Charter Ordinance List

This table lists all Charter Ordinances. If an ordinance is codified, its location in the code is cited by chapter number at the end of the ordinance description.

CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 1(a) (Ord. 185, adopted 12/1/1959)

PROVIDING FOR FOUR-YEAR TERMS FOR ALDERMEN AND PROVIDING FOR DIVISION OF ALDERMEN INTO TWO CLASSES, ONE CLASS TO BE ELECTED EVERY TWO YEARS

Note: Charter Ordinance No. 1(a) was repealed by Ordinance 1807 on 5/15/2001 but was rewritten into the code by Ordinance 2131-08 on 3/18/2008.

CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 1(b) (Ord. 522, adopted 6/2/1970)

CONSOLIDATING THE OFFICES OF CITY CLERK AND CITY TREASURER

Note: Charter Ordinance No. 1(b) was repealed by Charter Ordinance No. 2 on 7/2/1974.

CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 2 (Ord. 659, adopted 7/2/1974)

REPEALING CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 1, CONSOLIDATING THE OFFICES OF CITY CLERK AND CITY TREASURER AND RESTORING THE SAID OFFICES AS SEPARATE POSITIONS

CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 3 (Ord. 1281, adopted 6/20/1989)

PROVIDING THAT THE REGULAR TERM OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BROOKFIELD BE INCREASED FROM TWO YEARS TO FOUR YEARS, EFFECTIVE WITH THE NEXT TERM (Title 2)

CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 4 – INTENTIONALLY SKIPPED NUMBER

CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 5 (adopted 11/8/1994)

ALLOWS BURNING OF YARD WASTE WITH CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS (PASSED THROUGH DIRECT LEGISLATION BY A REFERENDUM QUESTION ON 11/8/1994) (8.36)

Note: Charter Ordinance No. 5 was adopted by binding referendum held on 11/8/1994. Ordinance 1940-03 was adopted by Council on 12/2/2003 repealing Charter Ordinance No. 5. Another binding referendum question was put to the residents reaffirming Charter Ordinance No. 5 which was approved 4/6/2004 and published 4/15/2004. The provisions were included in prior code Section 5.10(9).

CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 6 (Ord. 1859, adopted 3/19/2002)

REPEALS AND RECREATES SECTION 2.08.020 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE THAT RELATES TO THE SPRING PRIMARY (Title 2)

CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 7 (Ord. 1998-05, adopted 2/1/2005)

CREATING SECTION 2.36.060C OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE GRANTING AUTHORITY TO THE COMMON COUNCIL REGARDING THE MASTER PLAN (Title 2)