§ 3.07. Powers of the City Council.

All powers of the City and the determination of all matters of policy shall be vested in the City Council. Without limitation of the foregoing, and among the other powers that may be exercised by the City Council, the following are hereby enumerated for greater certainty:

A.

Adopt the budget of the City.

B.

Authorize the issuance of bonds by a bond ordinance.

C.

Inquire into the conduct of any office, department or agency of the City and make investigations as to municipal affairs.

D.

Provide for such additional boards and commissions, not otherwise provided for in this Charter, as may be deemed necessary, and appoint the members of all such boards and commissions. Such boards and commissions shall have all powers and duties now or hereafter conferred and created by this Charter, by City ordinance, or by law.

E.

Adopt and modify the zoning plan and the building code of the City.

F.

Adopt and modify the official map of the City.

G.

Buy and pay for life insurance and hospitalization insurance for City employees.

H.

Adopt, modify and carry out plans proposed by the Planning and Zoning Commission for the replatting, improvement and redevelopment of any area or district which may have been destroyed in whole or in part by disaster.

I.

Regulate, license and fix the charges or fares made by any person, firm or corporation owning, operating or controlling any vehicle of any character used for the carrying of passengers for hire or the transportation of freight for hire on the public streets and alleys of the City.

J.

Provide for the establishment and designation of fire limits and prescribe the kind and character of the buildings and structures or improvements to be erected therein, and provide for the erection of fireproof buildings within said limits, and provide for the condemnation of dangerous structures or buildings or dilapidated buildings or buildings calculated to increase the fire hazard and prescribe the manner of their removal or destruction within said limits.

K.

Fix the salaries and compensation of the City officers and employees.

L.

Provide for sanitary garbage disposal and set fees and charges therefor and provide penalties for failure to pay such fees and charges.

M.

Exercise exclusive dominion, control and jurisdiction in, upon and over and under the public streets, avenues, sidewalks, alleys, highways, boulevards and public grounds of the City and provide for the improvement of same as provided by Vernon's Ann. Civ. St. art. 1105b, as now or hereafter amended, and the right to close and abandon any street or alley within the City.

N.

Compromise and settle any and all claims and lawsuits of every kind and character in favor of or against the City of Mission.

O.

Define all nuisances and prohibit the same within the city and outside the City limits for a distance of five thousand (5,000) feet.

P.

The City Council may annually appropriate money from the general fund of the City to the extent permitted by law for the establishment and maintenance of a public library, Board of City Development, or other public organization or activity having a valid municipal purpose, provided the council retain sufficient control over such organizations and activities to ensure that such money is used for a valid municipal purpose.

Q.

The Mayor makes the appointments that are specified by State or federal law and that all other appointments be made by the Council as a whole and that a process be established to have applications whereby citizens have the opportunity to apply for service on boards.

(Amended 1-17-1987)