Question

Why do cities adopt home rule

Answer 1

With Home Rule, municipalities take themselves out from under Dillon’s Rule – the prevailing legal doctrine which states that municipalities only have the powers given to them explicitly by the state – and instead allows them to create a form and structure of governance of their choosing, so long as they do not conflict with state or federal law.

Answer 2

which have adopted a home rule charter for their local self governance.

so what they are saying is the citizens of a home rule city are free to choose their own form of municipal government.

-Hops