Art. I. Corporate Existence, Form of Government, Boundary, and Power.
§ 1.01 Corporate Existence, Form of Government, and Charter.
§ 1.02 Description of Corporate Boundary.
§ 1.03 General Powers of City.
§ 1.04 Construction.
Art. II. City Commission.
§ 2.01 Composition of City Commission.
§ 2.02 Election and Terms
§ 2.03 Compensation of Commission.
§ 2.04 Mayor.
§ 2.05 General Powers of City Commission.
§ 2.06 Commission-Employee Relationship.
§ 2.07 Vacancies, Filling of Vacancies.
§ 2.08 City Commission Meetings.
Art. III. Charter Officers.
§ 3.01 Designation.
§ 3.02 Appointment.
§ 3.03 Removal.
§ 3.04 City Manager-Powers and Duties.
§ 3.05 City Clerk-Powers and Duties.
§ 3.06 City Attorney-Powers and Duties.
Art. IV. Elections.
§ 4.01 Electors.
§ 4.02 Nonpartisan Elections.
§ 4.03 Qualifying.
§ 4.04 Form of Ballots.
§ 4.05 Schedule and Notice of Elections.
§ 4.06 City Canvassing Board.
§ 4.07 Recall.
Art. V. General Provisions.
§ 5.01 Charter Amendments and Charter Review.
§ 5.02 Oath of Officers.
§ 5.03 Limitation on Employment of Commissioners.
§ 5.04 Budget Adoption.
§ 5.05 Limitation of Alienation of City-Owned Real Property.
§ 5.06 Citizens’ Petition Initiative – Ordinances.
Art. VI. Transition Schedule.
§ 6.01 Repeal of Former Charter Provisions.
§ 6.02 Ordinances Preserved.
§ 6.03 Continuation in Office.
§ 6.04 Pending Matters.
§ 6.05 Effective Date.
Preamble
This municipal government exists to protect the governed, not the governing and exists in order to provide the public with full and accurate information, to promote efficient administration management, to make government accountable to the people, and to ensure fair and equitable treatment to all persons. The orderly, efficient, and fair operation of government requires the participation of individual citizens. Citizens are encouraged to exercise their rights with dignity and restraint so as to avoid any sweeping acceleration in the cost of government because of the exercise of individual prerogatives, and individual citizens are encouraged to grant respect for the dignity of public office.