§ 10. General powers of local governments to adopt and amend local\nlaws. 1. In addition to powers granted in the constitution, the statute\nof local governments or in any other law,\n (i) every local government shall have power to adopt and amend local\nlaws not inconsistent with the provisions of the constitution or not\ninconsistent with any general law relating to its property, affairs or\ngovernment and,\n (ii) every local government, as provided in this chapter, shall have\npower to adopt and amend local laws not inconsistent with the provisions\nof the constitution or not inconsistent with any general law, relating\nto the following subjects, whether or not they relate to the property,\naffairs or government of such local government, except to the extent\nthat the legislature shall restrict the adoption of such a local law\nrelating to other than the property, affairs or government of such local\ngovernment:\n a. A county, city, town or village:\n (1) The powers, duties, qualifications, number, mode of selection and\nremoval, terms of office, compensation, hours of work, protection,\nwelfare and safety of its officers and employees, except that cities and\ntowns shall not have such power with respect to members of the\nlegislative body of the county in their capacities as county officers.\nThis provision shall include but not be limited to the creation or\ndiscontinuance of departments of its government and the prescription or\nmodification of their powers and duties.\n (2) In the case of a city, town or village, the membership and\ncomposition of its legislative body.\n (3) The transaction of its business.\n (4) The incurring of its obligations, except that local laws relating\nto financing by the issuance of evidences of indebtedness by such local\ngovernment shall be consistent with laws enacted by the legislature.\n (5) The presentation, ascertainment, disposition and discharge of\nclaims against it.\n (6) The acquisition, care, management and use of its highways, roads,\nstreets, avenues and property.\n (7) The acquisition of its transit facilities and the ownership and\noperation thereof.\n (8) The levy and administration of local taxes authorized by the\nlegislature and of assessments for local improvements, which in the case\nof county, town or village local laws relating to local non-property\ntaxes shall be consistent with laws enacted by the legislature.\n (9) The collection of local taxes authorized by the legislature and of\nassessments for local improvements, which in the case of county, town or\nvillage local laws shall be consistent with laws enacted by the\nlegislature.\n (9-a) The fixing, levy, collection and administration of local\ngovernment rentals, charges, rates or fees, penalties and rates of\ninterest thereon, liens on local property in connection therewith and\ncharges thereon.\n (10) The wages or salaries, the hours of work or labor, and the\nprotection, welfare and safety of persons employed by any contractor or\nsubcontractor performing work, labor or services for it.\n (11) The protection and enhancement of its physical and visual\nenvironment.\n (12) The government, protection, order, conduct, safety, health and\nwell-being of persons or property therein. This provision shall include\nbut not be limited to the power to adopt local laws providing for the\nregulation or licensing of occupations or businesses provided, however,\nthat:\n (a) The exercise of such power by a town shall relate only to the area\nthereof outside the village or villages therein.\n (b) Except in a case where and to the extent that a county is\nspecifically authorized to regulate or license an occupation or\nbusiness, the exercise of such power by a county shall not relate to the\narea thereof in any city, village or area of any town outside the\nvillage or villages therein during such time as such city, village or\ntown is regulating or licensing the occupation or business in question.\n (13) The
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