Basic enumeration.
Cape Coral City Charter, art. III, § 3.01
in effect§ 3.01. - Basic enumeration.
The City of Cape Coral shall have the governmental, corporate, and proprietaries powers to enable it to conduct municipal government, perform municipal functions, and render municipal services, and may exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by law.
The City of Cape Coral shall not have the power to terminate employment of regular City employees except for cause. The City shall have the power to terminate probationary employees for any reason during the probationary period. (Ord. 125-02, 12-9-2002; approved by referendum vote on April 8, 2003)
Alternatively, the City Manager shall have the power to terminate employment of Assistant City Managers and Administrative Department Heads at will, upon the payment of an amount up to four months of the employee's salary or an amount otherwise provided by law, whichever is less.
(Ord. 50-95, 10-10-95; approved by referendum vote on March 12, 1996; Ord. 36-11, 6-20-11; approved by referendum vote on November 8, 2011; Ord. 20-15, 6-15-15; approved by referendum vote on November 3, 2015)
Source: City of Cape Coral, Florida, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/cape_coral/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CHTR_ARTIIIPOCI_S3.01BAENFetched: 11/4/2026