HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991 CharterCHARTER
of the
city of sAn Luis oBispo
California
Adopted on June 6, 1978
with Amendments Adopted through
April 9, 1991
Filed by the Secretary of State
of the State of California on
July 29, 1991
ARTICLE I.
ARTICLE II.
ARTICLE III.
ARTICLE IV.
ARTICLE V.
ARTICLE VI.
ARTICLE VII.
ARTICLE VIII.
ARTICLE IX.
ARTICLE X.
ARTICLE XI.
ARTICLE XII.
INDEX
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE DESCRIPTION PAGE NO.
Incorporation and Application ................................. ............................... 1
Form and Powers of Municipality ........................... ............................... 2
MunicipalElections .................................................... ............................... 3
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ElectiveOfficials ......................................................... ...............................
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Council Powers and Procedures ............................... ...............................
LegislativeActions ...................................................... ...............................
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AppointiveOfficials .................................................... ...............................
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FiscalAdministration ................................................. ...............................
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Public Works and Contracts ..................................... ...............................
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Licenses and Franchises ............................................ ...............................
Personnel Administration ...............................
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Boards and Commissions ...............................
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ARTICLE I. INCORPORATION AND APPLICATION
SECTION 101. Name of the City.
The Municipal corporation now existing and known as "The City of San Luis Obispo"
shall remain and continue a body politic and corporate, as at present, in fact and in law, and
by such name shall have perpetual succession.
SECTION 102. Boundaries.
The boundaries of the City of San Luis Obispo shall continue as now established until
changed in a manner authorized by law.
SECTION 103. Effective Date of Charter.
This Charter shall not take effect until accepted and filed by the Secretary of State
pursuant to the provisions of Section 34464 of the Government Code.
SECTION 104. General Law Applicable.
All general laws of the State applicable to municipal corporations, now or hereafter
enacted and which are not in conflict with the provisions of this Charter or with ordinances
or resolutions adopted in pursuance of this Charter, shall be applicable to the City.
SECTION 105. Amendments.
This Charter may be amended in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution
and laws of the State of California.
SECTION 106. Definitions.
When used in this Charter the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter.
The present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future, the present. The
singular number includes the plural, and the plural, the singular. "Shall' is mandatory and
"May" is permissive. "Oath" includes affirmation.
The word "City" wherever it occurs in this Charter, means the City of San Luis
Obispo, and every Commissioner, Commission, Board, Officer, Employee, wherever
mentioned in this Charter means the Commissioner, Commission, Department, Board,
Officer, or Employee, as the case may be, of the City of San Luis Obispo. The word
"Council" when used in this Charter means the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo.
SECTION 107. Conflicts.
Any municipal ordinance, resolution, or motion duly approved by the City Council
which is in effect at the time this Charter is made effective shall continue in force unless it
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is in conflict with any provision of this Charter, at which time it shall become null and void.
SECTION 108. Validity of Charter.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Charter is for any reason
held to be unconstitutional or void, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining separable portions of this Charter. The people of the City of San Luis Obispo
hereby declare that they would have adopted this Charter and each section, subsection,
clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional or void.
SECTION 109. Violation of Charter.
The violation of any provision of this Charter shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and
may be prosecuted by the authorities of the City in the name of the people of the State of
California, or may be redressed by civil action, at the option of said authorities. The
maximum penalty upon conviction for the violation of any provision of this Charter shall be
a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment for a term not
exceeding one (1) year or both such fine and imprisonment. Any person sentenced to
imprisonment for the violation of a provision of this Charter may be imprisoned in the City
jail, or in the County jail of the county in which the City of San Luis Obispo is situated.
The City Administrative Officer shall be responsible for the enforcement of the
provisions of the Charter.
ARTICLE H. FORM AND POWERS OF MUNICIPALITY
SECTION 201. Form of Government.
The municipal government provided by this Charter shall be known as the "Council -
Mayor- Administrative Officer" form of municipal government.
SECTION 202. Governing Body.
All power herein granted to and vested in the City of San Luis Obispo shall, except
as herein otherwise provided, be exercised by a Council to be designated the Council of the
City. The Council shall be the governing body of the City and, subject to express limitations
of this Charter, shall be vested with all powers of legislation in municipal affairs adequate
to a complete system of local government consistent with the Constitution and laws of the
State of California.
SECTION 203. Powers of City.
The City shall have the power to make and enforce all laws and regulations in
respect to municipal affairs, subject only to such restrictions and limitations as may be
provided in this Charter and in the constitution and laws of the State of California. It shall
also have the power to exercise any and all rights, powers and privileges heretofore or
hereafter established, granted or prescribed by any law of the State, by this Charter, or by
other lawful authority, or which a municipal corporation might or could exercise under the
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Constitution and laws of the State of California. The enumeration in this Charter of any
particular power shall not be held to be exclusive of or any limitation upon this general
grant of power.
SECTION 204. Organization of City Government.
After obtaining and considering the recommendations of the City Administrative
Officer, the Council shall provide by ordinance or resolution, not inconsistent with this
Charter, for the powers and duties of all officials and employees of the City and for the
organization, function, conduct, and operation of the various departments of the City and
may provide for the creation of additional departments, divisions, offices, and agencies, and
for their consolidation, alteration, or abolition.
SECTION 205. Consolidation of Functions.
The Council may transfer or consolidate functions of the City government to or with
appropriate functions of the State or County government, or may make use of such functions
of the State or County government, and in case of any such transfer or consolidation, the
provisions of this Charter providing for the function of the City government so transferred
or consolidated, shall be deemed suspended during the continuance of such transfer or
consolidation, to the extent that such suspension is made necessary or convenient and is set
forth in the ordinance or resolution establishing such transfer or consolidation. Any such
transfer or consolidation may be repealed in like manner.
ARTICLE M. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
SECTION 301. Procedure.
Unless otherwise provided by ordinance hereafter enacted, all elections shall be held
in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California, as the
same now exists or may hereafter be amended.
SECTION 302. General Municipal Elections.
General municipal elections to fill elective offices shall be held in the City on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each even - numbered year.
(Amended April 9, 1991 - Measure "C ".)
SECTION 303. Special Municipal Elections.
All other municipal elections that may be held by authority of this Charter, or of
general law, or by ordinance, shall be known as special municipal elections.
SECTION 304. Initiative, Referendum and Recall.
The provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California, as the same now
exists or may hereafter be amended governing the initiative, referendum and recall of
municipal officers, shall apply to the use thereof in this City insofar as the provisions of the
Elections Code are not in conflict with this Charter.
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ARTICLE IV. ELECTIVE OFFICIALS
SECTION 401. Enumeration.
The elective officers of the City of San Luis Obispo shall be a Mayor and four
Councilmembers each of whom, including the Mayor, shall have the right to vote on all
questions coming before the Council.
SECTION 402. Election at Large.
The Mayor shall be elected at the general municipal election on a general ticket from
the City at large.
The Councilmembers shall be elected at the general municipal election from the City
at large, two being selected biennially.
SECTION 403. Eligibility for Office.
No person shall be eligible for election to, or to hold, the office of Mayor or
Councilmember of said City unless said person is and shall have been a resident thereof, or
of territory legally annexed thereto, on or prior to the date of such election or appointment,
for at least thirty (30) days next preceding said person's election thereto or appointment to
fill a vacancy therein, and is an elector thereof at the time of such election or appointment.
SECTION 404. Terms of Office.
(A) The term of the Mayor shall be two years, and the terms of the Councilmembers
shall be four years.
(B) Terms shall commence on the first day of December at twelve o'clock noon
following the election and each shall serve until a successor is elected or appointed and
qualified. Ties in voting shall be settled by the casting of lots.
(C) Any other provisions in this Charter to the contrary notwithstanding:
1. The terms of office of the Mayor elected at the November 7, 1989 general
municipal election and the Councilmembers elected at the November 3, 1987 general
municipal election shall be extended from two years and four years respectively, until a
successor is elected or appointed and qualified following the November 3, 1992 general
municipal election;
2. The terms of office of the Councilmembers elected at the November 7, 1989
general municipal election shall be extended from four years until a successor is elected or
appointed and qualified following the November 8, 1994 general municipal election;
3. The approximate twelve -month periods of term extension set forth in subsections
(1) and (2) of this section shall not be counted in determining the disability to serve set
forth in Section 405 of this Charter. (Amended April 9, 1991 - Measure "C ".)
SECTION 405. Limitation of Terms.
Neither the Mayor nor any member of the Council shall serve in the same office for
more than eight (8) years in succession; provided, however, that any time in office resulting
from a partial term which is less than one -half (1/2) the length of the full term for that
office, shall not be considered. (Amended November 5, 1985 - Measure "C ".)
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SECTION 406. Vacancies.
An elective office becomes vacant when the incumbent thereof dies, resigns, is
removed from office under recall proceedings, is adjudged insane, convicted of a felony, or
of an offense involving a violation of the Mayor or Councilmember's official duties, or
ceases to be a resident of the City, or has been absent from the State without leave granted
by the City Council for more than sixty (60) consecutive days, or fails to attend the meetings
of the Council for a like period without being excused therefrom by said body.
A vacancy in the Council shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, if
any, at the next regular municipal election following not less than seventy -two (72) days
upon the occurrence of the vacancy, but the Council by a majority vote of its remaining
members shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy until the person elected to serve
the remainder of the unexpired term or new term takes office. If the term still has two (2)
years until expiration at the time of the next regular municipal election, the election to that
seat shall be separated from the election for the other Council candidates. If the Council
fails to fill. the vacancy within thirty (30) days following its occurrence, it shall call a special
municipal election to fill the vacancy, to be held not sooner than ninety (90) days or not
later than one hundred and twenty (120) days following the occurrence of the vacancy. The
election shall be governed by the provisions of Article III.
A person elected to fill a Council vacancy for an unexpired term shall take office
on the first Tuesday following his election. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Charter, a minority of the members of the Council may fill vacancies on the Council by
appointment in the event that a majority of the Council seats becomes vacant.
SECTION 407. Mayor - Powers and Duties.
The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the City Council and perform such other
duties consistent with the office as may be imposed by the Council or by vote of the people.
The Mayor shall be entitled to, and must vote when present, but shall possess no veto
power. As presiding officer of the Council, the Mayor will faithfully communicate the will
of the Council majority to the Administrative Officer in matters of policy.
The Mayor shall present an annual work program to the Council for its consideration
at the first meeting in May. The Mayor shall have the responsibility for forwarding the work
program approved by the Council.
The Mayor shall be recognized as the official head of the City for all ceremonial
purposes and by the Governor for military purposes. In time of public danger or calamity,
the Mayor shall take command of the public forces, maintain order, and enforce laws.
The Mayor shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may
be prescribed by law or ordinance or by resolution of the Council, except as limited by this
Charter.
SECTION 408. Mayor Pro Tempore
The Council shall elect one of its members to be Vice Mayor. During the temporary
absence or disability of the Mayor, the Vice Mayor shall act as Mayor Pro Tempore. In
case of the temporary absence or disability of both the Mayor and Vice Mayor, the Council
shall elect one of its members to be Mayor Pro Tempore. In case of vacancy in the office
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of Mayor, the Vice Mayor shall act as Mayor until such vacancy can be filled as provided
in this Charter.
SECTION 409. Councilmember to Hold No Other Office.
No member of the Council shall hold any other municipal office or hold any office
or employment, the compensation of which is paid out of the municipal monies; nor be
elected or appointed to any office created or compensation of which is increased by the
Council, while a member thereof, until one year after the expiration of the term for which
elected.
SECTION 410. Compensation.
The Mayor and each Councilmember shall receive compensation for services payable
monthly, with the Mayor receiving greater compensation than the other Councilmembers.
Compensation for Mayor and Councilmembers shall be reviewed biennially in even -
numbered years. When warranted, said compensation may be adjusted by Council
resolution, to be effective January 1st of the year following the review. The compensation
rate may be revised by the electorate by initiative.
Mayor and Councilmember expenses incurred for official business shall be
reimbursed. (Amended June 3, 1986 - Measure "C ".)
ARTICLE V. COUNCIL POWERS AND PROCEDURES
SECTION 501. General Powers of the Council.
Subject to the provisions and restrictions contained in this Charter and the delegation
of power, if any, to any person, Officer, Board, or Commission, the Council shall have the
power in the name of the City, to do and perform all acts and things appropriate to a
municipal corporation and the general welfare of its inhabitants and which are not
specifically forbidden by the Constitution and laws of the State of California, or which now
or hereafter it would be competent for this Charter to specifically enumerate.
