City Charter Provides Rules for Springfield
Springfield operates under a Council/Manager form of government first adopted when voters approved the City's Charter on March 17, 1953.
Under the City Charter, the Mayor must run for re-election every two years while Council members serve four-year terms. The City Manager and City Clerk are the two city employees directly under the supervision of the City Council. The City Manager is the chief executive and administrative officer and is responsible for the administrative affairs of the city.
In Order to Secure the Benefits and Advantages of
the Constitution of the State of Missouri, Adopted in the Year 1945, and to Establish
Home Rule for the City Under the Provisions Thereof, the People of Springfield,
Missouri, Hereby Adopt the Following Charter.
Editor's note. This Charter was adopted by vote of the citizens
of Springfield, March 17, 1953, pursuant to Section 19, Article VI, of the Constitution
of Missouri. For the user's convenience, we have provided not only a Table of
Contents which has been prepared by article sections in the front of the Charter,
but also an Index in the back of the Charter, providing an alphabetical listing
of topics found within the Charter. This edition of the Charter reflects all amendments
through April, 1999.
