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A municipal charter is the basic document that defines the organization, powers, functions and essential procedures of the city government. The charter is, therefore, the most important legal document of any city. [1] Municipalities without charters, in states where such exist, are known as general-law municipalities or cities.
The charter is periodically revised, generally via a charter commission [4] including revisions that took place in 1898, 1901, 1938, 1963, 1975, and 2020. [5] [6] [7]The 1938 revision replaced the New York City Board of Aldermen with the New York City Council, and it also created the New York City Planning Commission.
Most municipalities in Pennsylvania must follow state law except where the state has expressly given jurisdiction to the municipality, and are therefore subject to the Third Class City Code, the Borough Code, the First Class Township Code, the Second Class Township Code, or other acts for sui generis municipalities.
Municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. [1] The term can also be used to describe municipally owned corporations. [1] [2] [3]
A simplified version of the financial conflict of interest charter changes will likely go before Springfield voters in April. Push for simplified code of ethics in City Charter gains momentum ...
This is in contrast to a charter city or home-rule city, whose government structure and powers are defined by a municipal charter. States may allow only general-law municipalities, only charter municipalities, or both. In states having both, general-law municipalities generally have less autonomy than charter municipalities do. Six states do ...
The city's audio leak scandal, which spurred the resignations of City Council President Nury Martinez and county labor executive Ron Herrera, also sparked calls for a more robust Ethics Commission.
The Administrative Code of the City of New York contains the codified local laws of New York City as enacted by the New York City Council and Mayor. [1] As of February 2023, it contains 37 titles, numbered 1 through 16, 16-A, 16-B, 17 through 20, 20-A, 21, 21-A, and 22 through 33. [2]