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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 23-224RESOLUTION NO, 23-224 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: THAT the proposed FY 2024 Capital Program has been received and a public hearing is hereby scheduled for August 29, 2023 at 1:30 PM in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 801 Main Street, Beaumont, Texas; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City Clerk is to publish notice of said public hearing pursuant to the Charter of the City of Beaumont. The meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things conducted in strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the C August, 2023. of Beaumont this the 15th day of - Mayor Roy West -- Proposition A 2 Shall the City Charter of the City of Beaumont be amended to increase City Council terms ftom 3 two years to four-year staggard terms? 4 Measure A 5 Article III 6 THE CITY COUNCIL 7 Section 2 -NUMBER AND TERM: The City Council shall be composed of a Mayon and six (6) 8 Councilmen-bers. Four (4) Council --embers shall be designated as "ward Councilmembers," each 9 of whom shall be elected only by the qualified voters residing in the ward from which each such 10 ward Councilmen-ber is elected. Each ward Councilmember shall reside in the ward to which such 11 Councilinember is elected to represent. Two (2) Councilmen -bens shall be designated 12 "Councilmen -bees -at -large" designated as Councils -ember - at - Large Place 1 and 13 Councilmember - at - Largee 2. ahe The Mayor and Councilmembers-at-large shall be 14 elected by all the qualified voters of the City. At t, _1 are tion _iii 2004 the Mayer and at 1 The Mayor and all 16 Councilmennbers shall be elected for two (2) four 4 year staggered terms. 17 Section 6 --- MAYOR PRO TEMPORE: The City Council shall elect one of its members as 18 Mayor Pro Tempore for a one (1) year term. The Mayor Pro Tcmpore shall perform the duties of 19 the Mayor in case of the absence or inability of the Mayor to perform the duties of his oice,- 20 �`z[rcnf if -a -4 aeaney oeeiivs, shall beeeme Mayor for- t nexp ra term. if t4e Mayor Pre Temp 21 is -Lil+willing te asstffRe the &ti6s Of May6f iR tile evefft Of — that offiee, then the City .xzuz avvi;ski't'.. 23 Section 7 -- VACANCIES: In the event of a vacancy in the City Council if there are 365 days or 24 more remaining on the tern- of the vacated City Council office, the City Council shall call a special 25 election- to fill such vacancy. When there are less than 365_ days remaining in the term of the vacant 26 ~City Council office the Ci ty Council may, by majority vote of the remaining Members of Ci 27 Council at its discretion leave the office vacant appoint a new Mayor or Councils -ember to fill 28 such vacancy or tali a special election to fill such vacancy, 29 A vacaney in a ward position, whether filled by tke Gity Coiineil of by el-P-P-4-ifflfft, 811al I qot exceed �we (2) at any one time sha e filled by a majority of t! Mefli V V 35 ge44eval election, then ", eeial election shall Jae called. ■ 36 of4he City Gouneil shall by a i4mierity vote fill sueli thG PUSOn SE) Oleeted shall 37 serve aWy tmtil t4 6 next general G"litty when such vaeaneies shall be filled. if fetff: ut ill that event, the vefflail4iffg me! • J , Y - C. 41 42 43 Article IV ELECTIONS. 