.
I, the undersigned, being a qualified elector of the City of ………….., in the State of Idaho, do hereby certify and declare that I reside at the place set opposite my name and that I do hereby join in the petition of ………….., a candidate for the office of …………….. to be voted at the election to be held on the …. day of………, …..
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I, …………………., being first duly sworn, say: That I am a resident of the State of Idaho and at least eighteen (18) years of age; that every person who signed this sheet of the foregoing petition signed his or her name thereto in my presence; I believe that each has stated his or her name and residence address correctly; and that each signer is a qualified elector of the State of Idaho, and the City of ………………..
Signed
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History:
[(50-407) 50-431, added 1978, ch. 329, sec. 2, p. 835; am. 2002, ch. 32, sec. 22, p. 59; am. 2002, ch. 75, sec. 9, p. 168; am. 2006, ch. 105, sec. 3, p. 289; am. and redesig. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 109, p. 1052.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 6 - MAYOR › Section 50-612 - MAJORITY REQUIRED FOR ELECTION — RUNOFF ELECTION.

50-612. MAJORITY REQUIRED FOR ELECTION — RUNOFF ELECTION. A city may, by ordinance, provide that a majority of the votes for any candidate running for the office of mayor shall be required for election to that office. In the event no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast, there shall be a runoff election between the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast. Such runoff election shall be conducted by the county clerk as in the general election in a manner consistent with chapter 14, title 34, Idaho Code, and at such time, within thirty (30) days of the general election, as prescribed by the city and shall be exempt from the limitation upon elections provided in sections 34-106 and 50-405, Idaho Code. The ballot shall be prepared by the county clerk not less than twenty-two (22) days preceding the runoff election. The designation of polling places shall be made by the county commissioners not less than twenty (20) days preceding any runoff election and sample ballots shall be printed not less than eighteen (18) days preceding the runoff election.
History:
[50-612, added 1985, ch. 209, sec. 1, p. 519; am. 1992, ch. 176, sec. 5, p. 558; am. 2002, ch. 75, sec. 16, p. 172; am. 2006, ch. 105, sec. 12, p. 292; am. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 123, p. 1055.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 7 - COUNCIL › Section 50-701 - COMPOSITION — POWERS.

50-701. COMPOSITION — POWERS. The legislative authority of each city in the state of Idaho, except those operating under the provisions of section[s] 50-801 through 50-812 shall be vested in a council consisting of either four (4) or six (6) members, one half (1/2) of whom shall be elected at each general city election. Councils shall have such powers and duties as are now or may hereafter be provided under the general laws of the state of Idaho.
History:
[50-701, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 132, p. 1249.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 7 - COUNCIL › Section 50-702 - QUALIFICATION OF COUNCILMEN — TERMS — INSTALLATION.

50-702. QUALIFICATION OF COUNCILMEN — TERMS — INSTALLATION. Any person shall be eligible to hold the office of councilman of his city who is a qualified elector at the time his declaration of candidacy or declaration of intent is submitted to the city clerk, and remains a qualified elector under the constitution and laws of the state of Idaho. Each councilman elected at a general city election, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall hold office for a term of four (4) years, and until his successor is elected and qualified. Councilmen elected at each general city election shall be installed at the first meeting in January following election. The manner of conducting that meeting shall be as herein set forth and not otherwise: the incumbents shall meet and conduct such business as may be necessary to conclude the fiscal matters of the preceding year; the newly elected shall then subscribe to the oath of office, be presented certificates of election, assume the duties of their position, and conduct such business as may be necessary, one (1) item of which shall be the election of a member as president of the council.
History:
[50-702, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 133, p. 1249; am. 2002, ch. 75, sec. 17, p. 172.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 7 - COUNCIL › Section 50-703 - CHANGE IN NUMBER OF COUNCILMEN.

