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title: "City of Clifton Information"
description: "Clifton has foundation documents that provide a basis for the city's operations. These include a charter and a list of ordinances."
url: "https://www.cityofclifton.com/index.php/component/content/article/city-of-clifton-information?catid=9"
date: "2026-05-12T11:35:50+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

#  City of Clifton Information

Clifton has foundation documents that provide a basis for the city's operations. These include a charter and a list of ordinances.

### Charter

The City of Clifton’s general law charter established a City Manager-Commission form of government in 1955. Click the link below to explore the full City of Clifton Charter, updated through 1/1/2016:

[![](https://www.cityofclifton.com/media/jce/icons/pdf.png)Manager\_Commission\_Charter.pdf189.82 KB](https://www.cityofclifton.com/images/pdf/Manager_Commission_Charter.pdf "Click to download the City Charter")

Date of Incorporation: 11/01/1856, Incorporation Act: Acts 1855-56, ch. 181, Sec. 50, p. 292

### City Ordinances

The following are the rules (or laws) established by the City of Clifton:
[![pdf](https://www.cityofclifton.com/media/jce/icons/pdf.png)clifton\_city\_code.pdf752.54 KB](https://www.cityofclifton.com/images/pdf/clifton_city_code.pdf "Municipal Codes")

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