Before the implementation of the home-rule charter on January 1, 2000, there were three county commissioners.

When the town's population reached 5,000 in 1962, citizens adopted a home-rule charter with council-manager city government.

However, home-rule charters can be established which provide significant local autonomy over the structure and operation of those governments.

A home-rule charter established a council and mayor for the 400-acre municipality.

The town already had a municipal home-rule charter.

Lehigh County has a home-rule charter with four at-large and five district commissioners.

For instance, according to its home-rule charter, the District government can't even require that its police and firefighters live in the city.

At the time Homer already had a municipal home-rule charter.

In 1942 the town adopted a home-rule charter, while continuing with a city manager.

The county has a home-rule charter and is run by a county executive.