§ 10.01. General powers respecting utilities.

The City shall possess all powers granted to cities by state law to construct, condemn, purchase, acquire, add to, maintain, and operate, either within or outside its corporate limits, including, but not by way of limitation, public utilities for supplying water, light, heat, power, gas, transportation, sewage and refuse collections, treatment and disposal services, or any of them, to the municipality and the inhabitants thereof; and also to sell and deliver any of the utility services above mentioned outside its corporate limits, to the extent permitted by state law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, after January 1, 2021 the City shall not provide retail potable water service to new service areas outside its corporate limits. Each City-owned utility shall be financially self-sufficient, and shall fully compensate the City general fund for all goods, services, real property and rights to use or operate on or in City-owned real property. (Amended by General Municipal Election on November 7, 2000; amended by General Municipal Election on November 2, 2010; Amended by General Municipal Election on November 3, 2020)