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410.30 CLASSIFICATION; CHARTERS 466 don a charter. Such proposal shall include a schedule containing all necessary provi_ sions for transition to a statutory city form of government, including such provisions with reference to terms of incumbent officers as are deemed appropriate to place the municipality on the regular statutory city election schedule as soon as practicable. The proposal may provide in effect for continuance of specified provisions of the home rule charter for an interim period and shall specify the standard plan or the optional plan under which the municipality is to operate as a statutory city. History: 1965 c 561 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1973 c 503 s 5 410.31 [Repealed, 1973 c 503 s 6] 410.32 CITIES AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE CAPITAL NOTES FOR CERTAIN EQUIPMENT ACQUISITIONS. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of other law or charter, a home rule char- ter city may, by resolution and without public referendum, issue capital notes subject to the city debt limit to purchase public safety equipment, ambulance and other medi- cal equipment, road construction and maintenance equipment, and other capital equip- ment having an expected useful life at least as long as the term of the notes. The notes shall be payable in not more than five years and be issued on terms and in the manner the city determines. The total principal amount of the capital notes issued in a fiscal year shall not exceed 0.03 percent of the market value of taxable property in the city for that year. A tax levy shall be made for the payment of the principal and interest on the notes, in accordance with section 475.61, as in the case of bonds. Notes issued under this section shall require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the governing body of the city. Notwithstanding a contrary provision of other law or charter, a home rule charter city may also issue capital notes subject to its debt limit in the manner and subject to the limitations applicable to statutory cities pursuant to section 412.301. History: 1983 c 361 s 1; 1988 c 702 s 2; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1989 c 1 s 4; 1990 c 612 s 15 410.33 SAVINGS CLAUSE. If a city charter is silent on a matter that is addressed for statutory cities by chapter 412 or other general law and general law does not prohibit a city charter from address- ing the matter or expressly provide that a city charter prevails over general law on the matter, then the city may apply the general law on the matter. History: 1994 c 446 s 1