373.5 - CONSOLIDATION CHARTER.

        373.5  CONSOLIDATION CHARTER.         A proposed charter written by a charter commission shall specify      the consolidated metropolitan form of government.  The proposed      consolidation charter shall do all of the following:         1.  Provide the official name of the consolidated unit of local      government and establish its geographic boundaries.         2.  Establish an elective legislative body pursuant to section      373.9, including provisions on terms of office, initial compensation,      meetings, and rules of procedure.         3.  Provide for the at-large election of an officer to preside      over the metropolitan council and perform other duties as specified,      and provide for the election of other necessary officers.         4.  Provide for the nonpartisan election of officers of the      consolidated metropolitan corporation government.         5.  Specify the powers and duties of the metropolitan council, its      administrative officers, and elected officials.         6.  Provide for delivery of certain services to the member cities,      pursuant to section 373.11, and may provide for the abolition or      consolidation of a department, agency, board, or commission and the      assumptions of its powers and duties by the metropolitan council or      another officer.         7.  Provide for a system of revenue collection pursuant to section      373.10.         8.  Provide for the orderly transition to the charter form of      metropolitan consolidation.         9.  Include other provisions which the consolidation charter      commission elects to include and which are not inconsistent with      state law.         10.  Specify a charter amendment process pursuant to section      372.11.         11.  Provide for the appointment of a manager by the metropolitan      council pursuant to section 372.8.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         91 Acts, ch 256, §44