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~~C!-- -4- MEASURE NO.9 SHALL THE LAST SENTENCE OF SECTION 9.01 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: In no event, however, shall revenue bonds be considered a general indebtedness of the city nor repaid with funds secured by taxation. MEASURE NO. 10 SHALL SECTION 11.01, SECTION 11.07(d) AND (f), AND SECTION 11.08 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: . . Sec. 11.01. Powers of the city council. The city council has the following powers regarding public utilities of every character operating in the city: (1) To buy, condemn, construct, lease, maintain and operate public utility systems in the city; ~ (2) To sell, manufacture and distribute the services and output of city public utility systems; (3) To prohibit the use of city streets, alleys, easements or other grounds by a public utility unless the utility first obtains a franchise in accordance with this article; and (4) To regulate public utilities in the interest of public health, welfare and safety. Sec. 11.07. Right of regulation. . (d) To impose regulations to ensure safe, efficient and continuous service to the public, (f) To prescribe the form of accounts kept by each such utility. Sec. 11.08. Public utilities to file annual reports. It shall be the duty of the city council to pass an ordinance requiring each public utility operating within the corporate limits of the city to file a sworn annual report of the receipts from the operation of the utility for the current year, how expended, how much thereof for betterments or improvements, the rate of tolls or charges for services rendered to the public, and any other facts or information that the council may deem pertinent for its use in intelligently passing upon any questions that may arise between the city and the public utility; the reports to be filed with the city secretary, and preserved for the use of the city council. Such reports shall be reviewed annually by the council to determine the propriety of the rates being charged. MEASURE NO. 11 SHALL SECTION 11.11 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 11,11. Regulation of city owned utilities.