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Yuma City Charter, Article VI, Section 15: Creation and Discontinuance of Offices, Boards and Commissions
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Additional Charter authority for Council to create boards and commissions and prescribe appointment, terms, duties, and removal.
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- Mostly SupportedYuma may establish an Ethics Commission as a municipal board or commission under its Charter, but each assigned power must comply with the Charter and state law.
The Charter expressly authorizes new boards and commissions; particular powers require separate legal review.
- VerifiedYuma’s Charter authorizes the City Council to create boards and commissions.
Charter Articles IX, § 1 and VI, § 15 expressly authorize Council to create boards and commissions.
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