CITY CHARTER
Section
Chapter 1: Name, Boundaries, Powers, and General Provisions
1.01 Name and boundaries
1.02 Division of the city into wards
1.03 Powers of the city
1.04 Charter a public act
Chapter 2: Form of Government, Officers, Employees, and City Affairs Generally
2.01 Form of government
2.02 Boards, committees and commissions
2.03 Elective officers
2.04 Incompatible offices
2.05 Vacancies in the Council
2.06 The Mayor
2.07 Salaries
2.08 Investigation of city affairs
2.09 City employees, their wages, salaries, benefits and regulation
2.10 The City Administrator
Chapter 3: Council and Legislative Procedure
3.01 Council meetings
3.02 Secretary of Council
3.03 Rules of procedure and quorum
3.04 Ordinances, resolutions and motions
3.05 Procedure on ordinances
3.06 Emergency ordinances
3.07 Procedure on resolutions
3.08 Signing, posting and publication of ordinances and resolutions
3.09 When ordinances and resolutions take effect
3.10 Amendment and repeal of ordinances
3.11 Revision and codification of ordinances
Chapter 4: Nominations and Elections
4.01 The regular municipal election
4.02 Special elections
4.03 Nominations for office
4.04 Procedure at elections
4.05 Withdrawal
4.06 Canvass of elections
Chapter 5: Initiative, Referendum and Recall
5.01 Powers reserved by the people
5.02 Expenditures by petitioners
5.03 Further regulations
Initiative
5.04 Initiation of measures
5.05 Form of petition and of signature papers
Initiative Petition
5.06 Filing of petitions and action thereon
5.07 Action of Council on petition
5.08 Initiative ballots
5.09 Initiation of Charter amendments
Referendum
5.10 The referendum
5.11 Referendum petitions
5.12 Referendum ballots
Recall
5.13 The recall
5.14 Recall petitions
5.15 Filing of petition
5.16 Recall election
5.17 Procedure at recall election
5.18 Form of recall ballot
Chapter 6: Administration of City Affairs
6.01 The Council
6.02 Powers and duties of the Council
6.03 Departments of Administration
6.04 Purchases and contracts
6.05 Contracts; how let
Chapter 7: Taxation and Finances
7.01 Council to control finances
7.02 Fiscal years
7.03 System of taxation
7.04 Board of equalization
7.05 Preparation of the annual budget
7.06 Passage of the budget
7.07 Enforcement of the city budget
7.08 Alterations in the budget
7.09 Emergency appropriation in budget
7.10 Disbursements, how made
7.11 Funds to be kept
7.12 Accounts and reports
7.13 City indebtedness
7.14 Tax anticipation certificates
7.15 Emergency debt certificates
Chapter 8: Public Improvements and Special Assessments
8.01 Power to make improvements and levy assessments
8.02 Assessments for services
8.03 Local improvements regulations
8.04 Public works; how performed
Chapter 9: Eminent Domain
9.01 Power to acquire property
9.02 Proceedings in acquiring property
9.03 Payment of award
9.04 City may abandon proceedings
9.05 City may take entire plant
Chapter 10: Franchises
10.01 Franchises defined
10.02 Franchise ordinances
10.03 Term of franchise limited
10.04 Power of regulation reserved
10.05 Regulation of rates and charges
10.06 Conditions in every franchise
10.07 Further provisions of franchises
Chapter 11: Public Ownership and Operation of Utilities
11.01 Acquisition and operation of utilities
11.02 Rates and finances
11.03 Purchase in bulk
11.04 Lease of plant
11.05 Public utility; how sold
Chapter 12: Miscellaneous and Transitory Provisions
12.01 Official publications
12.02 Oath of office
12.03 City officers not to be interested in contracts
12.04 Official bonds
12.05 Sale of real property
12.06 Vacation of streets
12.07 City to succeed to rights and obligations of former city
12.08 Effective date of this Charter and terms of present officers
12.09 Statutes not affected by Charter
12.10 Existing ordinances continued
12.11 Pending condemnations and assessments
12.12 Ordinances to make Charter effective
12.13 Change of fiscal year