Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns
- CHIEF OF POLICE
- CITY ATTORNEY
- CITY AUDITOR
- CITY CLERK
- CITY COUNCIL
- 266.215 - Qualifications of city council members.
- 266.220 - Election and number of council members.
- 266.225 - Vacancy in office of council member filled by mayor and council; exception.
- 266.230 - Limitation on council member’s appointment to office created or which had salary increased while he or she was member of council.
- 266.235 - Quorum.
- 266.240 - Rules; punishment or expulsion of members.
- 266.245 - Meetings: Frequency, time and place of holding; compliance with Open Meeting Law.
- 266.250 - Meetings to be public; minutes; audio recordings or transcripts; required recorded votes; affirmative vote of majority of all members required to pass ordinances and certain propositions.
- CITY TREASURER
- DISINCORPORATION
- 266.775 - Petition for disincorporation; publication of notice by district court; question to be submitted to voters at next city election; determination of registered voters.
- 266.780 - Judgment of disincorporation.
- 266.785 - Creation of unincorporated town on disincorporation: Procedure.
- 266.790 - Procedure for completion of unfinished business of court.
- 266.795 - Judgment disincorporating city: Duties of clerk of district court; delivery of copies; notice of entry; limitation of actions.
- FINANCES, REVENUE AND TAXATION
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- LICENSING AND REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS, TRADES ANDBUSINESSES
- 266.355 - Power of city council to regulate and license.
- 266.358 - Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for license, permit or certificate; grounds for denial of license, permit or certificate; duty of city council. [Effective until the date of
- 266.362 - Suspension of license, certificate or permit for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license, certificate or permit. [Effective until
- MUNICIPAL COURT
- OFFICERS GENERALLY
- 266.390 - Officers and offices: General powers of council.
- 266.395 - Appointment of officers by mayor.
- 266.400 - Eligibility for office; power of city council to adopt requirements concerning residency.
- 266.405 - Election or appointment of certain city officers; consolidation of offices of city clerk and city treasurer.
- 266.410 - Officers of cities of population categories one and two to hold only one office; exception.
- 266.415 - Appointed officers serve at pleasure of mayor and city council; removal by city council; veto by mayor.
- 266.420 - Oath and bond.
- 266.425 - Bonds filed with clerk; council may require additional bonds.
- 266.430 - Nonfeasance, misfeasance or malfeasance; penalty.
- 266.435 - Delivery of property to successor; liability.
- 266.450 - Compensation; restrictions on increase or decrease.
- 266.455 - Deputies: Appointment; powers; compensation.
- ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
- ORGANIZATION
- 266.016 - Definitions.
- 266.017 - Area suitable for incorporation.
- 266.018 - Notice to incorporate: Filing; contents.
- 266.019 - Petition for incorporation: Contents; form.
- 266.021 - Petition for incorporation: Information; affidavits.
- 266.022 - Petition for incorporation: Invalidation of signatures; number of signatures; filing.
- 266.023 - Verification of signatures; request to remove name from petition.
- 266.024 - Amendment of petition; verification of additional signatures.
- 266.026 - Determination of sufficiency of petition; review by board of county commissioners.
- 266.0261 - Request for report from Committee on Local Government Finance; submission of copies of petition to planning agencies, local governments and Department of Taxation.
- 266.0262 - Review of petition by planning agencies and local governments.
- 266.0263 - Estimated fiscal effect of incorporation: Statement by Department of Taxation; review of statement by Committee on Local Government Finance.
- 266.0264 - Determination by Committee on Local Government Finance that proposed area is unsuitable for incorporation.
- 266.0265 - Judicial review of determination that proposed area is unsuitable for incorporation.
- 266.027 - Public hearing on petition and report of Committee on Local Government Finance.
- 266.028 - Record of public hearing; testimony at hearing; additional hearings.
- 266.0285 - Factors for consideration in determining advisability of incorporation and feasibility of proposed city.
- 266.029 - Opinion of board of county commissioners on advisability of incorporation and feasibility of proposed city; election required.
- 266.031 - Withdrawal of petition.