44 Section 4 - ELECTION BY MAJORITY, VOTING AT LARGE, RUNOFF ELECTION; 45 In the event no candidate for an elective office receives a majorAy of the votes cast for that place 46 in theeneral orspecial election a run-off election shall be held between the two 2 candidates 47 who received thce greater number of votes. FUN w w • • • •HT11 WAw • - • - • I : I • • • • • w LIM • • - - • w • w w • • • w w • - w 75 Proposition B 76 Shall the City Charter of the City of Beaumont be amended to require individuals to sit out a single 77 term of office after having served two (2) consecutive frill terms in one office or four (4) 78 consecutive filll terms in two offices? 79 82 If Measure A fails to pass: Measure B Article III THE CITY COUNCIL. 83 Section ---- Term Limits: Councilmen-rbers and the Mayor shall be limited to four 4 84 consecutive full terms in office. A person who has served four 4 consecutive fill terms as a 85 Councilmember or as Mayor may not a ain hold the same office until at least two 2 ears fiom 86 the end of the previous term served Have passed. 87 A_ person who has served two (2) consecutive terms as a Councilmernber shall be eligible to be 88 elected to the office of Mayor for two 2 consecutive terms and a person wlio has served two 2 89 consecutive terms as Ma, or shall be eligible to be elected as a Council ember for two (2) 90 consecutive terms. 91 If the terms of service in the offices of Ma or and Councilmember are consecutive then no office 92 may be held again for a period of at least two.(2) ears from the end of the previous terns served. 93 For purposes of terns limits there are only two offices that of Mayor and that of Councilmember. 94 Years or time of service that an official may serve in filling an unex iced terns or a partial term 95 of office to which they were elected shall not be counted toward the above limitations. 96 Years or tinge of service that an official served prior to the adoption of these limitations do not 97 count towards the above limitations. 99 If Measure A passes_ 100 Section — Terrn Limits: Councilmembers and the Mayor shall be limited to two (2) 101 consecutive fill tennis in office. A person who has served two (2) consecutive full. terms as a 102 Councilmernber or as Mayor may not a ain hold the same office until at least four (4) years _fron- 103 the end of the previous terns served has assed. 104 A person who has served two 2 consecutive terms as a Counciluiernber shall be eligible to be 105 elected to the office of Mayor for two 2 consecutive terms and a person who has served two 2 106 consecutive terms as Mayor shall be eligible to be elected as a Councilmen ber for two (2) 107 consecutive terms. 108 If the terms of service in the offices of Mayor and Councilnaember are consecutive then no office 109 n1a be held again fora period of at least four 4 ears from the end of the previous term served. 110 For purposes of term limits there are only two offices that of Ma or and that of Councilmember. 111 Years or time of service that an official may serve in.filling an unexpired terra or a partial tend 112 of office to which tftey were elected shall not be counted toward the above limitations, 113 Years or time of service that an official served prior to the adoption of these limitations do not 114 count towards the above limitations. 115 133 Proposition C 134 Shall the City Charter of the City of Beaumont be amended to require the City Council to hold 135 such regular meetings as necessary to efficiently conduct the affairs of the City? 136 Measure C 137 Article III 138 THE CITY COUNCIL. 139 140 Section 8 — MEETINGS: 141 p. The City Council shall hold such monthly meetings as necessary to 142 efficiently conduct the affairs of the City. The City Council shall set the date and time of its 143 regular meetings by resolution. Special meetings of the City Council shall be called by the City 144 Clerk, at the request of the Mayor, City Manager or four (4) members of the City Council, Four 145 (4) or more members of the City Council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of 146 business. All meetings of the City Council shall be held in a public place in the City of 147 Beaumont. Meetings of the City Council shall be held in accordance with the laws of the State 148 of Texas which require meetings of public bodies to be open to the public. 