11-65-10
Section 11-65-10 Powers and duties of commission. When authorized by one or more elections
as provided in Section 11-65-4, a commission shall have the powers and duties necessary to
license, regulate, and supervise horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon and greyhound
racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon within the commission municipal jurisdiction, including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the powers and duties hereinafter set forth
in this section or in other sections of this chapter. (1) A commission shall have succession
in perpetuity, subject only to the provisions of this chapter as it may be amended from time
to time. (2) A commission shall have the power to sue and be sued in its own name in civil
suits and actions and to defend suits against it. (3) A commission shall have the power to
adopt and make use of an official seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (4) A commission
shall have the power to adopt, alter, and repeal bylaws, regulations and...
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11-43D-21
Section 11-43D-21 Temporary absence or disability of mayor; filling vacancies. (a) In the case
of absences of the mayor from the city or his inability to serve on account of sickness or
any other good reason, the president of the council or president pro tem of the council, in
case of absence or disability of the president of the council, shall act as mayor pro tempore
with the power and authority of the mayor during such time. In the event of a failure or refusal
of the president of the council or the president pro tempore to act, the council may appoint
one of its members to act as mayor pro tempore with like effect which appointment shall be
entered in the minutes of the council. (b) In the event of a vacancy from any cause in the
office of the mayor, council member-at-large, or council members from a district, the council
shall call for an election to fill said vacancy which shall be called and held not less than
30 nor more than 60 days from the occurrence of said vacancy. Notice...
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11-52-3
Section 11-52-3 Municipal Planning Commission - Composition; qualifications, appointment, terms
of office, compensation, and removal of members; vacancies. (a) The commission shall consist
of nine members: The mayor, or his or her designee, one of the administrative officials of
the municipality selected by the mayor, a member of the council to be selected by it as a
member ex officio and six persons who shall be appointed by the mayor, if the mayor is an
elective officer, otherwise by the officer as the council may in the ordinance creating the
commission designate as the appointing power; provided, that in any Class 1 municipality,
the commission shall consist of 16 members: The mayor, one of the administrative officials
of the municipality selected by the mayor, two members of the council to be selected by it
as members ex officio, and 12 persons who shall be selected by the council. In the event the
mayor designates a person to sit in his or her place on the municipal planning...
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11-43A-82
Section 11-43A-82 Duties, powers, and rights of mayor. The mayor shall preside at the meetings
of the council and shall be recognized as the head of the municipal government for all ceremonial
purposes. The mayor shall have the power to veto all ordinances and resolutions of a general
and permanent nature, but shall otherwise have no vote on the council. An affirmative vote
of five out of seven council members shall be required to override the veto of the mayor.
The mayor shall have the right to bring any matter relating to the municipality to the council
for discussion and debate, and the mayor shall have the right to enter into discussion and
debate of all matters brought before the council and shall be notified of all meetings of
the council. The mayor shall have the power to appoint members of boards, authorities and
commissions only to the extent that such power is otherwise provided mayors in general by
law. However, the mayor shall also have the power to appoint himself or,...
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45-37A-52.64
Section 45-37A-52.64 Meetings; passage of ordinances, etc. The council shall hold regular public
meetings on Tuesday of each and every week at a regular hour to be fixed by the order of the
council from time to time and publicly announced. The council may hold such adjourned, called,
special, or other meetings as the business of the city may require. The president of the council,
when present, shall preside at all meetings of the council. Five members of the council shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of any and every power conferred upon the council,
and the affirmative vote of at least four members of the council provided such four constitute
a majority of those voting shall be sufficient for the passage of any resolution, bylaw, or
ordinance, or the transaction of any business of any sort by the council, or the exercise
of any of the powers conferred upon it by this part or by law, or which may hereafter be conferred
upon the council. No resolution, bylaw, or ordinance...
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11-44B-6
Section 11-44B-6 Meetings; quorum; majority vote requirements; procedure for adoption of ordinances
and resolutions; approval or veto of mayor; record of proceedings; power of council as to
city employees; all powers of city vested in council. (a) The council shall hold regular public
meetings at least once a week at some regular hour to be fixed by the council. The council
may hold such adjourned, called, or other meetings as may be necessary or convenient. (b)
All council meetings shall comply with the applicable law concerning open or public meetings.
(c) A majority of the elected membership of the council shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of any and every power conferred upon the council. For the purposes of determining
a quorum, the mayor shall not be counted. (d) The affirmative vote of a majority of the council
members present, and the mayor in the event of a tie, as provided by this article, shall be
sufficient for the passage of any resolution, bylaw, or ordinance,...
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45-37A-52.56
Section 45-37A-52.56 Powers. Except those powers specifically granted by this part to the mayor
or as otherwise granted to the mayor by law, all powers of the city, including all powers
vested in it by this part, by the laws, general and local, of the state, and the determination
of all matters of policy, shall be vested in the council. Without limitation of the foregoing,
the council shall have power to: (1) Adopt the budget of the city. (2) Authorize the issuance
of bonds or warrants. (3) Inquire into the conduct of any office, department, or agency of
the city and make investigations as to municipal affairs. (4) Except as otherwise provided
by law or Act 2016-277, appoint the members of all boards, commissions, or other bodies authorized
hereunder or by law. This provision for appointment of members of boards, commissions, or
other bodies authorized hereunder or by law shall supersede any different provision for appointment
of such members contained in any statute or ordinance in...
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11-43A-24
Section 11-43A-24 Regular public meetings of council; adjourned, called, special, or other
meetings; quorum; when vote of majority of quorum sufficient; when vote of majority of council
required; procedure; record of proceedings; journal; unanimous consent for passage of certain
ordinances at meeting where introduced; publication of ordinances. The council shall hold
regular public meetings as may be prescribed by its own rules, provided that a regular hour
and day shall be fixed by the order of said council and publicly announced. It may hold such
adjourned, called, or special or other meetings as the business of the municipality may require.
The mayor when present, and in his absence the assistant mayor, shall preside at all meetings
of said council. A majority of the whole qualified membership of the council shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of any and every power conferred upon said council. The affirmative
vote of a majority of the quorum shall be necessary and...
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11-44D-5
Section 11-44D-5 Council-manager form of government. If a majority of the qualified electors
voting in the referendum herein choose a council-manager form of government the following
provisions of this chapter shall be applicable: (1) The municipality shall thereafter and
as provided in this chapter be governed by a council-manager form of government, with a five-member
council elected from single-member districts, which municipality shall have the same powers
and duties as other council-manager municipalities organized under chapter 43A, Title 11,
and any other powers and duties not inconsistent with this chapter, which may have been heretofore
granted to such municipalities. (2) The council shall include five members who shall be elected
from districts, which shall be, as near as practicable, of equal population according to the
last federal decennial census, but not more than five percent, more or less, than the average
of the five districts. (3) The council members shall be...
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11-43C-28
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. The council shall hold regular
public meetings weekly, day or night, at a regular hour to be fixed by said council from time
to time and publicly announced; it may hold such special or other meetings as the business
of the city may require. The presence of three council members will constitute a quorum for
the conduct of official council business. The affirmative vote of at least three members of
the council shall be sufficient for the passage of any resolution, bylaw, ordinance, or the
transaction of any business of any sort by the said council or the exercise of any of the
powers conferred upon it by the terms of this chapter or bylaw, or which may hereafter be
conferred upon it. No resolution, bylaw, or ordinance granting any franchise,...
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