10-04-1995 Charter Packet Supplement

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410.01 CLASSIFICATION; CHARTERS Cities, Organization CHAPTER 410 CLASSIFICATION; CHARTERS 410.01 Cities, classes. 410.015 Definitions relating to cities. 410.03 Existing charters preserved. 410.04 Home rule charters; patrol limits. 410.05 Charter commission. 410.06 410.07 Compensation; expenses. Determination of desirability; framing charter. 410.09 Regulation of franchises. 410.10 Submission of charter. 410.11 Adoption; notice, effective date. 410.12 Amendments. 410.121 Sale of intoxicating liquor or wine; favorable vote. 410.14 Alternative proposals. 410.15 Succession; subsisting rights. 410.16 Forms of government incorporated in charter. 410.18 Distribution of administrative powers. 410.19 Powers of mayor and council. 410.20 Recall and removal of officers; ordinances. 410.21 Application of general election laws. 410.24 New or revised charter. 410.30 Abandonment of home rule charters by cities; assumption of statutory city status. 410.32 Cities authorized to issue capital notes for certain equipment acquisitions. 410.33 Savings clause. 458 NOTE: For special laws relating to specific cities, see Table 1, Vol. 11. 410.01 CITIES, CLASSES. Cities are hereby divided, for legislative purposes, into classes as follows: First class — Those having more than 100,000 inhabitants provided that once a city is defined to be of the first class, it shall not be reclassified unless its population decreases by 25 percent from the census figures which last qualified the city for inclu- sion in the class; Second class — Those having more than 20,000 and not more than 100,000 inhab- itants; Third class — Those having more than 10,000 and not more than 20,000 inhabi- tants, and Fourth class — Those having not more than 10,000 inhabitants. Changes in classification resulting from any future national census shall take effect upon the filing of certified copies of the census in the office of the secretary of state as provided in section 600.18. Meanwhile the council or other governing body shall take measures for the election of proper officials and for dividing the city into wards, if nec- essary, and otherwise prepare for the coming change. History: (1265) RL s 746; 1951 c 348 s 1; 1959 c 510 s 1; 1978 c 489 s 1 410.015 DEFINITIONS RELATING TO CITIES. The term "statutory city" means any city which has not adopted a home rule char- ter pursuant to the constitution and laws; the words "home rule charter city" mean any city which has adopted such a charter. In any law adopted after July 1, 1976, the word "city" when used without further description extending the application of the term to home rule charter cities means statutory cities only. History: 1976 c 44 s 19; 1976 c 155 s 3 410.02 [Repealed, 1949 c 114 s 1] 410.03 EXISTING CHARTERS PRESERVED. Until otherwise provided in accordance with this chapter, all cities existing at the time of the taking effect of the Revised Laws 1905 shall continue to be governed by the laws then annlicahle theretrs