CHARTER
Section
Boundaries and Subdivisions of the City
1.1. Boundaries
1.2. Ward
1.3. Election precincts
General Municipal Powers
2.1. Powers of the city
2.2. Further definition of powers
2.3. Exercise of powers
2.4. Continuation of rights and liabilities
2.5. Inter-governmental contracts
General Provisions Affecting Officers of the City
3.1. Officers to be elected
3.2. The administrative officers
3.3. Terms of elective officers
3.4. Administrative officers - appointment, terms, and remunerations
3.5. Eligibility for office in city
3.6. Vacancies in office
3.7. Resignations
3.8. Filling vacancies
3.9. Term of office cannot be shortened or extended
3.10. Oath and bond of office
3.11. Surety and fidelity bonds
3.12. Delivery of office
3.13. Compensation of employees and officers
The City Council
4.1. City governing body
4.2. Judge of qualification of members
4.3. Salaries of members of the Council
4.4. Duties of Mayor
4.5. Mayor Pro Tem
4.6. Meetings of the Council
4.7. Restriction of powers of the Council
4.8. Investigations
4.9. Publication of Council proceedings
Police Powers of the Council
5.1. Public health and safety
5.2. Streets and alleys
5.3. Licenses
5.4. Parks and recreational facilities
5.5. Cemetery regulations
5.6. House trailers
5.7. City planning
5.8. Zoning
5.9. Health
City Legislation
6.1. Prior city ordinances and regulations
6.2. Penalties
6.3. Enactment, amendment, repeal and effective date of ordinances
6.4. Technical codes
6.5. Improvements, franchises and contracts
6.6. Compilation
6.7. Initiative and referendum
6.8. Petitions
6.9. Council procedure
6.10. Submission to electors
6.11. Ordinance suspended
6.12. Severability of ordinances
The Administrative Service
7.1. City Manager
7.2. Functions of the City Manager
7.3. Administrative officers responsible to City Manager
7.4. City Clerk
7.5. City Attorney
7.6. City Treasurer
7.7. Deputy Clerk or Treasurer
7.8. Assessor
7.9. Purchasing Agent
7.10. Other administrative officers
7.11. Nepotism
7.12. Civil service
7.13. Employee welfare benefits
7.14. Restrictions concerning other officers
Justice Court
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Supervisors
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Elections
10.1. Qualifications of electors
10.2. Election procedure
10.3. Regular elections
10.4. Special elections
10.5. Election Commission
10.6. Notice of election
10.7. Voting hours
10.8. Nominating petitions
10.9. Approval of petitions
10.10. Public inspection of petitions
10.11. Names on ballots
10.12. Canvass of votes
10.13. Tie vote
10.14. Recount
10.15. Recall
General Finance - Budget Procedure
11.1. Fiscal year
11.2. Budget procedure
11.3. Budget document
11.4. Budget hearing
11.5. Appropriations for city purposes
11.6. Budget control
11.7. Depository
11.8. Audit
General Taxation
12.1. Power to tax
12.2. Subjects of taxation
12.3. Tax day
12.4. Time for making assessment rolls
12.5. Valuing of real and personal property
12.6. Board of Review
12.7. Meetings of Board of Review
12.8. Notice of meeting
12.9. Organization and functions of the Board of Review
12.10. Validity of tax roll
12.11. Serves for all tax purposes
12.12. Clerk to certify tax levy
12.13. City tax roll
12.14. Tax roll certified for collection
12.15. Taxes lien on property
12.16. Notification of taxes due
12.17. Collection of city taxes
12.18. Tax roll to County Treasurer
12.19. Apportioning on tax on portion of taxed item
12.20. State, county and school taxes
Municipal Borrowing Power
13.1. General borrowing; debt limitation
13.2. Special assessment bonds
13.3. Mortgage bonds
13.4. Other bonds
13.5. Preparation and record
13.6. Unsold bonds
Special Assessments
14.1. Council resolution
14.2. Procedure fixed by ordinance
Contracts - Franchises - Municipal Utilities
15.1. City may perform public work
15.2. Plans and specifications
15.3. Contracts
15.4. Right of regulation
15.5. Maintenance and protection of city facilities
15.6. General powers respecting municipal utilities
15.7. Utility charges - collections
15.8. Accounts
15.9. Disposal of plants
15.10. Administration of municipal utilities
Miscellaneous
16.1. City liability
16.2. No estoppel
16.3. Records to be public
16.4. Definition of publication; mailing of notices
16.5. Sundays and holidays
16.6. Headings
16.7. Interpretations
16.8. Effect or illegality of any part of Charter
16.9. Amendments
16.10. Penalties for violations of Charter
1. Election to adopt Charter
2. Form of ballot
3. First election under this Charter
4. Effective date of this Charter
5. Supervisors
6. Budget adjustments
7. Status of schedule Charter