(a) As soon as practicable after an incorporated town becomes a city of the second class, the city council shall form the city into the number of wards that, to it, will seem to best serve the interests of the city. (b) It shall be the duty of the council to see that each ward […]
(a) City councils in cities of the second class shall have the authority to redistrict the wards of their cities when they determine that the people can best be served by adding wards, combining wards, or changing ward boundary lines to equalize the populations in the various wards. (b) (1) Within ninety (90) days after […]
(a) (1) Except as provided under subdivision (a)(3) of this section, on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November 1982, and every two (2) years thereafter, the qualified voters in cities of the second class shall elect for each of the wards of these cities two (2) council members, who shall compose the city […]
(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of council member in any city of the second class, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy, the city council shall proceed to elect, by a majority vote of the council, a council member to serve for the unexpired term. (b) The election […]
The qualified voters of cities of the second class shall elect a mayor for a term of four (4) years on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November 1966 and every four (4) years thereafter.
If a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor in any city of the second class, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy, the city council shall proceed to either elect by a majority vote of the council members a mayor to serve the unexpired term or call for a special […]
(a) The mayor in cities of the second class shall be ex officio president of the city council, shall preside at its meetings, and shall have a vote to establish a quorum of the council, or when the mayor’s vote is needed to pass any ordinance, bylaw, resolution, order, or motion. (b) (1) The mayor […]
The mayor of a city of the second class shall perform all duties required by the ordinances of the city and shall give bond and security in any amount to be determined and approved by the city council.
(a) (1) (A) At the time prescribed in this subtitle, the qualified voters of each city of the second class shall elect a city marshal, a city recorder, and a city treasurer. (B) Each city marshal, city recorder, or city treasurer shall continue in office until his or her successor is elected and qualified. (2) […]
Cities of the second class shall have the authority to require their appointed marshals to reside within their corporate limits, and they shall have the authority to permit their appointed marshals to reside outside their corporate limits.
The city marshal of cities of the second class shall be elected by the voters as provided by law. However, the city council of any such city, if the council deems it to be in the best interests of the city, and upon passage of an ordinance by the majority of the council, may provide […]
If a vacancy occurs in the office of marshal in any city of the second class, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy, the city council shall proceed to elect by a majority vote of all the council members a marshal to serve for the unexpired term.
(a) The marshal of cities of the second class shall execute and return all writs and process directed to him or her by the mayor. In criminal cases or cases of a violation of the city ordinance, he or she may serve them in any part of the county. (b) It shall be the marshal’s […]
(a) (1) The city council of any city of the second class, if the city council deems it to be in the best interests of the city, and upon passage of an ordinance by a majority vote of the city council, may combine the offices of city recorder and city treasurer, authorizing one (1) person […]
(a) On the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1972, and every four (4) years thereafter, the qualified voters of cities of the second class shall elect a recorder, a treasurer, or a recorder-treasurer, as the case may be, for a term of four (4) years. (b) (1) The city council may provide by […]
If a vacancy occurs in the office of recorder, treasurer, or recorder-treasurer in any city of the second class, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy, the city council shall elect by a majority vote of all the council members a person to serve for the unexpired term.
