CITY OF EVERETT CHARTER
CONTENTS
Article I. Name, Boundaries, Powers, Rights and Liabilities
1.3 Powers, Rights and Liabilities.
1.5 Intergovernmental Relations.
2.1 Elective City Officers, Size of Council Districts.
2.2 Eligibility to Hold Elective Office.
2.3 Transitional Elections — Terms of Transitional Elective Officers.
2.4 Elections — Term Elective Officers.
2.5 Vacancies — Elected Officials.
2.7 Mayor Pro Tempore/Interim Mayor.
2.8 Citizens’ Commission on Salaries of Elected Officials.
Article III. Council and Legislation
3.3 Council — Quorum — Rules — Voting.
3.4 Ordinances — Styles — Requisites — Veto.
3.5 Adoption of Codes by Reference.
Article IV. Mayor, Appointive Officers, and Administration
4.1 Duties and Authority of the Mayor — Veto — Breaking Vote.
4.2 Appointment and Removal of Chief Administrative Assistant — Qualifications, Compensation.
4.3 Administrative Departments — Establishment.
4.5 Appointive Officers — Compensation.
4.7 City Engineer — Qualifications.
4.8 Department of Parks and Recreation — Director.
4.9 City Planner — Qualifications.
4.12 Officers and Employees Not to Be Interested in Contracts.
4.14 Contracts and Documents — Execution of.
Article V. Boards and Commissions
5.2 Advisory Boards — Establishment.
5.3 Advisory Boards — Civil Service Commission and Library Board Excluded.
5.5 Repealed.
5.6 Board of Park Commissioners.
5.7 Advisory Boards — Compensation.
6.1 City Attorney — Appointment, Removal — Full Time.
6.2 City Attorney — Qualification.
6.3 City Attorney — Duties — Assistants.
6.4 Interim and Special Counsel.
Article VII. Library and Library Board
8.2 Removal — Vacancy — How Filled — Quorum.
8.5 Commission — Rules and Regulations.
9.2 Informalities in Election.
10.2 Recall — Ineligibility for Office.
Article XI. Direct Legislation
11.6 Publication of Ordinances — Notice of Election.
11.9 Repeal or Amendment of Ordinances Passed by the People.
Article XII. Local Improvements
12.1 Local Improvements — Powers in Respect to.
13.1 Exclusive Franchises Prohibited.
13.2 Franchises and Permits — Streets and Public Ways.
13.4 Franchises — Restrictions and Limitations.
13.6 Procedure for Assignment or Lease of Franchise Rights.
Article XIV. Finance and Taxation
14.2 Taxation, Indebtedness and Bonds.
14.3 Budgets and Budgetary Procedures.
14.6 Repealed.
14.7 Deposits and Depositaries.
14.10 Repealed.
15.1 Power to Subpoena Witnesses.
15.2 Municipal Construction Plants.
15.3 Excavation or Structure upon Public Property.
15.6 Codification of Ordinances.
15.7 Retirement and Disability Pension.
15.8 Sale or Lease of Property.
15.9 Gender References, Correction of Scrivener’s Errors.
16.1 Amendments Proposed by the Council.
16.2 Amendments Proposed by Petition.
16.3 Amendments — Publications of.
16.5 Periodic Review of Charter.
Article XVII. Transitional Provisions and Savings Provisions
17.1 Repealed.
17.2 Repealed.
17.3 Repealed.
17.4 Repealed.
17.5 Repealed.