§ 10. General Provisions.

10.1 Charter Changes.

(a)

In General. This charter may be replaced, revised or amended in accordance with the procedures made available by article LXXXIX (eighty-nine) of the amendments to the state constitution and any legislation enacted to implement said amendment.

(b)

Periodic Review. The city council standing committee on ordinances and intergovernmental relations shall, in every year ending in a zero review the charter and submit a report with recommendations to the full council concerning any proposed amendments or revisions to the charter which it believes are necessary or desirable.

10.2 Severability.

The provisions of the charter are severable. If any provision of the charter is held invalid, the other provisions of the charter shall not be affected thereby. If the application of the charter and its provisions to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

10.3 Specific Provisions to Prevail.

To the extent that any specific provision of the charter shall conflict with any provision expressed in general terms, the specific provision shall prevail.

10.4 Rules and Regulations.

A copy of all rules and regulations adopted by city agencies shall be placed on file in the office of the city clerk and made available for review by any person who requests such information. No rule or regulation adopted by any city agency shall be effective until ten days following the date it has been published in full, in a local newspaper and placed on file in the office of the city clerk, or the later of the two.

10.5 Reenactment and Publication of Ordinances.

The city council shall, at ten year intervals, cause to be prepared a proposed revision and recodification of all city ordinances which shall be submitted to the city council for reenactment. The city council shall adopt the proposed revision or recodification, with or without amendments, prior to the expiration of the calendar year in which it is submitted to them. Such revisions or recodifications shall be prepared under the direction of the city attorney, or if the city council so directs, by special counsel retained for that purpose. Copies of the revised or recodified ordinances shall be made available for distribution, provided however, that a charge not to exceed the actual cost per copy of reproduction may be charged.

In each year between such reenactments an annual supplement shall be published which shall contain all ordinances and amendments to ordinances adopted in the preceding year.

10.6 Uniform Procedures Governing Multiple-member Bodies.

(a)

Meetings. All multiple-member bodies of the city, whether elected, appointed, or otherwise constituted, shall meet regularly at such times and places within the city as they may prescribe. Special meetings of any multiple-member body shall be held on the call of the respective chairman or by one-third of the members thereof by written notice delivered in hand or to the place of business or residence of each member at least forty-eight hours before the time set and which contains notice of the subjects which are to be acted upon, and no other business shall be in order. A copy of the said notice shall be posted on the city bulletin board. Special meetings of any multiple member body shall also be held within one week following the date of the filing of a petition signed by twenty-five or more voters with the city clerk and which states the purpose, or purposes, for which the meeting is to be called. Except as may otherwise be authorized by law, all meetings of all multiple-member bodies shall at all times be open to the public and to the press.

(b)

Rules and Journal. Each multiple member body shall determine its own rules and order of business, unless otherwise provided by law or by the charter, and shall provide for keeping a journal of its proceedings. These rules and journal shall be a public record, kept available in a place convenient to the public and a certified copy shall be kept available in the office of the city clerk.

(c)

Voting. If requested by any member, any vote of a multiple member body shall be taken by a roll call and the vote shall be recorded in the journal, provided however, that if a vote is unanimous, only that fact need be recorded.

10.7 Notice of Vacancies.

Whenever a vacancy occurs, or is about to occur, in any city office or city employment, except for positions covered under the civil service law, the appointing authority shall forthwith cause public notice of such vacancy, or impending vacancy, to be posted on the city bulletin board for a period not less than ten days. Any person who desires to be considered for appointment to the said office or employment may, within ten days following the date the notice is posted, file with the appointing authority, a statement setting forth in clear and specific terms his qualifications for the position. No permanent appointment to fill a city office or employment shall be effective until at least fourteen days have elapsed following such a posting, and until all persons who have filed statements shall have been considered.

10.8 Repealed by Ord. dated 7/26/02.

10.9 Limitation on Office Holding.

No person shall simultaneously hold more than one elective city office, or if an employee of the city, hold any elective city office.

(Ord. dated 7/26/02 § 1)