Scottsdale City Charter Establishes Council Manager Government
The charter sets Scottsdale as a municipal corporation using a council manager form. It vests powers in an elective council, outlines property rights, contracts with state and federal entities, and defines boundaries and general governance. It creates a six councilors plus a mayor, with terms starting in April 1962, and details qualifications and vacancies.
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City Charter Provisions on Mayor Council Roles and Manager
The text outlines mayoral duties and council authority including salary, open meetings, and vacancies. It defines the mayor pro tempore, council's role as judge of its members, induction of officials, and open/public meetings requirements. It then describes council rules, quorum, petitions, and interactions with the City Manager, including appointment and duties. The City Manager section sets qualifications residency, appointment rules, and executive powers.
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Council
City Manager Powers and Civil Service Provisions Adopted
The charter outlines the City Manager’s duties including enforcing ordinances, preparing budgets, supervising purchasing, reporting to the council, and appointing or removing officers. It also creates an acting City Manager mechanism, sets removal procedures, and establishes a civil service board within one year.
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City Charter Provisions Outline Board Seats and Budget Rules
The document details board appointments for a city, with three electors serving six year terms and staggered starts, plus vacancy filling by the council. It sets ex officio non voting members for the Mayor and City Manager and confirms residency requirements. It also covers fiscal year timing, tax system alignment with county methods, and budget processes including preparation, tentative adoption, public hearings, and adjustments with published notices. It permits exceeding the adopted budget for emergencies with state commission approval.
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Council
City Charter Provisions on Tax Rates and City Finances
The text outlines sections on ad valorem taxation to fund the annual budget, including special assessments and bond interest. It details transaction privilege tax limits, exemptions, and transfers between funds, plus procedures for audits, transfers, and council actions by resolution or ordinance with recorded ayes and nays.
City Charter Provisions on Ordinances and Contracts
The text outlines how ordinances and resolutions are read, signed, published, revised, repealed, and recorded. It details emergency measures, codification by reference, publication requirements, and city contracts over 2500 dollars to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after public notice.
City procurement and election sections detailed rules
The document outlines purchase thresholds for city contracts with bids required above 500 dollars, and a lowest-bidder rule above 2,500 dollars. It covers transfers of property, fraud provisions, lease and sale of city property, and types and qualifications for city elections with primary and general timelines.
City Charter Provisions on Elections and Franchises
The document outlines election rules including general and special elections, primary processes, and candidate selection. It also covers initiative and recall powers, the establishment of The City Court of Scottsdale, election timing, and franchise grant procedures including publication and voter approval.
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