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ADOPTION OF A CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA, EMBODYING
THE EXISTING FORM OF GOVERNMENT ON October 15, 1973.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Waukee:
§101.1 Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance it to provide for a charter
embodying the form of government existing on October 15, 1973.
§101.2 Charter. This ordinance may be cited as the Charter of the City of Waukee,
Iowa
§101.3 Form of Government. The form of government of the City of Waukee,
Iowa, is the Mayor-Council form of government.
§101.4 Powers and Duties. The council and mayor and other city Officers have
such powers and shall perform such duties as are authorized or required by state law and by the
ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations of the City of Waukee, Iowa.
§101.5 Number and Term of Council. The council consists of five (5) council
members elected at large for four (4) year terms; three of whom elected in 1985 and each 4 years
thereafter; and two of whom elected in 1987 and each 4 years thereafter.
December 7, 1993 – Ordinance #2173
§101.6 Term of Mayor. Effective with the term commencing January 1, 2012, the
Mayor is elected for a term of four years.
June 7, 2010 – Ordinance #2666
§101.7 Copies on File. The City Clerk shall keep an official copy of this Charter
on file with the official records of the City Clerk, shall immediately file a copy with the Secretary of
State of Iowa, and shall keep copies of the Charter available at the City Clerk's office for public
inspection.
§101.8 Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage,
approval, and publication as required by law.
[May 4, 1981]