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Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.

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Section
11-43C-1

Applicability of Chapter.

Section
11-43C-2

Special Election as to Adoption of Mayor-Council Form of Government.

Section
11-43C-3

Form of Ballot; Marking of Ballot; Use of Voting Machines.

Section
11-43C-4

Conduct of Election; Election Expenses.

Section
11-43C-5

Provisions Applicable if Mayor-Council Form of Government Chosen.

Section
11-43C-6

Election of Mayor and Council Members; Time of Taking Office; Election Expenses.

Section
11-43C-7

Qualification of Council Candidates; Votes Cast by Each Voter; Majority Vote Requirements; Runoff Elections; Elections Held Quadrennially; When Elected Councilmen Take Office; Term of Office; Councilman May Succeed Himself.

Section
11-43C-8

Mayor - Majority Vote Requirements; Runoff Election.

Section
11-43C-9

Mayor - Elections Held Quadrennially; Oath; May Succeed Himself.

Section
11-43C-10

City Continued as Municipal Corporation.

Section
11-43C-11

Government Known as "Mayor-Council Form of Government"; Powers of City Vested in Council; Manner in Which Powers Exercised.

Section
11-43C-12

Powers of City Generally.

Section
11-43C-13

Council to Consist of Five District Council Members; Division of Municipality Into Districts; Changing District Boundaries Where Population Varies by Over Five Percent.

Section
11-43C-14

District Council Members - Filing as Candidate; Qualifying Fee.

Section
11-43C-15

District Council Members - No Primary Elections; Filing of Pauper's Oath or Petition to Become Candidate.

Section
11-43C-16

District Council Members - Oath of Office.

Section
11-43C-17

District Council Members - Qualifications; Holding Other Offices; Effect of Conviction or Loss of Any Qualification.

Section
11-43C-18

District Council Members - Compensation; Additional Stipend for President of Council.

Section
11-43C-19

President of Council.

Section
11-43C-20

Vice-President of Council.

Section
11-43C-21

Powers of Council; Dealings With Officers and Employees in Administrative Service.

Section
11-43C-22

Vacancies in Council.

Section
11-43C-23

Creating, Changing, Abolishing, or Assigning Additional Functions to Offices, Departments, or Agencies.

Section
11-43C-24

City Clerk Continued in Office; Applicability of Merit System; Appointment of Successor; Duties.

Section
11-43C-25

First Meeting of Council; Council to Meet Regularly; Meetings Open to Public.

Section
11-43C-26

Council to Judge Election and Qualifications of Members.

Section
11-43C-27

Rules and Order of Business of Council; Journal of Proceedings.

Section
11-43C-28

Meetings of Council; Quorum; Majority Vote Requirement; Procedure; Record of Proceedings; Procedure as to Ordinances or Resolutions of Permanent Operation; Publication; No Veto as to Council Actions Relating to an Investigation.

Section
11-43C-29

Grant of Franchise, Lease, or Right to Use Streets, etc., by Ordinance or Resolution.

Section
11-43C-30

Revision and Codification of Ordinances, Bylaws, and Resolutions; Comprehensive Zone Map.

Section
11-43C-31

Monthly Statement of Receipts and Expenses; Annual Examination of Books and Accounts.

Section
11-43C-32

Mayor - Filing as Candidate; Qualifying Fee.

Section
11-43C-33

Mayor - No Primary Election; Filing of Pauper's Oath or Petition to Become Candidate.

Section
11-43C-34

Mayor - Qualifications.

Section
11-43C-35

Mayor - Compensation; Expense Allowance.

Section
11-43C-36

Mayor - Vacancies; Acting Mayor; Special Election to Fill Vacancy; Term of Office.

Section
11-43C-37

Mayor - Powers and Duties.

Section
11-43C-38

Divisions of City Government; Executive Directors of Divisions; City Attorney; Outside Counsel.

Section
11-43C-39

Distribution of Work Among Departmental Divisions.

Section
11-43C-40

Mayor - Employment of Additional Personnel; Amount Available for Salaries; Not Subject to Merit System.

Section
11-43C-41

Fiscal, Budget, and Accounting Years.

Section
11-43C-42

Mayor to Submit Budget to Council.

Section
11-43C-43

Estimates of Revenue and Expenditures for Each Department, etc.; Compilation of Budget Information by Director of Finance; Review and Revision of Estimates.

Section
11-43C-44

General Fund Budget.

Section
11-43C-45

Recommended Expenditures Not to Exceed Estimated Receipts Unless Additional Revenue Measures Adopted; Recommendations Where Receipts Estimated to Exceed Expenditures; Public Utility Budgets.

Section
11-43C-46

Contents of Budget Message.

Section
11-43C-47

Printing and Distribution of Budget Message and General Fund, Public Utility, and Capital Budgets.

Section
11-43C-48

Public Hearing on Budget.

