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The legislative powers of the City shall be vested in the Council. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Council shall have power to: (1)
Determine its own rules and order of business and keep a journal of its proceedings which shall be open to public inspection in the office of the City Clerk;
(2)
Establish administrative departments and distribute the work of divisions;
(3)
Adopt the budget of the City;
(4)
Authorize the issuance of bonds by a bond ordinance;
(5)
Provide for an independent audit;
(6)
Inquire into the conduct of any office, department or agency of the City and make investigation as to municipal affairs and, for such purposes, the Council may subpoena witnesses and require the production of records if a simple majority of at least three (3) Council Members passes a resolution which shall state, with sufficient particularity, the legitimate public purpose for the issuance of any such subpoena and the scope of said subpoena;
(7)
Adopt ordinances for the government of the City which have to do with records, franchises, finance, personnel, civil service or merit system, pensions and retirement systems, public works, public safety, public welfare, public health, City planning, zoning, parks and playgrounds, and safe and sanitary housing, public utilities and other municipal functions not in conflict with the constitution and laws of the state;
(8)
Grant, suspend or revoke licenses, or, by ordinance, delegate to the Mayor the power to grant, suspend or revoke licenses or classes of licenses, except licenses permitting the sale of alcoholic beverages. The City Council or the Mayor may require an inspection, investigation and report by any department on any license or application for a license. If any applicant, licensee or citizen of the City is aggrieved by the decision of the Mayor in granting, refusing to grant, suspending or revoking any license or application for a license, he or she may appeal from such decision to the City Council.