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Home My WebLink About1976-01-02 OrdinanceCITY 76-2792 OF IOWA CITY, IOWA. - - BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF I IOWA- OS4A CITY, ' SECTION I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to adopt a home rule charter for the City of Iowa City, Iowa. -- SECTION I1. ADOPTION. The home rule charter approved at the special _ election of November 15 1973, a copy of which charter is attached to this ordinance as "exhibit A", and by this reference made a part hereof;, is hereby, adopted as the home rule charter of the City of Iowa City, Iowa. r+n .•i nv ul. r'ILING AND PUBLIC INSPECTION. The city clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file a copy of, the said home rule charter with the secretary of state of the State of Iowa, and to maintain copies of 'the said home rule charter available for public inspection. SECTION IV. REPEALER. Ordinance No. 2312 (2.01, Code of Ordinances), and all otherordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ' ordinance, are hereby repealed_ SECTION V. SEVERABILITY. If any section, provision or part of the ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudica- tion shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION VI. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall become effective --upon its Z. al passage, approval and publication as required by law. It was moved by Foster and seconded 11- d n ■ that the ordinance ho P; , ,.. e_ rosse __ Pied voters of the City at large. The other three are to be known as District Councilmembers; they are to be nominated by the qualified voters of their respective districts as provided by Article III, and one is to be elected from each_Council.Distri ct by the qualified voters s City employe-''. or elected County official while serving +on the Council nor'hold any remunerated City office;or-employment 'f or at least one year after leaving the Council. B. Neither the Council nor its members may dictate; i -n any man- ner, the appointment, or removal of.any,,person appointed by the; City Manager. however, the Council, may, expressits views to,. the City, Manager pertaining to the appointment or -removal of such employee. C. A Councilmember may not interfere with the supervision or di rection"of. day person appointed 'by.oi. under the control of the City Manager. i ARTICLE III: NOMICjATION, PRIMARY ELECTION._AND, REGULAR ;ELECTION '-Section'3:01: 'Nomination.'' A. A voter of a Council District may become a candidate for a Counc'il`District seat by filing ., " iz:n' ""' with the City Clerk a petition re- questing that his 'or 'her name lie" placed on'the ballot for that office. The petitiori most be filed at leas 'four'`weeks before the date ofr the ular'Cit- - 8 y elec retion and must contain signatures from the candidate's -:: . District" in`'a number'equa'1-to one third}oi more of -the number of sig- natures requited for at -large candidates.` B. A voter of the City may become a candi8ate for an-at-large— s e., at n at-largeseat by filing with the City _Clerk ya petition requesting that the can- ;. :.-23 a_petition is filedthe , ,,t IF) {City Clerk. shall. co - to its sufficient "7j'! ."Mete a certificate as ? s Y g, :if it is •t; Pecif in insufficient, the particulars wherein it is defective and shall pro mPtly send a copy -of th tate to the a certifi- petitioners by registered mail A petition `certified, in_ sufficient .for lack of�f the required number of valid signatures may be amended once if one or more of • ;, the petitioners files a_notice of in- tention to amend it with T,( the City Clerk within two days. after receiving a copy of such certificate "r , and files a supplementary petition upon fadditional papers'within fifteen 'days after receivin " Zai such) tceYtificate: 'Such suppl ' g a copy of . ementa` rY pe ' t`ition shall comply with the, requirements of Subsections' B�'and Cof Section 7.03,' and within five -`days after it- is' ' filed,the CityY Clerk``h'' t fi-cate' as' to'-- the sufficien •' - sall co mPlete a certi- cY of the petition as amended and promptly t -send,a"copy-of such' certificate to' the petitioner sbY registered as in;the-:case of an`ori' ginal petition If a petiti tion Is, c; on or amended peri- erti$ed-suffi ' ciehr; or i£ a petition or'amended'petitionris certified:inaufficient' and 'one or moi et of'the, +a-. - or . petitioners do not amend request council review -under' Sub'section`'B of thisSection''within,,,. the time prescribed the City Clerk .hall promptl tificate :., %., _ Y Present the cer- [o the Council. ? "_:. ' r B uncil Bediew ' If 'atpetition has been`"ce'rtified ins tient by the :City'Clerk uffi- !and one o f tide of the petitioners'do notice Of intention'.,to' �i not file - amend ftt or 3f''an'amende'd'""` petition hasjT :•r' i ?:( �.t : been cer- _ _ ■ The Council may not set, except by';Chaarter'amendment;