Iowa § 372.1 - 372.1 Forms of cities.
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§ 372.1. 372.1 Forms of cities.
1. The forms of city government are: a. Mayor-council, or mayor-council with appointed manager. b. Commission. c. Council-manager-at-large. d. Council-manager-ward. e. Home rule charter. f. Special charter. g. City-county consolidated form as provided in sections 331.247 through 331.252. h. Community commonwealth as provided in sections 331.260 through 331.263. 2. A city when first incorporated has the mayor-council form. A city retains its form of government until it adopts a different form as provided in this subchapter. 3. A city shall adopt by ordinance a charter embodying its existing form of government, which must be one of the forms provided in this subchapter, and shall file a copy of its charter with the secretary of state, and maintain copies available for public inspection. [C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §363.1, 363.30; C75, 77, 79, 81, §372.1] 2004 Acts, ch 1066, §29, 31; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §113 Referred to in §372.2, 372.12 Fri Dec 12 20:10:15 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 372.1 (24, 0)
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