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<br />b. Rules.City council shall determine its own rules and order of business. <br /> <br />c. Minutes.Minutes of all open meetings of the council shall be recorded as a public record. <br />AMENDMENT K. Amending Article II, Section 2.09. – Powers of council. <br />j.Approve certified appraisal rolls as returned to it by the appraisal district and adopt <br />same as the certified appraisal rolls to be used for the collection of taxes for the current <br />year. <br />AMENDMENT L. Amending Article II, Section 2.09. – Powers of council. <br />k.. Control and distribute all contingent appropriations. Expenditures from a contingent <br />appropriation shall require prior approval of council. A contingent appropriation shall be <br />disbursed only by transfer to a departmental appropriation, the spending of which shall be charged <br />to the department or activity for which the appropriation is made. <br />AMENDMENT M. Amending Article II, Section 2.10. – Additional discretionary powers. <br />Hospital. <br />1. Operation. The city shall have the authority to acquire, establish and own, either by <br />purchase, donations, bequest or otherwise, all property that may be useful or necessary <br />for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a municipal hospital. Upon <br />establishment of such hospital, council shall create a hospital board with membership <br />and compensation deemed appropriate by council, which shall operate the hospital <br />subject only to such direction and supervision as shall be contained in any ordinance <br />or ordinances enacted by council. <br /> <br />2. Finances. All funds belonging to said hospital, whether classed as funds received in <br />course of operation, or otherwise, shall be kept in a separate hospital fund to be used <br />only for the operation and maintenance of said hospital, except that such funds may be <br />used by the city for general operating purposes with the express consent of the hospital <br />board. <br /> <br />The hospital board shall submit a quarterly operating statement to council, and an annual <br />audit to coincide with the fiscal year of the city. <br /> <br />AMENDMENT N. Amending Article III, Section 3.01. – City manager. d. Provisions for <br />absence. <br />d. Provisions for absence. Within thirty (30) days after taking office, the city manager shall <br />designate by letter filed with the city secretary a qualified administrative officer of the city <br />to perform his or her duties during his or her temporary absence or disability. Upon <br />receipt of said letter, the city secretary shall advise council of its contents. Said letter shall <br />be in force and effect for the duration of the city manager's employ or until he or she files <br />another such letter. In the event of failure of the Manager to make such designation, the <br /> <br />