(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a provision of 7-1-4121 through 7-1-4127, 7-1-4129 through 7-1-4143, and 7-1-4145 through 7-1-4148 applies only in the absence of other laws governing the same subject matter.
(2) The governing body may by ordinance adopt the procedures and provisions contained in 7-1-4121 through 7-1-4127, 7-1-4129 through 7-1-4143, and 7-1-4145 through 7-1-4148 and make them applicable to all proceedings before the body.