SPRINGDALE CITY CHARTER

(EDITORS'S NOTE: The Charter was initially adopted by the electors on November 3, 1964. Dates appearing in parentheses at the end of a section or part thereof indicate such provision was amended on the date given.)

PREAMBLE

ARTICLE I - POWERS

A.   Name and Territorial Jurisdiction. (5-6-86)

B.   General Powers. (5-6-86)

ARTICLE II - LEGISLATIVE

A.   General.

B.   Functions. (5-6-86) (11-4-86)

C.   Members. (11-4-75) (5-6-86) (11-4-86) (11-8-16) (11-2-21)

D.   Procedures. (11-4-75) (5-6-86) (11-4-86) (11-2-93) (11-5-96) (11-2-21)

E.   Initiative and Referendum. (11-4-86) (11-2-21)

ARTICLE III - EXECUTIVE

A.   General. (5-6-86) (11-4-86) (11-2-21)

B.   Mayor. (11-4-75) (11-8-77) (11-2-82) (11-4-86) (11-7-89) (11-8-16)

C.   Police Department. (11-4-86) (11-5-96)

D.   Fire Department. (11-4-86) (11-5-96)

E.   Department of Public Works. (5-6-86) (11-3-09)

F.   Building Department. (5-6-86)

G.   Clerk of Council. (11-4-75) (11-2-82) (11-4-86) (11-7-89) (11-7-00) (11-3-09) (11-8-16) (11-2-21)

H.   City Administrator. (11-8-77) (11-4-86) (11-2-21)

ARTICLE IV - ADMINISTRATIVE

A.   Civil Service. (11-8-77) (11-4-86) (5-2-89)

B.   Discipline of Unclassified Personnel. (11-5-85)

ARTICLE V - POLITICAL

A.   General.

B.   Nomination. (11-4-75) (11-5-91) (11-3-09)

C.   Elections.

D.   Recall. (11-2-21)

ARTICLE VI - COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS

A.   Planning Commission. (11-3-70) (5-6-86) (11-4-86) (11-7-00) (11-2-21)

B.   Board of Zoning Appeals. (11-3-70) (5-6-86) (11-4-86) (11-7-89)

C.   Park and Recreation Commission. (5-6-86) (11-5-96)

D.   Volunteer Firemen's Dependents Board.

E.   Board of Health. (11-5-85) (11-4-86) (11-2-21)

ARTICLE VII - FINANCIAL

A.   Taxation.

B.   Borrowing.

C.   Debt Limitation. (11-2-71)

D.   Budget. (11-8-77) (11-4-86) (11-3-09) (11-2-21)

E.   Appropriations. (11-4-86) (11-2-21)

F.   Contracts and Expenditures. (11-8-77) (11-2-82) (11-8-83) (11-5-85) (11-4-86) (11-5-96) (11-7-00) (11-3-09) (11-2-21)

ARTICLE VIII - PROCEDURES

A.   Eminent Domain. (11-4-86)

B.   Public Improvements By Special Assessments. (5-6-86) (11-4-86) (11-2-21)

C.   Municipal Property. (11-4-86) (11-2-21)

D.   Zoning. (11-4-75)

ARTICLE IX - MISCELLANEOUS

A.   Amendments. (5-6-86) (11-4-86) (11-4-97)

B.   Saving Clause.

C.   Definitions. (11-8-16)

D.   General. (11-7-00) (11-3-09)

ARTICLE X - SCHEDULE (11-4-86) (11-2-21)