{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-372.1","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 372.1","heading":"Forms of cities.","body":"1. The forms of city government are:\na. Mayor-council, or mayor-council with appointed manager.\nb. Commission.\nc. Council-manager-at-large.\nd. Council-manager-ward.\ne. Home rule charter.\nf. Special charter.\ng. City-county consolidated form as provided in sections 331.247 through 331.252.\nh. Community commonwealth as provided in sections 331.260 through 331.263.\n2. A city when first incorporated has the mayor-council form. A city retains its form of government until it adopts a different form as provided in this subchapter.\n3. A city shall adopt by ordinance a charter embodying its existing form of government, which must be one of the forms provided in this subchapter, and shall file a copy of its charter with the secretary of state, and maintain copies available for public inspection.","path":["Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Ch. 331 - 420)","Chapter 372 - ORGANIZATION OF CITY GOVERNMENT","Subchapter I - FORMS OF GOVERNMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/372.1.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:09Z","sha256":"df4168914c2073fdf26978490a39c75a9ec63cf73f1aa6b73ba4fe37c63f7a1a","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-368.26","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-372.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}