50-703. CHANGE IN NUMBER OF COUNCILMEN. (1) Any city may change to the greater or lesser number of councilmen after an election instituted by resolution of the council or by petition as provided for initiative in chapter 18, title 34, Idaho Code. When the proposition submitted to the electors shall receive a favorable vote, officials shall be elected at the succeeding general city election, provided however, that should such election be conducted in a year when no general city election is to be held, such new positions shall be filled by appointment within thirty (30) days.
(a) When the number of councilmen to be elected is to be reduced from six (6) to four (4), there shall be elected one (1) councilman to serve a term of four (4) years. At the next succeeding general city election, there shall be elected two (2) councilmen, each to serve a term of four (4) years, and one (1) councilman to serve a term of two (2) years.
(b) When the number of councilmen to be elected is to be increased from four (4) to six (6), there shall be elected three (3) councilmen, each to serve a term of four (4) years, and one (1) councilman to serve a term of two (2) years.
(2) Any city operating under the city manager form of government may change to the greater or lesser number of councilmen after an election instituted under subsection (1).
(a) When the number of councilmen to be elected is to be reduced from seven (7) to five (5):
(i) If there are four (4) councilmen up for election at the next general city election, there shall be elected two (2) councilmen, each to serve a term of four (4) years.
(ii) If there are three (3) councilmen up for election at the next general city election, there shall be elected one (1) councilman, to serve a term of four (4) years. At the next succeeding general city election, there shall be elected three (3) councilmen, each to serve a term of four (4) years, and one (1) councilman to serve a term of two (2) years.
(b) When the number of councilmen to be elected is to be increased from five (5) to seven (7):
(i) If there are two (2) councilmen up for election at the next general city election, there shall be elected four (4) councilmen, each to serve a term of four (4) years.
(ii) If there are three (3) councilmen up for election at the next general city election, there shall be elected four (4) councilmen, each to serve a term of four (4) years, and one (1) councilman to serve a term of two (2) years.
History:
[50-703, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 134, p. 1249; am. 1972, ch. 16, sec. 1, p. 21; am. 2018, ch. 169, sec. 17, p. 367.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 7 - COUNCIL › Section 50-704 - VACANCIES — APPOINTMENT.

50-704. VACANCIES — APPOINTMENT. (1) A vacancy on the council shall be filled by nomination made by the mayor. If the position of mayor is vacant, the nomination shall be made by the council president. Lacking both a mayor and a council president, the nomination shall be made by the most senior member of the council. For any nomination made pursuant to this subsection, the nominee must be confirmed by the council.
(2) If the number of members of the council is insufficient to establish a quorum, the ranking elected official, in order of the mayor, council president, and senior member of the council, shall nominate a name or names to the governor for appointment sufficient to establish a quorum.
(3) For any appointment made pursuant to this section, the appointee shall serve only until the next general city election, at which such vacancy shall be filled for the balance of the original term.
History:
[50-704, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 135, p. 1249; am. 2023, ch. 93, sec. 1, p. 288.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 7 - COUNCIL › Section 50-705 - MEETINGS OF COUNCIL — QUORUM — DISCIPLINE.

50-705. MEETINGS OF COUNCIL — QUORUM — DISCIPLINE. Regular meetings of the city council shall be held each month at such place and times as the council may establish by ordinance. At all meetings of the council a majority of the full council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; unless otherwise provided by law, a question before the council shall be decided by a majority of the members present.
For the purpose of holding regular or special meetings a number less than a majority may compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as the council may, by ordinance, have previously prescribed. Regular or special meetings of the council may be recessed until further notice.
History:
[50-705, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 136, p. 1249.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 7 - COUNCIL › Section 50-706 - SPECIAL MEETINGS OF COUNCIL.

50-706. SPECIAL MEETINGS OF COUNCIL. One[-]half (1/2) plus one (1) of the members of the full council 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 of the clerk.
History:
[50-706, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 137, p. 1249.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 7 - COUNCIL › Section 50-707 - ASSIGNMENT OF COUNCIL SEATS.

50-707. ASSIGNMENT OF COUNCIL SEATS. Any city, by ordinance, may assign a number to each council seat. Upon the adoption of such an ordinance, and at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the next general election, the city clerk shall assign a number for each council seat. Any candidate seeking election to the council shall file for one (1) of the assigned council seats.
History:
[50-707, added 1984, ch. 108, sec. 1, p. 251.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 7 - COUNCIL › Section 50-707A - ELECTION OF COUNCILMEN BY DISTRICTS.

50-707A. ELECTION OF COUNCILMEN BY DISTRICTS. (1) Any city having fewer than one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants based upon the most recent federal decennial census may, by ordinance, provide for districts and the election of councilmen by districts. Upon the adoption of such an ordinance and at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior to each general election, the governing body of the city shall establish the territory of council districts in accordance with this section. Any city having more than one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants based upon the most recent federal decennial census shall establish districts and shall elect councilmen by districts for districts so established. Districts shall be established no later than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the general election following the date that election precincts are established pursuant to the provisions of section 34-301, Idaho Code.
(2) Each district shall consist of one (1) or more contiguous election precincts as established pursuant to the provisions of chapter 3, title 34, Idaho Code, and each district shall, to the nearest extent possible, contain the same number of people based upon the most recent federal decennial census.
(3) Each city establishing districts for the election of councilmen by districts shall establish the number of districts corresponding to the number of council seats determined by the city pursuant to section 50-701, Idaho Code, or for any city having a governing body governed by the provisions of sections 50-801 through 50-812, Idaho Code, the number of council seats determined by the city pursuant to section 50-805, Idaho Code.
(4) Upon establishment of city election districts, council members are to be elected by the electors of the said geographic district, and any candidate must be a resident of said geographic district. For cities with fewer than one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants that establish districts by ordinance, the council shall determine, not less than ninety (90) days before the next general election, the method of the implementation of this ordinance.
History:
[50-707A, added 1984, ch. 108, sec. 2, p. 251; am. 2020, ch. 269, sec. 1, p. 781.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 7 - COUNCIL › Section 50-707B - MAJORITY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR ELECTION — RUNOFF ELECTION.

