Section
200 City Officers.
201 City Offices.
202 Election of Officers at Large.
203 Appointment and Removal of Officers.
205 Term of Office.
206 Term Limits.
207 Vacancy in City Offices.
208 Determination of Incapacity.
209 Code of Conduct of Elected Officials; Censure
210 Acting Incumbency in City Offices.
211 Suspension Pending Trial.
212 Prohibition on Council Member Serving in Other Capacity.
213 Additional Powers and Duties of Officers and Employees.
214 Creation of Additional Departments and Officers.
215 Oath of Office.
216 Annual Report.
217 Investigations and Proceedings.
218 Compensation of Elected Officers and Limitation on Outside Activities.
219 Salary Setting.
220 Restrictions on Compensation of Officers.
221 Surety Bonds.
222 Conflicts of Interest; Board of Referred Powers.
230 Mayor.
231 Powers and Duties.
232 Executive Budget.
233 Temporary Transfer of Employees.
234 Joint Labor-management Partnerships.
240 Legislative Power.
241 Council Size.
242 Conduct of Business.
243 President and President Pro Tempore.
244 Quorum and Vote Necessary to Take Action.
245 City Council Veto of Board Actions.
246 Provision of Quarters; Creation of Positions.
247 Public Improvements.
248 Issuance of Housing Revenue Bonds.
249 Ordinances – Enacting Clause.
250 Procedure for Adoption of Ordinances.
251 Publication or Posting of Ordinances.
252 Effective Date of Ordinances, Orders and Resolutions.
253 Urgency Ordinances.
254 Legislation Pending Before State and Federal Government.
260 Auditor and General Accountant.
261 Powers and Duties.
262 Approval of Demands on Treasury.
263 Approval of Expenses of Controller.
264 Reduction of Demand on Treasury.
265 Payment of Bonds.
266 Periodic Surveys of Proprietary Departments.
270 Qualifications.
271 Powers and Duties.
272 Control of Litigation.
273 Settlement of Litigation.
274 Employment of Assistants.
275 Employment of Other Legal Counsel.
280 Appointment and Removal.
281 Powers and Duties.
290 Appointment and Removal; Qualifications; Assistants.
291 Powers and Duties.
292 Administrative Management Research.
293 Additional Responsibilities.
The City Offices shall be:
Office of the Mayor
Office of the City Council
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the Controller
Office of the City Administrative Officer
Office of the City Clerk
Office of Finance
SECTION HISTORY
Amended by: Charter Amendment II, approved November 5, 2024, effective January 8, 2025.
SECTION HISTORY
Amended by: Charter Amendment 1, approved March 3, 2015, effective April 2, 2015; Subsec. (c), Charter Amendment E, approved November 6, 2018, effective December 14, 2018.
Repealed by Charter Amendment DD, approved November 5, 2024, effective January 8, 2025.
(a) The Mayor, City Attorney, Controller and members of the Council shall hold their offices for a term of four years except as provided in subsection (b).
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Charter, in order to transition to new election dates starting in 2020, members of the Council elected in 2015 shall be elected for a term expiring in December 2020 and the Mayor, City Attorney, Controller and members of the Council elected in the year 2017 shall be elected for a term expiring in December 2022.
(c) The terms of office for those members of the Council from even-numbered districts shall commence during each fourth anniversary of the year 2020. The terms of office for the Mayor, City Attorney, Controller and those members of the Council elected from odd-numbered districts shall commence during each fourth anniversary of the year 2022. The term of an official elected to City office shall commence on the second Monday in December next following his or her election.
(d) Except where a vacancy in office is created pursuant to Section 207, the incumbents of the elected and appointed offices shall hold office until their successors have qualified.
SECTION HISTORY
Amended by: Charter Amendment 1, approved March 3, 2015, effective April 2, 2015; Charter Amendment DD, approved November 5, 2024, effective January 8, 2025.
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