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City
of Lakewood
Charter
Adopted November 1, 1983
Amended November 5, 1991
Amended November 3, 1992
Amended November 2, 1999
Amended November 2, 2004
Online
Table of Contents
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ARTICLE
I
General Provisions
1.1 Name and Boundaries
1.2 Powers
1.3 Prior Acts in Force
1.4 Form of Government
ARTICLE
II
City Council
2.1 Powers of the City Council
2.2 Membership of
the City Council
2.3 Mayor
2.4 Mayor Pro Tem
2.5 Mayor Vacancy
2.6 Terms of Office
2.7 Wards
2.8 Council Vacancies
2.9 Qualifications
for Office
2.10 Oath of Office
2.11 Compensation
2.12 Financial Disclosure
2.13 Removal from
Office
2.14 Recall from
Office
2.15 Meetings
2.16 Quorum
ARTICLE III
City Manager
3.1 City Manager
3.2 Acting City Manager
3.3 Powers and Duties
3.4 Removal
3.5 Annual Review
ARTICLE IV
Organization and Administration
4.1 Council Administration
Relations
4.2 City Clerk
4.3 City Treasurer
4.4 Administrative
Departments
4.5 Boards and Commissions
4.6 City Attorney
4.7 Personnel Merit
System
ARTICLE V
Municipal Court
5.1 Municipal Court Created
5.2 Municipal Judges
5.3 Judicial Nominating
Committee
5.4 Retention of Judges
5.5 Terms of Office
5.6 Associate Judges,
Special Judges and Court Referees
5.7 Acting Municipal
Judges
5.8 Compensation of
Municipal Judges
5.9 Judicial Review
Commission
5.10 Court Administration
5.11 Transition of
Part-Time Municipal Judges
ARTICLE VI
Elections
6.1 Laws Governing
Elections
6.2 Election Commission
6.3 Regular Municipal Elections
6.4 Nonpartisan Elections
ARTICLE VII
Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
7.1 Forms of City
Council Action
7.2 Votes Required
7.3 Form of Ordinance
7.4 Ordinance Enactment
Procedures
7.5 Publication of
Ordinances
7.6 Codes
7.7 Authentication
of Ordinances
ARTICLE VIII
Franchises
8.1 Present Franchises
8.2 Granting of Franchises
ARTICLE IX
Planning and Zoning
9.1 Planning and Zoning
9.2 Zoning Changes
and Legal Protests
9.3 Ward Advisory
Committees
ARTICLE X
Improvement Districts
10.1 Power to Create
Districts
10.2 Improvement District
Securities
10.3 Transfers of
Unencumbered Funds
10.4 Payment of Securities
10.5 Review of Improvement
District Proceedings
ARTICLE XI
Municipal Borrowing
11.1 Forms of Borrowing
11.2 Short Term Notes
11.3 Long Term General
Obligation Securities
11.4 Revenue Securities
11.5 Refunding Securities
11.6 Long Term Rentals
and Leaseholds
11.7 Review of Proceedings
11.8 Terms, Interest,
and Sale of Securities
ARTICLE XII
Budget, Taxation and Finance
12.1 Fiscal Year
12.2 Proposed Budget
12.3 Scope of Budget
12.4 Public Hearing
12.5 Budget Adoption
and Appropriation
12.6 Funds
12.7 Transfer of
Funds
12.8 Supplemental
Appropriations
12.9 Appropriations
to Lapse
12.10 Levy and
Collection of Taxes
12.11 Limitation
on Sales and Use Tax Rates
12.12 Limitation
on Property Taxes
12.13 Accounting
12.14 Annual Audit
12.15 Deposit of
Funds
12.16 Investment
of Funds
ARTICLE XIII
Initiative and Referendum
13.1 Initiative
Procedures
13.2 Referendum
Procedures
13.3 Prohibited
Action by City Council
13.4 Referral by
the City Council
13.5 Supplementary
Provisions
ARTICLE
XIV
Special Legal Provisions
14.1 Severability
of Charter Provisions
14.2 Interpretation
14.3 Sale, Lease,
and Disposal of City Property
14.4 Eminent Domain
14.5 Articles and
Sections
14.6 Public Records
14.7 Special Taxing
Districts
14.8 Election Required
for Urban Renewal Authority
14.9 Charter Amendment
ARTICLE XV
Transitional Provisions
15.1 Purpose
15.2 Effective Date
of Charter
15.3 Continuation
of Mayor and City Council
15.4 City Council
Duties
15.5 Continuation
of Officials and Employees
15.6 Municipal Court
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