28-A:1 Charter Commission; Petition; Establishment. – I. (a) A person registered to vote within the county may file a declaration of intent to petition the establishment of a county charter commission with the board of commissioners. (b) Petitions shall be on paper of uniform size and may consist of as many individual pages as […]
28-A:2 Membership; Appointments. – The nominating committee shall observe the following rules in nominating the 15 member charter commission: I. No more than 5 members shall be appointed from each commissioner voting district. II. The members shall be appointed as equally as possible from each of the commissioner voting districts. For counties without districts, […]
28-A:3 Scope of Authorization; Procedure; Meetings; Budget. – I. A charter commission established under this chapter may recommend a charter which meets the needs of the county in terms of structure and operation to include, but not be limited to, such matters as: numbers and duties of elected officials, except elected officials specified by […]
28-A:4 Charter Commission Report; Referendum. – I. Within 9 months after its election, the charter commission, if it determines a charter shall be proposed, shall prepare a preliminary report including the text of the charter which the commission intends shall be submitted to the voters and any explanatory information the commission deems desirable, and […]
28-A:5 Transition Period and Amendments. – Any charter proposed by the charter commission shall include transition provisions under which the governmental structure set out in the charter shall take effect. Any proposed charter shall also contain provisions for amendment of the charter, which amendment process shall require approval by 2/3 of the voters of […]
28-A:6 Recording. – Within 10 days after the results of the election have been declared, the secretary of state shall prepare and sign duplicate certificates attesting to the adoption or rejection of the charter. One certificate shall be recorded in the office of the secretary of state and one certificate shall be deposited in […]
28-A:7 Conflict of Laws. – Notwithstanding any other provision of law, county charters adopted pursuant to this chapter shall take precedence over any other general or special laws relating to county government structure and procedures. Source. 1986, 112:1, eff. July 19, 1986.