Whether or not it's a pro or con depends upon who you are.

If 'pro' is the opposite of 'con' what is the opposite of 'progress'?

We get volumes of data, pro and con. So often we get volumes for and volumes against, so we don't do anything. If we can't please 1,000 percent, we do nothing.

I'm not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.

Most commonly, in terms of relationship between the county and the city, you'll see the charter delegates power to the county to set minimal standards in a limited number of policy areas, like environmental protection, that the cities could not opt out of … adult entertainment, setting a level of service standards on county roads.

It's hard to make generalizations about what a charter does because you don't know until you see it in writing.