149 4 150 Proposition D 151 Shall the City Charter of the City of Beaumont be amended to clarify the authority of the City 152 Manager and City Council's roles? 153 Measure D 154 Article V 155 THE CITY MANAGE, R. 156 Section 3 — POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CITY MANAGER: The ,,o eFs and dt tier of 157 the City N,r.,nage,• sy,,1� r,e-as-follows! The Ci Mana er shall be the chief administrative officer 158 of the City and shall be responsible to the City Council for the administration of all City.affairs 159 placed in their charge. by or under this Charter, The City Manager.. shall have such im died 160 authority as to properly carry out the fiinctions of chief administrative officer for the City and iri 161 addition to those implied powers, shall have the following specific responsibilities and duties; 162 (1) Appoint and remove all heads of departments and all subordinate officer's and 163 cnlployees of the City except as otherwise provided by this Charter and except as lie may 164 authorize the head of a department or office to appoint and remove subordinates in such 165 department or office, The decision of the City Manager or other appointing officer shall 166 be final and there shall be no appeal therefrom to any other office, body or court 167 whatsoever. 168 (2) Prepare the budget annually and submit it to the City Council and be responsible 169 for its administration after adoption. 170 (3) Prepare and submit to the City Council as of the end of the fiscal year a complete 171 finance report for the preceding year. 172 (4) Keep the City Council advised of the financial condition and future Heeds of the 173 City and to recommend to the City Council for adoption such resolutions as lie may deem 174 necessary or expedient. 175 (5) Supervise the preparation of agendas for all meetings of the City Council. The 176 agendas shall be prepared in accordance with Rules and Procedures adopted by the Ci 177 Council and as provided for in this Charter. 178 (6) Oversee the purchasing of all merchandise materials supplics..and services as 179 budgeted and shall 12ut in place such rules and regulations governing contracts re uisitions 180 and transactions of business between City de artments and vendors of goods and services 181 ill compliance with all State procurement laws. 5 182 (7) Supervise City communication with the public and the news media includin 183 outreach initiatives to the citizens and general public through various media venues. 184 (8) Except as otherwise provided for in this Charter the City Manager shall direct and 185 supervise the administration of all departments, offices and public utilities of the Ci and 186 shall investigate or cause to be investigated as appropriate any complaints concerning the 187 administration of the City. 188 (9) Appoint, sus end or remove any City em to ee except as otherwise providcd b 189 this Charter. The City Manager ma authorize any ein to ee who is subject to the City 190 Mana er's direction and su ervision to exercise these powers with respect to subordinates 191 in that employee's department, office or agency. 