1955 Alameda City CharterCHARTER
OF THE
CITY of ALAMEDA
CALIFORNIA
ADOPTED
April 29 , 1937
APPROVED
May 5 , 1937
Senate Concurrent Resolution
No. 75
Amended to March , 1955
127
CHARTER
of the
CITY OF ALAMEDA
CALIFORNIA
ARTICLE I
Incorporation and Powers
Sec. I-I. The existing City of Alameda , hereinafter re-
ferred to as the "City," shall continue its corporate exist-
ence under this charter with the same property rights and
the same boundaries as existing at the time this charter
takes effect , or as such boundaries may be changed there
after in the manner authorized by law.
Sec. 1-2. The City shall have and exercise the following
rights and powers, subject to the express limitations herein
expressed:
(A) To have perpetual succession.
(B) To adopt and use a corporate seal.
(c) To sue and be sued.
(D) To make and enforce all laws and regulations in
respect to municipal affairs , subject only to the restrictions
and limitations provided in this charter.
(E) To exercise all rights , powers and privileges hereto-
fore or hereafter granted by the Constitution and general
laws of the State of California.
(F) To act pursuant lo procedure established by gen-
eral law , unless a different procedure is established by
ordinance.
ARTICLE II
Offcers
Sec. 2-1. The following elective offces are hereby estab-
lished: Five Councilmen , who shall constitute the Council;
Auditor, who shall be ex-offcio Assessor; Treasurer , who
shall be ex-offcio Tax Collector.
Sec. 2-2. The following offces are hereby established
and the incumbents thereof shall be appointed by the
Council by vote of not less than three members thereof
and may be removed by vote of not less than four members
thereof: Mayor; City Manager; City Attorney; City Clerk.
Sec. 2-3. The following offces are hereby established
and the incumbents thereof shall be appointed by and
hold offce at the pleasure of the City Manager: Chief of
Police; Chief of the Fire Department; Health Offcer; City
Physician; City Engineer; Superintendent of Streets.
Sec. 2-4. The salary attached to the following offcesshall be fixed by the Council at not less than the follow-ing amounts per annum: Auditor, $3 600.00; Treasurer
600.00; City Manager , $4 000.00; City Attorney,
000.00; City Clerk , $2,400.00. Each Councilman shall
receive $20.00 for each meeting of the Council which he
shall attend; provided , that no Councilman shall receive
such fees for more than two meetings in anyone calendar
month. (Amended March II , 1947)
Sec. 2-5. No person shall be qualified to be elected or
appointed to any of the elective offces hereinabove set
forth unless he shall have been an elector of the City of
Alameda for a period of five years continuously next pre-
ceding his election. Every offcer of the City referred to in
Section 2-12 of this Charter shall be a resident of the City
during his tenure of offce. Employees of the City, other
than such offcers , shall reside within the City or within
fifteen miles of the City limits thereof. (Amended by Vote
of People-March 8 , 1955.
Sec. 2-6. The term of each elective offcer shall commence
at 8 :00 o clock p.m. on the third Tuesday in April next fol-
lowing the General Municipal Election at which such off-
cer was elected and continue for four years thereafter and
until his successor is elected and qualified.
Sec. 2-7. Every vacancy in an elective offce , arising
otherwise than as provided in Article XX , shall be filled
by the Council. In the event that vacancies exist in a major-
ity of the offces of Councilmen , such vacancies shall be
filled by a board consisting of the remaining Councilmen
if any, and the following offcers, selected in the order
named , suffcient to constitute a board of three , to-wit
Auditor, Treasurer and President of the Board of Library
Trustees. After any vacancy in the offce of councilman
has continued for twenty-one days , the three offcers last
mentioned in the foregoing sentence , acting as a board
shall have the sole power acting by a majority vote , to fillsuch vacancy.
Sec. 2-8. The term of any person appointed to fill a
vacancy in an elective offce shall commence upon appoint-
ment and qualification and continue until 8 :00 o clock
m. on the third Tuesday in April following the next Gen-eral Municipal Election , at which election a successor shall
be elected to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Sec. 2-9. If any offcer of the City shall remove from the
City or absent himself therefrom for more than thirty days
consecutively, without the permission of the Council , orshall fail to qualify by taking the oath of offce and filinghis offcial bond, whenever such bond is required , withinfifteen days from the time his certificate of electionorap-pointment is mailed or delivered to him , or shall resign , orbe convicted of a felony, or be adjudged insane , his offce
shall be vacant.
Sec. 2-10. In the event of a vacancy in the offce of Audi-
tor, Treasurer , City Attorney or City Clerk , the rankingdeputy or assistant shall , during such vacancy performthe duties of such offce.
Sec. 2-11. Any incumbent of any Federal , State orCounty offce, except notary public or offcer in the military
or naval reserve forces , shall be ineligible to hold any
elective offce or offce of member of any board created by
this charter.
Sec. 2-12. The persons occupying the offces set forth in
Sections 2-, 2-2 and 2-, their assistants and deputies , andmembers of all boards , provided for in Section 10-, shallbe the offcers of the City.
Sec. 2-13. All ?f!icers, boards and the certified public
accountant appolited pursuant to Sub-SectioIl3-7c shallhave powcr to administer oaths and affrmations to exam-ine witneses and compel their attendance by su bpoena inall matters affecti g their respective offccs and positions.
All legal process Issued pursuant to this section shall beexecuted by or under the authority of the Chief of Police.
ARTICLE III
City Council
Sec. 3-1. All powers of the City and all powers vested in
city councils (except the powers reserved to the People or
delegated to other offcers or boards by this charter) shall
be vested in a Council consisting of five Councilmen.
Sec. 3-2. The Council may confer upon any board or
offcer powers and duties additional to those set forth in
this charter.
Sec. 3-3. The Council may, on its own motion , submit tothe electorate by initiative or referendum any proposed
resolution or ordinance which could be enacted by the
Council.
Sec. 3-4. The vote of three members of the Council , ex-
cept as otherwise provided , shall be necessary for any act
of or by the Council.
Sec. 3-5. The Councilmen present at any meeting regu-
larly held may compel the attendance of absent members in
such manner and subject to such penalties as the Council
may have prescribed by ordinance.
Sec. 3-6. In the event that any Councilman shall , without
being excused by the Council , absent himself from four or
more consecutive regular meetings of the Council extend-
ing over a period of not less than thirty days , his offce shall
be vacant.
Sec. 3-7. The Council shall:
(A) Meet at 8:00 o clock p.m. on the third Tuesday of
the month next succeeding the month in which the General
Municipal Election is held , and organize by selecting from
its membership a Mayor , who shall be the President ofthe
Council , and a Vice-President of the Council , whose terms
shall commence upon selection and continue until the se-
lection and qualification of their successors following the
next General Municipal Election.
(B) Hold regular meetings at least twice in each month
as fixed by ordinance. Its meetings shall be public and held
in the Council Chamber of the City Hall. Special meetings
may be called by the Mayor or by three Councilmen by
serving the Councilmen personally with written notices of
time and purpose of the meeting, or leaving such notices at
places designated by the respective members , at least three
hours before the time of the proposed meeting.
(C) Contract and fix the compensation for the services
of a certified public accountant , who shall at least semi-annually investigate the transactions and audit the ac-counts of all offcers having the collection , custody or dis-
bursement of public money, or having the power to ap-
prove , allow or audit demands on the treasury. He shall
have free access to all records , books and papers in all de-
partments of the City. He may at any time visit any of the
public offces and make examinations and investigations
therein without hindrance. He must examine the offcial
bonds of all City offcers and employees and investigate
the suffciency and solvency of the sureties thereon. At the
close of his investigation he shall file with the Council a
written report containing his recommendations. If during
his examination and audit it shall appear that a public
offense has been committed , or that any offcer or employee
is in default , or that the surety on any bond is insuffcient
he shall immediately report to the council , which shall take
such proceedings as are authorized by law.
(D) Provide by ordinance for annual vacations with
pay for all City offcers and employees.
(E) Fix the amounts and determine the offcers and em-ployees who shall give bonds to the City for the faithful
performance of their duties. All such bonds shall be exe-cuted by surety companies qualified to do business in the
State of California and be subject to approval by the
Council and shall be filed with the City Clerk , except that
the bond of the City Clerk shall by filed with the Auditor.
The premiums on all such bonds shall be paid by the City.
(F) Prescribe the form of oath of offce and require that
every offcer shall , before entering upon the duties of his
offce , take and file such oaths with the City Clerk.
(G) Establish and abolish offces and positions of em-
ployment and fix the compensation and duties thereof, ex-
cept as herein otherwise provided.
(H) Designate the person to perform he ties of City
Manager in the event of his absence or dIsabIlIty.
(I) Establish on or before !uly.1, 1938 , a retirement,
pension and insurance system for CIty offcers and employ-
ees based on sound actuarial principles , which system
once adopted shall not be amended except by the vote of
five Members of the Council , and shall not be repealed ex-
cept by the People. Such system shall provide for the sup-
port thereof by deductions f om the co pen sation of
offcers and employees of the CIty and contnbutIOns from
City funds and funds under the control of the respective
boards.
Sec. 3-8. The Council shall act by ordinance , resolution
or motion and the vote of each member of the Council on
ordinance and resolutions shall be entered in the journal.
Sec. 3-9. No member of the Council shall , during his
term of offce , be eligible to appointment to any board cre-
ated by this charter.
Sec. 3-10. All acts of the Council imposing penalties, pre-
scribing public regulations , granting franchises , Or pro-
viding for the acquisition , transfer or lease for a period
longer than one year , of real property, shall be by ordi-
nance; provided , however, that the acquisition of realproperty, or any interest therein , may be authorized byresolution when the purchase price to be paid , together
with any obligation imposed on the City in connectionwith any such acquisition , does not exceed the sum of000., or when such acquisition is to be accomplished
by condemnation in eminent domain proceedings , or in
connection with public improvements proceedings taken
under some law.
No real property of the City shall be leased for a period
in excess of one year or sold , except upon the afrmative
vote of four mcmbers of the Council.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to the ac-
quisition or transfer of rcal property when , pursuant toprocedure established by ordinance or by any code or gen-
erallaw of the State of California, such property has bccnacquired, or is transferred or acquired in satisfaction , fore-closure or enforcement of a lien for taxes or special assess-
ments of any character.
Sec. 3-H. The enacting clause of cvcry ordinance passed
by the Council shall be
, "
Be it Ordained by the Council of
the City of Alameda." Every amendment of an ordinance
shall be germane to the original purpose of such ordi-
nance. Every ordinance shall be signed by the offcer pre-
siding at the time of its adoption and attested by the City
Clerk. No ordinance shall be passcd by the Council within
five days after its introduction , or at any time other than
at a regular meeting or an adjourned regular meeting, ex-cept as provided in the following section.
Sec. 3-12. No ordinance shall become effective until
thirty days from and after the date of its final passage, ex-
cept an ordinance callng or otherwise relating to an eIec-
tion , or an ordinance determining the amount of money
necessary to be raised by taxation , or fixing the rate of
taxes to be levied , or an ordinance relating to a street im-
provement proceeding taken under some law, or an ordi-nance relating to public improvements or work the cost
of which, or any portion of which , is to be borne by special
assessment against property benefitted thereby, or an ordi-
nance for the immediate preservation of the public peace
health or safety, which contains a declaration of the facts
constituting its urgency, and is passed by a four-fifths vote
of the Council , or an ordinance enacted in the event of
great emergency or necessity passed by four votes of the
Council and containing a statement of the emergency or
necessity. Ordinances for the immediate preservation of
the public peace , health or safety and ordinances enacted
in the event of great emergency or necessity, when passed
as aforesaid , may be introduced and passed at one and the
same meeting and at either a regular or special meeting. No
grant of any franchise , however, shall ever be construed
as an urgency or emergency measure.
Sec. 3.13. No ordinance shall be re.enacted or amended
by reference to its title only, or without setting forth the
amended or re-enacted sections or sub-sections thereof in
full.
Sec. 3-14. All ordinances shall be published once in the
offcial Newspaper within three days after the same shall
have been finally passed.
Sec. 3-15. When the expenditure required for the pur-
chase of materials or supplies, or for the making of public
work or improvements , exceeds the sum of one thousand
dollars , the same shall be done by written contract and let
to the responsible bidder who submits the lowest and best
bid, after advertising in the Offcial Newspaper by at least
one insertion for sealed proposals, which advertising shall
be made at least five days prior to the time for receipt of
bids. Advertisements for bids may set forth the general
character of the work , materials , or supplies and refer for
details to specifications on file in the offce of the CityClerk. The Council may reject all bids. In case no bids are
received , the Council may make such public work or im-
provements without contract or purchase such materials or
supplies in the open market. The Council may, by four
votes , either with or without prior advertising, as herein-
above set forth , determine that in its opinion the public
work or improvements in question wil be performed more
economically by the City without contract, or that the
materials or supplies can be purchased at a lower price in
the open market , or that great necessity or emergency re-
quires immediate action , and thereupon proceed to make
such public work or improvements without contract and
to purchase such materials or supplies in the open market.
Sec. 3-16. A preference of not to exceed five per cent of
the lowest bid may be allowed by the Council on all bids
for materials and supplies made by a person who , for more
than one year continuously preceding the making of such
bid , had an established place of business in the City manu-
facturing, processing, wholesaling or retailing such mate-
rials and supplies.
Sec. 3-17. When entering into any contract for labor or
hiring any labor for public contract work , preference shall
be given to contractors , mechanics , artisans or other la-
borers of any class , who shall have actually resided in the
City for a period of six months preceding the date of their
engagement to perform labor , quality and price of work
being equal.
