*The Power and Limitations of a City Binding Future Councils.* A basic rule of municipal law is one *city*council cannot forever tie the hands of *future* *city* council with respect to legislative enactments; no ordinance passed by one *city* council may remain beyond the repeal or amendment of a *future* *city* council. Each council is elected by the people to serve the needs and desires of the people at that time, and cannot be restricted, from a legislative standpoint, by prior council action. A council may, however, enter into certain long-term contracts such as leases, cable television franchises, or rubbish contracts, provided there are not antitrust (anticompetitiveness) problems.
I wonder how Dan Wichmer is going to explain this to his new boss, and I wonder if the new boss Mr. Burris is going to grab this issue and run with it. -- http://votetom4council.webs.com/ http://417-political-pundit.blogspot.com/ www.moliberty.org "lite a fire for a man he'll be warm for a day, lite the man on fire and he'll be warm the rest of his life". Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you! -Pericles (430 B.C.) "You don't pay taxes - they take taxes." ~ Chris Rock~ "no cause is lost if there is but one fool to fight for it" ~Will Turner~ ~Pirate's of the Caribbean @ World's End~ Save your property rights www.mo-cpr.org http://www.radiofreeliberty.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
