Section 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 division.

  3.  Within thirty days of the date that this section becomes effective, a city shall adopt by ordinance a charter embodying its existing form of government, which must be one of the forms provided in this division, 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