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 Sylvan Lake
 Code of Ordinances
 Part I. CHARTER
 Article 6. THE CITY COUNCIL

  § 6.7. Restrictions on powers of the Council.  

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  • (a)

    Neither the Council nor any of its members shall direct or request the appointment of any person to, or his removal from, office by the City Manager or by any of his subordinates, or in any manner take part in the appointment or removal of officers and employees in the administrative service of the City. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the council and its members shall deal with the administrative service solely through the City Manager and neither the Council nor any member thereof shall give orders to any subordinates of the City Manager, either publicly or privately. Any Councilman violating the provisions of this section, or voting for a resolution or ordinance in violation of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall cease to be a Councilman.

    (b)

    There shall be no standing committees of the Council.

    (c)

    The Council shall not have the power to make any contract with or give any official position to any person who is in default to the City. Further, the Council shall not have the power to sell any property of value in excess of Two ($2.00) Dollars per capita according to the last preceding federal census, or any park, cemetery, or any part thereof, or any property bordering on a water front, or vacate any street or public place leading to a water front, or engage in any business enterprise requiring an investment of money in excess of ten cents per capita, unless approved by three-fifths ( 3/5 ) of the electors voting thereon at any general or special election.

    Editor's note— The provisions of charter § 6.7(c), insofar as they relate to the sale of property, are partially superseded by the provisions of MCL 117.5(e), MSA 5.2084, (e).

    State Law reference— City not to give official position to person in default to city, MCL 117.5(f), MSA 5.2084, (f).

    (d)

    Except as otherwise provided in this charter, no ordinance or resolution shall be adopted or passed except by the affirmative vote of at least three (3) members of the Council.