No enumeration or specific statement herein of any particular powers shall be held
to be exclusive of, or a limitation of, the foregoing general grant of powers.
SECTION 502. Meetings of Council.
The Council shall provide by ordinance for the time and place of holding its meetings
and the manner in which its special meetings may be called. Public interest and
convenience shall be the primary considerations when decisions are made as to time,
location, and frequency.
Except as otherwise provided by law, all meetings of the Council shall be open to the
public.
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SECTION 503. Quorum.
A majority of the Councilmembers shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business.
SECTION 504. Rules of Procedure.
The Council shall determine its own rules of procedures.
SECTION 505. Voting.
The ayes and noes shall be taken upon the passage of all ordinances and resolutions
and entered upon the journal of the proceedings of the Council. Upon the request of any
member, the ayes and noes shall be taken and recorded on any vote. All members, when
present, must vote. Failure or refusal to vote shall be construed as an affirmative vote.
SECTION 506. Majority Rule.
No ordinance, resolution or motion shall be passed or become effective without
receiving the affirmative vote of at least three (3) members of the Council.
SECTION 507. Administering Oaths: Subpoenas.
Each member of the Council shall have the power to administer oaths and
affirmations in any investigation or proceeding pending before the Council. The Council
shall have the power and authority to compel the production of evidence before it.
Subpoenas may be issued in the name of the City and be attested by the City Clerk.
Disobedience of such subpoena or the refusal to testify (upon other than constitutional
grounds), shall be deemed contempt and shall be punishable as provided by the general laws
of this State.
SECTION 508. Limitations.
No member of the Council shall be appointed to or serve as a voting member of any
City Board, Committee, Commission, or Authority, whether composed of citizen volunteers,
City employees, or a combination of both. This is not to be construed as prohibiting
members of the Council from serving on Committees or subcommittees of the Council itself,
or of agencies representing other levels of government.
ARTICLE VI. LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
SECTION 601. Method of Action by Council.
All action by the Council shall be taken only by means of ordinance, resolution, or
oral motion duly made and passed.
Ordinances shall become a part of the Municipal Code and so remain until amended
or voided. All municipal laws relating to taxation or to possible criminal action against an
offender shall be in the form of ordinances.
Resolutions shall be serially numbered and filed sequentially in the office of the City
Clerk.
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Oral motions shall be recorded only in the minutes of any regular or special meeting
of the Council.
SECTION 602. Requirements of Ordinances.
(A) With the sole exception of ordinances which take effect upon adoption referred
to in this article, no ordinance shall be passed by the Council on the day of its introduction
nor within five (5) days thereafter, nor until its publication at least once in full in a
newspaper of the City of San Luis Obispo at least three (3) days before its adoption; and
in case of amendment being made thereto before the final adoption of the ordinance, the
amended portion or portions of said ordinance must in like manner be republished at least
one (1) day before its adoption as amended, provided that no less than a full subsection
shall be published. The correction of typographical or clerical errors shall not constitute an
amendment within the meaning of the foregoing sentence.
(B) The publication of ordinances as required by subdivision (A) may be satisfied
by the publication of a summary of the proposed ordinance in lieu of publication of the full
text as required in subdivision (A). At the time the proposed ordinance is introduced, the
Council shall determine whether the full text of the ordinance shall be published or whether
a summary shall be published; if the Council fails to so determine, the full text shall be
published. If the Council determines that a summary shall be published, the summary shall
be approved by the City Attorney. A copy of the full text of the proposed ordinance shall
be on file in the office of the City Clerk on and after the first business day following its
introduction, and shall be available to any interested member of the public.
(Amended November 5, 1985 - Measure "D ".)
SECTION 603. Enactment.
The enacting clause of every ordinance passed by the Council shall be: 'Be it
ordained by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo." The enacting clause of every
ordinance initiated by the people shall be: 'Be it ordained by the People of the City of San
Luis Obispo."
SECTION 604. Effectiveness.
Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, every ordinance and every measure
passed by the Council shall go into effect at the expiration of thirty (30) days after its final
passage, unless otherwise provided in said ordinance or measure; provided, however, that
no such ordinance or measure shall go into effect in less than thirty (30) days from its final
passage. But ordinances declared by the Council to be necessary as emergency measures
as hereinafter provided, ordinances relating to public improvements, the cost of which is to
be borne wholly or in part by special assessments, and taxing ordinances, may go into effect
at the will of the Council.
SECTION 605. Emergency Legislation.
Any ordinance declared by the Council to be necessary as an emergency measure,
for preserving the public peace, health or safety, and containing a statement of the reasons
for its urgency, may be introduced and adopted at once at the same meeting if passed by
at least four (4) affirmative votes.
SECTION 606. Amending Ordinances.
No ordinance shall be amended by reference to its title, but the subsections thereof
to be amended shall be re- enacted at length as amended; and any amendments passed
contrary to the provisions of this section shall be void. (Amended November 5, 1985 -
Measure "D ".)
SECTION 607. Repeal.
No ordinance nor section thereof shall be repealed except by an ordinance adopted
in the manner provided in this Charter. This is not to prohibit the voiding or expiration of
any ordinance when such voiding or expiration is provided for in the ordinance itself.
SECTION 608. Codification of Ordinances.
Any or all ordinances of the City which have been enacted and published in the
manner required at the time of their adoption, and which have not been repealed, may be
compiled and codified in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State of
California as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended.
Detailed regulations pertaining to the construction of buildings, plumbing and wiring,
fire prevention and similar matters, when arranged as a comprehensive code, may likewise
be adopted by reference in the manner provided by State law.
SECTION 609. Violation of Ordinances.
The violation of any ordinance adopted and published by the City Council shall
constitute a misdemeanor unless by ordinance it is made an infraction, provided that the
City Attorney may elect to prosecute any misdemeanor as an infraction. Both
misdemeanors and infractions may be prosecuted or may be redressed in the manner
provided by the general law of the State. (Amended June 3, 1986 - Measure "D ".)
ARTICLE VII. APPOINTIVE OFFICIALS
SECTION 701. General Description.
The officials of the City of San Luis Obispo shall consist of a City Administrative
Officer, a City Treasurer, a City Clerk, a City Attorney, and such assistants or deputies as
the Council may deem necessary. Such officials shall be appointed by and may be removed
only by the affirmative votes of a majority of the members of the Council. All other officials
and department heads of the City shall be appointed by and may be removed by the City
Administrative Officer.
