{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-372.10","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 372.10","heading":"Contents of charter.","body":"A home rule charter must contain provisions for:\n1. A council of an odd number of members, not less than five.\n2. A mayor, who may be one of those council members.\n3. Two-year or staggered four-year terms of office for the mayor and council members.\n4. The powers and duties of the mayor and the council, consistent with the provisions of the city code.\n5. A council representation plan pursuant to section 372.13, subsection 11.","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/2026/372.10.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:09Z","sha256":"52adde3aa3ac881508822c0ec17601d2f5fdbc5dc09ff39a0ff83534918d812d","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-372.9","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-372.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}