New Jersey Acts Saved from Repeal ACTS SAVED 40 § 103-5(84)

14. The governing body of the city shall be the city council in which, unless otherwise provided herein or by general law, all legislative power of the city shall vest, including but not limited to the following enumerated powers to:

(a) Pass, adopt, amend and repeal any ordinance, or where permitted, any resolution for any purpose required for the government of the city, or for the accomplishment of any public purpose for which the city is authorized to act.

(b) Enact any regulatory ordinance authorized by law and provide penalties for the violations thereof as hereinbefore provided.

(c) Pass or adopt rules governing its internal procedures not inconsistent with any applicable provisions of this act or general law.

(d) Control and regulate the finances of the city and raise money by borrowing or by taxation and notwithstanding other provisions of this act or of any other law except Title 18 of the Revised Statutes (Education), enact an ordinance requiring that there shall be attached to the budget request of each office, department, board, commission or agency a schedule containing the number of persons employed or to be employed for each office, position or employment except where the city council by ordinance has exempted a particular category of employment from such specification and the salary to be paid for each and said schedule shall not be revised by such office, department, board, commission or agency subsequent to the initial approval of the budget by the city council unless such revision is approved prior to the final adoption of the budget by the city council in the same manner as the budget is amended, or subsequent thereto by 2/3 of the members of the city council serving in office and not disqualified from voting thereon, unless an affirmative vote of a greater number is otherwise required by general law.

(e) Enact ordinances governing the administrative structure of the city and its departments and, except as otherwise provided herein and in Title 11 of the Revised Statutes (Civil Service) where adopted and in effect in a municipality, governing personnel practices of the city and prohibiting actions and activities of city officers and employers inimical to the integrity of the government of the city.

(f) Except as hereinafter limited by reason of the establishment of a commission pursuant to the vote of the people of the city, establish, regulate and maintain a police department and fire department or combined department therefor.

(g) Except as hereinafter limited by reason of the establishment of a commission pursuant to the vote of the people of the city, establish, regulate and maintain a water department; provide a supply of pure and wholesome water for the use of the city, its inhabitants and such other persons and for such incidental use as may be authorized including water for fire and sprinkling purposes; regulate the use of water; fix and establish rates or charges; provide for the collection of the same; provide by ordinance for administration of the department; and do all such things which a board of water commissioners may do when acting in lieu thereof.

(h) Perform all other acts, duties or functions to the fullest extent permitted by law.