CHARTER
ADOPTED BY ELECTION ON DECEMBER 4, 1973
EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 4, 1974
CHARTER COMMISSION | |
CLARENCE SOHRE - CHAIRMAN | |
JAMES DIES - VICE CHAIRMAN | |
WARREN L. GAARE - SECRETARY | |
M. J. NESVIG | KENNETH TRUEBENBACH |
JEROME AGRE | RONALD MAX |
RALPH JONES | THOMAS HOMME |
AMENDED BY CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 4, 2011 | |
CHARTER COMMISSION | |
THOMAS HOMME - CHAIRMAN | |
JOSEPH DEIS - VICE CHAIRMAN | |
KEVIN MCCANN - SECRETARY | |
DALE BREUER | DUANE MESSNER |
PATRICIA PINSKE | STEPHANIE SCHULTE |
ALICE STROBEL | |
Section
CHAPTER I - NAME, BOUNDARIES, POWERS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1. Name and boundaries
Sec. 2. Powers of the city
Sec. 3. Construction of this charter
Sec. 4. Charter a public act
CHAPTER II - FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Sec. 5. Form of Government
Sec. 6. Boards
Sec. 7. Elective officers
Sec. 8. Incompatible offices
Sec. 9. Vacancies in the council
Sec. 10. The mayor
Sec. 11. City Administrator
Sec. 12. Treasurer
Sec. 13. Clerk-Treasurer
Sec. 14. City Attorney
Sec. 15. Chief of police
Sec. 16. Assessor
Sec. 17. Compensation of officers
CHAPTER III - PROCEDURE OF COUNCIL
Sec. 18. Council meetings
Sec. 19. Secretary of council
Sec. 20. Rules of procedure and quorum
Sec. 21. Ordinances, resolutions and motions
Sec. 22. Procedure on ordinances
Sec. 23. Emergency ordinances and resolutions
Sec. 24. Signing and publication of ordinances and resolutions
Sec. 25. When ordinances and resolutions take effect
Sec. 26. Amendment and repeal of ordinances and resolutions
Sec. 27. Revision and Codification of ordinances
CHAPTER IV - NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
Sec. 28. The regular municipal election
Sec. 29. Special elections
Sec. 30. Judges and clerks of election
Sec. 31. Filing for election
Sec. 32. Canvass of elections
Sec. 33. Procedure at elections
CHAPTER V - INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
Sec. 34. Powers reserved by the people
Sec. 35. Expenditures by petitioners
Sec. 36. Further regulations
Sec. 37. Initiation of measures
Sec. 38. Form of petition and of signature papers
Sec. 39. Filing of petitions and action thereon
Sec. 40. Action of council on petitions
Sec. 41. Initiative ballots
Sec. 42. Initiation of charter amendments
Sec. 43. The referendum
Sec. 44. Referendum petitions
Sec. 45. Referendum ballots
Sec. 46. Recall petitions
Sec. 47. Filing of petition
Sec. 48. Recall election
Sec. 49. Procedure at recall election
Sec. 50. Form of recall ballot
CHAPTER VI - ADMINISTRATION OF CITY AFFAIRS
Sec. 51. Departments of administration
Sec. 52. Powers and duties of council
Sec. 53. Contracts. How let
CHAPTER VII - TAXATION AND FINANCE
Sec. 54. Council to control finances
Sec. 55. Fiscal year
Sec. 56. System of Taxation
Sec. 57. Board of equalization
Sec. 58. Levy and collection of taxes
Sec. 59. Tax settlement with county treasurer
Sec. 60. Disbursements. How made
Sec. 61. Funds to be kept
Sec. 62. Receipts to go to city treasurer
Sec. 63. Accounts and reports
Sec. 64. City Indebtedness
Sec. 65. Tax anticipation certificates
Sec. 66. Emergency debt certificates
CHAPTER VIII - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Sec. 67. The city plan
Sec. 68. Enforcement of city plan
Sec. 69. Power to make improvements and levy assessments
Sec. 70. Assessments for services
Sec. 71. Local Improvement regulations
Sec. 72. Public works: How performed
CHAPTER IX - EMINENT DOMAIN
Sec. 73. Power to acquire property
Sec. 74. Proceedings in taking property
CHAPTER X - FRANCHISES
Sec. 75. Franchise defined
Sec. 76. Franchise ordinances
Sec. 77. Publication of franchise
Sec. 78. Term of franchise limited
Sec. 79. Power of regulation reserved
Sec. 80. Regulation of rates and charges
Sec. 81. Conditions in every franchise
Sec. 82. Further provisions of franchise
CHAPTER XI - PUBLIC OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF UTILITIES
Sec. 83. Acquisition and operation of utilities
Sec. 84. Rates and finances
Sec. 85. Purchase in bulk
Sec. 86. City to pay for services
Sec. 87. Lease of plant
Sec. 88. Public utility. How sold
CHAPTER XII - MISCELLANEOUS AND TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
Sec. 89. Official publications
Sec. 90. Oath of office
Sec. 91. City officers not to be interested in contracts
Sec. 92. Official bonds
Sec. 93. City property not lost by adverse possession
Sec. 94. Sales of real property
Sec. 95. Vacation of streets
Sec. 96. City to succeed to right and obligations of former city
Sec. 97. Present officers to hold offices till when
Sec. 98. Statutes not affected by charter
Sec. 99. Existing ordinances continued
Sec. 100. Pending condemnations and assessments
Sec. 101. Ordinances to make charter effective