331.246 - CHARTER FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

        331.246  CHARTER FORM OF GOVERNMENT.         The charter form of government shall be specified in a proposed      charter written by a charter committee.  The proposed charter shall      establish an elected legislative body.  The charter shall specify the      number of members and term of office pursuant to section 331.238.  If      the administrative offices of the county, excluding an elected county      executive, are appointive under the charter, the board shall have at      least five members.  The charter may establish legislative or      administrative organizational structure.  The charter may include the      provisions necessary to permit an orderly transition to the charter      form of government.  However, the provisions shall be limited in      scope consistent with the intent of, and in accordance with, section      331.238.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         88 Acts, ch 1229, §18         Referred to in § 331.231, 331.233, 373.4