192 (10) Direct and supervise the administration of all departments, officers and agencies 193 of the City, except as otherwise provided by this Charter or by law, 194 (11) Establish persomiel policies and.procedures to be adopted b Ci Council and 195 npake said policies available to all City employees, 196 (12) The City Manager shall have the authorijy to create and revise the Ci 's 197 organizational chart. 198 (13) Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or required of him 199 by the City Council not inconsistent with this Charter. 200 201 Section 4 — INTERFERENCE BY CITY COUNCIL PROHIBITED: Neither the City Council 202 nor any of its committees or members shall dictate the appointment of any person to, or removal 203 from, office or employment or discipline by the City Manager or airy of his subordinates or in any 204 manner interfere in the appointment or removal or discipline of employees under the City 205 Manager's authority. Except for the purpose of inquiries and investigations, uuiess__otherwise 206 provided in this Charter, the Cit. Council and Members of City Council shall deal with City 207 officers and eq-Tiloyccs who are subject to the direction and supervision of the City Manager solel 208 throuah the Citv Manager, and neither the City Council nor Members of City Council shall give 209 orders to any.such officer or employee, either publicly or privately. 210 Lei 211 Propositioll Es 212 Shall the City Charter of the City of Beaumont be amended for consistency and conrpliance with 213 State law? 214 215 216 217 218 219 Section 1 — GENERAL; Measure E Article H POWERS OF THE CITY. " 220 The City shall have all powers and rights of self government and hone mte that exist now or 221 may be gtanted to municipalities by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas together 222 with all implied powers necessary to cara into execution such granted powers, unless such power 223 of right is expressly prohibited or restricted by this Charter. Beaumont,224 The Ci�y of 226 the State of Texas, togetheF with all t4w r 227 powers ganted, The City may a . i . ffrty within 01; without i oiundavies fei! aRy sinTle of any lessef iHt8fest Or • of eendemnatio-aandmaysell,r owned i fa-r general and speeial • +noncy on the faith and eFedit of the Q�y by t4 i id sale of +,totes of the City; may appropriate the money ef the City f6f all lawftil purpose,&!,-� I r regulations,235 make and enf:ovee all pahoe, health, saiijtaiy and ether 236 as may be expedient for the protectionof 237 of the C=4, for fof the ordef and s8ftr-ity Of its 238 inhabitants, and Y proteet the health and property W f the inkabitants; Emd may • provide • for the vielation of a+iy ordinanee enaeted by the City of Beaum 240exeept as prohibited by the Constitution of this State or I 243 ! I veer�r, �iernssrs: R7fR:iA.'►T3CSTS.r�T.� 31TSRii�T�s4s�=�n'rr.�rscsz iic . s. �f.r�sr I S I I • r 251 Article III 252 THE CITY COUNCIL. 253 Section 3 — QUALII+ICATIONS: 254 Candidates for election and appointment to City Council shall be at least 21 years of a e and 255 otherwise sleet all state qualifications for office. 256 The T\and e 3 f the siN (6) Council moo ncir ei;s r.� 7 257 s413 yGi�y; 258 Amended 5/1 21) 259 Article IV 260 ELECTIONS. 261 Section 2 — ELECTION OFFICERS AND CANVASSING RETURNS: The election judges 262 and other necessary election officials for conducting all such elections shall be appointed by the 263 Council, and they shall be qualified voters of the election precinct in which they are to serve. The 264 election judges shall certify their count of the ballots, attaching the tally street to their certificate 265 and deposit it with the City Clerk in a sealed envelope. With:., fWe (c) .rays a4er an ,,,,,bete tl;e 266 267 Article VI 268 THE BUDGET. 