Detroit City Charter
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The Detroit City Charter is the foundational governing document that outlines the structure, powers, and responsibilities of Detroit’s municipal government and its elected officials.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charter of the City of Detroit | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foundational governing document
ⓘ
municipal charter ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | voters of Detroit ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Detroit
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Detroit
|
| bindingOn |
Detroit city departments
ⓘ
Detroit city officials ⓘ |
| constrains |
actions of Detroit city government
ⓘ
powers of Detroit elected officials ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defines |
powers of Detroit city government
ⓘ
powers of the City Clerk of Detroit ⓘ powers of the Detroit City Council ⓘ powers of the Mayor of Detroit ⓘ responsibilities of Detroit city government ⓘ roles of Detroit’s elected officials ⓘ structure of Detroit city government ⓘ |
| establishes |
executive branch of Detroit city government
ⓘ
legislative branch of Detroit city government ⓘ offices of elected officials in Detroit ⓘ procedures for adopting the city budget ⓘ procedures for amending the charter ⓘ procedures for citizen initiatives and referenda in Detroit ⓘ procedures for enacting city ordinances ⓘ |
| governs |
Government of Detroit
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surface form:
municipal government of Detroit
|
| higherLegalContext |
Constitution of the State of Michigan
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surface form:
Michigan Constitution
United States Constitution ⓘ laws of the State of Michigan ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Detroit
ⓘ
surface form:
Detroit, Michigan
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalAuthorityFor |
Detroit city ordinances
ⓘ
organization of Detroit city departments ⓘ powers of Detroit elected officials ⓘ |
| publicDocument | true ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define the authority of Detroit’s elected officials
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to outline the structure, powers, and responsibilities of Detroit’s municipal government ⓘ |
| regulates |
elections for Detroit municipal offices
ⓘ
executive administration of Detroit city departments ⓘ financial management of the City of Detroit ⓘ legislative procedures of Detroit City Council ⓘ |
| requires |
ethical standards for Detroit officials
ⓘ
public accountability mechanisms for Detroit government ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
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surface form:
Michigan
|
| subjectOf | Detroit municipal law ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | local government law ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Charter of the City of Detroit