City Council
City Council
The Mayor and the Council set ordinances and approve city expenditures. For the purpose of raising revenue for the support and maintenance of the city government, the mayor and council of Braswell shall have full power and authority and may prescribe by ordinance for the assessment, levy and collection of an ad valorem tax on all real estate and personal property within the corporate limits of said city, to defray ordinary annual expenses of the city government.
The mayor and city council shall have full power and control of the streets or alleys and sidewalks of Braswell; and shall have power and authority to open, layout, widen, straighten, close or vacate, curb, pave, macadamize, and place and keep in good repair, or otherwise change all streets, sidewalks, alleys and squares in said city. The mayor and council are authorized to condemn property which may be needed for said purposes in the judgment of the mayor and council; that they may put any street on the original survey without condemnation where it is proven, the condemnation proceedings to conform to the laws of the State.
The Council meets monthly.