[Editor's note—Printed herein is the city's
Home Rule Charter, adopted at an election held January 31, 1927. The
original arrangement and article and section numbers have been retained.
The article headings and section catchlines have been changed in some
instances for clarity. Amendments to the Charter are indicated by
parenthetical history notes following amended provisions. The absence
of a history note indicates that the provision remains unchanged from
the original Charter. Obvious misspellings have been corrected without
notation. For stylistic purposes, a uniform system of headings, catchlines
and citations to state statutes has been used. Additions made for
clarity are indicated by brackets.]