§ 372.8 — Council-manager form — supervision

Iowa § 372.8

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IX: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 372: ORGANIZATION OF CITY GOVERNMENT

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supervision. 372.14 The mayor — the mayor pro tem.
372.9 Home rule charter procedure. 372.15 Removal of appointees.
SUBCHAPTER I
FORMS OF GOVERNMENT
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. 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.

Legislative History

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