§ 2-165. Powers and duties.

The Main Street Advisory Board shall have the following powers and perform the following duties:

(1)

It shall act principally in an advisory capacity to the city staff and the city council in all matters pertaining to the preservation, beautification, design, organization, promotion and economic development of Main Street and abutting areas; and shall advise the staff and city council from time to time as to present and future maintenance, operation, planning, acquisition, development, enlargement, and use policies of the city's Main Street program.

(2)

It shall make any recommendations to the city council regarding Main Street program matters that it considers advisable.

(3)

It may solicit for, and on behalf of, the city, gifts, revenues, bequests or endowments of money or property as donations or grants from persons, firms or corporations, subject to the approval and acceptance by the city council. The Main Street Advisory Board may conduct festivals, special events, or other fundraising activities. All revenues shall be deposited in a separate city fund. All expenditures from the fund shall be approved by the board and forwarded to the city for final approval. Two officials of the city shall sign all drafts, checks, warrants, etc.

(4)

It shall submit annually an annual report and proposed budget to the city council.

(5)

It may, from time to time recommend to the city council amendments to or changes in this division.

(6)

The advisory board will develop for city council approval a set of by-laws governing rules of procedure for their meetings and operation.

(7)

All powers and duties prescribed and delegated herein are delegated to the advisory board as a unit and all action hereunder shall be of the advisory board acting as a whole. No action of an individual member is authorized except through the advisory board.

(8)

Pursuant to the city Charter, the city council has full authority over all matters affecting the budgets, appropriations of funds, expenditures, purchases, and procedures for accounting consistent with said Charter and state law.

(Code 1990, ch. 1, § 33(C); Ord. No. 2003-03-18-04, 3-18-2004; Ord. No. 2011-09-06-39, § IV, 9-6-2011)