SECTION 702. Duties of Officials and Employees.
After obtaining and considering the recommendations of the City Administrative
Officer, the Council shall provide in a manner not inconsistent with this Charter, for the
powers and duties of all officials and employees of the City.
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SECTION 703. City Administrative Officer.
The City Administrative Officer shall be the administrative head of the government
of the City. As such, the City Administrative Officer shall be responsible to the Council for
the efficient implementation of its policy and effective administration of all the affairs of the
City government which the office controls. Any action, determination or omission of the
Administrative Officer or staff shall be subject to review by the Council but no individual
Councilmember or the Mayor shall overrule, change or modify any such action,
determination or omission except by affirmative vote of at least three (3) members of said
Council at a duly constituted session.
The Administrative Officer shall advise and make recommendations to the Council
concerning any conditions or governmental situations which need Council direction or policy
determination.
The Administrative Officer will insure that the Council, as a whole or as individuals,
are permitted timely and complete freedom of access to requested information.
SECTION 704. Qualifications.
The City Administrative Officer shall be chosen on the basis of administrative
qualifications; need not be a resident of the City or the State at the time of appointment,
but during tenure in office shall reside within the City.
SECTION 705. Eligibility of Councilmembers.
No member of the City Council shall, during the term for which elected or appointed,
or for one year thereafter, be eligible to hold the position of City Administrative Officer.
SECTION 706. Combining of Offices.
Where the positions are not incompatible, the Council may combine in one person
the powers and duties of two or more offices created or provided for in the Charter.
SECTION 707. Nepotism.
The Council shall not appoint to a salaried position under the City government, any
person who is a relative by blood or marriage within the third degree of any one or more
members of such Council, and neither shall any department head or other officer having
appointive power appoint any relative of the Council or themselves within such degree to
any such position. Nothing herein shall prevent the City Administrative Officer from
supplementing the provisions of this section.
SECTION 708. Equal Opportunity Employment.
All persons seeking employment with the City and all City employees shall be treated
equally and without discrimination prohibited by Federal, State or local laws.
SECTION 709. Employment Policy.
The City Council shall adopt a Personnel Policy Ordinance, prescribing hiring,
discharge and performance standards for Council appointees, department heads, and other
appointive officials.
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No official appointed by the City Council shall be terminated within the three (3)
months following a municipal election. No official subject to appointment by the City
Administrative Officer shall be terminated within the three (3) months immediately
following the appointment of a new City Administrative Officer. Any notice of termination,
transfer, or demotion shall state the effective date of the action and a copy shall be filed
with the Personnel Department.
SECTION 710. Oath of Office.
Every official of the City, before entering upon the duties of the office, shall take the
oath of office as provided for in the Constitution of this State, and shall file the same with
the City Clerk.
SECTION 711. Compensation of Officials and Employees.
The compensation of all City officials and employees, except as otherwise provided
in this Charter, shall be by salary to be fixed by ordinance or resolution. No official or
employee shall be allowed any fees, perquisites, emoluments, rewards or compensation for
any work performed as an official or employee, aside from the salary or compensation as
fixed by the Council, but all fees received in connection with official duties shall be paid into
the City Treasury.
SECTION 712. Official Bonds.
The Council shall, by ordinance or resolution, determine what officials and other
persons in the service of the City shall give bond either of an individual type or be included
in a master bond, for the faithful performance of their duties and /or honesty, and shall fix
the amounts of such bond or bonds, and each of such officers and other persons shall before
entering upon the duties of office or employment, execute a resolution, including in the
same bond the duties of all offices of which the official or person is made, by this Charter
or otherwise, ex officio incumbent. Such bonds must be examined by the City Attorney and
approved by the City Council. All bonds when approved shall be filed with the City Clerk,
except the City Clerk's bond, if any, which shall be filed with the City Administrative
Officer. All the provisions of any law of this State relating to the official bonds of officials
as then existing shall apply to such bonds, except as herein otherwise provided. In all cases
where surety company bonds are approved by the Council, the premium therefore shall be
paid by the City.
ARTICLE VIII. FISCAL ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 801. The Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year of the City shall commence upon the first day of July of each year,
or at such other time as may be fixed by ordinance.
SECTION 802. Annual Budget.
On such date in each year as shall be fixed by the Council, the City Administrative
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Officer shall send to the Council a careful estimate, in writing, of the amounts, specifying
in detail the objects thereof required for the business and proper conduct of the various
departments, offices, Boards and Commissions of the City, over which the office has control,
during the next ensuing year. The City Administrative Officer shall also at said time submit
to the Council an estimate of the amount of income from all sources of revenue, exclusive
of taxes upon property, and the probable amount required to be levied and raised by
taxation.
SECTION 803. Public Hearing on the Budget.
After reviewing the proposed budget as submitted by the City Administrative Officer
and making such revisions as it may deem advisable, the Council shall determine the time
for holding of a public hearing, and shall cause a notice thereof to be published not less
than ten (10) days prior to said hearing by at least one insertion in a newspaper in the City
of San Luis Obispo. Copies of the proposed budget shall be available for inspection by the
public at the office of the City Clerk at least ten (10) days prior to said hearing. At the time
so advertised or at any time to which such public hearing shall from time to time be
adjourned, the Council shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget at which
interested persons desiring to be heard shall be given such opportunity.
SECTION 804. Adoption of the Budget.
After the conclusion of the public hearing the Council shall further consider the
proposed budget and make any revisions thereof that it may deem advisable and thereafter
it shall adopt the budget with revisions, if any. Upon final adoption, the budget shall be in
effect for the ensuing fiscal year. From the effective date of the budget, the several amounts
stated therein as proposed expenditures shall be and become appropriated to the various
departments or activities therein described. All appropriations shall lapse at the end of the
fiscal year to the extent that they shall not have been expended or lawfully encumbered.
At any meeting after the adoption of the budget, the Council may amend or supplement the
budget by motion adopted by a majority vote of the Council.
SECTION 805. Grants and Subsidies.
Sufficient funds may be budgeted by the Council for grants, subsidies, contributions,
subventions and the like to economic, promotional, environmental, cultural, or other
agencies whose operations are unrelated to those of the City but who contribute largely to
the quality of life of the City. Such funds shall be allotted only after a public hearing on
consideration of an application by the requesting group or agency. Such application shall
include complete justification of the need for the requested aid.