Sec. 3-18. The Council shall annually, after advertising
in the manner provided for the purchase of supplies
award a contract to the responsible bidder who submits the
lowest and best bid for publication of all legal advertising
of the City in a newspaper of general circulation published
in the City for a period of not less than one year imme-diately preceding the making of such bid , and having a
bona fide paid circulation of at least one thousand copies.
The newspaper published by the successful bidder shall be
the Offcial Newspaper of the City. The Council may reject
all bids. In lieu of newspaper advertising the Council may
issue and publish a bulletin containing such matter as it is
required by law to publish , sending the same by mail to
the registered voters of the City, to their addresses as the
same shall appear on the registration records of Alameda
County, and shall also post printed copies of such adver-tisement in three public places in the City of Alameda.
ARTICLE IV
Auditor
Sec. 4.-1. The Auditor shall perform all the duties ofAuditor and Assessor prescribed by this charter, by ordi-nance and by general law and shall devote his entire time
to the duties of his offce. He shall , subject to Civil Service
requirements, have power to appoint , discipline and re-
move all deputies and employees in his offce and shall be
responsible for the acts thereof on his offcial bond.
Sec. 4-2. He shall be the general accountant of the City
and shall have the custody of and preserve in his offce all
accounts , books , vouchers , documents and papers relating
to the debts , revenues and other financial affairs of the
City.
Sec. 4-3. He shall keep an accurate account of all money
transactions of the City, and at all times his records shall
reflect the exact condition of the treasury and he shall cer-
tify the same to the Council at least monthly.
Sec. 4-. He shall establish a uniform system of book-
keeping and accounts for the City and all offcers , depart-
ments and boards thereof.
Sec. 4,-5. Every demand presented to him shall specify
on its face the several items composing it, the amounts and
the dates thereof and shall be numbered and acted upon in
the order of presentation. Every demandshall , before pay-
ment , be presented to the Auditor with the allowance
thereon of thc Councilor board which appropriated the
money pursuant to which said demand is made , except that
demands for salary need bear the allowance only of the
City Manager or executive offcer under whose jurisdiction
the services are rendered. The Auditor shall not allow any
demand unless the same is legally due , its payment author-
ized by law , and in consequence of appropriations made
pursuant to this charter. Upon allowance , the Auditor shall
endorse on each demand the word "Allowed " the name of
the fund out of which it is payable and the date and con-
secutive number of its allowance and shall sign his name
thereto.
Sec. 4-6. No warrant shall be drawn by the Auditor un-
less there are suffcient moneys otherwise unappropriated
in the fund against which the warrant is drawn to pay the
same.
Sec. 4.-7. No contract required to be in writing and im-
posing any financial obligation upon the City shall be
binding or of any force unless the Auditor shall endorse
thereon his certificate that there remains an unexpended
and unapplied balance of the appropriation or fund ap-
plicable thereto suffcient to pay and fully discharge the
City s obligation under such contract as certified by the
Board or offcer making the same. All sums of money repre-
sented by such endorsements outstanding shall be used for
no other purpose except the payment and discharge of the
respective contracts so endorsed.
ARTICLE V
Treasurer
Sec. 5-1. The Treasurer shall perform all the duties of
Treasurer and Tax Collector prescribed by this charter , by
ordinance and by general law and shall devote his entire
time to the duties of his offce. He shall , subject to Civil
Service requirements , have power to appoint, discipline
and remove all deputies and employees in his offce and
shall be responsible for the acts thereof on his offcial bond.
Sec. 5-2. He shall have custody of all moneys belonging
to the City, or to any offcer of the City in his offcial capac-
ity.He shall payout money belonging to the City or in his
offcial custody only upon warrants drawn upon him duly
issued by the Auditor.
Sec. 5-3. The Treasurer shall not receive any moneys un-
less the payment of the same is accompanied by the certifi-
cate of the Auditor , stating the amount of the same , to
what fund payable and by whom to be paid.
ARTICLE VI
Mayor
Sec. 6-1. The Mayor shall be the offcial and ceremonial
head of the City and shall preside at all meetings of the
Council. He may take command of the Police and Fire
Departments and govcrn the City by proclamation when-
ever the Council determines that public danger or emer.
gency requires such action.
Sec. 6-2. During the absence or disability of the Mayor
the Vice-President of the Council shall perform the offcial
duties of Mayor, and during the absence or disability of
both such offcers, the remaining members of the Council
shall select a Mayor Pro-tempore.
Sec. 6-3. Vacancies in the offce of Mayor shall be filled
by the Council.
Sec. 6-4. There is hereby appropriated to the use of the
Mayor in the discharge of his offce the sum of fifty dollars
each month for which he need furnish no vouchers.
ARTICLE VII
City Manager
Sec. 7-1. The City Manager shall be the Chief Adminis-
trative Offcer of the City and shall be chosen by the Coun-
cil on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifi-
cations , with special reference to his actual expericnce in
or his knowledge of , accepted practice in respect to the
duties of his offce as hereinafter outlined.
Sec. 7-2. The City Manager shall have the power and it
shall be his duty:
(A) To administer and execute policies and undertak-
ings formulated by the Council.
(B) To enforce all laws and ordinances, except as pro-
vided by Section 6-, and he is hereby declared to be bene-
ficially interested in their enforcement and to have power
to sue in proper courts to enforce them.
(c) To appoint , discipline and remove all offcers and
employees of the City under his jurisdiction , subject to
Civil Service requirements.
(D) To act as purchasing agent for the City and all off-
cers and boards thereof , except the Board of Education and
the Public Utilities Board unless so requested by them.
(E) To attend all meetings of the Council unless excused
by the Councilor the Mayor.
(F) To keep the Council at all times fully advised as to
the needs of the City, and to recommend such measures and
policies as he may deem expedient.
(G) To conduct such investigations and prepare such
plans, specifications or reports as may be specified by the
Council. .
(H) To see that all contracts and franchises made under
his jurisdiction or that of the Council are faithfully per-
formed , and to report all violations thcreof to the Council.
(1) To supervise and administer all public parks , golf
courses , recreation areas , wharves , docks and other public
properties, utilities and facilities belonging to the City,
except as in this charter otherwise provided.
(J) To appoint technical advisory experts or boards
with the consent of and at such compensation as may bc
provided by the Council.
(re) Until a Civil Service ordinance shall be in force , to
establish examinations as to fitness of applicants for posi-
tions below the rank of Chief in the Police and Fire De-
partments , and to make appointments therein only on the
basis of merit after such examinations.
(L) To prepare and submit a budget as required by this
charter.
(M) To investigate the conduct and proceedings of any
offcer or board of the City when he shall deem the same
necessary, or when so directed by the Council.
(N) To devote his entire time to the duties of his offce.
(0) To formulate rules and regulations for offcers and
employees under his jurisdiction.
Sec. 7-3. Neither the Council nor any of the members
thereof shall interfere with the execution by the City Man-
ager of his powers and duties. Except for purposes of in-
quiry, the Council and its members shall deal with that
portion of the administrative service for which the City
Manager is responsible solely through him. An attempt by
a Councilman to influence the City Manager in the making
of any appointment or the purchase of any materials or
supplies shall subject such Councilman to removal from
offce for malfeasance.
Sec. 7-4. The City Manager shall appoint a Chief of
Police who shall be the chief executive of the Police De-
partment.
Sec. 7-5. The City Manager shall appoint a Chief of the
Fire Department who shall be the chief executive of the
Fire Department.
Sec. 7-6. The City Manager shall appoint a Health Off-
cer who shall be the chief executive of the Health Depart-
ment. The Health Offcer shall hold the degree of Doctor of
Medicine and a license to practice medicine in the State of
California , or a degree representing equivalent training in
public Health. He shall exercise all the powers and duties
vested in boards of health or health offcers by general Jaw
or ordinance now or hereafter adopted.
Sec. 7-7. The City Manager shall appoint a City Physi-
cian who shall hold the degree of Doctor of Medicine and
a license to practice medicine in the State of California.
The City Physician shall , without charge and as required
by the Council , render emergency, surgical and medical
service , and make such medical examinations as may be
necessary for the administration of the affairs of the City
Government. He shall have charge of any receiving hos-
pital or dispensary established by the City.
Sec. 7-8. The City Manager may consolidate the offces of
Health Offcer and City Physician.
Sec. 7-9. The City Manager shall appoint a Superin-
tendent of Streets who shall be the chief executive of the
Street Department.
Sec. 7-10. The City Manager shall appoint a City Engi-
neer who must have been , prior to his appointment , a prac-
ticing Civil Engineer for a period of not less than five
years. He shall be the custodian of all engineering records
of the City, and all engineering records prepared by him
shall be the property of the City.
Sec. 7.11. The City Manager may consolidate the offices
of Superintendent of Streets and City Engineer.
Sec. 7-12. The Chief of Police , Chief of the Fire De-
partment, Health Offcer , City Physician , Superintendent of
Streets and City Engineer shall each have power to disci-
pline any employee under his control by the imposition of
a fine not to exceed one month's salary, or by suspension
without pay for not to exceed thirty days , or other pen-
alty less than dismissal , subject to appeal to the City Man-
ager who shall , on such appeal , have final and arbitrary
authority to affrm , modify or revoke such penalty.
ARTICLE VIII
City Attorney
Sec. 8-1. The City Attorney shall have been , at the time
of his appointment , regularly admitted to practice and en-
gaged in the practice of law in the State of California for a
pcriod of at least five years next preceding such appoint-
ment.
Sec. 8-2. The City Attorney shall prosecute all violations
of the ordinances of the City. He shall , subject to the gen-
eral direction of the Council , board or elective offcer hav-
ing jurisdiction of the matter , prosecute and defend for the
City and all boards, offcers and employees in their offcial
capacity all proceedings before judicial and quasi-judicial
tribunals. He shall not compromise , settle or dismiss any
action for or against the City without permission of the
Council. He shall not commence any action without per-
mision of the Councilor written instruction of the City
Manager. He shall be the legal advisor of and attorney and
counsel for the City and for all offcers and boards thereof
in all matters relating to their offcial duties, and when-
ever requested in writing by any of them , he shall give his
legal advice in writing.
Sec. 8-3. He shall approve the form of all bonds given to
the City, prepare all contracts or legal instruments in
which the City is interested , and shall endorse on each his
approval of the form thereof. He shall , when required by
the Council , or any members thereof , draft proposed City
ordinances and amendments thereto. He shall deliver all
books, papers , documents and property of every descrip-
tion belonging to his offce or to the City, to his successor in
offce.
Sec. 8-4. The City Attorney shall appoint , discipline
and remove , subject to Civil Service requirements , all as-
sistants, deputies and employees under his authority. All
assistants and deputies must be duly admitted to practice
law in the State of California.
Sec. 8-5. The Council , or any board with the consent of
the Council , may empower the City Attorney, at his re-
quest, to employ special legal counsel.
ARTICLE IX
City Clerk
Sec. 9-1. It shall be the duty of the City Clerk:
(A) To perform all duties imposed upon him by general
law where not inconsistent with this charter or the ordi-
nances of the City and to devote his entire time to the
duties of his offce.
(B) To act as Clerk of the City Council and keep
accurate public record of the proceedings thereof, and also
separate, properly indexed books in which , respectively,
he shall record all ordinances and resolutions.
(c) To have custody of the offcial Seal , deeds , leases;
contracts and all records of the Council and such other
offcial records as may be committed to his care.
(D) To take affdavits and administer oaths, without
charge, in all matters affecting the business of the City.
(E) To appoint, discipline and remove , subject to Civil
Service requirements, all employees and deputies in his
offce, subject as to all deputies , to the approval of the
Council.
(F) To act as Secretary to the City Planning Board.
ARTICLE X
Boards
Sec. 10-1. The following Boards are hereby established:
Board of Education; Public Utilities Board; Civil ServiceBoard; City Planning Board; Social Service Board;
Library Board.
Sec. 10-2. Each of said Boards , except the Public Utili-
ties Board and Social Service Board , shall consist of fivemembers. Upon nomination of the Mayor , the Councilshall appoint, between May 1 and July 1 of each year , onemember of each such Board for a term commencing .on thefirst day of July following such appointment and continu-
ing for five years , and thereafter until the successor of such
member is appointed and qualified.
Sec. 10-3. The Public Utilities Board shall consist offive members , one of whom shall be the City Manager, whoshall have full power of participating and voting. Upon
nomination of the Mayor, the Council shall appoint , be-tween May 1 and July 1 of each year , one member of saidBoard for a term commencing on the first day of July fol-lowing such appointment and continuing for four years
and thereafter until the successor of such member is ap-
pointed and qualified.
Sec. 10-4. The Social Service Board shall consist ofseven members , one of whom shall be the City Manager
who shall have full power of participating and voting.Upon nomination of the Mayor, the Council shall appointbetween May 1 and July 1 of each year, two members ofsuch Board for terms commencing on the first day of July
following such appointment and continuing for three years
and thereafter until the SUCCessor of such member is ap-pointed and qualified.
Sec. 10-5. A vacancy in the offce of a member of anyboard shall be fined for the unexpired term by a nomina-tion and appointment in the manner hereinabove set forth.
Sec. 10-6. All members of such boards shall , at the timeof their appointment and continuously during their in-
cumbency, be electors of the City.
Sec. 10-7. Each person appointed to membership of any
of said boards shan be particularly qualified to dischargethe functions of his oHice and, to that end:
(A) One member of the Public Utilities Board shall be
an electrical , civil , mining or mechanical engineer.
