Chandler, Arizona

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Contents 1 Chandler Snapshot 2 City Government 2.1 City Links 2.2 References

Chandler Snapshot

• Economic Change - From agricultural town toward a high-tech industrial city
• Growing Population - 9,531 in 1960 to 246,775 in June 2007
• Average Household Income - $71,456 in 2004
• Incorporated Area - 70 square miles
• Centerline Street Miles - 781
• Developed Parks - 53
• Diverse Community (Source: 2000 Census) - For greater detail, refer to the "Additional Links."
  • White (77.4%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (21%)
  • Asian or Pacific Island (4.3%)
  • African American (3.5%)
  • Native American (1.3%)

City Government

The City of Chandler, Arizona operates under the Council-Manager form of government in which policy-making and administration are two separate entities. The following takes place under this form of government:

• Only elected officials can set policy
• City Councilmembers select and supervise a professional City Manager
• The City Manager serves as the chief executive whose main responsibilities include appointing department heads and overseeing the day-to-day operations of City government

City Links

• City Budget
• City Code
• City Charter
  • Article XIII Initiative and Referendum and Recall

Section 8.01. General authority.
There is hereby reserved to the electors of the city the powers of the initiative, the referendum and the recall of elective officers. The provisions of the constitution and laws of this state, as the same now exist or hereafter may be amended, governing the initiative and referendum and the recall of elective officers, shall apply to the use thereof in the city so far as such provisions are not in conflict with the provisions of the charter.

Section 8.02. Commencement of proceedings, petitioners' committee, affidavit.
Any five qualified voters may commence initiative or referendum proceedings by filing with the city clerk an affidavit stating they will constitute the petitioners' committee and be responsible for circulating the petition and filing it in proper form, stating their names and addresses and specifying the address to which all notices to the committee are to be sent, and setting out in full the proposed initiative ordinance or citing the ordinance sought to be reconsidered. Promptly after the affidavit of the petitioners' committee is filed, the city clerk shall issue the appropriate petition blanks to the petitioners' committee.

References

• Chandler, Arizona Homepage