SECTION 806. Income from Public Utilities.
All income derived from the operation and management of any public utility by the
City shall be devoted exclusively to the payment of the expenses of operating, maintaining,
improving, or bettering such public utility, and to the payment of any debts and interest
thereon which may have been incurred for the acquiring, improving, operating, or
maintaining of such utility.
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SECTION 807. Tax Limitation.
(A) General. The Council shall not levy a property tax for municipal purposes for
any fiscal year, greater than eighty -five cents (85 cents) on each one hundred dollars
($100.00) of assessed value of taxable property in the City, except as otherwise provided in
this section, unless authorized by the affirmative votes of the majority of the electorate
voting on a proposition to increase such levy at any election at which the question of such
additional levy for municipal purposes is submitted to the electors. The number of years
that such additional levy is to be made shall be specified in such proposition.
(B) Additional Taxes. There shall be levied and collected at the time and in the
same manner as other property taxes for municipal purposes are levied and collected, as
additional taxes, if no other provisions for the payment thereof is made:
1. A tax sufficient to meet all obligations of the City for principal and interest of all
bonds or judgements due and unpaid or to become due during the ensuing fiscal year which
constitute the general obligations of the City;
2. A tax sufficient to meet all obligations of the City to the Public Employees'
Retirement System for retirement of the City Employees, if any, due and unpaid or to
become due during the ensuing fiscal year.
(C) Special Levies. Special levies in addition to the above may be made annually
in amounts not to exceed the limits hereinafter enumerated in this section, respectively, on
each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of the assessed value of the taxable property in the City:
1. For public improvements and betterments: Thirty cents (30 cents):
2. For library purposes: Twenty cents (20 cents):
3. For park and recreation purposes: Twenty cents (20 cents).
The proceeds from any special levies shall belong to and be paid into restricted funds
set aside for their respective purposes and shall be expended only for such purposes.
SECTION 808. Accounts Payable.
Monies shall be drawn from the City Treasury only in the manner prescribed by
ordinance of the Council.
SECTION 809. Claims Against the City.
(A) No suit shall be brought on any claim for money or damages against the City
or any Board, or official thereof, until a demand for the same has been presented as herein
provided and rejected in whole or in part. If rejected in part, suit may be brought to
recover the whole. All claims for damages against the City must be presented to the City
Clerk within the time limits prescribed by the laws of the State of California after the
occurrence, event, or transaction from which the damages allegedly arose, and shall set forth
in detail the name and address of the claimant, the time, date, place, and circumstances of
the occurrence and the extent of the injuries or damages received.
(B) The provisions of the foregoing subsection (A) shall not prohibit payment on
invoice, claims for goods, wares, materials, and /or services supplied to the City, and the
provisions for payment on account of said items shall be set out by an ordinance adopted
by the Council.
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SECTION 810. Independent Audits.
The Council shall employ, at the beginning of each fiscal year, an independent
certified public accountant who, at such time or times as may be specified by the Council,
at least annually, shall examine the books, records, inventories, and reports of all officials,
employees, departments, and agencies who receive, handle, or disburse public funds. As
soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year, a final audit and report shall be
submitted by such accountant to the Council, one copy thereof to be distributed to each
member, one each to the City Clerk, the City Treasurer, the City Administrative Officer, and
City Attorney respectively, and three (3) additional copies to be placed on file in the office
of the City Clerk where they shall be available for inspection by the general public for the
period required by the laws of the State of California. Restricted and special assessment
district funds shall be segregated in the audit report.
ARTICLE IX. PUBLIC WORKS AND CONTRACTS
SECTION 901. Public Works To Be Done By Contract.
(A) Except as provided in subsection (D) of this section, every project involving an
expenditure of City monies of more than the amount specified in Section 37902 of the
Government Code of the State of California, as the same now exists or may hereafter be
amended for the construction or improvement of public buildings, works, drains, sewers,
utilities, parks, playgrounds, and streets (exclusive of projects for resurfacing, maintenance,
and repair of streets) shall be let by contract to the lowest responsible bidder after notice
by publication in the official newspaper by one or more insertions the first of which shall
be at least ten (10) calendar days before the time for opening bids.
(B) All bids shall be accompanied by either a certified or cashier's check, or a
bidder's bond executed by a corporate surety authorized to engage in such business in
California, made payable to the City. Such security shall be in an amount not less than that
specified in the notice inviting bids or in the specifications referred to therein, or if no
amount be so specified then in an amount not less than ten percent (10 %) of the aggregate
amount of the bid. If the successful bidder neglects or refuses to enter into the contract,
within the time specified in the notice inviting bids or specifications referred to therein, the
amount of the bidder's security shall be declared forfeited to the City and shall be collected
and paid into its general fund and all bonds so forfeited shall be prosecuted and the amount
thereof collected and paid into such fund. The Council may reject any and all bids
presented and may readvertise at its discretion.
(C) The Council, after rejecting bids or if no bids are received, may declare and
determine that, in its opinion, based on estimates approved by the City Administrative
Officer, the work in question may be performed better or more economically by the City
with its own employees and after the adoption of a resolution to this effect by at least four
(4) affirmative votes of the Council and containing a declaration of the facts constituting
such urgency.
(D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to any project involving the
expenditure of City monies by the City for public works in cooperation with a developer or
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subdivider for oversided facilities or such cooperative extension or replacement of mains and
appurtenances. For those projects the City shall have the authority to make funds available
to the cooperating developer or subdivider on a fixed formula basis established at least
annually by Council resolution.
SECTION 902. Collusion.
(A) Any officer or employee of the City, or of any department thereof, who shall
willfully aid or assist a bidder in securing a contract to furnish labor, materials or supplies
at a higher price than that proposed by any other bidder, or who shall favor one bidder over
another, or who shall willfully mislead any bidder in regard to the character of the materials
or supplies called for, or who shall knowingly accept materials or supplies of a quality
inferior to those called for by the contract or who shall knowingly certify to a greater
amount of labor performed than has been actually performed, or to the receipt of a greater
amount or different kind of materials or supplies than has been actually received, any of the
above which is to the detriment of the City, shall be deemed guilty of malfeasance and shall
be removed from office.
