Iowa Code § 372.1
Forms of cities
Iowa · Iowa Code Chapter 372 — Organization of City Government · Status: effective
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- Iowa Code § 372.1, Forms of cities, Iowa, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2245685
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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.