269 Section 2 — PREPARATION AND SUBNHSSION OF BUDGET: The City Manager, shall 270 Dreuare the annual budget consistei t.with state law. . '�-.T1�::7ir:T�;rss�sL7lrse�LsssefallllRr.7s'srsarr2i��sscsrs� 273 1 � A44d IS FeF stjoh pwpese, at sueh date as he shall deteFmkie, he, ai; an officer designated by Y W - W f revenue atid W • W W V W 8pi�eepafing budget, Manager f • 1 (Amended S F hearing,281 Seefiaji6 FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET: After the of s4mmWe— the Cetineil may ifisertnew 'i by law. - :4 inereasing it must eatise i proposed 286'C'etineil Y 287 Seetion 9 DATE OF FINAL ADOPT40N; FAILU" TO ADOPT: The b:H4get shall be- i i fitially a4optedith Goveniment Code.Should i tie fkial aetion in aeeefdanee witliCode, budget 290 by the 291 54/21) 292 Section 19 --- CAPITAL PROGRAM: 293 (a) Submission to Council: The Manager shall prepare and submit to the Council a five (5) 294 year Capital Program at leant three (3) •„efiths prior to the final date for subnnission of the 295 budget. 296 Article XI 297 INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL. 298 Section 19 DISTR4CT jUDGE ACW ORDER ELECTI Should the City Council fail oF 299 refuse orderrpfavided for- in this w148H all the F6EftliFeMel4tS V itwith l 3ol of die Chavter, t4e-n it shall be the &� of any one of the Diskiet Judges of jego�son 1 {A+tiele pfovision8 of this of this Char-tev- 304 305 306 Article XVII GENERAL PROVISIONS. W4,2 row 1• --No "— — - borm- 310 311 312 Proposition F 313 Shall the City Charter of the City of Beaumont be amended to delete repetitive and unnecessary 314 provisions? 315 Measure F 316 Article I 317 INCORPORATION; FORM OF GOVERNMENT; TERRITORY. 318 Section 3 —BOUNDARIES: 319 The boundaries of the City may be enlarged by the annexation of additional territoi in aa� 320 manner authorized by law. Whenever, in the opinion of the City Council there exists within the 321 corporate limits of the City and territog, either iiflzabited or uninhabited, not suitable or necessary_ 322 for City ur oses the City Council nra upon. a public hearing and by ordinance duty passed, 323 discontinue said teff itoKy as part of the Ci . 324 The h time w time e 325 } 326 4ese 327 •E t the G. G. Caswell 256,6 aere tvaet; Smith331 Thenee east with the sautkerti betitidaty jitle of sai4 Caswell tf aet to the east side of the Texafkana . r • its southel etifidavy line-) ofsaid F-efSmith Railway338 • Railway Company's A southeastwardRailwa 342 to its i iffi r w si�u� 10 343 Thenee sot44we4waF4 alwig ttle t 1' of C„ ,.Il t n to its ..ite,� t.o.. ,4 tly8 �TTS�YL•AiUv 4 4 i i�avvu u�� z� 344 east prep -; 345 T1,eiiee neytl,,,..,nt.Y.ayd long the , ,,.•+l east__pl, E)p •t, 1' F the f+esl, _,r,.,ter- e 1{L1iCLi to i� Port Artht,F'__ 4 346 efessingf4ig1,1,,,,.1 n,.a"e; 347 Thenee eontia-iiing st,. ,•,l along the tl "ViLFFYLFA p1 LiYF 348 A,.tl,,,,.' and still . „ti,,,,hig .,long said 'piepefty lineallA F 11 ;.,.r its e to the Re tiiiy 349 P-ienee eantiauing noFthward along the east .ty line of said f+es , ata,• eafl�..1._t Peet A,-'&H, �jl, l �ujj� L1UL LV l Vi41 1.1. 4.(AL1L 350 i 11 _ 351 Thenee westward alang the sai,tl, line f d?t Atnes W. B e Stipvey to the east line of the 352 ; 353 354 355 fir; 356 357 Railway r. „1s, ,•igM of way. 358 359 ; 360 361 of the !`11,arlen Wiili.,,,,n_T_eagi,.,• 362 363 divisiow 364 T-hei4ee ner-th a!eHg the east 1418 of tiie Tkamas 14. Lai4g4am Subdivision, it also beilig the east line 365 of Lots 1 a 9, 16, 17 nn_ana 25 of id s4si� 366 Thenee eatitinuing noft4wafd aleng tke dividiag lifie betweea the west lifie of Galdweed n s .,,,,1 367 the east line of the bangham Estate Subdi-visiaii to a point an the fief th line of the Texas and New 368 OAe 4 n„il,• .,.1 Ge ._.. tight of _nai�-i,6,� ., tl, ,tl, l; afGaid-wrL"ivL`t-.c; T, 369 Theiiee tl,. nt ,•,1 1 g the .1;,,i,lifig line between Cal l �e,l and Texas e ,.1 N , n,•le A4L'YI 370 e4; 371 Thenoe t1 a.l long the di-.vidi,,.Y line 1 of en Gald vinerland Blook G" o f the 7 anglia —V1.