2.01 PURPOSE.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for a charter embodying the form of government existing on July 1, 1975.
2.02 TITLE.
This chapter may be cited as the charter of the City of Bloomfield, Iowa.†
2.03 FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
The form of government of the City is the Mayor-Council form of government.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 372.4)
2.04 POWERS AND DUTIES.
The Council and Mayor and other City officers have such powers and shall perform such duties as are authorized or required by State law and by the ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations of the City.
2.05 NUMBER AND TERM OF COUNCIL.
The Council consists of two Council Members elected at large and one Council Member from each of three wards as established by this Code of Ordinances, elected for overlapping terms of four years.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 376.2)
2.06 TERM OF MAYOR.
The Mayor is elected for a term of four years.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 376.2)
2.07 COPIES ON FILE.
The Clerk shall keep an official copy of the charter on file with the official records of the Clerk and the Secretary of State, and shall keep copies of the charter available at the Clerk’s office for public inspection.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 372.1)
† EDITOR’S NOTE: Ordinance No. 335 adopting a charter for the City was passed and approved by the Council in 1975.