2011 Iowa Code
TITLE IX LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SUBTITLE 4 CITIES
CHAPTER 372 ORGANIZATION OF CITY GOVERNMENT
372.1 Forms of cities.
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 division.
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 division, 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
Section internally redesignated pursuant to Code editor directive
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