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December ~ 1969 3.09. Duties of Mayor. The mayor shall preside over the meetings of the council and shall have the He shall be recognized of military mayor, the same right to vo~e and speak therein as other members of council. as the head of the city government for all ceremonial purposes, the purposes law, and the service of civil process. In the absence or disability of the vice-mayor shall perform the duties of mayor. § 3.10. Compensation of the Mayor and Council. The city council out of the general funds of the city, shall grant and pay to the mayor the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars per month and to the other members of the city council the sum of two hundred dollars per month each. § 3.11. Councilmen Prohibited From Furnishing City Anything Requiring Payment. No member of the city council shall be ~llowed to furnish any goods or services to the city for which he receives any con~iderat!on in money or otherwise, either directly or indirectly, under penalty of the forfeiture of his office as councilman~ as well as forfeiture of the consideration involved; and any person making under oath, a charge of this nature before any judge of the court of hustings shall cause the accused councilman to show cause why he should not be removed;.~nd if such charge is sustained, the said judge shall remove him from office at once. ~ ~ ~ I § 3.12. Council Not to Interfere in Appointments or Removals. Neither the council nor any of its members shall direct or request the appointment of any person to or his removal from any office or employment by the city manager or by any of his subordinates or in any way take part in the appointment of or removal of officers and employees of the city except as specifically provided in this charter. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the council and its members shall deal with the administrative services solely through the city manager, and neither the council nor any member thereof shall give orders either publicly or privately ~o any subordinate of the city manager. Any councilman violating the provisions of this section or voting for a motion, resolution or ordinance in violation of this section shall he guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall cease ~o be a councilman. § 3.13. Council as Continuing Body. The council shall be a continuing body, and no measurepending before such body shall abate or be discontinued by reason of the expiration of the term of office or removal of the members of said body or any of them; provided, however, that any measure, ordinance or resolution which is not finally adopted or approved by the council within six months of the date of its introduction in or presentation to the council shall not thereafter be considered by such body unless such measure, ordinance or resolution shall again be introduced in or presented to the council as required by law. § 3.14. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the council may be called by the mayor or any three members of the council. Notice of each special meeting shall contain a statement of the specific item or items of business to be transacted and no other business shall be transacted at such meeting except by the unanimous consent of all the members of the council. § 3.15. Procedures. No ordinance or resolution appropriating money exceeding the sum of $500, imposing taxes, or authorizing the borrowing of money shall be passed except by a recorded affirmative vote of a majority of all members elected ~o the governing body. On the final vote on any ordinance or resolution, the name of each member voting and how he voted shall be recorded. § 3.16. Enactment of Ordinances. (a) All ordinances passed by the council shall be in effect thirty days from and after the date of their passage unless otherwise indicated therein. (b) All laws, resolutions and ordinances of the city council may be read in evidence in all courts of justice, and in all proceedings before any officer, body or board in ~hich it shall be necessary ~o refer thereto, either from a copy thereof, certified by the city clerk, or from the volume of ordinances printed by authority of the city council. (c) The provisions of this charter pertaining to the processes of initiative and rerferendum shall not apply to administrative, appropriation, financial or revenue ordinances