2.01 TITLE.
This chapter may be cited as the charter of the City of Lenox, Iowa.†
Municipal Code
Chapter 2 – Charter
Official Charter of the City of Lenox, Iowa.
Chapter 2
Charter
Chapter Contents
2.01 Title
2.04 Number and Term of Council
2.02 Form of Government
2.05 Term of Mayor
2.03 Powers and Duties
2.06 Copies on File
2.02 FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
The form of government of the City is the Mayor-Council form of government.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 372.4)
2.03 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.
2.04 NUMBER AND TERM OF COUNCIL.
The Council consists of five (5) Council Members elected at large for overlapping terms of four (4) years.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 376.2)
2.05 TERM OF MAYOR.
The Mayor is elected for a term of two (2) years.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 376.2)
2.06 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. 148 adopting a charter for the City was passed and approved by the Council on October 9, 1973. The terms of Council members changed to overlapping four-year terms by Ordinance No. 190 adopted December 19, 1979.