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ARTICLE II
OFFICERS OF THE CITY
 
 
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.
 
 
GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATED TO OFFICERS
 
 
Sec. 200. City Officers.
 
   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.
 
 
Sec. 201. City Offices.
 
   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 Administrative and Research Services
   Office of the City Clerk
   Office of Finance
 
 
Sec. 202. Election of Officers at Large.
 
   The following officers of the City shall be elected by the electors of the City, at large:
 
   Mayor
   City Attorney
   Controller
 
 
Sec. 203. Appointment and Removal of Officers.
 
   Except as otherwise provided in the Charter, City officers shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Council. Except as otherwise provided in the Charter, the appointing power shall have the power of removal.
 
 
Sec. 204. Election of City Council Members; Redistricting.
 
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.
 
 
Sec. 205. Term of Office.
 
   (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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