Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 372.10 (2026)

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A home rule charter must contain provisions for:

1. A council of an odd number of members, not less than five.

2. A mayor, who may be one of those council members.

3. Two-year or staggered four-year terms of office for the mayor and council members.

4. The powers and duties of the mayor and the council, consistent with the provisions of the city code.

5. A council representation plan pursuant to section 372.13, subsection 11. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §372.10] 91 Acts, ch 256, §38 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2007–2007 · leading case: Berent v. City of Iowa City, 738 N.W.2d 193 (Iowa 2007).

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Berent v. City of Iowa City, 738 N.W.2d 193 (Iowa 2007). · cites it 14× “Iowa Code § 372.10 . B. Method of Adopting and Amending a City Charter.”

Michael Joseph Berent, Michael Steven Romp, Jeff Wayne Thorne, Paul Bryson Ingram, Nichelle Aline Thompson, Rodney Edward Sullivan, Sara Lillis Epstein, Sara Crane Swisher, Bette Jayne Mayes, Caroline M. Dieterle, Matt Blizek, Mori Constantino, Amanda Coyne, Lolly Eggers, Ellen Haywood, Jon Klinkowitz, Karen Kubby, Bob Thompson, James Walters, Roberta Till Retz & Jennie Louise Embree (Iowa 2007). · cites it 13× “Iowa Code § 372.10 . B. Method of Adopting and Amending a City Charter.”

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