City Government

COUNCIL-MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT

The City of Fruita is a Home Rule City with a Council-Manager form of government. The elected City Council makes policy decisions and enacts legislation while a professional City Manager carries out the council's policies and administers the city government. The Mayor is the political head of city government, presiding over City Council meetings, representing the City at public functions and exercising other powers designated by the Fruita City Charter.

The Home Rule doctrine allows the City, in matters of purely "local and municipal concern", to adopt ordinances which supersede conflicting state statutes. In matters of "mixed state and local concern" or "state wide" concern, City ordinances must conform to State law. The City Charter sets forth the home rule provisions for the City of Fruita.

The Fruita City Council conducts regular meetings on the first and third Tuesday of each month and holds a workshop on the 4th Tuesday of each month. Agendas and minutes are available on the Meetings page of this website.