THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SAGINAW
Effective January 6, 1936
Reprinted with Amendment No. 1 - June 23, 1947
Reprinted with Amendment Nos. 2, 3, and 4 - June, 1953
Reprinted with Amendment Nos. 5 - 15 - August, 1965
Reprinted with Amendment No. 16 - April, 1980
Reprinted August, 1987
Reprinted with Amendment Nos. 17 - 19 - January, 1989
| STATE OF MICHIGAN |
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| COUNTY OF SAGINAW | SS. | |
| CITY OF SAGINAW |
I, Diane Herman, Acting Clerk of the City of Saginaw, county and state aforesaid, do hereby certify that I have compared the following copy of the Charter of the City of Saginaw, as amended, with the original and each amendment thereto on file in this office and that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the corporate
seal of the City of Saginaw, Michigan
this ____ day of __________, 2004.
Diane Herman
Acting City Clerk
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I - INCORPORATION - POWERS
- Incorporation, Powers
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- Wards and Districts
- Elections
- Nominating Petitions
- Approval of Petitions
- Election Procedure
- Canvass of Vote
- Tie Vote
- Election Commission
- Voting Hours
- Justice of the Peace, Municipal Judge
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- The Council
- Term of Office
- Qualifications (Amendment No. 11)
- Vacancies
- Procedure in Filling Vacancies (Amendment No. 3)
- Mayor
- Compensation
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- Regular Meetings
- Special Meetings
- Quorum
- Rules
- Ordinances
- Ordinance Record
- Compilation and Revision
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CHAPTER V - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
- City Manager
- Qualifications
- Removal
- General Powers and Duties of Manager
- Appointive Powers of Manager
- Council Not to Interfere in Appointments or Removals
- Appointive Officers
- Administrative Departments
- Purchasing Procedure
- Investigations
- Bureau of Public Information and Complaint
- Supervisors
- Procedure in Appointing Supervisors (Amendment No. 4)
- Board of Review
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CHAPTER VI - PERSONNEL ADVISORY BOARD
- Members, Terms
- Qualifications
- Powers and Duties
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- Fiscal Year
- Financial Control
- Budget Procedure
- Budget Hearing
- Budget System Bonds (Amendment No. 9)
- Adoption of Budget, Tax Limit (Amendment No. 10)
- Reduction of Tax Limit (Amendment No. 14)
- Transfer of Appropriations
- Budget Control
- Borrowing Procedure
- Special Assessment Bonds
- Issuance of Bonds
- Depository
- Independent Audit
- Official Bonds
- Trust Funds (Amendment No. 13)
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CHAPTER VIII - GENERAL TAXATION
- Assessment Roll
- Board of Review
- Notice of Meetings
- Tax Apportionment
- Treasurer to Collect
- Taxes, When Due
- Return to County Treasurer
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CHAPTER IX - SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
- Council Resolution
- Procedure Fixed by Ordinance
- Off-street Parking (Amendment No. 12)
- Boulevard Lighting (Amendment No. 8)
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CHAPTER X - RETIREMENTS - PENSIONS
- Repealed (Amendment No. 1) See Chapter 16
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CHAPTER XI - UTILITIES - FRANCHISES - PERMITS
- Franchises
- Right of Regulation
- Regulation of Rates
- Purchase, Condemnation
- Revocable Permits
- Joint Use
- Use of Streets
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CHAPTER XII - RECALL - INITIATIVE - REFERENDUM
- Recall
- Initiative and Referendum
- Petitions
- Council Procedure
- Submission to Electors
- General Provisions
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CHAPTER XIII - CEMETERIES - PARKS - TRUSTS
- Cemetery and Park Lands (Amendment No. 5)
- Trusts
- Cemetery Trust Funds
- Platting and Sale
- Single and Pauper Graves
- Protection, Establishment, Maintenance
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CHAPTER XIV - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Oath of Office
- Notice of Election or Appointment
- Restrictions
- Vacancy Defined
- Official Interest in Contracts
- Private Use of Public Property
- Misdemeanors Under Charter
- Notice by Publication
- Damage Claims
- City Planning Commission
- Uniform Accounting
- Public Records
- Headings
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- Submission of Charter
- First Election
- First Council Meeting
- Holdover Officers
- Budget Adjustments
- Ordinances Continued
- Obligations Unaffected
- Severability
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CHAPTER XVI - POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN RETIREMENT SYSTEM
- (Amendment No. 1)
Section 22-1 added (Amendment No. 7)
Sections 1 thru 22, 22-1 and 23 thru 45 repealed
(Amendment No. 15) - Required by Ordinance (Amendment No. 15)
- (Amendment No. 1)
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CHAPTER XVIII - PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY
- Flouride Chemicals Prohibits (Amendment No. 6)