Sec. 10-8. The members of such boards shall receive no
compensation.
Sec. 10-9. A member of any such board may be removed
by the vote of four members of the Council.
Sec. 10-10. At its first meeting after July 1 of each year
each such board shall select a President , a Vice-President
a Secretary and such other offcers as it may desire.
Sec. 10-11. Each of said boards shall have the power to
establish rules for its proceedings , appoint , discipline andremove' (subject to Civil Service requirements) its offcers
and employees and prescribe their duties and exercise all
authority and perform all duties prescribed by this chartcr
and by general law or ordinances.
Sec. 10-12. No position of employment with any right
of compensation attached thereto shall be establishedunder the jurisdiction of any said boards , except the Board
of Education , the Public Utility Board and the Library
Board , except by action of the Council.
Sec. 10-13. The votes of a majority of the entire mem-bership of a board shall be necessary for action thereof.
ARTICLE XI
Board of Education
Sec. II-I. The Board of Education shall control and
manage the public schools in the City in accordance with
the Constitution and general law of the State of California
and is hereby vested with all the powers and charged with
all the duties provided by this Charter and by general law
for governing boards of city school districts.
Sec. II-2. In the event that the estimated income for
support of the schools in the City, exclusive of City funds
, in the opinion of the Board of Education , insuffcient to
properly support such schools , the Board shall , on or be-
fore the second Monday in May of each year , submit to the
Council its itemized budget of estimated income and ex-
penses for the next ensuing fiscal year, accompanied by a
request for such sums of money as will be necessary to
balance such budget. The Council shall include in the
next succeeding tax levy and apportion to the Alameda
School Fund as received the amount of money so requested
except that by the affrmative vote of four members thereof
the Council may reduce such amount and apportion to such
Fund , not less than twenty cents on each one hundred dol-
lars of assessed valuation. Such Fund shall be expended
by the Board of Education , but otherwise held and audited
as other City funds.
ARTICLE XII
Public Utilities Board
Sec. 12-1. The Public Utilities Board shall have the
power:
(A) To control and manage all public utilities owned
by the City used for the purpose of generating, distributing
or sellng gas or electricity or for the purpose of furnishing
transportation.
(B) To control and manage any City-owned public util-
ity, the control and management of which shall have been
delegated to the Board by the Councilor the People.
(c) To contract for the purchase of materials and sup-
plies , subject to the provisions of Sections 3-15 and 3-16 of
this charter except as otherwise in this article expressly
provided. In connection with such contracts the Board
may exercise the powers conferred upon the Council by
said sections.
Sec. 12-2. The Board shall also have the power, without
reference to advertising or competitive bidding:
(A) To contract for the purchase, for not to exceed ten
years, of gas , electrical energy or such other public utility
service oreommodity necessary for the operation of a
public utility under the control and management of the
Board. (Amended by Vote of People-March 10 , 1953)
(B) To advertise and publicize the business of any pub-
lic utility under its control and management.
( c) To acquire full or j oint use of poles , pipes, conduits
and rights of way; and to acquire by lease or purchase
in the name of the City real property necessary for its
purposes.
(D) To purchase out of a revolving fund goods , wares
and merchandise to be resold for the purpose of increasing
the public utility services or commodities under the con-
trol and management of the Board; provided , the total
amount of money in such fund , together with the amount
of money invested in such goods , wares and merchandise
shall not in the aggregate exceed the sum of $15 000.00.
Sec. 12-3. The Board shall also have the power:
(A) To sell obsolete or unnecessary personal property,
subject to the consent of the Council on all sales exceeding
the sum of three thousand dollars.
(B) To make any original construction of and any im-
provement to any utility under the control and manage-ment of the Board , and to do and perform any work for
the City or any board thereof at cost; provided , howeverif the Board shall elcct to make any such original con-struction of or improvement to any such utility by contract
then the same shall be done subject to the provisions of
Sections 3-15 and 3-, the Board exercising the powers
conferred upon the Council in said sections.
(c) To fix rates for the services of all utilities under its
control and management.
(D) To establish and abolish positions of employmentunder its control and fix the compensation and prescribethe duties thereof. No employce of the Board receiving
compensation from it shall be, or within one year preced-ing his employwent have been , a member of the Board.
(E) To borrow, with the approval of the Council andnot otherwise , not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars
in the aggregate for capital investment. Money borrowed
pursuant to this sub-section shall provide that the samemay be repaid at any time and shall be repaid withintwenty years from date thereof.
(F) To invest the reserves provided for in Section 12-
in bonds of the City, bonds of the United States
, of theState of California or of any county or municipality inthe State of California.
Sec. 12-. The Board shall :
(A) Keep books and records for each utility under its
control and management in the manner prescribed by the
California Railroad Commission or its successor in author-ity, and all other fiscal records in the manner prescribed
by the Auditor.
(B) File with the Auditor and Council monthly andannual reports setting forth the financial and physicalcondition of the utilities under its control and manage-ment, accompanied by monthly and annual audits pre-
pared by the Certified Public Accountant referred to in
Section 3-7 (c) .
(c) Maintain a store room and store room systemwherein a detailed record shall be kept of all materialsreceivcd and issued in a manner satisfactory to and subject
to the audit of the Accountant referred to in the next pre-
ceding sub-section.
(D) Prepare and adopt an annual budget.
12-5. Neither the City nor the Board shall engage
public utility business , in which the City or the
not now engaged, except with the consent of the
expressed by a two-thirds vote.
Sec. 12-6. The Board may retain from earnings of public
utilities under its management and control in each fiscal
after payment of bond interest and sinking fund re-
and operating expenses exclusive of deprecia-
to ten per cent of the investment in Fixed
Service of such utilities at the beginning of such
as a reserve for contingencies , replacements
and improvements; provided , howeverthe amount of Working Capital (Current Ac-Current Accrued Liabilities) at the end of
year shall be equivalent to or in excess of
per cent of the Fixed Capital in Service as of
the same date if an amount equal to five per cent of Fixed
Capital in Service at the beginning of the fiscal year were
retained , then and in such event the sum retained for the
fiscal year shall be reduced to five per cent of the Fixed
Capital in Service at the beginning of the fiscal year.
All earnings of such utilities for the fiscal year in excess
of said payments and retainments shall be transferred by
the Board to the General Fund of the City, unless t
Council prior to the end of the fiscal year shall authorize
the Board to retain for said reserve a larger percentage
than above set forth. For the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of this section the Board prior to the first day
of each fiscal year shall make an estimate of the amount
to be earned in the fiscal year in excess of said payments
and retainments and said excess amount as estimated shall
be transferred to the General Fund of the City quarterly
or as mutually agreed upon between the Board and the
Council. Any balance of such excess amount for the fiscal
year shall be transferred by the Board to the General Fund
of the City on or before the first day of August next suc-
ceeding the end of said fiscal year.
ARTICLE XII
Civil Service Board
Sec. 13-1. The Civil Service Board shall have power and
it shall be its duty to administer the Civil Service System
of the City.
Sec. 13-2. The Council , on or before July 1938 , shall
establish by ordinance a Civil Service System for the City.
Such ordinance , once adopted , shall not be amended , ex-
cept by vote of five members of the Council and shall not
be repealed , except by the People. No position of employ-
under such Civil Service System , shaIJ
therefrom , except pursuant to such Civil
or by vote of the People.
Any member of the Police or Fire Depart-
shall have been in the service of the City for
shall , if dismissed , have the right to appeal to
Board , which shall have the power to
and determine the penalty. The procedure
shall be determined by the Civil Service
or in default thereof , by the Civil Service
ARTICLE XIV
City Planning Board
The City Planning Board shall have such
duties as may be delegated by City ordinance.
to investigate and recommend plans for
improvement and beautification of
and care of trees
streets , parks and the improve-development of the location
of public buildings and works and the
and zoning of land.
ARTICLE XV
Social Service Board
The Social Service Board shall have the
and endorse charitable and phil-
or associations dependent upon
general solicitations for support.
(B) To encourage the formation of private social wel-
fare organizations to mect needs not already provided for
and to foster all worthy philanthropic enterprises.
(c) To investigate misstatements , deceptions and frauds
in connection with charitable solicitations and to recom-
mend appropriate action thereon.
(D) To supervise in such manner as the Council may
determine all employment bureaus , day nurseries and
other social service functions established by the City.
ARTICLE XVI
Library Board
Sec. 16-1. The Library Board shall have the power:
(A) To control and manage the Public Library System
of the City.
(B) To expend for library purposes all moneys in the
Library Fund , which fund is hereby created.
(C) To make and enforce rules and regulations neces-
sary for the administration , government and protection
of the Library System and all property thereof.
(D) To purchase necessary books , journals , publica-
tions and other personal property.
(E) To borrow books from , rent books to and exchange
the same with other libraries , and to extend library privi-
lcges to nonresidents upon such conditions as the Board
may prescribe.
Sec. 16-2. On or before the second Monday in May of
each year , the Library Board shall submit to the Council
an itemized budget of the amount of money necessary for
the administration of the Library System of the City during
the next ensuing fiscal year. To the extent of seven cents
on each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation , theCouncil shall , and as to any excess thereover set forth
such estimate the Council may, include in the next succeed-
ing tax levy and apportion to the Library Fund as received
moneys for the purposes set forth in such budget.
Sec. 16-3. All fines and other money arising out of the
administration of the Public Library System of the City
or gifts or trusts therefor shall be deposited in the Library
Fund.
ARTICLE XVII
Finance and Taxation
Sec. 17-1. The fiscal year of the City shall commence on
the first day of July of each year and shall end on the next
succeeding thirtieth day of June.
Sec. 17-2. On or before the second Monday in May of
each year , each Board or oIJcer having supervision or con-
trol of the expenditure of City funds , and every offcer or
Board so directed by the City Manager shall transmit to
the City Manager detailed estimates of income and ex-
penditure for the ensuing fiscal year.
Sec. 17-3. On or before the first Tuesday in August of
each year, the City Manager shall transmit to the Council
a detailed budget showing the estimated revenues and ex-
penditures of the City and all Departments thereof for
the ensuing fiscal year.
Sec. 17-4. At any time after the first day of Septemberand not later than the third Tuesday in September of
each year, the Council shaH adopt a budget and fix the
rate of City taxes to be levied and collected upon the
property assessed for taxation within the limits of the
City, on the basis of the valuation thereof as shown by the
assessment roll in the offce of the City Assessor. Such rate
after allowing three per cent of the assessed valuation for
delinquencies , must yield suffcient revenue for the finan-
cial needs of the City for the current fiscal year.
Sec. 17-5. Except in the event of great necessity or
emergency, and in such event only by ordinance reciting
the same passed by the vote of not less than four members
of the Council , or except when authorized by majority
vote of the People , the annual tax levy, exclusive of sums
necessary to provide for interest and sinking funds on the
City s bonded indebtedness , and to pay for street and sewer
work, maintenance and improvement of puhlic parks,
squares and grounds , salaries of employees of the Fire
Department and the moneys apportioned to the Board of
Education pursuant to Section U-, shall not exceed the
rate of one dollar for each one hundred dollars ' assessed
valuation.
Sec. 17-6. The Council shall fix the tax rate by designat-
ing the number of cents levied on each one hundred dollars
of assessed valuation of taxable property, specifying the
portion of the whole which shall belong to any particular
fund of the City, and designating also the portion thereof
appropriated for each special purpose or for the bonded
indebtedness of the City. If the Council shall fail to fix
the tax rate within the time prescribed , the rate for the next
preceding fiscal year shall thereupon be automatically
adopted.
Sec. 17-7. Unless otherwise provided by ordinance , the
levy and collection of City taxes shall be pursuant to gen-
eral law for the levy and collection of State and County
taxes , and to that end all duties required by general law
to be performed by County offcers shall be performed by
the City offcers performing similar duties.
Every tax levied pursuant to law shall be a personal
obligation of the person to whom the property or the tax
is assessed. Every tax shall be and constitute a lien on the
property assessed and, as to taxes on personal property,
on the real property in this city of the person to whom the
tax is assessed and , as to taxes on improvements , on the
taxable land on which such improvements are located and,
as to taxes on assessments of possessory interests, on the
other taxable real property of the owner in this city. The
time when taxes for any fiscal year become a lien on prop-
erty is at noon on the first Monday in March preceding the
beginning of the fiscal year for which the taxes are to be
collected.
Except as otherwise provided in this section , the per-
sonal obligation is satisfied and the tax lien removed when
but not before:
(A) the tax is paid or legally cancelled , or
(B) for non-payment of any taxes , the property is sold
to a private purchaser or deeded to the City.
After thirty years succeeding the time , heretofore or
hereafter, when any tax becomes a lien , if the lieu has not
been otherwise removed , the lien ceases to exist and the tax
is conclusively presumed to be paid.
Sec. 17-8. All moneys received by any offcer or em-
ployee of the City in his offcial capacity or belonging to
the City, and all moneys directed by general law or by this
charter to be paid or deposited in the City Treasury shall
be paid into the Treasury daily by the offcer or employee
receiving the same.
Sec. 17-9. All charges , fees , commissions and percent-
ages collected or received by any offcer or employee of the
City in the performance of any offcial duty as such offcer
or employee , or in the performance of the duties of any
offce held ex offcio , shall be the property of the City; pro-
vided, that the Council may by ordinance provide that the
Health Offcer of the City shall be entitled to receive and
retain the fees provided by law to be paid by the State or
County to Local Registrars of Vital Statistics for the regis-
tration of birth and death certificates.