(B) If at any time it shall be found that the person to whom a contract has been
awarded has, in presenting any bid or bids, colluded with any other party or parties for the
purpose of preventing any other bids being made, then the contract so awarded shall be null
and void, and the Council shall advertise for a new contract for said work, or provide for
such public work to be done by the City.
(C) If at any time it shall be found that the person to whom a contract has been
awarded has colluded with any other party or parties, including a City officer or employee,
during the administration of the contract, then the contract so awarded shall be null and
void and any funds paid pursuant to it shall be returned to the City. Any City officer or
employee guilty of such collusion to the detriment of the City may be prosecuted pursuant
to State law or charged with a misdemeanor for violation of this Charter.
SECTION 903. Purchases of Supplies and Equipment.
The City Council by ordinance or resolution shall adopt policies and procedures,
including appropriate bidding regulations, governing purchases of supplies and equipment.
Purchases of supplies and equipment shall be made only in accordance with the adopted
policies and in accordance with all provisions of law governing the same.
The City Council also shall by ordinance or resolution adopt policies and procedures
for contracting for personal services. Such personal services shall be contracted for only in
accordance with the adopted procedures and in accordance with all provisions of law
governing the same.
SECTION 904. Abridgement of Contract
Inasmuch as a contract is a legal document attesting to the terms of an agreement
providing for an exchange of services for a mutually- agreed -upon compensation in return,
each separate deletion, modification, or addition shall be completed in writing, signed by
authorized representatives of the contractor and the City, and filed with the City Clerk
within thirty (30) calendar days.
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Any willful abridgement of any provision of a contract, without a written
memorandum as required above, shall be considered a breach of contract and a
misdemeanor.
SECTION 905. Progress Payments.
Any contract may provide for progressive payments if the ordinance or resolution
authorizing such work includes such a provision. No progressive payments may be provided
for or made at any time which with prior payments, if there have been such, shall exceed
in amount at any time ninety percent (90 %) of the value of the labor done and the materials
used up to that time, and no contract shall provide for or authorize or permit the payment
of more than ninety percent (90 %) of the contract price before the completion and
acceptance of the work.
SECTION 906. Sale or Lease of City Property.
The following regulations shall be applicable to City -owned property: No sale or
lease of real property nor any sale of personal property of a value in excess of one hundred
dollars ($100.00) nor any lease of personal property for a period exceeding three (3) years
shall be authorized by the Council except by resolution passed by the affirmative vote of
three - fifths (3/5) of all the members of the Council.
SECTION 907. Exemptions.
Nothing in this article shall be construed to apply to the acquisition or purchase of
natural gas, telephone service, electricity, electric power or electric energy by the City for
any use or purpose.
SECTION 908. Development of Annexed Lands.
Lands annexed to the City may only be developed at a time and in a manner
consistent with the General Plan adopted by the City and as may be amended from time to
time by the Council. (Amended November 5, 1985 - Measure "E ".)
ARTICLE X. LICENSES AND FRANCHISES
SECTION 1001. Granting of Franchises.
The City Council is empowered to grant by ordinance a franchise to any person, firm
or corporation, whether operating under an existing franchise or not, to furnish the City and
its inhabitants with transportation, communication, terminal facilities, water, light, heat,
power, refrigeration, storage, or any other public utility of public service, and to use the
public streets, ways, alleys, and other places, as the same now or may hereafter exist, for the
construction and operation of plants, works, or equipment necessary or convenient, for
traversing any portion of the City for the transmitting or conveying of any service elsewhere.
The City Council may prescribe the terms and conditions of any such grant. It may also
provide, by procedural ordinance, the method of procedure and additional terms and
conditions for making such grants, subject to provisions of this Charter.
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SECTION 1002. Resolution of Intention, Notice, and Public Hearing.
Before granting any franchise, the City Council shall pass a resolution declaring its
intention to grant the same, stating the name of the proposed grantee, the character of the
franchise and the terms and conditions upon which it is proposed to be granted. Such
resolution shall fix and set forth the day, hour and place when and where any persons having
any interest therein or any objection to the granting thereof may appear before the City
Council and be heard thereon. It shall direct the City Clerk to publish said resolution at
least once within fifteen (15) days of the passage thereof in a newspaper in the City of San
Luis Obispo. The time fixed for such hearing shall not be less than twenty (20) nor more
than sixty (60) days after the passage of said resolution. At the time set for the hearing, the
City Council shall proceed to hear and pass upon all protests, and its decision thereon shall
be final and conclusive. Thereafter, it may grant or deny the franchise, subject to the right
of referendum of the people.
SECTION 1003. Term of Franchise.
Every franchise shall state the term for which it is granted, which, unless it be
indeterminate as provided for herein, shall not exceed thirty -five (35) years. No franchise
may be renewed until three (3) years before its term expires. A franchise grant may be
indeterminate, that is to say, it may provide that it shall endure in full force and effect until
the same, with the consent of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California,
shall be voluntarily surrendered or abandoned by its possessor, or until the State of
California or some municipal or public corporation, thereunto duly authorized by law, shall
purchase by voluntary agreement or shall condemn and take, under the power of eminent
domain, all property actually used and useful in the exercise of such franchise and situated
within the territorial limits of the State, municipal or public corporation purchasing or
condemning such property, or until the franchise shall be forfeited for non - compliance with
its terms by the possessor thereof.
SECTION 1004. Grant to be in Lieu of All Other Franchises.
Any franchise granted by the City with respect to any given utility service shall be in
lieu of all other franchises, rights, or privileges owned by the grantee, or by any successor
of the grantee to any rights under such franchise, for the rendering of such utility service
within the limits of the City as they now or may hereafter exist, except any franchise derived
under Section 19 of Article XI of the Constitution of California as said section existed prior
to the amendment thereof adopted October 10, 1911. The acceptance of any franchise
hereunder shall operate as an abandonment of all such franchises, rights, and privileges
within the limits of the City as such limits shall at any time exist, in lieu of which such
franchise shall be granted. Any franchise granted hereunder shall not become effective until
written acceptance thereof shall have been filed by the grantee thereof with the City Clerk.
Such acceptance shall be filed within ten (10) days after the adoption of the ordinance
granting the franchise and when so filed, such acceptance shall constitute a continuing
agreement of such grantee that if and when the City shall thereafter annex, or consolidate
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with, additional territory, any and all franchises, rights, and privileges owned by the grantee
therein, except a franchise derived under said constitutional provision, shall likewise be
deemed to be abandoned within the limits of such territory.