+4 YY v v ♦tea v 372 Estate Subdivision te ts iRtefs8etiOH with the saHth 14io of the Hezdiiahlliams League 373 line 1 being the ,•tl, litie Ftl Charles League; ti cr�.Fc�A.Lv., Williamsr r i.. ..� 374 Tl, t ,.,1 1 .Y t1, set-,tl, li of ti,e 14ez .t_:,.t_ Willi amsheag— , � as ,--g the G alder Re -ad 375 t its intefseetion with the west lime -Of Gaidei Road it of , ,t „t; also beingth 376 -neitke,ateemef of Lot 1 Bloek <` _' ef t4ie Langham Estate Si Derr` 11 /6• 411 Tho i,Kyai• 1 1 the South y t � lle of Y agaii • Street Ylro /, ` tY�, f lift@ also V�he IlVfl� 41YV v VVI. �JJV � said 413 Bffyatr; 414 T41eno dewn with e i4g t l,nr,k of the ran ' vu4t o�. 41b edge of the Neehos RiveF> 416 U 417 plaee-efhegianing" 419 The City Gouneil shall have the power i y l- 420 tl,P rr,l,naltrtn.,tn theye ,Y as may b ffioy ed by and l� Y , th-A Y11 Y\F164• And n TL1Y•��t 1Y`dt l Y•I I,�A- �j � pro �i i 421 .,l laws f the State of Tor,an (Amended 511Q! f 422 423 Article H 424 POWERS OF THE CITY. 425 Seetioiq 3 -EMINENT DOMAM The Gity shall have tko full powe-1; an4 Figkt to axeveise 426 13 ewers onfeY...o l F 427 "an it by this Chai:tev or by the Gons6�ation and Laws of the State of Texas. The City may 428 exeveise tl,"awef of e r,t domaiii ar authafized-"efmittedby the C st,t tYV1E. 429 and Laws of this State OF i1i 4'e fllfflflln-�f �411 fbv- that may e pfavidM b r•,li ffie Y�L\+ VJ.f �;1u�e ��e rugh430 1reb0,f,shR11 i 4 431 oftl,o G t to take tic-crie fee a x 432 `T',tzx jt "o ^T.v^'r'rae„bl o petty f r• or,oh_ UT nG.c.• T146Gity c hRll ,c`a aR ''va�c'tT zcPoWer Of 433 oondew,,44ion f4 any munieipal op public pufposes oven tkough not n eeifinnlly or,,,,„P,•nted 41 434 this r AM W . 436and to promisesif R 438 Article IV 439 ELECTIONS. JIB Seetioa 3 GENERAL ELECTIONSHELD: 1 JivgulaF election days as established Eleetion Code of the State of Texas. 442 13 443 SectionELECTIONS AND lf \ \ \ w a 1 I I ballot office I I swornon the ballot pursuant to the Texas Eleetiaii de, (Ameaded- 446 • 447 Seetieti 6 BALLOPS; ry�ofmf4eial ballot Shall i a ,,da e with AGLY. (Amen u 448 9/13/83) " 449 450 451 Article VII FINANCE ADNIINISTRATION. * 452 e- 454 455 adai3ted.All ,.oiit eta and .,,,,.,haws shall be hmidled so as to obtain the best .,aloe for- the Citt - 456 -m 457 -p 458 i3 • BORROWING 1N ANT4GIPATION OF For the puTo-seu--of Tfiet�n-peva+y 460 - City Gouneil shall have the powef by W Oie- 461 City .the issuanee of wafFantsVthe eelleetiall of ta*es or 462 __ SSHf NOTES; rw WARRANTS: All notes or waFFmits issued parsuant to this- 464 1 •Eit flOt less t4aH par and aevnied itAerest at privatesale by the` • 466 Article VIII 467 TAXATION." POWER TO TAX: The City Geuncil shall haw O"ewer- under the pywvisioi 470 4i4axiffmm provided by the Genstitution Effid genefal laws of the State of Texas. (9naeted 4/5/86) 469 State law to levy, assess a d oelleet an aff"al tax upon taxable pyaper-ty withifi the City to the- 472 Seetion 3 ASSESSMENTa • . w of of jamiary in eaell yeaFW 474 bylaw of w r 14 476 Seotion4TAXES; DURAND PAYABLE:All C for the Givy of Beatimont. Taxes 478 attorneys479 code ftolkev provides for- definqtie1it taxes, intefest, - ,s0• i SEIZURE► i SALIE OF PERSONA-L 482 Y• Q Y f the Texas (Enacted• 484 E) the,.PFE) Ut�' 485 boa which 4 , which lien may be enforced and foreelosed according to the 486 of the Texas Tax: Gode, as amended. (Enaeted 4/546) 487 Article IX ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS." 489 Seetien! POWER To BORROW The City "a'--nont shall have the vight and-powef to 490 GitY - • insistent with 94e Gonstitiition and laws of 492 494 • .rss.s�.LrsiR'�.iscllI=sLSsr.,Im,sa r.