Sec. 17-10. The Mayor, Auditor and City Manager shall
together, count the money in the City Treasury at least
once in every three months and ascertain the amount of
money on hand and make a written report thereof to the
Council within five days thereafter showing whether the
money in the City Treasury corresponds to the amount
shown by the fiscal record of the City.
Sec. 17-11. A Police Secret Fund in such amount as the
Council may from time to time appropriate is hereby estab-
lished under the sole control of the City Manager. It shall
be withdrawable by him without reference to the auditing
provisions of this charter. Such fund shall be expended
by the City Manager and the Chief of Police under the
direction of the City Manager for investigation and police
work of a secret character and for no other purpose. Semi.
annually and at such other times as the Council may re-
quire, the City Manager shall file with the Council his
affdavit and the affdavit of the Chief of Police that all
moneys expended out of the fund have been used for the
purposes hereinabove set forth.
Sec. 17-12. An Emergency Revolving Fund, the unex-
pended balance of which shall at no time exceed five hun-
dred dollars , is hereby established. The Council shall
appropriate to such fund from time to time such amounts
as it deems proper. Such fund shall be expended for
emergency purposes only upon demands signed by both
the City Manag r and the Auditor , but not otherwise ap-
propnated , audIted , allowed or approved. Said offcers
shall take receipts for all money expended out of such fund
and at least quarterly shall file with the Council a detailed
statement of such expenditures.
Sec. 17.13. The Council may provide for the establish-
ment of a permanent revolving fund , to be known as the
Cash Basis Fund , suffcient to place the business of the
City upon a cash basis.
ARTICLE XVII
Franchises
Sec. 18-1. Franchises may be granted for the use of any
pub Ii? utility of the streets , public places or property of
the CIty upon such terms , conditions , restrictions and limi-
tations as may be prescribed by ordinance , but no franchise
shall be granted without reserving to the City adequate
compensation for the privilege conferred; nor for a Ion O'er
period than twenty years unless there be reserved to
City the right to take over at any time the portion of such
utilty located within the City without compensation for
the value of the franchise granted.
ARTICLE XIX
Municipal Elections
Sec. 19-1. Municipal Elections held in the City of Ala-
meda shall be classified as of two kinds: (A) General
Municipal Elections; (B) Special Municipal Elections.
. Sec. 19.2. A General Municipal Election shall be held
bI-annually on the second Tuesday in March of each odd
numbered year. The first General Municipal Election after
the adoption of this charter shall be held on Tuesday,
March 14 , 1939. All other municipal elections shall be
Special Municipal Elections. A Special Municipal Elec-
tion may be called by ordinance or by resolution of the
Council.
Sec. 19-3. The provisions of the Elections Code and the
Constitution of the State of California relating to the
qualifications of electors and voters shall govern in all
municipal elections. Except as otherwise provided in this
charter or in any ordinance enacted by the affrmative vote
of four members of the Council , the provisions and pro-
cedure provided in the Elections Code and the general law
of the State of California , now in effect and as hereafter
amended or codified , for elections in chartered cities and
municipalities generally, and in all respects not so pro-
vided , then the present and future provisions of said code
or laws governing County elections generally, insofar as
they may be applicable , shall govern all elections in this
City. The Council and the City Clerk , respectively, shall
exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred or
imposed by law on Boards of Supervisors and County
Clerks , respectively, concerning elections.
For the purpose of this article , all seats or positions on
the Council shall be considered as a single offce for which
as many persons are to be selected as there are full and un-
expired terms to be filled.
No election , either general or special , shall be set aside
for any error , irregularity or defect in the proceedingsleading up to said election or in said election when theprovisions of law governing the same are substantiallycomplied with and where a fair expression of the wil of
the electorate is secured.
person shall become a candidate for an
of the City unless he shall have been nom-in this article. Every candidate for
shall be nominated by written petition signed
thirty nor more than fifty qualified electors
Such Nominating Petition may consist of one
provided that each such section shall con-
accurate copy of the text of the petition.
shall add to his signature his place of resi-
street and number when such designation
of the signers of each petition , or of each
if such petition be in sections , shall make
the statements therein are true , and that each
affxed in his presence and is the signature
whose name purports to be thereto sub-
Nominating Petition shall state the address
the offce for which he is nominated , and
by the written acceptance of the
named. No more than one candidate mayone In case an elector has signed
for the same oIJice , allexcept one appearing on the petition
shall be rejected; provided , however , that
persons are to be elected to the same
election , an elector may sign the Nomi-
of as many persons as there are offcers to
offce. Signatures on Nominating Peti-
withdrawn.
Nominating Petition must be filed with
than sixty days nor later than
Municipal Election. On
the City Clerk must file the
shall examine and determine
whether it conforms to the requirements of this charter
and from the current affdavits of registration on file in the
offce of the County Clerk of the County of Alameda shall
ascertain and determine whether said petition is properly
signed by the requisite number of qualified electors , and
within five days from such filing he must attach to said
petition his certificate showing the result of his examina.
tion. If the petition be found insuffcient , such certificate
shall designate the defects therein , and such petition may
then be amended or supplemented by the filing, not less
than thirty days before such General Municipal Election
of an amended or supplemental petition , and the City
Clerk shall , within five days from the filing thereof , make
like examination of the same and attach his certificate
thereto.
Sec. 19-6. Any person named in a Nominating Petition
filed as herein provided may, not later than twenty-five
days before the ensuing General Municipal Election , cause
his name to be withdrawn from nomination by filing with
the City Clerk a statement of withdrawal acknowledged
before a notary public. The names of candidates who
have withdrawn , or who have died , twenty-five days or
more before said election , shall not be printed upon the
ballot nor entered in the list of candidates. If by reason
of such withdrawal or death , the number of candidates re-
maining does not exceed the number of offcers to be elected
to an offce , then other nominations may be made for such
offce by presenting petitions therefor not later than twenty-
one days prior to such election , but no amendment or sup-
plement to any such petition shall be allowed.
Sec. 19-7. Not later than twenty-one days before the
ensuing election each candidate must file with the City
Clerk a verified statement of his name , the offce for which
he is a candidate , his residence , place of birth , occupation
for the past five years , public offces he has held , whether
he is a taxpayer of the City and whether he has ever been
convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral
turpitude. He may give in such statement , in not to exceed
one hundred fifty words , such other information regarding
his experience and qualifications as might enable the elec-
tors to determine his fitness for offce. Such statement shall
also contain the names of not lcss than twenty residents of
this City, and no others , who have signed his Nominating
Petition. Any material misstatement of facts in such state-
ment shall disqualify the candidate from holding any City
offce.
Each candidate must also deliver at his own cost, to the
City Clerk , printed copies of such statement equal to the
number of qualified electors of the City. Each copy shall
be printed on a single sheet of white paper four inches
wide by nine inches long, and shall have printed thereon a
true photograph of such candidate taken within two years
prior thereto.
The City Clerk shall mail one of such copies to each
qualified elector with the sample ballot. The City Clerk
shall not place on the ballot the name of any candidate
who has failed to file and furnish copies of the statement
required by this section.
Sec. 19-8. After the closing of nominations the City
Clerk shall list the names of the candidates who have been
nominated as herein provided , and who have complied
with the preceding section , together with the offces to be
filled , and not later than twenty days before the day of
election shall ccrtify such list as being the list of candi-
dates nominated as reauired by the charter of the City
and file the same in his offce.
Sec. 19-9. At least ten days before a General Municipal
Election the Mayor must issue under his hand , and the
City Clerk must attest , an election proclamation containing
a statement of the time of the election , the offces to be
filled and the names of the candidates and of the proposi.
tions , if any, to be voted on as the same shall appear on the
ballot. The City Clerk shall cause said proclamation to be
published twice in the Offcial Newspaper, and the last
publication thereof shall be at least five days before the
date of election. No further or other notice of such elec-
tion need be given.
Sec. 19-10. The Council shall , by ordinance or resolu-
tion passed or adopted not later than twenty days before
an election , establish election precincts , designate the poll.
ing places therefor and name the offcers of election for
each precinct; provided that when two or more municipal
elections are consolidated by the Council it shall not be
necessary to set forth the precincts , polling places and
offcers of election in more than one of such ordinances
or resolutions.
Sec. 19-11. The Council shall canvass the election re-
turns and declare the result of any municipal election at
its first regular meeting, following the election , or at a
special meeting held within ten days after such election
unless such election has been consolidated and the can-
vassing of returns delegated pursuant to general law.
Sec. 19-12. In case there is but one person to be elected
to an offce , the candidate receiving the highest number
of votes cast for that offce shall be declared elected.
In case there are two or more persons to be elected to
the same offce, then those candidates , equal in number to
the number to be elected , who receive the highest number of
votes cast for such offce, shall be declared elected. Where
full and one or more unexpired terms to the same offce are
to be filled , the candidates , equal ill number to the number
of offcers to be elected for the full term , who receive the
highest number of votes cast for such offce , shall be de-
clared elected for the full term; and the candidate who
receives , or the candidates equal in number to the number
of offcers to be elected for unexpired terms who receive
the next highest number of votes , shall be declared elected
for the unexpired term or terms. If unexpired terms be of
different duration , the candidate who receives the highest
number of votes shall be declared elected for the longer
term.
Sec. 19-13. In case of a tie vote , the City Council shall
forthwith summon the candidates who have received such
tie votes to appear before the Council at a time and place
to be designated , and the Council shall , at such time and
place, determine the tie by lot. Such summons shall , in
very case , be mailed to the address of the candidate as it
pears in his Nominating Petition , or delivered to him
personally, at least five days before the date fixed for the
determination of such tie votes.
Sec. 19-14. At least ten days before any Special Munici-
pal Election , the Mayor must issue under his hand , and
the City Clerk must attest , an election proclamation con-
taining a statement of the time of such election and of the
propositions to be voted on as the same shall appear on
the ballot. Such proclamation shall be published as re-
quired for General Municipal Elections and no further or
other notice need be given.
Sec. 19-15. No person shall be entitled to vote at any
City election unless he shall be registered as a voter in the
offce of the County Clerk of Alameda County and unless
he would have been entitled to vote in a precinct in this
city at a State or County election held on the same day as
such City election.
The registers used at all City elections or in connection
with the certification of any petition provided by law shall
be the books of current affdavits of registration kept in the
offce of the County Clerk of Alameda County for voters
within this city.
Sec. 19-16. At any time not later than twenty days before
any election , and without reference to any procedure pro-
vided therefor in the Elections Code , the Council may
divide the City into election precincts and may change the
boundaries of , create new , or consolidate established pre-
cincts. In the ordinance or resolution establishing, chang-
ing or consolidating precincts the boundaries thereof may
be defined by reference to exterior descriptions or delinea-
tions on precinct maps or both , or by reference to orders
or resolutions of the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Alameda last theretofore establishing precincts within the
City for holding general State and County elections. Un-
less precincts be established as herein provided , they shall
remain as last theretofore established within the City by
said Board of Supervisors for holding general State and
County elections.
In case a City election is consolidated with a State or
County election the precincts and polling places for such
municipal election shall be as established within the City
by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda
for the holding of such State or County elections. It shall
not be necessary to set forth in any ordinance or resolution
callng or relating to such consolidated municipal election
the election offcers for the several precinct boards , but
reference may be made to the resolution or ordinance of
said Board of Supervisors appointing election offcers for
such State or County election.
At all municipal elections the election offcers for each
precinct board shall consist of one inspector , OIle judge
and two clerks , except that the Council may determine that
one inspector , one judge and one clerk is suffcient.
ARTICLE XX
Recall
Sec. 20-1. The holder of any elective offce of this City
may be recalled from offce at any time by the qualified
electors thereof , provided he has held his offce for at least
six months. The provisions of this article are intended to
apply to offcials now in offce, as well as to those hereafter
elected.
Sec. 20-2. Recall proceedings shall be instituted by fil-
ing with the City Clerk a notice of intention to circulate
a petition for recall. Such notice shall be signed and duly
acknowledged by three or more qualified electors of the
City, and shall state the name of , and the offce held by,
the person whose recall is sought , the residence address of
every person signing the same , and shall further contain a
general statement , not exceeding three hundred words in
lengt, of the grounds on which the recall of such offcer
is demanded.
Said statement , and the statement in the answer thereto
hereinafter provided for, shall be intended solely for the
information of the electors , and any insuffciency in the
form or substance thereof shall in nowise affect the validity
of such recall proceedings.
Upon receipt and filing of said notice , the City Clerk
must endorse thereon the date of such filing.
Sec. 20-3. Within five days from the date of filing of the
notice of intention provided for in the next preceding sec.
tion , a true copy of said notice shall be served on the
offcer whose recall is sought personally, or may be mailed
in the City to him by registered mail addressed to such
offcer at his last known place of residence in the City.
If made by mail , service shall be deemed complete at the
time of the deposit in the post offce.
Proof of service shall be made by affdavit of the person
making such service. Said affdavit shall state the date,
place and manner of service , and shall be filed with the
City Clerk within ten days from the date of filing said
notice.
petition shall also contain a copy of the original
ce of intention filed with the City Clerk , and shall
er contain a copy of the answer , if any, filed as pro-
d in the next preceding section. If said offcer has not
an answer within the time specified herein , then said
etition shall so stale.
Such petition shall be signed by qualified electors of the
City equal in number to at least thirty per centum (30
% )
of the total number of persons voting at the General
Municipal Election next preceding the filing of such
petition.
