Richmond Municipal Code Art. 3 Miscellaneous Provisions

This chapter, being necessary for the health, welfare and safety of the City and its residents, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes. Furthermore, the City Council declares that this chapter is an exercise of the power granted to the City by the City Charter and the Constitution of the State and is an exercise by the City of its powers as to municipal affairs and its police powers, and this chapter shall be liberally construed to uphold its validity under the laws of the State.

This chapter shall be deemed to provide a complete, additional and alternative method for doing the things authorized, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to the powers conferred by other laws. The issuance of bonds under the provisions of this chapter need not comply with the requirements of any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds. The purposes authorized may be effectuated and bonds are authorized to be issued for any such purposes under this chapter notwithstanding that any other law may provide for such purposes or for the issuance of bonds for like purposes and without regard to the requirements, restrictions, limitations or other provisions contained in any other law.

An action may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860 of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure) to determine the validity of bonds and the legality and validity of all proceedings previously taken and proposed to be taken for the authorization, issuance, sale, and delivery of the bonds and for the payment of the principal thereof and interest thereon.

This chapter shall not be amended so as to have a material, adverse affect upon the rights of the owners of any outstanding bonds theretofore issued hereunder, without the written consent of such bond owners; provided, however, that this chapter may be amended at any time (a) to make such provisions for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or of curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision herein contained as the City may deem necessary or desirable; or (b) if such amendment does not materially impair or adversely affect the interests of any such bond owner or City in the opinion of the City Council; or (c) if such amendments apply solely to bonds not theretofore issued.

To the extent that the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any general statute or special act or parts thereof, the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed controlling.

(Source: Ordinance No. 45-99 N.S.)