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Chapter CHA Home Rule Charter
Chapter CHA
Home Rule Charter
ARTICLE I
INCORPORATION; FORM OF GOVERNMENT; TERRITORY
§ 1
Incorporation.
§ 2
Form of Government.
§ 3
Boundaries.
ARTICLE II
CORPORATE AND GENERAL POWERS
§ 4
Powers of the City.
§ 5
Voluntary Annexation Upon Request of Owners.
§ 6
Annexation/Extension of City Limits by Action of the City Council.
§ 7
Eminent Domain.
§ 8
Establishment and Regulation of Streets and Other Public Places.
§ 9
Street Improvements.
§ 10
Garbage Disposal.
§ 11
Municipal Court.
§ 12
§ 13
ARTICLE III
GOVERNING BODY
§ 14
Number, Name.
§ 14a
Elective Officers.
§ 14b
The City Council.
§ 15
Qualifications.
§ 16
Compensation of Members.
§ 17
Presiding Officers; Mayor.
§ 18
Vacancies.
§ 19
Powers.
§ 20
Appointment and Removal of City Manager.
§ 21
Council Not to Interfere in Appointment or Removals.
§ 22
Rights of City Manager and Other Officers in Council.
§ 23
Administrative Departments.
§ 24
City Secretary.
§ 25
City Judge.
§ 26
City Attorney.
§ 27
Induction Into Office; Open and Closed Meetings.
§ 28
Council to be Judge of Qualifications of its Members.
§ 29
Rules of Procedure; Journal.
§ 30
Ordinances.
§ 31
Procedure For Passage of Ordinance.
§ 32
Investigation by Council.
§ 33
Independent Annual Audit.
§ 34
Public Library.
§ 35
Housing Authority.
§ 36
Disabled Employees, Pensions and Insurance.
ARTICLE IV
THE CITY MANAGER
§ 37
Qualifications.
§ 38
Powers and Duties.
§ 39
Absence of City Manager.
§ 40
Directors of Departments.
§ 41
Departmental Divisions.
ARTICLE V
THE BUDGET
§ 42
Fiscal Year.
§ 43
Preparation and Submission of Budget.
§ 44
Anticipated Revenues Compared With Other Years in Budget.
§ 45
Proposed Expenditures Compared With Other Years.
§ 46
Budget a Public Record.
§ 47
Notice of Public Hearing on Budget.
§ 48
Public Hearing on Budget.
§ 49
Proceedings on Budget After Public Hearing Amending or Supplementing Budget.
§ 50
Proceedings on Adoption of Budget.
§ 51
Vote Required for Adoption.
§ 52
Date of Final Adoption; Failure to Adopt.
§ 53
Effective Date of Budget; Certification; Copies Made Available.
§ 54
Budget Establishes Appropriations.
§ 55
Budget Established Amount to be Raised by Property Tax.
§ 56
§ 57
Estimated Expenditures Shall Not Exceed Estimated Resources.
§ 58
ARTICLE VI
HEALTH
§ 59
Health of the City.
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS
§ 60
General Obligation Bonds.
§ 61
Revenue Bonds.
§ 62
Sale of Bonds.
§ 63
Sinking Fund.
§ 64
Felony to Divert Interest or Sinking Fund.
ARTICLE VIII
FINANCE ADMINISTRATION
§ 65
Director of Finance.
§ 66
§ 67
Director of Finance; Powers and Duties.
§ 68
Transfer of Appropriations.
§ 69
Accounting Supervision and Control.
§ 70
Lapse of Appropriations.
§ 71
Fees Shall Be Paid to City.
§ 72
Sale of City Property.
§ 73
Purchase Procedure.
§ 74
Contracts for Improvements.
§ 75
Disbursement of Funds.
§ 76
Accounting Control of Purchases.
§ 77
Borrowing in Anticipation of Property Taxes.
§ 78
Borrowing in Anticipation of Other Revenues.
§ 79
Sale of Notes; Report of Sale.
§ 80
Surety Bonds.
ARTICLE IX
TAX ADMINISTRATION
§ 81
Division of Taxation.
§ 82
Power to Tax.
§ 83
Property Subject to Tax; Method of Assessment.
§ 84
Board of Equalization; Appointment; Qualifications.
§ 85
Board of Equalization; Public Hearings; Notice to Owner.
§ 86
Board of Equalization; Power and Duties.
§ 87
Board of Equalization; Records; Approval of Rolls.
§ 88
Taxes; When Due and Payable.
§ 89
Seizure and Sale of Personal Property.
§ 90
Tax Liens.
ARTICLE X
NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
§ 91
Municipal Elections.
§ 92
Regulation of Elections.
§ 93
Application for Place on Ballot.
§ 94
Ballots.
§ 95
Election of Councilmembers by Majority.
§ 96
Laws Governing City Elections.
§ 97
Canvassing Elections.
ARTICLE XI
INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
§ 98
Power of Initiative.
§ 99
Power of Referendum.
§ 100
Form of Petitions; Committee of Petitioners.
§ 101
Filing, Examination and Certification of Petitions.
§ 102
Amendment of Petitions.
§ 103
Effect of Certification of Referendum Petitions.
§ 104
Consideration by Council.
§ 105
Submission to Electors.
§ 106
Form of Ballot for Initiated and Referred Ordinances.
§ 107
Results of Election.
§ 108
Repealing Ordinances; Publication.
§ 109
Recall; General.
§ 110
Recall Procedure.
§ 111
Recall Petitions.
§ 112
Recall Election.
§ 113
Ballots in Recall Election.
§ 114
Results of Recall Elections.
§ 115
Limitations on Recalls.
§ 116
District Judge May Order Election.
ARTICLE XII
FRANCHISES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
§ 117
Control Over and Powers With Reference to City Property.
§ 118
Limitations.
§ 119
Procedure for Granting Franchise.
§ 120
Term and Conditions.
§ 121
Utility Rates and Charges.
§ 122
Applicable to Streets and Highways.
§ 123
§ 124
§ 125
Consent of Property Owners.
§ 126
Extensions.
§ 127
Other Conditions.
§ 128
Franchise Records.
ARTICLE XIII
THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION; ZONING; BUILDING LINES
§ 129
Appointment of Members; Purpose.
§ 130
Adoption of State Law.
§ 131
Powers.
§ 132
Removal From Commission.
§ 133
Zoning.
§ 134
Building Lines.
ARTICLE XIV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 135
Publicity of Records.
§ 136
Personal Interest.
§ 137
No Officer or Employee to Accept Gifts.
§ 138
Relative of Officers Shall Not be Appointed or Employed.
§ 139
§ 140
Oath of Office.
§ 141
Exemption From Liability for Damages.
§ 142
Authority to Settle Claims.
§ 143
Service of Process Against the City.
§ 144
City Not Required to Give Security or Execute Bond.
§ 145
Liens Against City Property.
§ 146
Provisions Relating to Assignment; Execution and Garnishment.
§ 147
Power to Remit Penalties.
§ 148
Church and School Property Not Exempt From Special Assessments.
§ 149
Sale or Lease of Property Other Than Public Utilities or Acquired by Tax Sale.
§ 149a
[Same; Oil and Gas Lease].
§ 150
Effect of This Charter on Existing Law.
§ 151
Continuance of Contracts and Succession of Rights.
§ 152
Construction and Reparability Clause.
§ 152a
Nonsubstantive Rearrangement and Renumbering of Charter Provisions and Correction of Legal References.
§ 153
Amending the Charter.
§ 154
Submission of the Charter to Electors.