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  2. Municipal charter - Wikipedia

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    A city charter or town charter (generically, municipal charter) is a legal document establishing a municipality such as a city or town. The concept developed in Europe during the Middle Ages. Traditionally, the granting of a charter gave a settlement and its inhabitants the right to town privileges under the feudal system.

  3. Home rule in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Cities that have not adopted a charter are organized by state law. Such a city is called a "general law city" (or a "code city"), which will be managed by a five-member city council. As of January 21, 2020, 125 of California's 478 cities were charter cities. [6] [7] Colorado: Yes Yes

  4. Municipal corporation - Wikipedia

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    A city charter or town charter or municipal charter is a legal document establishing a municipality, ... with some exceptions. Certain cities, for example, ...

  5. Tallahassee charter amendments: Here's what the 5 ... - AOL

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    Last year, city commissioners voted 3-2 to proceed with a belated review of the charter, the city’s version of a constitution, for the first time in 15 years. Exterior shot of Tallahassee City Hall.

  6. Here are some charter changes Austin City Council wants ... - AOL

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    The charter is a comprehensive legal document of the city of Austin's rules and regulations. On Thursday, the Austin City Council authorized the ballot language for several proposed charter changes.

  7. List of Pennsylvania municipalities and counties with home ...

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    Counties with a home rule charter may design their own form of county government, but are still generally subject to the County Code (which covers first-, third-, fourth-, fifth-, sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-class counties) or the Second-Class County Code (which covers second-class and second-class A counties). Because home rule charters ...

  8. Revising Augusta's city charter could take 18 months, cost ...

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    Augusta commissioners got a look Wednesday at what will be involved with reviewing and revising the city’s 28-year-old charter.. Lori Brill, a public service assistant at the Carl Vincent ...

  9. Charter city (economic development) - Wikipedia

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    A charter city is a type of city in which a guarantor from a developed country would create a city within a developing host country. The guarantor would administer the region, with the power to create their own laws, judiciary, and immigration policy outside of the control of the host country. [ 1 ]