A petition for recall may consist of several separate
sections , and each such section may consist of several
sheets of paper attached together; provided , however , that
each such separate section shall contain a full and accu-
ate copy of the title and text of the petition.
Sec. 20-6. Each signer of a recall petition shall add , at
. e of signing, and immediately opposite or following
Ignature , his residence address and the date of such
ng. Such residence address shall include the street
number , if either exists and if no street or number
ts then such designation of the place of residence as
enable the location to be readily ascertained. It shall
ot be necessary to include in such address words designat-
g the City if the petition recites that the signers are resi-
nts of the City of Alameda. Signatures , addresses and
tes must be written in longhand and in ink or indelible
encil. The common ly accepted abbreviations designating
. dence address and the date shall be suffcient. A
ed woman must sign her own given name or her
initials.
Sec. 20-7. There shall be attached to every petition , or
ch separate section thereof if the same be in sections
Sec. 20-4. Within ten days after the date of filing of the
notice of intention , the offcer whose recall is sought may
file with the City Clerk a duly acknowledged answer setting
forth in not exceeding three hundred words , such offcers
reply to the general statement contained in the notice of
intention , or any other justification of his course in offce.
Upon receipt and filing of said answer the City Clerk
shall endorse thereon the date of such filing. If such
answer be not offered for filing within the time herein
specified , the City Clerk shall refuse to file the same.
The City Clerk must , if requested by any person who
signed the notice of intention , give such person a certificd
copy of such answer and , if none has been filed , and the
time for filing has expired , he must give such person his
written certificate so stating.
Sec. 20-5. A petition demanding the recall of an elective
offcer of the City shall be addressed to the Council of the
City of Alameda and shall state the name of , and the offce
held by, the person whose recall from such offce is sought.
an affdavit made by the person who circulated such peti.
tion or section , giving the residence address of the affant,
stating that all signatures appearing on such petition or
section were made in affant s presence , and that the resi-
dence address , and the date appearing opposite or follow-
ing each signature were written by each of the respective
signers at the time of signing, in the affant's presence and
that according to his best information and belief each sig-
nature is the genuine signature of the person whose name
purports to be thereunto subscribed.
Sec. 20-8. A recall petition shall not be circulated for
the purpose of obtaining signatures thereto until the ex-
piration of the time limit for the filing of an answer, as
specified in Section 20-4. Signatures affxed to such peti-
tion prior to such time shall not be counted.
Sec. 20-9. The signer of a recall petition may revoke his
signature at any time within forty-five days from the date
of filing the notice of intention referred to in Section 20-
by filing with the City Clerk a revocation in writing, signed
by such signer and verified by an offcer competent to ad.
minister oaths , and thereupon the City Clerk shall cancel
such signature. A revocation filed after the time herein
specified shall not be valid or effective for any purpose.
Sec. 20-10. Separate sections of any recall petition may
be filed in the offce of the City Clerk from time to time
as completed, provided that all sections comprising such
petition must be filed with the City Clerk not later than
forty-five days after the date of filing of the notice of in-
tention provided for in Section 20-2. Thereafter all such
sections shall together be deemed and considered as one
petition.
Sec. 20-11. Within ten days from the expiration of the
time limit for filing a petition , specified in the next pre-
eding section, the City Clerk must examine such petition
nd from the records of registration ascertain and deter-
ine whether or not said petition is signed by the requisite
umber of qualified electors , and must forthwith filc in his
ffce and attach to such petition his certificate showing
e result of such examination.
Sec. 20-12. If by the Clerk's certificate , the petition is
n to be insuffcient the same may be supplemented by
with the City Clerk within fifteen days from the date
ch certificate supplemental petitions duplicates of the
nal petition except as to the signatures.
ithin ten days from the expiration of the time limit
Hied in this section for the filing of supplemental
tions the City Clerk must make like examination of the
plemental petition as of the original petition and must
in his offce his final certificate showing the result of
h examination.
Sec. 20-13. The following general provisions shall
veIn:
(A) The City Clerk shall endorse the date of filing on
original or supplemental petition and on each sepa-
section thereof , if the same be in sections , and on re-
of the person or persons offering same for filing shall
e a receipt showing the number of sections filed.
(B) If a person has signed such petition more than once
ly the valid signature first affxed shall he counted.
(c) A person whose signature" has been rejected on the
. ginal petitio may sign again on the supplemental
tition.
(D) No revocation of any signature appearing on a sup-
plemental petition shall be permitted.
(E) The Clerk shall determine what number of qualified
electors have signed a recall petition from the affdavits of
registration on file in the offce of the County Clerk of
Alameda County during the period of such examination
and with respect to the purported signature of any elector
from the affdavit of registration current and in effect a
the date of signing such petition.
(F) The certificate of the Clerk required in the two sec-
tions next preceding must be dated as of the day of filing
same. Such certificate , whether of the original or suppl
mental petition , must state the total number of signatur
affxed on such petition , the number of signatures revoke
the number of signatures rejected , the number of vali
signatures thereon , and the number of persons who vote
at the next preceding General Municipal Election.
The certificate attached to a supplemental petition i
addition to the required data concerning such supple
mental petition , must also contain the corresponding dat
relating to the original petition , as the same appears 0
the certificate attached thereto , and must state the aggre
gate number of valid signatures appearing on the original
and supplemental petition together.
( G) At the time of his certification the City Clerk als
must attach to such petition , and to each separate sectio
if the same be in sections , a statement in tabulated for
and signed by him , showing the name of each person who
signature on such section was revoked or rejected and th
reason or reasons for each sueh rejection. On request 0
any person whose signature appears on the notice of in-
tention , or of the person or persons who filed the petition
the City Clerk must deliver to any such person a copy of all
such statements , by him certified to be a true copy of the
original , together with a certified copy of his certificate.
revocations , petitions, supplemental petitions
, statements , notices and all other documents
in this article shall be public documents and
ublic inspection as soon as filed.
14. If the Clerk's certificate shall show that all
alid signatures on said petition , including those con-
. he supplemental petition , are stil insuffcient , no
tion shall be taken thereon , but the petition and
rtificate shall remain on file as a public record.
e to secure suffcient signatures on such petition
without prejudice to the institution of new pro-
for recall and the filing of an entirely new peti-
e same effect.
Sec. 20-15. The City Clerk is hereby empowered to em-
loy such persons as may be necessary to assist him in
mination of any such petition. Each such person
paid by the City for such services a sum not to
five dollars pef day as determined by the City Clerk.
ec. 20-16. If the petition , either as originally filed or
emented, shall be found to be suffcient , the Clcrk
mit the same to the Council together with his
thereto attached , at the next regular meeting of
cil occurring after the date of his certificate of
iency. The Council must forthwith cause a
unicipal Election to be held within not less than
nor more than forty-five days after the date of
ch election , to determine whether the electors
I such offcer , and for the purpose of electing a
r. Should a General Municipal Election OCCUf not
sixty days nor less than thirty-five days from
f the receipt of the petition by the Council from
er and the date of callng the election , the Council
may, in its discretion , submit such recall at such General
Municipal Election.
Sec. 20-17. One petition is suffcient to propose the recall
of one or more elective offcials , and one election is com-petent for the recall and election of one or more electiv
offcers.
Sec. 20.18. Nomination of candidates for any offce to b
filled at such recall election shall be made by petition i
the manner prescribed by this charter for the nominatio
of candidates for public offce at General Municip
Elections.
Sec. 20-19. There shall be printed on the recall ballo
as to every offcer whose recall is to be voted on thereat, thfollowing question: "Shall (name of person against who
the recall petition is filed) be recalled from the offce 0(title of the offce) ?"; following which question shall
the words "Yes " and "" on separate lines with a blan
space at the right of each , in which the voter shall indicat
by stamping a cross (X) his vote for or against such recall
On such ballots , under each such question , there shall als
be printed the names of those persons who have bee
nominated as candidates to succeed the person recalled , icase he shall be recalled from offce by said recall electio
but no vote shall be counted for any candidate for sai
offce unless tbe voter also voted on said question of th
recall of the person sought to be recalled from said offceThc name of the person against whom the petition is file
shall not appear on the ballot as a candidate for the offce
Sec. 20-20. The City Clerk shall cause to be printed an
mailed to each elector of the City at least ten days prior t
any recall election , a sample of the ballot to be used a
such election.
ee. 20-21. If a majority of those voting on the question
II of any offcer from offce shall vote "No," saidntinue in said offce. If a majority shall vote
r shall thereupon be deemed removed
. The Council shall canvass the returns of
n and declare the result in like manner as in a
nicipal Election. If the vote at any such rccall
recall the offcer , then the candidate who has
. hest number of votes for the offce shall be
for the remainder of the term. In case the
receIved the highest number of votes shall fail
ithin ten days aftcr receiving the certificate of
, the offce shall be deemed vacant.
. 3. In the event that any offcer should resign
edings for his recall are pending, but before
s for his recall have beell filed with the City
e City Council shall fill the vacancy caused
ation by appointment.
erson so appointed to fill such vacancy shall serve
ird Tuesday in April following the next Gen-
ipaI Election; provided , however, that if a. cipaI Election be called as hereinafter pro-
h appointee shall hold offce only until theect at such Special Municipal Election shall
twithstanding such resignation , and within the time
ons 20-10 and 20-, the proponents of the
dent petitions for the recall , then the Coun-
cil , upon receipt of the petition accompanied by the Clerk'
certificate , as provided in Section 20-, must forthwith
call a Special Municipal Election to elect a successor for
the unexpired term of the offcer thus resigned , which elec-
tion shall be held not less than thirty-five days nor more
than forty-five days after the calling of such election.
In the event that the offcer whose recall is sought should
resign his offce , or a vacancy occur in said offce, after a
petition for his recall is filed , the election shall neverthe
less proceed if already called as provided in Section 20-16.
In such contingency the vote on the question of recall shall
not be counted , but the election shall serve for the purpose
of electing a successor. If at the time such resignation or
vacancy occurs the recall ejection has not been called , the
Council must nevertheless forthwith call a Special Munici-
pal Election to elect a succqssor to the offce thus left
vacant, who shall serve for the balance of the unexpired
term , and which election shall be held not less than thirty-
five days nor more than forty-five days after the callng of
such election.
Sec. 20-24. All Special Municipal Elections for recall
or to fill any vacancy created by recall or by resignation
pending recall proceedings shall be conducted , as near as
may be, as in this charter provided for General Municipal
Elections.
Sec. 20-25. No person who has been recalled or who
has resigned from offce while recall proceedings wer
pending against him shall be appointed to or become a
candidate for any City offce within one year after such
resignation or recall.
Sec. 20-26. The performance of the acts required by thi
article to be performed by the City Clerk , the Council , 0
r offcer , is hereby declared to be mandatory on
rs. The failure of any such offcer to perform
. acts within the time herein specified shall not
l' terminate such proceedings but the time for
mance of any subsequent act shall be extended
eriod equal to the period of delay.
20-27. This article shall be liberally construed toot e objects thereof, and no error , omission or ir-
not affecting the substantial rights of any citizen
offcial shall ever be held to invalidate any pro-
gs taken under this article where the requirements
IS article have been substantially complied with.
ARTICLE XXI
Initiative and Referendum
21-1. The Initiative and Referendum may be exer-
by the qualified electors of the City in the manner
lded by general law.
ARTICLE XXII
Miscellaneous
c. 22.1. No offcer or employee of the City shall:
Become financially interested , except by testatc or
te succession , either directly or indirectly, in any
t or sale, purchase , lease or transfer of real or per-
y to hich the Cit y is a party, or be employed
serVIce corporatIOn regulated by or holdingthe City. No offcer or employee shall be
financially interested by the ownership of
per cent of the outstanding capital stock of a
(B) Give , accept or promise anything of value for the
purpose of procuring a nomination , appointment , election
or employment.
(C) Knowingly mislead any bidder by giving or with-
holding information.
A wilful violation of any of the foregoing provisions
shall constitute misconduct.
Sec. 22-2. Any contract or sale , purchase , lease or trans-
fer of real or personal property to which the City is a party
and in which any offcer or employee of the City is finan-
cially interested , directly or indirectly, except as provided
in Sec. 22-1 (A), shall be voidable at the election of the
Council.
Sec. 22-3. Every offcer or employee who shall approve
allow or pay any demand on the Treasury, knowing tha
the same is not authorized and legally due , shall be liable
to the City individually, and on his offcial bond for the
amount of the demand so illegally approved , allowed or
paid.
Sec. 22-4. Any person convicted of a felony or miscon-
duct in offce shall forfeit his offce or position of employ-ment. No person who shall have been convicted of a
felony or misconduct in offce shall ever hold any offce or
position of employment in the service of the City.
Sec. 22-5. All books , files and records of the City and
of all boards and offcers thereof shall be open to public
inspection during usual business hours , unlcss secrecy of
the contents of such books , files and records is necessary
in the public interest.
Sec. 22-6. Copies or extracts of public records shall be
given upon demand for the same and paying ten cents per
folio of one hundred words for each copy or extract , an
ditional sum of twenty-five cents for each certi-
ec. 22.7. Traveling expenses shall not exceed actual
transportation , plus a reasonable per diem allow-
, the latter to be fixed annually by the Council uni-
ly for all offcers and employees. Traveling expenses
t for routine duties , shall bc allowed only if author-
y the Council.
22-8. All public offces , except where otherwise pro-
by law, shall be open for business every day, except
ays, from 9:00 A.M. to 5 :00 P., subject to the power
e Council to increase such hours for the necessary
modation of the public.
