§ 4. Utility and public services.

The city shall have the full power and authority to:

(a)

Buy, own, construct, lease, maintain and operate within and without the limits of the city a system or systems of gas, electricity, telephone, sewage, sanitation, water, parks, airports, swimming pools, race tracks, transportation, communications, golf course, cemeteries, cable television, or any other public service or utility.

(b)

Manufacture, produce or provide its own electricity, gas, water or any other product, good or commodity that may be required by the public for municipal purposes.

(c)

Purchase gas, electricity or any other commodity or article required by the public for municipal purposes and to contract with any person, entity or public utility for such purchase.

(d)

Distribute and/or sell any utility, commodity or service.

(e)

Mortgage and encumber such public utility or service systems.

(f)

Regulate and control the distribution of utilities and services within the city and establish standards of service and quality of products.

(g)

Establish and enforce the rates to be paid by consumers of any utility or users of any service provided within the city, and, if provided by the city, outside of the city.

These powers shall be vested in the council and the council may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire any land or property and all or part of the property of any public utility or public service provider within the city whenever found by the council to be in the public interest for carrying out the objectives of providing utilities or services within the city. Any such eminent domain or condemnation proceeding shall be according to the procedures and the methods of establishing the value of the property and facilities as provided by state law, and, if such procedures or methods are not so provided by state law, as reasonably provided by ordinance.