A home rule charter must contain provisions for:
 1. A council of an odd number of members, not less than five.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 372.10

 2. A mayor, who may be one of those council members.
 3. Two-year or staggered four-year terms of office for the mayor and council members.
 4. The powers and duties of the mayor and the council, consistent with the provisions of the city code.
 5. A council representation plan pursuant to section 372.13, subsection 11.
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