CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CASA GRANDE, ARIZONA  


Article I. INCORPORATION, FORM OF GOVERNMENT, POWERS, AND BOUNDARIES
§ 1. Incorporation.
§ 2. Form of government.
§ 3. Powers of the city.
§ 4. Boundaries.
Article II. THE COUNCIL
§ 1. Powers of the council.
§ 2. Number; selection.
§ 3. Elections.
§ 4. Term of mayor.
§ 5. Term of council members.
§ 6. Qualifications.
§ 7. Duties of mayor.
§ 8. Mayor pro tempore.
§ 9. Salaries of the mayor and council members.
§ 10. Council to be judge of qualifications of its members.
§ 11. Induction of mayor and council into office.
§ 12. Absence to terminate membership.
§ 13. Vacancies in council and office of mayor.
§ 14. Meetings of council, boards, commissions and committees.
§ 15. Special meetings.
§ 16. Rules of procedure; journal.
§ 17. Quorum; ayes and nays.
§ 18. Failure to vote.
§ 19. Consideration of petitions.
§ 20. Interference in administrative service.
§ 21. Conduct of council as to powers authorized by charter when no procedure established by state law.
Article III. THE CITY MANAGER
§ 1. Appointment of city manager.
§ 2. The city manager; qualifications.
§ 3. City manager; powers and duties.
§ 4. Right of city manager to seat in council.
§ 5. Acting city manager.
§ 6. Removal of city manager.
Article IV. ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS, OFFICES AND EMPLOYEES
§ 1. Administrative departments and offices.
§ 2. City clerk.
§ 3. City treasurer.
§ 4. City attorney.
§ 5. Merit basis of appointment.
§ 6. Merit system to be established.
Article V. APPOINTIVE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
§ 1. Appointive boards and commissions.
§ 2. Mayor and city manager, ex-officio members.
Article VI. FINANCE AND TAXATION
§ 1. Fiscal.
§ 2. Taxing powers.
§ 3. Claims or demands against the city.
§ 4. City moneys.
§ 5. Depositories for city moneys; investments.
§ 6. Independent audit and review.
Article VII. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
§ 1. Council to act by motion, resolution or ordinance.
§ 2. Ayes and nays to be recorded.
§ 3. When majority vote required.
§ 4. Enacting style.
§ 5. When actions to be taken by ordinance.
§ 6. Reading and passage of ordinances and resolutions.
§ 7. Emergency measures; effective date.
§ 8. Motions to reconsider.
§ 9. Signing of ordinances and resolutions.
§ 10. Publication of ordinances and resolutions.
§ 11. How ordinances to be revised, re-enacted and amended.
§ 12. How ordinances to be repealed or suspended.
§ 13. Ordinances and resolutions to be filed, recorded and certified; ordinances and resolutions as evidence.
§ 14. Procedure for adoption by reference.
§ 15. Recording of certain ordinances.
§ 16. Codification of ordinances.
Article VIII. CONTRACTS
§ 1. Preparation.
§ 2. Contracts for city improvements, services and purchases.
§ 3. Transfer and sale of property.
§ 4. Contracts for official advertising.
§ 5. Fraud and collusion.
§ 6. Avoidance of contracts made through fraud and collusion.
§ 7. Personal interest.
Article IX. ELECTIONS.
§ 1. Permitted types of elections.
§ 2. Application of state law.
§ 3. Qualifications of electors; registration.
§ 4. Arrangement of names not to reveal source of candidacy or support of candidates.
§ 5. Time of holding primary elections.
§ 6. Majority to elect in primary.
§ 7. Nomination for general election.
§ 8. Candidates receiving most votes to be elected.
§ 9. Special elections.
Article X. INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
§ 1. Initiative, referendum; recall.
§ 2. Submission of measures to electors.
Article XI. CITY COURT
§ 1. Establishment.
§ 2. When open; transaction of certain business on non-judicial days.
§ 3. Jurisdiction generally.
§ 4. Presiding officer; appointment; term.
§ 5. Judicial selection.
§ 6. Disposition of fines; penalties and fees.
§ 7. Power of the city judge to issue writs and processes and to hear cases; nature of writs and processes; records to be kept; duty of police to execute, serve and make proper return of writs and processes.
§ 8. Ordinances to give effect.
Article XII. FRANCHISE AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
§ 1. Elections for approval of franchise.
§ 2. Establishment of municipally owned and operated utilities.
Article XIII. PUBLICITY OF RECORDS
§ 1. Publicity of records.
Article XIV. GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 1. Official bonds.
§ 2. Oath of office.
§ 3. Liability insurance.
§ 4. Short title.
§ 5. Separability clause.
§ 6. Violations of Charter and city ordinances; imprisonment of violators.
§ 7. Plenary and implied powers of the council.
Article XV. GENDER
§ 1. Gender.
Article XVI. SUCCESSION IN GOVERNMENT
§ 1. Rights of officers and employees preserved.
§ 2. Continuance of present officers.
§ 3. Continuance of present offices, departments or agencies.
§ 4. Continuance of appointive boards and commissions.
§ 5. Transfer of records and property.
§ 6. Continuance of contracts.
§ 7. Pending actions and proceedings.
§ 8. Ordinance to remain in force.
§ 9. Inauguration of government under this Charter.
Article XVII. AMENDMENTS
§ 1. Method of amendment.