SECTION 1005. Eminent Domain.
No franchise grant shall in any way or to any extent impair or affect the right of the
City to acquire the property of the grantee thereof either by purchase or through the
exercise of the right of eminent domain, and nothing herein contained shall be construed
to contract away or to modify or to abridge either for a term or in perpetuity the City's right
of eminent domain with respect to any public utility. Every franchise grant shall reserve to
the City the right to purchase the property of such utility either at an agreed price or a price
to be determined in a manner to be prescribed in the grant, or in the procedural ordinance
hereinabove mentioned. In fixing the price to be paid by the City for any utility, no
allowance shall be made for franchise value (other than the actual amount paid to the City
at the time of the franchise acquisition), goodwill, going concern, earning power, increased
cost of reproduction, severance damage, or increased value of right of way.
SECTION 1006. Duties of Grantee
By its acceptance of any franchise hereunder, the grantee shall covenant and agree
to perform and be bound by each and all of the terms and conditions imposed in the grant
or by procedural ordinance, and shall further agree to:
(A) Comply with all lawful ordinances, rules, and regulations theretofore or
thereafter adopted by the City Council in the exercise of its police power, governing the
construction, maintenance, and operation of its plants, works, or equipment;
(B) Pay to the City on demand the cost of all repairs to public property made
necessary by any of the operations of the grantee under such franchise;
(C) Pay to the owner on demand the cost of all repairs to private property made
necessary by any of the operations of the grantee under such franchise;
(D) Indemnify and hold harmless the City and its officials from any and all liability
for damages proximately resulting from any operations under such franchise;
(E) Remove and relocate without expense to the City and facilities installed, used
and maintained under the franchise if and when made necessary by any lawful change of
grade, alignment, or width of any public street, way, alley, or place, including the
construction of any subway or viaduct; and
(F) Pay to the City during the life of the franchise, a percentage, to be specified in
the grant, of the gross annual receipts of the grantee within the limits of the City, or such
other compensation as the City Council may prescribe in the grant.
The City Administrative Officer shall be responsible for the enforcement of all
provisions of the grant.
SECTION 1007. Violations.
The exercise by any person, firm or corporation of any privilege for which a franchise
is required, without procuring such franchise, shall be a misdemeanor, and each day that
such condition continues to exist shall constitute a separate violation.
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ARTICLE XI. PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 1101. Rules and Regulations.
After obtaining and considering the recommendations of the City Administrative
Officer, the Council shall provide by ordinance or resolution, not inconsistent with this
Charter, for personnel rules and regulations governing all City employees.
SECTION 1102. Personnel Board.
The Council shall establish a Personnel Board consisting of five (5) members whose
duties shall be advisory only. (Amended June 6, 1978 - Measure "F ".)
SECTION 1103. Political Activities.
The political activities of all City employees shall conform to pertinent provisions of
the Federal and State laws.
SECTION 1104. Employee Candidacy for Public Office.
Nothing in Section 1103 shall be construed to prevent any full -time employee from
seeking election or appointment to public office. Upon becoming a candidate for elective
office for the City of San Luis Obispo, any such person shall request and be granted a leave
of absence, without pay, to remain in effect during the period of time such person is a
candidate.
SECTION 1105. Retirement.
The City Council shall be authorized to enter into a contract with the Board of
Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System of California which shall
include all employees of the City of San Luis Obispo. Should the contract at any time be
broadened, the City Council may have the contract amended to provide the improved
coverage.
The Council may terminate the contract or negotiate another contract with reduced
employee coverage with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement
System only upon authority approved by a majority vote of the electorate.
ARTICLE XH. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
SECTION 1201. Authority.
The City Council shall have the authority to establish by ordinance citizen
Committees, Commissions, Boards, and Authorities as required by the State of California
or as the Council deems necessary to give it advice or assistance. Such authorizing
ordinances shall clearly define goals, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of such a body.
The Council shall have the authority to establish by resolution any temporary or "ad
hoc" citizen Committees with limited lifespan and clearly define objectives specified in such
a resolution.
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SECTION 1202. Eligibility, Appointment, and Length of Terms.
All registered voters within the City, except part or full -time officials and
management employees of the City, shall be eligible for appointment, and shall be selected
and appointed by any method deemed appropriate by the Council.
No Committee member shall be appointed to a term exceeding four (4) years.
Committee members may be reappointed to serve additional terms.
SECTION 1203. Vacancies.
If a vacancy occurs in the body created by the Council, that vacancy may be filled by
the Council for the unexpired term of such a position. A member of any such body may be
removed by three (3) affirmative votes of the Council.
SECTION 1204. Bylaws and Procedures.
Each body established by ordinance shall present in writing to the Council for
approval its bylaws for procedure: purpose, specific function, meetings, officers, budget, etc.
SECTION 1205. Annual Reports.
By May 1 of each year, each established body shall report to the Council on its
activities for the preceding year, as well as its proposed activities and requested budget for
the forthcoming year.
SECTION 1206. Functional Review.
Every five (5) years of a standing Committee's life, the activities of such a body shall
be reviewed by a citizens' "ad hoc" Committee and recommendations presented to the
Council for modification or continuation of function, or for termination. The Council, at
its discretion, may refer this task to the Personnel Board.
