City Attorney's Office City Charter    Welcome to the City Charter Pages. Here you can view the City of Peoria City Charter using the links in the index below. At the top and bottom of each section is a link to take you back to the index, and another link to take you to the next section.   City Charter Table of Contents    Article I. Incorporation, Form Of Government, Powers and Boundaries, Sections 1--4  Article II. The Council, Sections 1--21  Article III. The City Manager, Sections 1--6  Article IV. Administrative Departments, Offices and Employees, Sections 1--4  Article V. Appointive Boards and Commissions, Section 1  Article VI. Finance and Taxation, Sections 1--8  Article VII. Ordinances and Resolutions, Sections 1--16  Article VIII. Contracts, Sections 1--4  Article VIII.1. Ethics, Sections 1--6  Article IX. Elections, Sections 1--9  Article X. Initiative, Referendum and Recall, Sections 1--2  Article XI. Municipal Court, Sections 1--7  Article XII. Franchise and Public Utilities, Sections 1--2  Article XIII. Publicity of Records, Section 1  Article XIV. General Provisions, Sections 1--7  Article XV. Gender, Section 1  Article XVI. Succession in Government, Sections 1--9  Article XVII. Amendments, Section 1 / Board of Freeholders    Click here to download the entire City of Peoria Charter.