2.25.020 Powers and duties.
The powers and duties of the council shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) General. All powers of the city are vested in the council except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance.
Statutory reference note: Iowa Code, Section 364.2(1).
(2) Wards. By ordinance, the council may divide the city into wards based upon population, change the boundaries of wards, or create new wards.
Statutory reference note: Iowa Code, Section 372.13(7).
(3) Fiscal Authority. The council shall apportion and appropriate all funds, and audit and allow all bills, accounts, payrolls and claims, and order payment thereof. It shall make all assessments for the cost of street improvements, sidewalks, sewers and other work, improvement or repairs which may be specially assessed.
(4) Public Improvements. The council shall make all orders for the doing of work, or the making or construction of any improvements, bridges or buildings.
Statutory reference note: Iowa Code, Section 364.2(1).
(5) Contracts. The council shall make or authorize the making of all contracts, and no contract shall bind or be obligatory upon the city unless either made by ordinance or resolution adopted by the council, or reduced to writing and approved by the council, or expressly authorized by ordinance or resolution adopted by the council.
(6) Employees. The council shall authorize, by resolution, the number, duties and compensation of employees not otherwise provided for by state law or the city code.
Statutory reference note: Iowa Code, Section 372.13(4).
(7) Records. The council shall maintain records of its proceedings.
Statutory reference note: Iowa Code, Section 372.13(5).
(8) Setting Compensation for Elected Officers. By ordinance, the council shall prescribe the compensation of the mayor, councilmen, and other elected city officers, but an increase in the compensation of the mayor or treasurer shall not become effective during the term in which the increase is adopted, and the council shall not adopt such an ordinance increasing the compensation of any elected officer during the months of November and December immediately following a regular city election. An increase in the compensation of councilmen shall become effective for all councilmen at the beginning of the term of the councilmen elected at the election next following the adoption of the increase in compensation.
Statutory reference note: Iowa Code, Section 372.13(8).
(9) Council Action. If any city board, agency, commission or other similar board appointed by the city council, or appointed by the mayor subject to city council approval, including but not limited to the library board of trustees, planning and zoning commission, zoning board of adjustment and rec center board, is unable to act because of the temporary or permanent absence or inability to act of one or more members, the city council may perform all functions of such board, commission, agency or group. Examples of inability to act include lack of a quorum because of resignations, lack of a quorum because of absence, sickness or other inability to act, or any other reason the board, commission, agency or group is unable to act. The council may act during its regular meeting or may set a special meeting. If the council acts at a regular meeting, notice of such action must be included in the agenda for that meeting. [Ord. 600, 2021; Code 1975 § 1-3.0302.]