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Section 372.1 - Forms of cities.

IA Code § 372.1 (2019) (N/A)
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372.1 Forms of cities.

1. The forms of city government are:

a. Mayor-council, or mayor-council with appointed manager.

b. Commission.

c. Council-manager-at-large.

d. Council-manager-ward.

e. Home rule charter.

f. Special charter.

g. City-county consolidated form as provided in sections 331.247 through 331.252.

h. Community commonwealth as provided in sections 331.260 through 331.263.

2. A city when first incorporated has the mayor-council form. A city retains its form of government until it adopts a different form as provided in this subchapter.

3. Within thirty days of the date that this section becomes effective, a city shall adopt by ordinance a charter embodying its existing form of government, which must be one of the forms provided in this subchapter, and shall file a copy of its charter with the secretary of state, and maintain copies available for public inspection.

[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §363.1, 363.30; C75, 77, 79, 81, §372.1]

2004 Acts, ch 1066, §29, 31; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76

Referred to in §372.2, 372.12

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Section 372.1 - Forms of cities.