�Lr�s ,nrs..r,...■....�.,..�. — - - - - -- ,.6 abaff ofl-,-disoonfiniie, abolisk, close, eave for, pave, supervise-,­inaintaiH and inTrove streets, alleys, .• - ♦ :streets, sidewalks, property Y • I ` "on V and Y Vaeato • 0 and elose private ways as per+mitted by general law. 501 502 , " 503 improve ther-eof by 504 , lawepin , gfading, draining or otherwise. The provisiefis of the Texas 505 T+ansToxw,,—Ghaptef 313, together with existing and f4afe 506 affieRdmentsa ,� c� r1 7 507 508 509 15 510 Article XV 511 FRANCHISES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES. * 512 513 to grant, i:efiew mad "tend all flanehises of all publie utilities of every chaf aeter ep—,-fAjafy..a1L!f:11jn- 514 , 515 6,Tposes ; granted ul ,.owo f. Aad said City r;,.,,,,,,it shall have the pewee- by oFdinanee, aflo= 516 , , fafes, Of Fates of any 517 p 4blte- 518 , e,i•,,;�1,0 by�, „A,•� ,nor 519 Ew eoTovatiai43 aa4 the 1Y,/ wwy i„ whieh it .may,al be a-e-n eve as f+o time to t;i„o to alter- o 521 no publio tifility flanchise shall be transferable except with the approval of the City Council 522 e- 523 524 525 526 530 531 Article XVII GENERAL PROVISIONS. :�srres�i er.�� :�:tr� ■ � , � ,•��.�r �T� ar�ri�r i crr fat:�csit��s�:e��es� . a 1. � Y '�!`a�lklYl.11Y WYlIY.lYYWIIYII WLIw' tlY\'w]WIYlVY'l'Y'JYY1.1WlIR'.11YL'wllYMw YY• V Y W V CONDEMNATION 0FDANGEROUS STRUCTURES: 533 of the City Coiiiieij, any building, fence, shed, of qtruotur-e of any kind of any paA they-eef i8 lial 535 or agent of the same, or Wf the same, or any owner Wf the W W 537 femove the same at: any part theFeaf within sueh time as it ffiay difeet, and may ptiiiish by finle- a4porsons failing to do so. The City gauaGil sliall have the additiaaa4-powov to Fem-ove flip-, sallue, 540 theyeof-, inoWding the expense of eandemnatieft-p*0eeedings, if ally, as a special ta* against tke I Y<.►WY'IWlR4LwYVl[YYMYLYI�fYI•.1Ml YY1W W i I LIENS AGAINST ► a No 544 any pr-epepty, real or- per-sonal, owned by the City exeept that same be er-eated as provided in 4 W.J�l[SSlW 16 546 Seetion, 5 CITV EXEMPT FROM APPEAL BONDS: it shall not be 3-:i0eessafy ill any aetion, 547 suit or proeeeding in w-hieh the City Wpa"Ffoy any bond, - • rehalf of said Qity, bet all stioll aetions, suits, appeal-, proceedings 549 conducted in the, Si-444-4-e-, maniw as if suela bond, undertaking or security had b and said -atien had been ! 551 Section 6 EXECUTION, GARNISHMENT AND ASSIGNMENT: The p-poperty, veal aRE� 552 p"evs•,v`�"rral, elonging to i Qshall of be liable to he sold ns,i,ro,,iiated,de any i 553 exeetition of sf bill, nap gl,.,ll the f, „rn be , the hands f V � belonging t id City, , e , any.V,•Qr-aflf"Al 554 of co oration, be liable te gamishment on Reeouilt of a" debt it may owe or funds it nlay have 555 ei;-1, Ai VA shall the Cl4,of any of its officers agents �+req iye to 556 to any writ of gai4: in,,o„} on any „{,hat eyepi „AY shall said City be r,n,le to th 557 , whether earned or unoai�ned, 558 upon any claim oj, aeeount w4atsoevet:, and as to tke City such assignment skall be al I., 559 v-o4. degfee- 562 ofooilsangtiinity,Mayer, Gooneil ovManaget! shall be affeinted 563 to any offiee, Position Or Service in 41e City, b:L+t this pl!0vision ShA HE)t aff-eCt offiCOFS of 564 eHVI(3yees whe WOFe alveady employed by the City at the time when an offioeF who nlay be- 565 w remit-,- 567 in whole ipet4afty beinVosed wider- any •8 v 569 Section 14 POWER TO SETTLE CLAIAIS.! The GibT Council shall kave owey to 570 571 . 17