22-9. The compensation of elective of!cers of the
shall not be increased or decreased during their re-
terms of offce. This section shall not prohibit the
or decrease of compensation of assistants or
10. The Council and all Boards of the City shall
ower to accept gifts and trust and control , manage
se of and otherwise administer the same in accord-
ith the terms thereof.
ec. 22.11. All real property acquired by the City shall
eld in the name of "City of Alameda.
ARTICLE XXIII
Schedule
s charter shall take effect on July 1937.
ordinances , resolutions and orders
this charter takes effect shall so remain
in full force and effect unless contrary to the provisions
hereof, subject to repeal and amendment.
Sec. 23-3. All offcers and employees of the City at the
time this charter takes effect shall continue in offce for the
remainder of their respective terms (if fixed) or until re-
moved as herein provided (if for an indefinite term), sub-
ject to all the provisions of this charter.
Sec. 23-4. All members of the Board of Public Utilities
Commissioners elected in the year 1934 for four-year termsshall hold offce until June 30 , 1939 , and all members ofsaid Board elected in the year 1936 shall hold offce unti
June 30 , 1941. Of the vacancies occurring June 30 , 1939one shall be succeeded to by the City Manager, one shallbe filled by appointment for a term of four years and one
by appointment for a term of one year , and the vacanciesoccurring June 30 , 1941 , shall be filled , one by appoint-
ment for a term of four years , and one by appointment for
a term of one year.
Upon taking effect of this charter , the City Manageshall become ex. offcio a member of the Public Utiliti
Board with full participating and voting power.
Sec. 23-5. The Boards and members thereof named i
the first column following shall be deemed to be the suc
cessors to the Boards and members thereof named in th
second column following. All incumbents and members 0
Boards in the second column at the time this charter take
effect shall immediately assume and continue to hold th
successor offce for the remainder of their unexpired terms
Board of Education , successors to Board of Education.
Library Board , successor to Board of Library Trustees.
Public Utilities Board , successor to Board of Publi
Utilities Commissioners.
adoption of this charter shall not affect
ished by law and now existing in the City.
ARTICLE XXIV
Off-Street Vehicular Parking
ITIONS. The following terms when-
ed to in this Article , or in any resolution
e the following meanings , respectively,
eaning appears from the context.
e term "bonds " or "revenue bonds
. dence of any obligation issued by the
ch is secured by a pledge of rcvcnues
ues , as provided in this Article , in
funds with which to carry out any of the
icle, irrespective of the form of such
FF-STREET PARKING FACILI-
isting off-street parking facilities
y off-street vehicular parking faciJi-
owned by the City and operated or
at the time of adoption of a resolu-
heretofore designated by the City as
ion of issue and not acquired, con-
, improved , extended, maintained or
r in part , from the proceeds of sale
he term "project " means anyone or
ular parking facilities referred to in
esignated by the City as a project in a
(D) REVENUES. The term "revenues" means and in-
cludes any and all rates , fees and other charges r ceive
or receivable in connection with , and any and allmcome
and receipts of whatever kind and character derived by
the City from , the operation of a project , or arising from
a project , including any such revenues as may have been
or may be impounded or deposited in any- fund created
for the security or further protection of revenue bon s o
for the purpose of providing for the payment of the pnncI-
pal thereof or the interest thereon. The term 'revenues
also includes net revenues from on-street parkmg meter
within the City now owned or controlled or hereafter ac-
quired or controlled by the City and net revenues of any
existing off-street parking facilities to the extent that the
same shall be pledged or otherwise made available for the
payment of operation and maintenance costs of any pro-
ject or as security or further protection for bonds by a
resolution of issue.
s any agreement entered into by the Coun-
resolution adopted by the Council , pur-
venue bonds are issued; and includes
entered into or resolution adopted by the
ing, modifying or supplementing a resolu-
respective of the form thereof.
NERAL. The City, in addition to all other
ere enumerated in this Charter or granted to
. tion or laws of the State of California
r to acquire (whether by purchase , lease
ain , or otherwise), construct, establish , im-
aintain , operate , administer , lease and sub-
vehicular parking facilities and places
including any and all public parking lots
automotive parking facilities , in order to
ngestion and promote the welfare of the
abitants of the City, and , for the payment
, to issue bonds payable from the rev-
ch off-street vehicular parking facilities
m 0 er revenues , all as hereinafter provided in
(E) NET REVENUES. The term "net revenues " when
used with reference to on-street parking meters within the
City means and includes seventy-five per cent (75%) of
the gross revenues collected by the City during any fiscal
year from the establishment and operation of such on-
street parking meters. The erm "net revenue " whe
fl with reference to any existmg off-street parkmg facIhtIe
means and includes the gross revenues collected by th
City during any fiscal year from the establishment an
operation of such existing off-street parking facilities afte
deducting therefrom the actual necessary expenses 0
maintaining and operating such facilities , calculated 0
sound accounting principles , but without any allowanc
for depreciation or obsolescence.
(F) RESOLUTION OF ISSUE. The term
RANT OF POWER. Without limiting the
tion 24-, the Council of the City for
ses of this Article shall have the powers
ection , as follows:
ION AND DISPOSITION OF PROP-
acquire , by grant, purchase, gift , devise , lease or
cise of right of eminent domain , and to hold
blease or dispose of any real or personal
. terest in any thereof , including rights-
l' appropriate for the full exercise , or
1 for the carrying on , of any of its
t to this Article;
(B) ACQUISITIONS FOR PROJECT INGRESS AND
GRESS. To acquire , by any of the means specified in the
foregoing clause (A), any lands , property or rights-of-
way necessary or convcnicnt for the opening, widening,
straightening and extending of streets or alleys necessary
or convenient for ingress to or egress from any project;
(c) IMPROVEMENTS. To improve any lands so ac-
quired by the construction thereon of garages or other
buildings or improvements necessary or convenient for
any project;
(D) CONTROL OF PROJECT. To construct , establish
improve, extend , maintain , operate, administer, lease and
sublease any project;
(E) RATES , FEES AND CHARGES. To fix rates , fees
or charges for the use of the facilities provided by any
project , or for any services rendered in connection there-
with , and to alter , change or modify the same at its pleas-
ure , subject to any contractual obligation which may be
entered into by the City with respect to the fixing of such
rates, fees or charges; and , by a resolution of issue or
otherwise , to enter into covenants to increase rates , fees or
charges from time to time; provided , however , that any
person shall be permitted to use or operate any facilities
provided by any project only upon payment of the regu-
larly established charge therefor, except as may be other-
wi",e specifically provided in a resolution of issue. All
rates , fees and charges shall be paid only in such coin or
currency as on the date of payment is legal tender for
public and private debts , or in scrip or tokens issued only
upon payment of the face value thereof in such coins or
currency;
(F) ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS. At any time
and from time to time to issue revenue bonds in order to
raise fu s for the purpose of e tablishing any project or
of aC Ulrmg land any p;oJect or of acquiring, con-
structmg, completmg, ImprOVIng, extending maintainingoperatinp or administering any project, or f refinancin
J; proJect , or for any combinati ?n of such purposes
whIch bonds may be secured as hereInafter provided;
(G) CONTRACTS AND LEASES. To make contracts
ases , subl ases and . agreements relative to the acquisi-
tIOn , operat on or .mamtenance of any project or any part
of y proJec! .w.1th a y person or public corporation
pol tIcal . subdIvIsIOn , CIty, county, district , the State of
CalIfornIa , or the United States of America , or any de-partme t 0 : agency of any thereof, subject to any contract-
ual oblIgatIOn whIch may be entered into by the City with
respect to the issuance of bonds;
(H) LEASES OF SPACE FOR COMMERCIAL PUR-
ES. T . lea se for co ercial purposes space in any
project whIch In the opmIOn of the Council is not and
wil not uring the term of such lease be required for off-street vehIcular parking facilities , provided that the aggre-
gat of all such space so leased at anyone time in any
project shall not excee twenty per cent (20%) of the
surface area of such project and that the term of any such
lease shall not exceed a period of five (5) years from its
date;
(I) RUL S AND REGULATIONS. To adopt such rules
nd regulat ons as may be necessary regarding the opera-
tIon an mamtenance of any project and to enable the City
o exerCIse th powers and perform the duties conferred or
Imposed by thIs Article; and
(J) MISCELLANEOUS. To do any and all acts orthmgnecesary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
of thIs ArtIcle and the provisions, covenants and agree-
ments contained in any resolution of issue adopted pur-
suant to the authority conferred by this Article; provided
that nothing in this Section or elsewhere in this
Article
contained shall be construed directly or by implication to
be in any way in derogation or in limitation of any powers
conferred upon or existing in the City by virtue of the pro-
visions of the Constitution or laws of the State of Cali-
fornia or any other provision of this Charter.
Sec. 24-',. PLEDGE OF NET PARKING METER REV-
ENUES. In addition to all other powers elsewhere enum-
erated in this Article , the Council shall have power to
pledge, place a charge upon , or otherwise make available
and authorize payment of all or any part of the net reve-
nues collected by the City from the establishment and
operation of (A) on-street parking meters within the City
now owned or controlled or hereafter acquired or con-
trolled by the City and (B) existing off-street parking
facilities , for such periods of years as shall be determined
by the Council , for the payment of operation and main-
tenance costs of anyone or more projects authorized by
this Article .or as security or further protectio for the
payment of principal of and interest on bonds issued pur-
suant to this Article.
Sec. 24-5. ISSUES OF BONDS; SERIES AND DIVI-
SIONS. The Council may provide for one or several issues
of bonds and may issue bonds in series , or may divide any
issue into one or more series or divisions and fix different
maturities or dates for each series or division , different
rates of interest , or different terms and conditions for the
bonds of the several series or divisions. It is not necessary
that all bonds of the same authorized issue be of the same
kind or character , have the same security, or be of the
same in!erest rate , but the terms thereof shall in each case
be p:ovIded for y the Council by a resolution of issue at
the tIme of or prIor to the issue thereof.
Sec.. 24-6. AUTHORIZATION OF REVENUE BONDS.
Each ssue of revenue bonds shall be authorized by the
CouncIl by a resolution of issue adopted by affrmative
votes f at least four-fifths (4/5ths) of the members of the
CouncIl at a duly assembled meeting. Resolutions of issue
shall provId or he aggregate principal amount , date or
dates , maturItIes , mterest rates , denominations and form
and may provide for the registration , transfer and i nter
change, of . any evenue bonds and coupons issued pur-
suant to thIS Art cle; nd shall prescribe the purpose or
purposes for whIch saId bonds are to be issued and the
terms nd conditions on which said bonds are to be exe-
cuted , Issued, se red , sold and paid , and , if desired , the
terms and condItIOns on which said bonds may be re-
deemed prior to maturity or refunded.
Sec 24-7. PROVISIONS RELATING TO BONDS The
following provi ?ions shall govern and apply to (1 ) all
revenue bon?s Issue d pursuant to this Article and (2)
each r solutlOn of Issue relating to the bonds thereb
authorIzed:
\A) DATE OF BONDS. Bonds shall bear dates pre-
scnbed by the resolution of issue.
(B) MATU UTY. Bonds may be serial bonds or sinking
fund bond wIth .such maturities as shall be provided in
!he resolutIOn of Issue. No bond by its terms shall mature
In more than forty (40) years from its own date and in
the. event a uthorized issue is divided into two or more
serIes 0 : dIVISI ; the maximum maturity date of each
such serIes or dIvIsIOn shall be calcu lated from the date on
the face of each bond separately, irrespective of the fact
that different dates may be prescribed for the bonds of
each separate series or division of any authorized issue.
( c) INTEREST. Bonds shall bear interest at a rate of
not to exceed six (6) per cent per annum , payable an-
nually or semi-annually, or in part annually and in part
semi-annually.
(D) COUPON OR REGISTERED BONDS. Bonds may
be issued as coupon bonds or as registered bonds. A reso-
lution of issue may provide for the interchange of coupon
bonds for registered bonds and registered bonds for cou-
pon bonds , and may provide that the bonds shall be regis-
tered as to principal only, or as to both principal and
interest, or otherwise as the resolution of issue shall
prescribe.
(E) REDEMPTION. Bonds may be callable upon such
terms and conditions and upon such notice as the resolu-
tion of issue shall prescribe and upon payment of such
premium (not exceeding six per cent (6%) of the par
value of such bonds) as may be fixed in the resolution of
issue. No bond shall be subject to call or redemption prior
to its fixed maturity date , unless the right to exercise such
call is expressly stated on the face of the bond.
(F) SOURCE OF PAYMENT. All revenue bonds shall
be payable exclusively from revenues.
(G) REFERENCE ON BONDS TO RESOLUTION OF
ISSUE. Reference on the face of a revenue bond to the
resolution of issue by its date of adoption is suffcient
to incorporate all of the provisions thereof and of this
Article into the body of said revenue bond and its appur-
tenant coupons. Each taker and subsequent holder of a
revenue bond or coupons , whcther such coupons are at-
tached to or detached from said revenue bond , shall have
recourse to all of the provisions of the resolution of issue
and of this Article and shall be bound thereby.
(H) RECITAL IN BONDS. All revenue bonds shall
n a recital on t eir face that neither the payment of
prmclpal of nor of mterest on such bonds constitutes a
debt , liability or obligation of the City except as providedin this Article.
. (I) PLACE . AND MANNER OF PAYMENT. The prin-
cIpal of and mterest on bonds may be paid at anyone
or more places within or without the State of California
and in any specified coin or currency of the United States
of America , as may be provided in the resolution of issue.