50-707B. MAJORITY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR ELECTION — RUNOFF ELECTION. A city may, by ordinance, provide that a majority of the votes for any candidate running for a council seat adopted by a city in accordance with section 50-707 or 50-707A, Idaho Code, shall be required for election to that office. In the event no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast, there shall be a runoff election between the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast. Such runoff election shall be conducted by the county clerk as in the general election in a manner consistent with chapter 14, title 34, Idaho Code, and at such time within thirty (30) days of the general election, as prescribed by the city and shall be exempt from the limitation upon elections provided in sections 34-106 and 50-405, Idaho Code. The ballot shall be prepared by the county clerk not less than twenty-two (22) days preceding the runoff election. The designation of polling places shall be made by the county commissioners not less than twenty (20) days preceding any runoff election, and sample ballots shall be printed not less than eighteen (18) days preceding the runoff election.
History:
[50-707B, added 1984, ch. 108, sec. 3, p. 251; am. 2002, ch. 75, sec. 18, p. 173; am. 2006, ch. 105, sec. 13, p. 293; am. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 124, p. 1056.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 7 - COUNCIL › Section 50-708 - EXAMINATION OF ACCOUNTS OF FISCAL OFFICERS.

50-708. EXAMINATION OF ACCOUNTS OF FISCAL OFFICERS. At least once in each quarter of each year, the council shall examine by review of a quarterly treasurer’s report included upon the city council agenda the accounts and doings subject to management by the chief financial officer of the city. Such report shall be completed no more than thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar quarter and shall then be transmitted to the city clerk for inclusion on the next available city council agenda.
History:
[50-708, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 139, p. 1249; am. 2017, ch. 129, sec. 2, p. 303.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 8 - COUNCIL-MANAGER PLAN › Section 50-801 - CITIES MAY ADOPT PLAN.

50-801. CITIES MAY ADOPT PLAN. Any city within the state of Idaho, organized under the general laws of the state, special chapter, or a general incorporation act, may adopt the council-manager plan of government by proceedings as herein provided.
History:
[50-801, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 140, p. 1249; am. 1984, ch. 156, sec. 1, p. 381.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 8 - COUNCIL-MANAGER PLAN › Section 50-802 - INSTITUTING ELECTION, PETITION — RESOLUTION.

50-802. INSTITUTING ELECTION, PETITION — RESOLUTION. Procedure for instituting a special election on adoption of the council-manager plans shall be by petition of electors as provided for initiative in section 34-1801B, Idaho Code, or by resolution passed by one-half (1/2) plus one (1) of the members of the full council.
History:
[50-802, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 141, p. 1249; am. 1984, ch. 156, sec. 2, p. 381; am. 2015, ch. 285, sec. 4, p. 1158.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 8 - COUNCIL-MANAGER PLAN › Section 50-803 - TIME FOR HOLDING SPECIAL ELECTION ON PROPOSITION.

50-803. TIME FOR HOLDING SPECIAL ELECTION ON PROPOSITION. Within ten (10) days after the filing of such petition or resolution with the city clerk, the mayor shall, by proclamation, establish a date for holding a special election on the question of adopting the council-manager plan, such date to be determined as follows:
(1) When the petition or resolution is filed with the city clerk during a year when no general city election is to be held, such election shall be held on the date authorized in section 34-106, Idaho Code, that is nearest to but not less than sixty (60) days following filing of such petition or resolution;
(2) When the petition or resolution is filed with the city clerk during a year when a general city election is to be held, such election shall be held on the date for holding general city elections.
History:
[50-803, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 142, p. 1249; am. 1984, ch. 156, sec. 3, p. 382; am. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 125, p. 1056.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 8 - COUNCIL-MANAGER PLAN › Section 50-804 - PROPOSITION TO BE VOTED.

50-804. PROPOSITION TO BE VOTED. At such election the proposition to be submitted to the electors shall be: "Shall the City of …. adopt the council-manager plan of government, as set forth in sections 50-801 through 50-812, Idaho Code?"
History:
[50-804, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 143, p. 1249; am. 1984, ch. 156, sec. 4, p. 382.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS › Chapter 8 - COUNCIL-MANAGER PLAN › Section 50-805 - GOVERNING BODY — SIZE.

50-805. GOVERNING BODY — SIZE. The governing body of any city governed by the provisions of sections 50-801 through 50-812 shall consist of five (5) or seven (7) councilmen. Should the proposition be adopted under section 50-804, the governing body shall consist of a council equal in number to the councilmen plus the mayor under the existing form of government, unless subsequently changed as provided by section 50-703.
History:
[50-805, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 144, p. 1249.]