Section
11-43C-49

Revision of Budget After Hearing; Increase in Expenditures Over Mayor's Recommendation; Expenditures Not to Exceed Receipts and Surplus Unless Additional Revenue Measures Adopted.

Section
11-43C-50

Summary of Budget.

Section
11-43C-51

Adoption of General Fund Budget and Any Necessary Revenue Measure; Failure to Adopt Budget.

Section
11-43C-52

Disapproval by Mayor of Expenditure Line Item; Adherence by Council to Expenditure.

Section
11-43C-53

Budget Effective Upon Final Adoption; Certification; Printing and Distribution.

Section
11-43C-54

Budget Estimates for Public Utilities; Presentation of Budget to Council.

Section
11-43C-55

Monthly or Quarterly Allotments for Each Department, etc.; Revision of Allotments.

Section
11-43C-56

Transfer of Unencumbered Balance From One Department, etc., to Another or From One Classification of Expenditure to Another.

Section
11-43C-57

Additional Appropriations.

Section
11-43C-58

Emergency Appropriations.

Section
11-43C-59

Lapse of Unexpended and Unencumbered Appropriation.

Section
11-43C-60

Capital Improvement Program.

Section
11-43C-61

Capital Budget; Lapse of Appropriations for Capital Improvement Projects; Reserve Fund for Permanent Public Improvements.

Section
11-43C-62

Payments and Obligations Must Be in Accord With Appropriations; Certification by Director of Finance; Void Payments and Obligations; Penalty for Knowing Violations.

Section
11-43C-63

Existing Budget Continued in Force.

Section
11-43C-64

Division of Finance; Head of Division.

Section
11-43C-65

Head of Division of Finance - Qualifications; Bond.

Section
11-43C-66

Head of Division of Finance - Powers and Duties.

Section
11-43C-67

Expenditures Not to Exceed Appropriation for That General Classification of Expenditures; Expenditures Financed by Bonds; Leases or Contracts for Period Exceeding Budget Year.

Section
11-43C-68

Disposition of Fees Received by Officers and Employees.

Section
11-43C-69

Division of Division of Finance to Be Responsible for Purchases; Powers and Duties of Division Head.

Section
11-43C-70

Competitive Bidding on Contracts for Supplies, Materials, or Equipment.

Section
11-43C-71

City Improvements Costing More Than $3,000.00 to Be Executed by Contract; Bidding on Contract; Alteration of Contract.

Section
11-43C-72

Purchases and Contracts Shall Be Pursuant to Written Requisition; Certification of Balance Sufficient to Pay for Contract or Order.

Section
11-43C-73

Revenue Notes.

Section
11-43C-74

Emergency Notes.

Section
11-43C-75

Notes Not Payable on Demand; Redemption Prior to Maturity; Private Sale.

Section
11-43C-76

Existing Rights and Privileges of Officers and Employees; Existing Laws Not Inconsistent With Personnel, etc., Provisions of Chapter.

Section
11-43C-77

Personnel Holding Administrative Office Continued in Office; Transfer of Powers and Duties of Office, etc., Abolished by This Chapter.

Section
11-43C-78

Transfer of Records, Property, and Equipment of Office, etc., Where Powers and Duties Reassigned.

Section
11-43C-79

Office, etc., With Name or Powers and Duties the Same or Substantially Same as Existing Office Deemed a Continuation of Such Office.

Section
11-43C-80

Existing Contracts Continued in Force; Public Improvements for Which Legislative Steps Taken.

Section
11-43C-81

Pending Legal Actions and Proceedings.

Section
11-43C-82

Laws Relating to Pensions or Retirement and Relief Funds Continued in Force.

Section
11-43C-83

Laws Relating to Authority for Fairgrounds, etc., Continued in Force.

Section
11-43C-84

Ordinances and Resolutions Continued in Effect.

Section
11-43C-85

Removal of Merit System Officers and Employees; Appeal of Decision.

Section
11-43C-86

Participation in Meetings of Council by Mayor, Department Heads, Etc.

Section
11-43C-87

Inquiry Into Conduct of Office, Department, Agency, or Officer; Investigations as to Municipal Affairs; Subpoena Power.

Section
11-43C-88

Interest of Official or Employee in Contracts With City or Public Utility Prohibited; Acceptance of Gifts, etc.; Free Transportation of Officials, Policemen, and Firemen in Discharge of Duties.

Section
11-43C-89

Oath Taken by City Officers.

Section
11-43C-90

Reapportionment of Council Districts Because of Population Change.

Section
11-43C-91

Procedure for Changing Form of Government; Change From Mayor-Council Form Prohibited for Four Years.

Section
11-43C-92

Appointments to City Positions to Fairly Reflect Make-Up of Total Community; Participation in Contracts by Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals; Capital Improvements to Be Based on Need and Fairly and Equitably Made; Allocation to Agencies Serving Poor and Needy.