§ 9.05. Authorization by ordinance.

The council is empowered to grant by ordinance to any person, firm, or legally authorized corporation, whether operating under an existing franchise or not, a franchise to use the public streets, ways, alleys and places, as the same now or may hereafter exist, for the purposes described in Section 9.01 of this charter and for such other purposes as are permitted by state law. The said ordinance shall prescribe the terms and conditions under which the franchise will be granted in accordance with the applicable provisions of this charter and any ordinances adopted pursuant thereto, and may in such franchise impose such other and additional terms and conditions not in conflict therewith as in the judgment of the council are in the public interest or as the people, by initiative, indicate they desire to have so imposed.