Title IX, LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Ch. 331 - 420)

1. A majority of all council members is a quorum. 2. A vacancy in an elective city office during a term of office shall be filled, at the council’s option, by one of the two following procedures: a. (1) By appointment by the remaining members of the council, except that if the re…

1. If concurrent vacancies exist on the council and the remaining council members do not constitute a quorum of the full membership, the city clerk is authorized to make the following payments without prior approval of the council: a. For fixed charges including but not limited t…

1. The mayor is the chief executive officer of the city and presiding officer of the council. Except for the supervisory duties which have been delegated by law to a city manager, the mayor shall supervise all city officers and departments. 2. The mayor may take command of the po…

Except as otherwise provided by state or city law, all persons appointed to city office may be removed by the officer or body making the appointment, but every such removal shall be by written order. The order shall give the reasons, be filed in the office of the city clerk, and …

Unless otherwise provided by law, a city may adopt a different form of government not more often than once in a six-year period. A different form, other than a home rule charter, special charter, city-county consolidated government, or community commonwealth, must be adopted as f…

If a petition for appointment of a home rule charter commission is filed with the city clerk not more than ten days after the council has published the first notice announcing the date of the special election on adoption of another form of government, the special election shall n…

1. a. A city governed by the mayor-council form has a mayor and five council members elected at large, unless the council representation plan is changed pursuant to section 372.13, subsection 11 . The council may, by ordinance, provide for a city manager and prescribe the manager…

1. A city governed by the commission form has five departments as follows: a. Department of public affairs. b. Department of accounts and finances. c. Department of public safety. d. Department of streets and public improvements. e. Department of parks and public property. 2. a. …

1. A city governed by the council-manager-at-large form has five council members elected at large for staggered four-year terms. At the first meeting of the new term following each city election, the council shall elect one of the council members to serve as mayor, and one to ser…

1. A city governed by council-manager-ward form has a council composed of a mayor and six council members. Of the six council members, two may be elected at large and one elected from each of four wards, or one may be elected from each of six wards. The mayor and other council me…

When a city adopts a council-manager-at-large or council-manager-ward form of government: 1. The city manager is the chief administrative officer of the city. 2. The city manager shall: a. Supervise enforcement and execution of the city laws. b. Attend all meetings of the council…

A city to be governed by the home rule charter form shall adopt a home rule charter in which its form of government is set forth. A city may adopt a home rule charter only by the following procedures: 1. A home rule charter may be proposed by: a. The council, causing a charter to…