CITY CHARTER

Preamble

Articles

I. Organization and Powers

   Section 1-1.   Incorporation

   Section 1-2.   Municipal Boundaries

   Section 1-3.   Powers of the City

   Section 1-4.   Authority to Accept Gifts of Property

   Section 1-5.   Powers Not Limited

   Section 1-6.   Ordinances Continued; Pending Actions and Proceedings

   Section 1-7.   Public Works; Condemnation Limited

II. Elective Officers, Their Duties and Powers

   Section 2-1.   Mayor and Council

   Section 2-2.   Governing Body

   Section 2-3.   Candidacy for Office

   Section 2-4.   Ward Boundaries

   Section 2-5.   Terms of Office

   Section 2-6.   Mayor; Ballots

   Section 2-7.   Council; Ballots

   Section 2-8.   Compensation

   Section 2-9.   Oath of Office

   Section 2-10.   Mayor; Duties

   Section 2-11.   Vice-Mayor; Appointment; Duties

   Section 2-12.   Filling Vacancies in Office

   Section 2-13.   Mayor and Council; Vacancies

   Section 2-14.   Meetings; Regular and Special

   Section 2-15.   Council to Appoint Officers

   Section 2-16.   Quorum

   Section 2-17.   Recall and Removal Applicable

   Section 2-18.   Council to Determine Salaries

   Section 2-19.   Council to Regulate Fiscal Affairs

   Section 2-20.   Authority to Investigate Municipal Affairs

   Section 2-21.   Authority to Appoint Subordinates, Commissions and Boards

   Section 2-22.   Acquisition and Sale of Real Property

   Section 2-23.   Authority to Create Departments

   Section 2-24.   Authority to Enact Municipal Legislation

   Section 2-25.   Oaths

   Section 2-26.   Authority to Grant Pardons

   Section 2-27.   Council Not to Interfere in Appointments and Removals

   Section 2-28.   General Powers; Charter Prevailing

   Section 2-29.   Fiscal Year

   Section 2-30.   Increase in Utility Rates

III. Duties of Appointive Officers

   Section 3-1.   City Manager; Powers and Duties

   Section 3-2.   Acting City Manager

   Section 3-3.   City Manager Bond

   Section 3-4.   City Treasurer; Powers and Duties

   Section 3-5.   City Treasurer; Bond

   Section 3-6.   City Clerk; Powers and Duties

   Section 3-7.   City Attorney; Powers and Duties

   Section 3-8.   City Judge; Powers and Duties

   Section 3-9.   City Judge to Determine Rules of Court

IV. Personal Property Purchase and Bid Procedure

   Section 4-1.   Purchases and Sales

   Section 4-2.   Public Improvements

V. Municipal Court

   Section 5-1.   Policies and Procedures

VI. Municipal Elections

   Section 6-1.   County to Conduct Elections

   Section 6-2.   Notification to County

   Section 6-3.   Elections; Time and Manner

   Section 6-4.   Candidacy; When Filing Fee Required

   Section 6-5.   Ballots Not to State Party Affiliation

   Section 6-6.   Certification of Results

   Section 6-7.   Mayor to Provide Map

   Section 6-8.   Eligibility to Vote

   Section 6-9.   Mayor to Provide Charter

   Section 6-10.   Election Expenses

   Section 6-11.   Elections; Date

   Section 6-12.   Notice and Publication of Election

   Section 6-13.   Nomination

   Section 6-14.   Preparation of Ballot

   Section 6-15.   Special Elections; Council Resolution or Order

   Section 6-16.   Mayor and Council; Qualifications

   Section 6-17.   Section "S” Repealed

VII. Recall

   Section 7-1.   Council Subject to Recall

   Section 7-2.   Initiating Recall Proceedings and Petition

   Section 7-3.   Requirements of Petition

   Section 7-4.   City Clerk to Determine Sufficiency of Petition

   Section 7-5.   Date of Recall Election

   Section 7-6.   Multiple Recalls

   Section 7-7.   Results of Recall

   Section 7-8.   Charter to Govern Recall Elections

   Section 7-9.   Recalled Official Not to Hold Office or Employment

VIII. Ordinance, Resolutions and Motions

   Section 8-1.   Ordinances; Enacting Clause

   Section 8-2.   Single Subject Required; Amendment

   Section 8-3.   Ordinances; Publication

   Section 8-4.   Ordinances; When Effective

   Section 8-5.   Certain Emergency Ordinances Prohibited

   Section 8-6.   Ordinances; Emergency

