CHARTER

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   Preamble

Article I—Incorporation, Powers, and Form of Government

   Section 1.01   Incorporation

   Section 1.02   Powers

   Section 1.03   Form of Government

Article II—Council

   Section 2.01   Number, Terms, and Qualifications of Council

   Section 2.02   Compensation of Council

   Section 2.03   Meetings of Council

   Section 2.04   Role of the Mayor and Veto Power

   Section 2.05   Powers of Council

   Section 2.06   Ordinances and Resolutions of Council

   Section 2.07   Officers of Council

   Section 2.08   Organization, Rules, and Clerk of Council

   Section 2.09   Amending Legislation

Article III—Mayor

   Section 3.01   Term

   Section 3.02   Legislative Powers

   Section 3.03   Judicial Powers and Clerk of Courts

   Section 3.04   Other Duties

   Section 3.05   Compensation

   Section 3.06   Qualifications

Article IV—Manager

   Section 4.01   City Manager

   Section 4.02   Qualifications

   Section 4.03   Acting Manager

   Section 4.04   Mayor and Council Relation to the Manager

   Section 4.05   Powers and Duties

Article V—Administrative Officials and Departments

   Section 5.01   Conflict of Interest

   Section 5.02   Department of Police

   Section 5.03   Department of Public Works

   Section 5.04   Department of Fire and E.M.S.

   Section 5.05   Department of Law

   Section 5.06   Department of Finance

   Section 5.07   City Engineer

   Section 5.08   Building Inspector

Article VI—Boards and Commissions

   Section 6.01   Effect of Charter

   Section 6.02   Planning Commission

   Section 6.03   Civil Service Commission

   Section 6.04   Board of Zoning Appeals

   Section 6.05   Income Tax Board of Review

   Section 6.06   Recreation Commission

   Section 6.07   Charter Review Commission

   Section 6.08   Board of Health

   Section 6.09   Volunteer Firefighter's Dependency Fund Board

   Section 6.10   Urban Tree Commission

   Section 6.11   General Provisions

   Section 6.12   Vacancies

Article VII—Taxation and Borrowing

   Section 7.01   Fiscal Year

   Section 7.02   Budget

   Section 7.03   Appropriation Ordinance

   Section 7.04   Tax Levy

   Section 7.05   City Earnings Tax Limitations

   Section 7.06   Power to Incur Indebtedness

   Section 7.07   Purchases and Contracts

   Section 7.08   Expenditures

   Section 7.09   Annual Audits

Article VIII—Nominations, Elections, and Qualifications

   Section 8.01   Effect of State Law

   Section 8.02   Vacancies

   Section 8.03   Initiative, Referendum and Recall

Article IX—Merit System

   Section 9.01   Civil Service—Classified and Unclassified

Article X—General Provisions

   Section 10.01   Separability

   Section 10.02   Transitional Procedure

Article XI—Enumeration of Powers

   Section 11.01   Enumeration of Powers