CHARTER OF THE VILLAGE OF COLDWATER

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preamble

ARTICLE I - NAME, BOUNDARIES, POWERS AND FORM OF GOVERNMENT

   Section 1.01   Name and Boundaries

   Section 1.02   Powers

   Section 1.03   Form of Government

ARTICLE II - COUNCIL

   Section 2.01   Number, Terms, Qualifications of Council

   Section 2.02   Wards

   Section 2.03   Compensation of Council

   Section 2.04   Meetings of Council

   Section 2.05   Role of the Mayor and Veto Power

   Section 2.06   Powers of Council

   Section 2.07   Ordinances and Resolutions of Council

   Section 2.08   Officers of Council

   Section 2.09   Organization and Rules of Council

   Section 2.10   Amending Legislation

ARTICLE III - MAYOR

   Section 3.01   Term of Mayor

   Section 3.02   Legislative Powers

   Section 3.03   Judicial Powers

   Section 3.04   Other Duties

   Section 3.05   Compensation

   Section 3.06   Qualifications

ARTICLE IV - MANAGER

   Section 4.01   Municipal Manager

   Section 4.02   Qualifications of the Manager

   Section 4.03   Acting Manager

   Section 4.04   Mayor and Council Relation to Manager

   Section 4.05   Powers and Duties of the Manager

   Section 4.06   Removal of Municipal Manager from Office

ARTICLE V - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENTS

   Section 5.01   Conflicts of Interest

   Section 5.02   Law Director

   Section 5.03   Duties of the Clerk of Council

   Section 5.04   Duties of the Clerk of Courts

   Section 5.05   Department of Finance - Finance Director

   Section 5.06   Budget

   Section 5.07   Appropriations/Balanced Budget

   Section 5.08   Contracts and Purchasing

   Section 5.09   Central Purchasing

   Section 5.10   Engineer

   Section 5.11   Police and Fire Protection

   Section 5.12   Police Department

   Section 5.13   Fire Department

   Section 5.14   Organization for Departments

   Section 5.15   Department Heads

ARTICLE VI - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

   Section 6.01   Effect of Charter Action on Pre-Existing Boards and Commissions

   Section 6.02   Planning Commission

   Section 6.03   Board of Zoning Appeals

   Section 6.04   Recreation Board

   Section 6.05   Income Tax Board of Review

   Section 6.06   Board of Health

   Section 6.07   Volunteer Fireman's Dependents Fund Board

   Section 6.08   Charter Review Commission

   Section 6.09   General Provisions

   Section 6.10   Vacancy in Boards or Commissions

   Section 6.11   Employee Relations Review Board

ARTICLE VII - TAXATION AND BORROWING

   Section 7.01   Power to Incur Indebtedness

   Section 7.02   Issuance of Bonds

   Section 7.03   Procedure in Uniform Public Securities Law Bond Issue

   Section 7.04   Short Term Borrowing

   Section 7.05   Municipal Earnings Tax Limitation

ARTICLE VIII - NOMINATIONS, ELECTIONS, AND QUALIFICATIONS

   Section 8.01   Effect of State law

   Section 8.02   Vacancies

   Section 8.03   Removal From Office

   Section 8.04   Initiative, Referendum, Recall

ARTICLE IX - ACHIEVEMENT OF CITY STATUS - MERIT SYSTEM

   Section 9.01   Civil Service - Classified and Unclassified

   Section 9.02   Classified Service

   Section 9.03   Civil Service Board

ARTICLE X - GENERAL PROVISIONS

   Section 10.01   Separability

   Section 10.02   City Status

   Section 10.03   Transitional Procedures