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<br />Explanatory Note: Containing approximately 3,000 words, Article XI is unnecessarily
<br />extensive and largely overstates the current ability of the city council to regulate rates of
<br />utilities, other than those owned by the city. It was not considered feasible to simply
<br />amend the current provisions. As result of this finding, there is proposed a complete
<br />revision of the Article, running to about 900 words, that will still speak effectively to this
<br />important function.
<br />ARTICLE XII. GENERAL PROVISIONS
<br />Sec. 142. Provisions relating to assignment, execution and garnishment.
<br />The property, real and personal, belonging to the city shall not be liable to be sold or
<br />appropriated under any writ of execution or cost bill. The funds belonging to the city, in
<br />the hands of any person, firm or corporation, shall not be liable to garnishment,
<br />attachment, or sequestration; nor shall the city be liable to garnishment on account of any
<br />debt it may owe or funds or property it may have on hand or owing to any person. Neither
<br />the city nor any of its officers or agents shall be required to answer any such writ of
<br />garnishment on any account whatever. The city shall not be obligated to recognize any
<br />assignment of wages or funds by its employees, agents or contractors f,,a;�c ept by coilrt
<br />order or as by lavIv,n
<br />Explanatory Note: As a result of state regulation and court rulings, cities are no longer
<br />entirely exempt from having an employee's salary garnished.
<br />Sec. 149. Amending the Charter.
<br />Amendments to this Charter may be framed and submitted to the qualified voters of the
<br />city by a Charter commission in the manner provided by law for framing and submitting a
<br />new charter, or may be proposed by a majority vote of the full membership of the city
<br />council, or may be proposed by a petition signed by not fewer than five percent of the
<br />number of qualified voters in conformity with the provisions hereof. When a Charter
<br />amendment petition shall have been filed with the council in conformity with the provisions
<br />of this Charter as to petitions for initiated ordinances, the council shall forthwith provide
<br />by ordinance for submitted such proposed amendment to a vote of the voters. Any
<br />ordinance for submitting a charter amendment to the voters shall provide that the election
<br />shall occur on the next available uniform election date. Not less than 30 days prior to
<br />such election, the city clerk shall provide to the qualified voters of the city, in such
<br />manners, times and places as the council shall direct, information that shall inform the
<br />voters of the purpose and effect of the proposed amendment, including its exact
<br />language. If a proposed amendment to be approved by a majority of the qualified voters
<br />voting thereon it shall then become a part of the Charter. Each amendment shall be
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