HomeMy WebLinkAboutCharter of San Luis Obispo 2002CHARTER
of the
City of San Luis Obispo
California
Adopted on June 6, 1978
With Amendments Adopted Through
November 5, 2002
Filed with the Secretary of State
State of California
December 3, 2002
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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.
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 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 III. 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.
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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".)
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 Council Member'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 there from 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 fifty (150) 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. (Amended November 5, 1996 -
Measure "Q".)
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 Mayor shall be Chairperson of the Disaster Council during an emergency.
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.
(Amended November 5, 1996 - Measure "T".)
SECTION 408. Mayor Pro Tempore
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public.
SECTION 503. Quorum.
A majority of the Council Members 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
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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.
N finance or section thereof shall be repealed except by an ordinance adopted in the
manner p ed in this Charter. This is not to prohibit the voiding or expiration of any ordinance
when sucl-- =ding 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 :._ws 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 def>. >aes, 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.
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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 by ordinance or resolution, prescribing
hiring, discharge and performance standards for Council appointees, department heads, and other
appointive officials.
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. (Amended
November 5,1996 - Measure "V".)
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.
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.
SECTION 807. (Deleted - November 5,1996 - Measure "W".)
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.
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, invf:ntories, 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 th;., `,ws of the State of California. Restricted and special
assessment district funds shall be segregate the audit report.
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The City Council shall establish by ordinance guidelines for the use of such contracts.
(Amended November 5, 2002 - Measure "L-02".)
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.
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.
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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.
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) or 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 is 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 M 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
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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.
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 Bre 1rd.
The Council shall establish a Personnel Board consisting of five (5) members whose duties
shall be advisory only. (Amended June 6, 1978 - Measure 'Y'.)
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 that 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.
SECTION 1106. Reserved for Future Use.
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labor arbitrators. If the arbitrators selected by the City and the employee organization cannot
agree within three (3) days after receipt of such list on one of the seven (7) to act as the third
arbitrator, they shall have five (5) business days to alternately strike names, with the City's
arbitrator striking first, from the list of nominees until one name remains and that person shall
then become the neutral arbitrator and Chairperson of the Board of Arbitrators.
(3) Any arbitration proceeding convened pursuant to this Article shall be conducted in
conformance with, subject to, and governed by Title 9 of Part 3 of the California Code of Civil
Procedure. The Board of Arbitrators shall hold public hearings, receive evidence from the parties
and cause a transcript of the proceedings to be prepared. The Board of Arbitrators may adopt by
unanimous consent such other procedures that are designed to encourage an agreement between
the parties, expedite the arbitration hearing process, or reduce the costs of the arbitration process.
(4) In the event no agreement is reached prior to the conclusion of the arbitration
hearings, the Board of Arbitrators shall direct each of the parties to submit, within such time limit
as the Board of Arbitrators may establish, but not to exceed thirty (30) business days, a last offer
of settlement on each of the remaining issues in dispute. The Board of Arbitrators shall decide
each issue by majority vote by selecting whichever last offer of settlement on that issue it finds
most nearly conforms to those factors traditionally taken into consideration in the determination
of wages, hours, benefits and terms and conditions of public and private employment, including,
but not limited to the following: changes in the average consumer price index for goods and
services using the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose index, as reported at the time impasse is
declared for the preceding twelve (12) months, the wages, hours, benefits and terms and
conditions of employment of employees performing similar services in comparable cities; and the
financial condition of the City of San Luis Obispo and its ability to meet the costs of the decision
of the Board of Arbitrators.
(5) After reaching a decision, the Board of Arbitrators shall mail or otherwise deliver a true
copy of its decision to the parties. The decision of the Board of Arbitrators shall not be publicly
disclosed and shall not be binding until ten (10) days after it is delivered to the parties. During that
ten (10) day period the parties shall meet privately, attempt to resolve their differences, and by
mutual agreement amend or modify the decision of the Board of Arbitrators. At the conclusion of
the ten (10) day period, which may be extended by mutual agreement between the parties, the
decision of Board of Arbitrators, as it may be modified or amended by the parties, shall be publicly
disclosed and shall be binding on the parties. The City and the employee organization shall take
whatever action is necessary to carry out and effectuate the arbitration award. No other actions by
the City Council or by the electorate to conform or approve the decision of the Board of Arbitrators
shall be permitted or required.
(6) The expenses of any arbitration proceeding convened pursuant to this Article,
including the fee for the services of the chairperson of the Board of Arbitrators and the costs of
preparation of the transcript of the proceedings shall be borne equally by the parties. The
expenses of the arbitration, which the parties may incur individually, are to be borne by the party
incurring such expenses. Such expenses include, but are not limited to, the expense of calling a
party's witnesses, the costs incurred in gathering data and compiling reports, and any expenses
incurred by the party's arbitrator. The parties may mutually agree to divide the costs in another
manner.
(7) The proceedings described herein shall supercede the dispute resolution process for
the San Luis Obispo Police Officers Association and the San Luis Obispo Firefighters
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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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Amendment of
105
1
Conflicts
107
2
Definitions
106
1
Effective date
103
1
Validity of
108
2
Violation of, penalty
109
2
City Property
Sale and lease of
906
16
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
10
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
22
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
16
Governing body of City
202
2
Holding certain other offices prohibited
508
7
Majority vote of, required for passage
25
Accounts Payable
808
13
Claims against the City
809
13
Grants
805
12
Subsidies
805
12
Fiscal Year
Defined
801
12
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
13
Initiative Ordinance
Enacting clause
304
4
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
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
10
Eligibility for office
403
4
Employee may become candidate for public office
1104
19
27
Purchasing
Equipment and supplies
903
15
Recall
304
4
Resolutions
Ayes and nays taken by Council
601
7
Referendum
304
4
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
Telephone Service exempted
907
16
Terms of Office
Mayor and Councilmen
404
4
Treasurer, City
Appointment of and term of
701
9
Band of, filed with City Clerk
712
11
Cc^-pensation of officials
711
11
C� .Icil shall appoint
701
9
Treasurer, City (cont'd)
Duties of officials
702
10
Monies drawn from, method and manner of
808
13
Oath of office
710
11
Vacancy in Elective Office
Occurs when
406
5
Water Reliability Reserve
909
16
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