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SECTION PAGE
Annual budget, providing for
802
11
Appointment of certain officers and department heads
701
9
Compensation
711
11
Council shall appoint
703
10
Councilmen, eligibility of
705
10
Oath of Office
710
11
Powers and duties
702
9
Relative ineligible to serve as City Officer
707
10
Public works performed by City
901(c)
14
Qualifications of
704
10
Annexation
Development of Annexed Lands
908
16
Appointments
City Officers; term and removal
701
9
Relatives of City Officials and employees prohibited
707
10
Boards and Commissions
1202
20
Attorney, City
803
12
Appointment of and term of
701
9
Compensation of
711
11
Duties of
702
9
Oath of Office
710
11
Audit
Annually by certified public accountant
810
14
Boards and Commissions
Annual Report
1205
20
Appointment
1202
20
Authority
1201
19
Bylaws and procedures
1204
20
Eligibility
1202
20
Functional review
1206
20
Term, length of
1202
20
Vacancies
1203
20
Bond of Officers
Council may determine
712
11
Boundaries
Established City limits
102
1
Budget
Adoption of
804
12
Hearing and notice
803
12
Providing for
802
11
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Charter
Amendment of
105
1
Conflicts
107
1
Definitions
106
1
Effective date
103
1
Validity of
108
2
Violation of, penalty
109
2
City Property
Sale and lease of
906
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Clerk, City
Actions against City presented to City Clerk
809
13
Appointment of and term of
701
9
Bond of, filed with Administrative Officer
712
11
Compensation of officials
711
11
Council shall appoint
701
9
Duties of officials
702
9
Oath of Office
710
11
Collusion
902
15
Commissions, Boards and
(See Boards and Commissions)
Consolidation of functions, offices
With County or State
205
3
Within City
706
10
Contracts
Abridgement of
904
15
Collusion
902
15
Progress payments
905
16
Public Works by
901
14
Council
Actions, methods of
601
7
Appointments
City Officer; term and removal
701
9
Relatives of City Officials
and employees prohibited
707
10
Boards and Commissions
1202
20
Budget
Adoption of
804
12
Date fixed by
804
12
Hearing and notice
803
12
Compensation of
410
6
Duties and powers, enumeration of
501
6
Duties, limitation of
508
7
Election at large
402
4
Emergency legislation
605
8
Franchises, granting
1001
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Council (cont'd)
Governing body of City
202
Holding certain other offices prohibited
508
Majority vote of, required for passage
of ordinance, resolution, or motion
506
Mayor Pro Tempore (Vice Mayor)
408
Meetings
Place of, public
502
Quorum, majority to constitute
503
Rules of procedures
504
Special may be called
502
Oath of Office
710
Oath, power to administer
507
Offices and departments, may provide
for conduction, etc., of, or additional
702
Ordinances and resolutions, ayes
and noes take on passage of
505
Powers generally of
501
Reimbursement for authorized
travel and other expenses
410
Subpoena, power to compel attendance of witnesses
507
Tax limit and levy -
807
Tax system, shall provide for
807
Terms, limitation of
405
Vacancies in, filling
406
Voting
505
County
Council may consolidate function of City with
205
Demand Against City
Filing, rejection, etc.
809
Department of Public Works
May perform work normally contracted
901(c)
Departments
Council may provide for operation,
etc., of, or additional
204
Elections
At large, Mayor and Council
402
Eligibility for office
403
General municipal, time to hold
302
Initiative, referendum and
recall, State law to apply
304
Mayor and Council
402
Procedure for holding, State law to apply
301
Special municipal, defined
303
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Electricity and Electric power exempted
907
16
Eminent Domain
Right not impaired by franchise grant
1005
18
Enumeration
401
4
Equipment
Purchase of
903
15
Fiscal Administration
Accounts Payable
808
13
Claims against the City
809
13
Grants
805
12
Subsidies
805
12
Fiscal Year
Defined
801
11
Form of Government of City
201
2
Franchises
Duty of grantee
1006
18
Eminent Domain not impaired by granting
1005
18
Granting
1001
16
Notice
1002
17
Public hearing
1002
17
Term of
1003
17
General Laws
Applicable to City
104
1
Governing body
202
2
Grants and subsidies
805
12
Income from public utilities
806
12
Initiative Ordinance
Enacting clause
304
3
Mayor
Absence or disability, selection
of Mayor Pro Tempore
408
5
Compensation of
410
6
Election of, at large
402
4
Powers and duties
407
5
Term of office
404
4
Pro Tempore, selection of
408
5
Reimbursement for authorized
travel and other expenses
410
6
Vacancy in office of, filling
406
5
Mayor Pro Tempore
408
5
Monies Drawn from City Treasury
808
13
Name of City
101
1
Natural Gas, Telephone Service, Electricity exempted
907
16
Nepotism Prohibited
707
10
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Oaths
Council has power to administer
507
7
Offices and Employees
Bond of, Council may determine amount of
712
11
Combining Offices
706
10
Compensation of, fixed by ordinance or resolution
711
11
Consists of certain named officials
701
9
Duties of
702
9
Eligibility for office
403
4
Employee may become candidate for public office
1104
19
Employment policy
709
10
Enumeration of
401
4
Equal Opportunity Employer
708
10
Fees collected by, must be paid into City Treasury
711
11
Mayor and Councilmen, elected at large
402
4
Nepotism
707
10
Oath of Office to be taken by
710
11
Political activities, employee
1103
19
Vacancy in elective office
406
5
Offices
Council may provide for operation,
etc., of or reassignment of
702
9
Ordinances
Adoption of certain provisions
by reference permitted
608
9
Amending
606
9
Creation of
601
7
Codification of
608
9
Effective date
604
8
Emergency, adoption of
605
8
Emergency, effective
605
8
Enacting clause of
603
8
Repeal of
607
9
Requirements of
602
8
Violation of, punishment
609
9
Organization of City Government
204
3
Personnel System
Personnel Board or Personnel
Hearing Board, establishing
1102
19
Retirement
1105
19
Rules and regulations
1101
19
Political Activities
Employee shall not take active part in
1103
19
Powers of City
203
2
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Procedures
City may act pursuant to established
203
2
Public Utilities
Income derived from, disposition of
806
12
Public Works and Contracts
City may perform work
901(c)
14
Collusion
902
15
Contract for, requirements
901
14
Contract, rejection of bid
901(c)
14
Contract, security required with bid
901(b)
14
Purchasing
Equipment and supplies
903
15
Recall
304
3
Resolutions
Ayes and noes taken by Council
601
7
Referendum
304
3
Retirement System
Contract with State authorized
1105
19
State
Council may consolidate function of City with
205
3
Subpoenas
Council has power to compel attendance of witnesses
507
7
Supplies
Purchase of
903
15
Tax System
Providing for
807
13
Taxation
Tax limit and levy
807
13
Telephone Service exempted
907
16
Terms of Office
Mayor and Councilmen
404
4
Treasurer, City
Appointment of and term of
701
9
Bond of, filed with City Clerk
712
11
Compensation of officials
711
11
Council shall appoint
701
9
Treasurer, City (cont'd)
Duties of officials
702
9
Monies drawn from, method and manner of
808
13
Oath of office
710
11
Vacancy in Elective Office
Occurs when
406
5
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