Appendix 20. General Powers.

Except as herein otherwise provided, the City Council hereby established shall have all the powers and discharge all the duties conferred or imposed by state law upon City Councils in convention, City Councils voting concurrently or Boards of Mayor and Aldermen acting separately, or upon the City Councils or Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Concord by special laws not hereby repealed. The City Council shall have the powers of selectmen of towns so far as consistent with this Charter. All provisions of such laws pertaining to the powers or duties of any or all such bodies shall be construed to apply to the City Council hereby established unless a contrary intent or provision herein appears, it being the purpose of this section to confer upon said City Council functions of either or both branches of City Councils, except such as are specifically transferred to the City Manager. All committees of the City Council and all subordinate boards shall be deemed advisory only, except as otherwise provided in this Charter or state law.

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