(J) EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATION OF
BONDS ; VALIDITY OF SIGNATURES AND COUN-
TERSIGNATURES. Bonds may be executed in the name
and on behalf of the City and under its seal and authenti-
ted by the manual , lithographed or printed facsimile
sIgnature f any offcer or offcers of the City and may also
be authen~ICated by a trustee or fiscal agent appointed by
the CouncIl , and the seal of the City may be affxed to the
bonds by printed , lithographed or other reproduction
thereof, all as may be provided in the resolution of issue.
If any of the offcers whose signatures or countersignatures
appear on the bonds cease to be offcers before the delivery
of the bonds or coup?ns to the purchasers thereof, their
sIgnatures or countersIgnatures shall nevertheless be valid
and of the same force and effect as if such offcers had
remained in offce until the delivery of the bonds and
coupons.
(K) ISSl!ANCE OF TEMPORARY BONDS. Pending
the actual Issuance or delivery of definitive bonds the
Council may issue temporary or interim bonds , certifi ates
or receipts of any denominations whatsoever, and with or
without coupons, and with such provisio as the Council
shall determine , to be exchanged for definitive bonds when
ready for delivery. In the absence of an express recital on
its face that a temporary bond or interim receipt is non-
negotiable , such bond or interim receipt is a negotiable
instrument.
(L) REPLACEMENT OF LOST , DESTROYED , MUTI-
LATED OR STOLEN BONDS. Lost , destroyed , mutilated
or stolen bonds or coupons may be replaced as provided
in the resolution of issue.
(M) SECURITY. All revenue bonds shall be secu:ed by
an exclusive pledge and charge upon all or a portIOn of
(A) the gross revenues of the project for the acquisition
construction and completion of which said bonds are
issued or authorized to be issued , (B) revenues from on-
street parking meters, and (c) revenues of any existing
off-street parking facilities , all as provided for in the reso-
lution of issue. Gross revenues of a project include im-
provements and extensions of such project later con-
structed or acquired. The pledged portion of the gross
revenues of the project and all pledged on-street parking
meter revenues and pledged revenues of existing off-street
parking facilities and all interest earned on all pledged
revenues shall constitute a trust fund for the security and
payment of the principal of and interest on the bon
so long as any bonds or interest thereon are unpaId saId
revenues and interest shall not be used for any other pur-
pose; provided , however , that a resolution of issue may
provide that if the principal of and interest on the bonds
and all charges to protect and secure them are paid when
due , amounts for the maintenance and operation costs
of the project and any and all other costs and expenses
relative to the project or to the bonds and amounts for
any ot er lawful purpose or purposes of the City may be
apportIOned from saId revenues and interest but only to
the extent specified in the resolution of issue.
(N) BONDS OF SAME ISSUE TO BE EQUALLY SE-
CURED. Bonds of the same issue shall be equally secured
by a pledge and charge upon revenues , without priority
for . number, date of bonds , of sale , of execution , or of
dehvery; except that if the Council authorizes the issuances
of bonds of different series it may provide that the bonds
of ny eries shall , to the extent and in the manner pre-
cn?ed. m the :esoh tion of issue , be subordinated and be
JUnIor II standmg wIth respect to the payment of principal
and interest and the security thereof to such other bonds
as may be specified in the resolution of issue.
(0) EFUNDING BONDS. The Council may provide
for the Issuance , sale or exchange of refunding bonds for
the purpos of redeeming,. retiri?g or refunding any reve-
:ue bonds ssue? under thIs ArtIcle , subject to any limita-
tIOns contaIled II the resolution of issue pursuant to which
suc revenu bonds are issued. All provisions of this
ArtIcle apphcable to the issuance of revenue bonds shall
be applicable to the refunding bonds and to the issuance
ale or hange thereof. Refunding bonds may be issued
II a prIlclpal amount suffcient to provide funds for the
p'ayment of all bonds to be refunded thereby, and , in addi-
tlO \for the paYI?ent of all expenses incident to the calling,
;etlTng or paymg of such outstanding bonds and the
Issuance of such refunding bonds. Such expenses may in-
clude the difference in amount between the par value of
the refunding bonds and any amount less than par for
which the refu ~ding bonds are sold , any amount necessary
to be made avaIlable for the payment of intercst upon such
refunding bonds from the date of sale thereof to the date
of payment of the bonds to be refun?ed , or o the date
upon which the bonds to be refunded wIll be paId pursuant
to call thereof or agreement with the holders thereof , and
also the premium , if any, nec ssary to be paid in o
call and retire the outstandmg bonds and the Interest
accruing thereon to the date of call or retirement.
(p ) VALIDITY OF BONDS NOT AFFECTED BY AC-
TIONS OF CITY RELATIVE TO PROJECT. The validity
of the authorization and issuance of any revenue bonds by
the Council shall not be dependent on or affected in any
way by:
(i) Proceedings taken by the City for the acquisition,
construction , or completion of any project or any part
thereof;
(ii) Any contracts made in connection with the acquisi-
tion , construction or completion of any project; or
(iii) The failure to complete any project for which
bonds are authorized to be issued.
Sec. 24-8. SALE OF BONDS. Before selling any bonds
the Council shall give notice inviting sealed bids in such
manner as the Council may prescribe. If satisfactory bids
are received , the bonds offered for sale shall be awarded
to the highest responsible bidder. If no bids are received
or if the Council determines that the bids rcceived are not
satisfactory the Council may reject all bids received, if
any, and either readvertise or sell the bonds at private sale.
The Council may sell bonds at a price below the par or
face value thereof , providing that the maximum net inter-
est cost (computed on a 360-day year basis) on bonds sold
below par or face value shall not exceed an average of six
per cent (6%) per annum , payable semi-annually, to the
respective maturity dates of said bonds.
Sec. 24-9. PAYMENT OF INCIDENTAL EXPENSES
AND INTEREST AND CREATION OF FUNDS FROM
CEEDS OF S LE OF BONDS. All costs andcxpcnscs
Inc dental . to he Issuance and sale of bonds , including
(wIthout hmItmg the generality of the foregoing) the cost
of preparation of t e bonds and coupons , the cost of all
surv , of prepa :atIO of plans a nd specifications , of all
archItectural , engmcenng, mspectIOn , legal , financial and
econ mic consultant , trustee s and fiscal agent s fees, the
cre tlOn of a bond reser ve fund , t e creation of a working
capital fund , and b ? mterest estImated to accrue during
the peno of acqUIsItIOn or construction of a project and
for a perIod of not to exceed six (6) months thereafter
all as provided for in the resolution of issue , may be paid
out of the proc:eeds of sale of the bonds.
Sec. 24-10. PROVISIONS RELATING TO RESOLU-
TIONS OF ISSUE. The following provisions shall govern
and apply to each resolution of issue adopted by the
Council :
\A) C NSTRUCTION FUND; INVESTMENT. A reso-
lutIOn of Issue may provide that the proceeds of sale of all
:evenue bonds authorized thereby shall either be deposited
II a fund separate and apart from all other funds of the
City or paid direct .to any bank or trust company desig-
nated y the Councll as the fiscal agent of the City, and
that sa d proceeds shall be held by the City or such fiscal
agent In a separate account to be designated the "Con-
struction. I:und" an be disbursed in the manner and upon
condItIOns provIded II the resolution of issue for the
object and purpose of . the acquisition , construdion and
completIOn of the roJ ect therein designated , including
the payment of all incIdental expenses and interest and
the creation of funds as provided for in Section 24-9 of
this Article. Moneys in any construction fund may be in-
vested as the Council in its sole discretion shall determine
subject only to such limitations . as may . be provided in !h
resolution of issue. A resolutIOn of Issue may provIde
that any moneys in a construction fund remaining unex-
pended after said object and purpose shall have been
completed shall be applied to the payment of the princi-
moneys shall be transferred to any other fund of the Ci!y
pal of and interest on said bonds , and th at n ne of saId
or used for any purpose other than as specIfied m the reso-
lution of issue.
(B) CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF PROJECT; RE-
PAIRS , RENEWALS AND REPLACEMENTS. A resolu-
tion of issue may provide that , so long as any bonds thereby
authorized shall be outstanding, the City shall operate the
project designated in the rcsolution of issue conti :lUously
and in an effcient and economical manner and m good
working order and condition and shall make all necessary
repairs , improvements and replacements.
(c) RATES , FEES AND OTHER CHARGES. A reso-
lution of issue may provide that the Council wil prescribe
revise and collect rates, fees and charges (i) for use of
the facilities provided by the project acquired, constructed
or completed from the proceeds of sale of the bonds issued
pursuant to such resolution of issue, (ii) for any services
rendered in connection with such project , and (iii) for use
of anyon-street parking meters and existing off-street park-
ing facilities any revenues from which are pledged to
secure to bonds. A resolution of issue may provide that
such rates , fees and charges shall at all times be suffcient
to yield revenues from the project and net revenues from
such on-street parking meters and existing ofT-street park-
ing facilities equal to all redemption payments and interest
charges on said bonds as the same fall due , together with
such additional sums as may be required for any sinking
fund , reserve fund or other special fund provided for the
security or further protection of said bonds , or as a de-
preciation charge or other charge in connection with such
project. A resolution of issue may provide that such rates,
fees and charges shall not be reduced below an amount
suffcient to provide funds to meet all obligations specified
in the resolution of issue.
(D) HOLDING AND APPLICATION OF REVENUES.
A resolution of issue may require the City to hold or cause
to be held in trust the revenues pledged to the payment of
the principal of and interest on the bonds issued pursuant
to said resolution of issue , or to any reserve or other fund
created for the security or further protection of the bonds
and to apply such revenues or cause them to be applied
only as provided in the resolution of issue.
(E) PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF SE-
CURITY OF BONDS. A resolution of issue may require
the City to preserve and protect the security of the bonds
issued thereunder and the rights of the holders thereof and
to warrant and defend such rights. A resolution of issue
may require the City to pay and discharge or cause to be
paid and d all lawful claims for labor , materials
and sup hes or other charges which, if unpaid , might be-
cOJ?e a hen o charge upon revenues , or which might im-
paIr the secunty of any bonds issued for the acquisition
construction or completion of any project. A resolution
of issue may limit , restrict or prohibit, except upon such
terms and co itions as may be provided therein , any right
power or pnvIlege of the City to mortgage or otherwise
encum ber, or to sell , lease or dispose of a project or to
enter mto any lease or agreement which impairs or im-
pedes the operation of a project or of any pa t thereof
necessary to provide adequate revenues , or whIch other-
wise impairs or impedes the rights of the holders of the
bonds with respect to such revenues.
(F) PROCEEDS OF PROJECT TAKEN BY EMI ENT
DOMAIN. A resolution of issue may provide that If any
part of a project shall be taken by eminent domain or ot
proceeding authorized by law , the proceeds to the CIty
therefrom shall be applied to the replacement of such
project or to the payment an? reti ement of the bon
issued pursuant to such resolutIOn of Issue , or as otherwIse
set forth in said resolution of issue.
(G) INSURANCE. A resolution of issue may sp ecify or
limit the kinds and amounts of insurance to be mamtamed
by the City on a project , or any part thereof (including
insurance of any project against loss of revenues from any
cause whatsoever , against public liability or property
damage and against loss by fire or any other hazard , as
may be provided in any resolution ?f issue) , and may pro-
vide for the payment of the premmms thereon , and may
specify the use and disposition of proceeds of any such
insurance thereafter collccted.
(II) BOOKS , RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS. A resolu-
tion of issue may provide:
(i) that the City wil keep accurate books and record
account showing all revenues received from the operatIOn
of any project and all expenditures thereof, and all reve-
nues from on-street parking meters and existing off-street
parking facilties pledged or . otherwise made a :vailable as
security or as further protectIOn for the bonds Issued pur-
suant to said resolution of issue;
(ii) that all such books and records shall be open at all
times during business hours to the inspection of the holders
of one or more of the bonds or of any specified percentage
of such holders or their duly authorized respresentatives;
(iii) that annual or other periodic statements of the
condition of such project and of all of said other revenues
wil be furnished to the holders of the bonds;
(iv) that summaries of all such statements wil be pub-
lished at least annually in the offcial newspaper of the
City; and
(v) that the books and records of the City pertaining
to the operation of any project and to all of said other
revenues shall be audited by independent public account-
ants in such manner and under such circumstances as may
be set forth in said resolution of issue.
(1) TRUSTEE; FISCAL AGENTS; PAYING AGENTS.
A resolution of issue may designate a bank or trust com-
pany, qualified to do business in the State of California
as a trustee or fiscal agent for the City and holders of
bonds issued under said resolution of issue , and may
authorize any such trustee to act on behalf of the holders
of the bonds or any stated percentage thereof , and to
exercise and prosecute on behalf of the holders of the
bonds such rights and remedies as may be available to the
holders. A resolution of issue may authorize the City to
designate any bank or trust company in any city in which
any bonds are made payable as the City s paying agent in
such city. A resolution of issue may fix and determine the
conditions upon which any trustee , fiscal agent or paying
agent shall receive , hold or disburse any or all revenues
deposited with it by or by authority of the City. A resolu-
tion of issue may prescribe the duties and powers , if any,
of any such trustee, fiscal agent or paying agent with re-
spect to the issuance , authentication , sale and delivery of
the bonds , the payment of the principal th reo d inter
thereon , the redemption thereof , the registratIOn and dIs-
charge from registration of bonds and the management of
any funds provided for in the resolution of issue as security
for the bonds.