   Section 8-7.   Ordinances; Passage; Recording Ayes and Noes

   Section 8-8.   Adoption by Reference

   Section 8-9.   Ordinances; Authentication

   Section 8-10.   Ordinances; Codification

   Section 8-11.   Resolutions; Passage

   Section 8-12.   Approval of Contracts

IX. General Provisions

   Section 9-1.   Political Activity of Appointive Officers or Employees

   Section 9-2.   Expenses of Franchise Elections

   Section 9-3.   Liability of Officers for Illegal Payments

   Section 9-4.   Dual Office Holding; Compatibility of Offices

   Section 9-5.   Automobile Expenses Limited

   Section 9-6.   Appointments Not for Definite Term

   Section 9-7.   Conflicts of Interest

   Section 9-8.   Nepotism

   Section 9-9.   Waiting-period for Employment of Council Members

   Section 9-10.   General Obligation Bonds

   Section 9-11.   Amendment; Proposal

   Section 9-12.   Acceptance of Certain Gifts Prohibited

   Section 9-13.   Removal from Office

   Section 9-14.   Publication of Charter

   Section 9-15.   Clarification

   Section 9-16.   Separability Clause

   Section 9-17.   Feminine Gender

   Section 9-18.   Abstention from Voting

Cross-reference:

   General and miscellaneous provisions, see Ch. 10

PREAMBLE

   We, the people of the City of Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, under the authority of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, do ordain and establish this charter for the City of Guthrie.

ARTICLE I. ORGANIZATION AND POWERS

SECTION 1-1. INCORPORATION.

   The inhabitants within the boundaries hereinafter defined, and their successors, are hereby created and organized a Municipal Corporation and body politic with perpetual succession under the name “The City of Guthrie,” and shall succeed to own and possess all the property, rights, privileges, franchises, powers and immunities now belonging to the present corporation known as the City of Guthrie, and shall be liable for all debts and obligations which the present corporation is now liable, and shall have the power to adopt a common seal and alter the same at pleasure, to sue and be sued in all courts, to make contracts, to take and acquire property by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, and to hold, lease, mortgage, convey or otherwise dispose of any of its property within or without the limits of said city, and it shall have such other powers, rights, privileges, franchises and immunities as are granted and conferred by any other parts of this Charter or by the Constitution and the laws of the State of Oklahoma.

SECTION 1-2. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES.

   The boundaries of said City, and the respective wards thereof, shall until altered as provided by law be the same as at the time of the adoption of this charter amendment.

SECTION 1-3. POWERS OF THE CITY.

   Said City shall also have all other powers that may hereafter be given it by the Constitution and the laws of this State, and where any provisions of this charter shall be in conflict with any law or laws relating to cities, the provisions of this charter shall prevail, and said City shall have the power to enact and enforce all ordinances necessary to protect health, life and property, and to define, prevent, and summarily abate and remove nuisances; and to preserve and enforce good government and order, to protect the lives, health, and the property of the inhabitants thereof. The City shall have the power to engage directly or indirectly in advocacy calculated to influence legislative and administrative matters at all levels of government.

SECTION 1-4. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS OF PROPERTY.

   Said City may receive bequests, gifts and donations of all kinds of property in fee simple or in trust for charitable or public purposes and perform all acts necessary to carry out the purposes of such benefits, gifts, donations or trusts, with power to manage, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of same in accordance with the terms of the bequest, gift, donation or trust.