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City of Lakewood Charter Table of Contents


City of Lakewood
Charter

Adopted November 1, 1983
Amended November 5, 1991
Amended November 3, 1992
Amended November 2, 1999
Amended November 2, 2004

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PREFACE

PREAMBLE

ARTICLE I
General Provisions

1.1 Name and Boundaries
1.2 Powers
1.3 Prior Acts in Force
1.4 Form of Government

ARTICLE II
City Council

2.1 Powers of the City Council
2.2 Membership of the City Council
2.3 Mayor
2.4 Mayor Pro Tem
2.5 Mayor Vacancy
2.6 Terms of Office
2.7 Wards
2.8 Council Vacancies
2.9 Qualifications for Office
2.10 Oath of Office
2.11 Compensation
2.12 Financial Disclosure
2.13 Removal from Office
2.14 Recall from Office
2.15 Meetings
2.16 Quorum

ARTICLE III
City Manager

3.1 City Manager
3.2 Acting City Manager
3.3 Powers and Duties
3.4 Removal
3.5 Annual Review

ARTICLE IV
Organization and Administration

4.1 Council Administration Relations
4.2 City Clerk
4.3 City Treasurer
4.4 Administrative Departments
4.5 Boards and Commissions
4.6 City Attorney
4.7 Personnel Merit System

ARTICLE V
Municipal Court

5.1 Municipal Court Created
5.2 Municipal Judges
5.3 Judicial Nominating Committee
5.4 Retention of Judges
5.5 Terms of Office
5.6 Associate Judges, Special Judges and Court Referees
5.7 Acting Municipal Judges
5.8 Compensation of Municipal Judges
5.9 Judicial Review Commission
5.10 Court Administration
5.11 Transition of Part-Time Municipal Judges

ARTICLE VI
Elections

6.1 Laws Governing Elections
6.2 Election Commission
6.3 Regular Municipal Elections
6.4 Nonpartisan Elections

ARTICLE VII
Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions

7.1 Forms of City Council Action
7.2 Votes Required
7.3 Form of Ordinance
7.4 Ordinance Enactment Procedures
7.5 Publication of Ordinances
7.6 Codes
7.7 Authentication of Ordinances

ARTICLE VIII
Franchises

8.1 Present Franchises
8.2 Granting of Franchises

ARTICLE IX
Planning and Zoning

9.1 Planning and Zoning
9.2 Zoning Changes and Legal Protests
9.3 Ward Advisory Committees

ARTICLE X
Improvement Districts

10.1 Power to Create Districts
10.2 Improvement District Securities
10.3 Transfers of Unencumbered Funds
10.4 Payment of Securities
10.5 Review of Improvement District Proceedings

ARTICLE XI
Municipal Borrowing

11.1 Forms of Borrowing
11.2 Short Term Notes
11.3 Long Term General Obligation Securities
11.4 Revenue Securities
11.5 Refunding Securities
11.6 Long Term Rentals and Leaseholds
11.7 Review of Proceedings
11.8 Terms, Interest, and Sale of Securities

ARTICLE XII
Budget, Taxation and Finance

12.1 Fiscal Year
12.2 Proposed Budget
12.3 Scope of Budget
12.4 Public Hearing
12.5 Budget Adoption and Appropriation
12.6 Funds
12.7 Transfer of Funds
12.8 Supplemental Appropriations
12.9 Appropriations to Lapse
12.10 Levy and Collection of Taxes
12.11 Limitation on Sales and Use Tax Rates
12.12 Limitation on Property Taxes
12.13 Accounting
12.14 Annual Audit
12.15 Deposit of Funds
12.16 Investment of Funds

ARTICLE XIII
Initiative and Referendum

13.1 Initiative Procedures
13.2 Referendum Procedures
13.3 Prohibited Action by City Council
13.4 Referral by the City Council
13.5 Supplementary Provisions

ARTICLE XIV
Special Legal Provisions

14.1 Severability of Charter Provisions
14.2 Interpretation
14.3 Sale, Lease, and Disposal of City Property
14.4 Eminent Domain
14.5 Articles and Sections
14.6 Public Records
14.7 Special Taxing Districts
14.8 Election Required for Urban Renewal Authority
14.9 Charter Amendment

ARTICLE XV
Transitional Provisions

15.1 Purpose
15.2 Effective Date of Charter
15.3 Continuation of Mayor and City Council
15.4 City Council Duties
15.5 Continuation of Officials and Employees
15.6 Municipal Court