- 266.032 - Form and contents of ballot.
- 266.0325 - Sample ballot: Mailing; form and contents; notice concerning availability of ballots in large type.
- 266.033 - Canvass of votes; notice of results.
- 266.0335 - Preparation of legal description of incorporated city.
- 266.034 - Liability for costs of incorporation.
- 266.036 - Election of officers of city; notice.
- 266.037 - Limitations on circulation of petition for incorporation.
- 266.038 - Candidate for elective office of newly created city.
- 266.039 - Articles of incorporation.
- 266.041 - Powers of elected officers before incorporation becomes effective.
- 266.042 - Effective date of incorporation; presumption of incorporation.
- 266.043 - County entitled to receive taxes from city between notice of results of election and effective date of incorporation; special districts within city continue to exist.
- 266.044 - Apportionment of county’s fixed assets located within city.
- 266.0445 - Assessment and taxation of certain property to pay for indebtedness of county.
- 266.045 - Bonds of first elected officers.
- 266.050 - Specially chartered city may surrender charter and become organized under this chapter: Procedure.
- POPULATION CATEGORIES; JUDICIAL NOTICE; VESTED RIGHTS;CONTINUATION OF ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND OFFICERS; GENERAL POWERS
- 266.055 - Categorization of cities by population.
- 266.060 - Attainment of higher population category; proclamation of Governor.
- 266.066 - Judicial proceedings: Judicial notice of change in population category and organization of city and ordinances, rules, resolutions and regulations of city council; pleading and proof.
- 266.070 - Vested rights on incorporation or change in population category; remedies.
- 266.075 - Existing ordinances and resolutions remain effective on organization or change in population category; no alteration in legal identity.
- 266.080 - Officers continue in office on organization or change in population category; terms of officers elected on organization.
- 266.085 - City is municipal corporation; name; general powers.
- POWERS OF CITY COUNCIL
- 266.260 - Manner and details for exercise of powers of city council may be provided by ordinance.
- 266.261 - Public works: General powers of city council.
- 266.263 - Public works: City’s powers subordinate to powers of regional planning agency.
- 266.265 - City’s property: General powers of city council; exceptions.
- 266.267 - Requirements for sale or lease of real property owned by city.
- 266.270 - Condemnation of property for public uses.
- 266.275 - Streets, sidewalks, parks and public grounds.
- 266.277 - Traffic and parking.
- 266.280 - Parking meters; off-street facilities for public parking.
- 266.285 - Provision of utilities.
- 266.290 - Acquisition or establishment of municipal utility: Procedure.
- 266.295 - Railroads and railways.
- 266.300 - Franchises for certain public purposes.
- 266.310 - Fire department; arson investigators; storage of hazardous material; fire code.
- 266.316 - Acquisition, maintenance and abolishment of cemeteries.
- 266.321 - Police ordinances: Enactment and enforcement; penalty for violation of state law.
- 266.323 - Employment of security officers.
- 266.325 - Control of animals and poultry; collection of fee.
- 266.330 - Public health.
- 266.335 - Nuisances: Abatement, prevention and removal; costs as lien.
- PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS
- SALES AND LEASES OF CITY-OWNED ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWERSYSTEMS
- 266.386 - Resolution proposing sale or lease of system; election required.
- 266.3861 - Appointment of appraisers.
- 266.3862 - Negotiation with qualified lessees.
- 266.3863 - Measure and explanation to be drafted by city attorney.
- 266.3864 - Registration of voters for special election; notice; office hours of county clerk.
- 266.3865 - Notice of special election: Publication; contents.
- 266.3866 - Powers and duties of county clerk at special election; costs of special election.
- SURCHARGE FOR ENHANCEMENT OF TELEPHONE SYSTEM USED FORREPORTING EMERGENCY
- 266.342 - “Trunk line” defined.
- 266.344 - Imposition in certain cities; master plan required; amount; collection; penalties for delinquent payment.
- 266.346 - Establishment of advisory committee to develop plan to enhance telephone system for reporting emergency; creation of special revenue fund; use of money in fund.
- THE MAYOR
- WARDS