(J) COMPETITIVE PROJECT? A resolution o f issue
may contain a covenant that th City. shall n , whIle any
revenue bonds authorized by thIs ArtIcle are Issued or out-
standing, acquire , construct , complete . or ::aintain wit?i
the City or permit any person to mamtam on any . CIty.
owned property within the City any off-street veh cular
parking facilities or places , exceptmg. those ther m de-
scribed , which compete in any way wIth any roJect .
which are similar to any off-street vehicular parkmg facIh-
ties or places maintained or operated by the ity t rough
the issuance of revenue bonds pursuant to thIS ArtIcle. A
resolution of issue may except from the covenant auth
ized to be made by this section any and all off-tre t vehIc-
ular parking facilities then or thereafter mamtamed by
the City.
(K) LIMITATION ON ADDITI L INDE TED-
NESS. A resolution of issue may hmit or restnct the
incurring of additional indebtedness p ayable in whole or
in part from the revenues charged Ith p yment of the
bonds issued pursuant to such resolutIOn of Issue.
(L) EVENTS OF DEFAULT. A resolution of issue
designate the rights , limitations, powers and dutIes aI
upon breach by the City of any of the covenants , co dItlOns
or obligations therein contain , and may 'provide the
terms and conditions upon whIch all bonds Issued there-
under may be declared or become due and payable prior
to maturity and the terms and conditions up n which sllch
declaration and its consequences may be waIved.
(M) AMENDMENT OR MODIFICATION OF RESO-
LUTION OF ISSUE. A resolution of issue may prescribe
a procedure by which its terms and conditions may be
subsequently amended or modified with the consent of
the City and the vote or written assent of the holders of
a specified principal amount or proportion of the bonds
issued and outstanding, including provision for meetings
with bondholders and the manner in which the consents
of the bondholders may be given. A resolution of issue
may set forth a specific statement of the effect of each such
amendment or modification upon the rights of the holders
of all of the bonds and interest coupons appertaining
thereto. A resolution of issue may contain a provision that
bonds held by the City or by the State of California or
any public corporation , political subdivision , city, county,
district or any agency of any thereof, shall not be counted
as outstanding bonds or be entitled to vote or consent, but
shall nevertheless be subject , to any such amendment or
modification.
(N) USE OF SURPLUS. After all of the revenue bonds
issued pursuant to a resolution of issue shall have been
fully paid or discharged , or provision for their payment
and discharge irrevocably made , any surplus moneys in
any construction fund or other fund provided for the se-
curity or further protection of the bonds shall , subject to
the limitations and restrictions in said resolution of issue
become and be the property of the City and be used by the
City for any lawful purpose.
(0) ADDITIONAL COVENANTS AND AGREE-
MENTS. A resolution of issue may provide for such other
acts and matters and may include any and all such addi-
tional covenants and agreements on the part of the City
as the Council shall deem necessary or advisable.
Sec. 24,-11. RIGHTS OF BONDHOLDERS. Except as
provided otherwise in any resolution of issue , the holder of
any bond issued pursuant to this Article may by mandamus
or other appropriate proceedings require and compel the
performance of any of the duties imposed upon the City
or any ofl'tcial or employee of the City or assumed by any
thereof in connection with the acquisitio , construction,
completio , operatio , maintenance , repair , reconstruc-
tion or insurance of any project, or the collection , deposit
investment , application and disbursement of rates , fees and
charges derived from the operation and use of any project
and all other revenues , or in connection with the deposit
investment or disbursement of the proceeds received from
the sale of the bonds under this Article. The enumeration
of such rights and remedies does not , however , exclude the
exercise or prosecution of any other rights or remedies
available to the holders of bonds issued pursuant to this
Article.
Sec. 24,-12. ARTICLE CONFERS COMPLETE AU-
THORITY; PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE ALTERNA-
TIVE. The provisions of this Article constitute full and
complete authority for the issuance of revenue bonds as
herein provided by the Council and no other procedure
or proceedings , consents , approvals , orders or permissi
from any municipal offcer or board of the City shall be
required for the acquisition , construction or completio
of any project , or the issuance of any revenue bonds under
this Article , except as specifically provided in this Article.
The powers and authorities conferred by this Article are
in addition to and supplemental to all other powers and
authorities conferred upon the City. The method provided
in this Article for the acquisition
, construction and com-
pletion of projects and the issuance of revenue bonds shall
e deemed an ad itional method for acquiring, construct-
mg and comp!etmg such projects and providing funds
therefor; provIded that the City may in its discretion ac-
qui ! properties for off-street vehicular parking f;cili-
tIes and Issue general obligation bonds of the City therefor
sub)ect , however , to the condition that the City shall not:
hrle any revenue bonds authorized by this Article are
Issued and out tandin . a cquire, construct or complete any
off-st eet I:arkmg fa IlItIes : other than those specifically
descnbed II a resolutIOn of Issue pursuant to the provisions
of paragraph (J) of Section 24,-10 of this Article which
compete with any project operated or maintained through
the Issuance of revenue bonds by the Council.
Sec. 24-13. REVENUE BONDS EXCLUDED FROM
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS OF CITY. Revenue bonds
issued under this Article shall not be taken into considera-
tion in determining the bonded indebtedness which the
it;: is .authoriz d to incur and shall be excluded from any
lImItatIOn provIde by this Charter or by law on the
amount of bonded mdebtedness of the City. (Amended by
Vote of People March 8 , 1955.
INDEX
ACCOUNTANT
See Certified Public Accountant
Auditor as .m...m........m...
.............
m...
Section Page
ADVERTISING
Bids, Callng
Bulletin in lieu
Offcial Newspaper, Council to designate..
Publication of Ordinances......m...
..................
Public Utilities Board.
........
mm.
....................
12-2 (B)
ASSESSOR
Auditor as ex-offcio.m.....
................
m...m.: 2-
Duties, Auditor to 4-
AUDITOR
Accountant for CitY.m ......m........
.........
..m..... 4.
Accounts, keeping ..m.m......m
""""
''''''''''''''' 4-
Bookkeeping system .......m
""""""""""""
"''' 4.
Certificate to CounciL.
..............................
.. 4.
Certificate to Treasurer....
................
.... 5-
Contracts, endorsement ......m.
"""""""""
"''' 4.
Counting money in treasurY...
...............
.....m 17-
Custody of books.m...........m m............m..m...... 4.
Demands, payment mm.
......
.m.......m...""""" 4-
Deputies and employecs.......m...
......."'''''''
'' 4.
Duties ....m...m......mm
...
.....m
......
...m.........."" 4-
Elected .m
................................
m...--
.........
.m 2-
Emergency Revolving Fund..........m.............. 17-
Ex-officio Assessor .....--..m...................mm.. 2-
Salary .......m
--.......................
..m..............m... 2.
Vacancy, deputy to fiIL...
.......
......m .m.......... 2-
\Varrants , payment 4.
BIDS
BOARDS-(ConlinuedJ Section
Offcers, selection _u..m._._m"""''''''''''-,-'._mm'- 10-
Powers , may be conferred by CounciL.._mm 3-
Public Utilities Board , membership.....m..... 10-
Public Utilties Board , powers and duties.._. 12-
Removal of members.
.._
_mm......m.....m.m_.m. 10.
Rules , establishin gmmm.m.._.._._....mm.....mm.. 10-1 J
Social Service Board , membership.m--...u.... 10.
Social Service Board , powers and duties...... 15.Successor boards 23.Vacancy, appointment 10.
Page
Section Page
Expenditures over $l OOO........m..._u........... 3-
Misleading bidders m.uoom..moooo --u..""----" 22-1 (c)
Offcial Newspaper ...ummoo..--....._......m...._--' 3-
Resident, preference ..u
--.
.m..
......
...m...mu 3-
Rcvcnue Bonds ......._.m 'U'--"'---"""""""'.'.' 24.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
See Boards
Appointments .......-.....
....
........--...........-...... 10-
Budget ..._m----.m.....m.
--.....
mm._------..mm--.m-- 11-
Established .m--mm_--m....m..m.....m.m .m--m..._. 10.
General law applicablem.__m.mm.m._..m.m._-- 11-
Powers and duties.m....-m..-m.-..-m--.--m.-...m..-- 11-
Tax levy for School Fund.-m-u m..u mm.--_m_. 11-
Terms of olnce--.--.m.....m.....m.........--..-.....mm 10-
BONDS
Certified Public Accountant to examine...--- 3-7 (c)
City Attorney to approve....
_...........
..----_........ 8-
Council to fix.--_..........-.....
--..
m....._........-........ 3.7 (E)
Issuance of Revenue....m..._......._..m....
--..
.......... 24-3 (F)
Offcial , failure to file..--.....u..-...........--....m. 2-Premiums paid by 3-7 (E)
Provisions relating to 24- 7 (A.P)
Revenue excluded from Bonded
Indebtedness of CitY.............--....--m......mm.- 2,1..
Unauthorized payments , liability OIL.--..m-- 22.
BOARDS
Action , vote requiredm..---_....m..--..m..
--.--....
.. 10.
Board of Education . membership.--...m m.... 10.
Board of Education , powers and duties....... 11-
Budget, submitting ..-.-.
--..........
m.....""'------ 17.
City Attorney legal advisor....m......m......... 8-
City Manager Purchasing Agent fOL--m...-.-- 7-2 (D)
City Planning Board , membership......--.--... 10.
City Planning Board , powcrs and duties..... 14-
Civil Service Board , membership......_m....... 10-
Civil Service Board , powers and duties..---.... 13.
Compensation for positions undeL---...........- 10.
Compensation for 10.Councilmen as 3.
Establishment ..
---....
._......--m--m_...----"'''' 10-
Gifts, power to accepL-m.m-....m..---......"--' 22-
Library Board , membership..
--......._--..
.__.. 10.
Library Board , powers and duties.
-..----.
----.-. 16-
Members, must be electors._...-m......
.........
-.. 10-
Members , qualifications .--..--m.."'--"-"'--"'---- 10-
Members, as offcers of CitY.....m............... 2-
Oaths , power to administer.--mm._--.m__.._.-.m.- 2-
BOUNDARIES OF CITY...._..
BUDGET
See Finance and Taxation
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
Compensation ",,'--..moo,,'mm...........
Duties ___m..._.mm.m........ --
Power to administer oat
----'--..------------.
Public Utilities Board reports..
7 (c)
7 (c)
J2.4 (n)
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CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
See Fire Department
Appointment and RemovaL .--- 2-
Section
CHARTER, Effective Date................._................. 23-
CHIEF OF POLICE
See Police Department
Appointment and ReI?ovaL...................
....
Legal process, executIon.........
......................
CITY ATTORNEY
Appointment and RemovaL..._.................._. 2-
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Deputies and employees........_............
....
... 8.
Deputv to fill vacancy...........
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......... 2.
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Ordinances , drafting .
........
.......................... 8.
Qualifications .......................-.-................... 8'
Special legal counseL................................. 8-
CITY CLERK
Appointment and RemovaL....-.._.......
.....
... 2-
Compensation ........
.....................................
. 2.
Custody of contracts, etc................................ 9-1 (c)
Deputies and employees........
..............
...... 9.1 (E)
Deputy to fill vacancy...
......._...................
.. 2-
Duties ...
............................................
.... 9-
Oaths , administering ..
.................
.............. 9-1 (D)
Ordinances, attesting.........................
......
...... 3-
Records of City, keeping..
.....................
..... 9-1 (c)
Secretary of City Planning Board.........
.....
.. 9-1 (F)
CITY ENGINEER
Appointment and RemovaL....
...................
Duties, qualifications...........................
...........
Employees discipline -.................-.............
Street Sup rintendent, consolidation ........
3 7-
7-0
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Absence or disability oL........................... 3-7 (H)
Appointment .............-....-....-.................. 2-
Boards, investigating proceedings.................. 7-2 (M)
Budget , preparation .................-.............-.. 7-2 (L)
Budget , submitting .........-......................... 17-
Chief Administrative Offcer...................... 7-
Chief of Fire Department , appointment.. .... 2-
Chief of Police , appointment..................... 2.
City Engineer, appointment......._................ 2-
City Physician , appointment............_......... 2-
Contracts , enforcement ............................. 7-2 (H)
Council meetings. attendance........_.............- 7-2 (E)
Counting money in treasury....................... 17-
Emergency Revolving Fund...................... 17-
Employees, appeal on discipline................. 7-
Employees, rules foL........................-.......... 7-2 (0)
Fire Department , appointments in .............. 7-2 (K)
Franchises , performance ........................-... 7-2 (H)
Full time , devoting...................--...-.........-.. 7-2 (N)
Golf Courses , supervision......................... 7-2 (r)
Health Offcer, appointment........................... 2-
Influencing or interfering with................. 7-
Offcers and employees , supervision................ 7-2 (c)
Parks , supervision ................................... 7-2 (r)
Police Department , appointments in............. 7-2 (K)
Police Secret Fund....................................... 17-
Policies , recommending to CounciL..
......
_.... 7-2 (F)
Powers and duties............................._....... 7-
Public property, supervision......................... 7-2 (r)
Public Utilities Board, member_............._.._. 10-3, 23-
Purchasing Agent .....-............-.......-.......... 7-2 (D)
Qualifications "'''''''''-'''-'''''''''-''''''''-''''''''' 7-
Removal ......................................-......-......... 2-
Salary """-""""""""''''''''........-......'''''''''''''''' 2-
Social Service Board , member................... 10.
Street Superintendent, appointment............. 2-3, 7-
Technical advisory experts._......................._. 7-2 (J)
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Appointment and RemovaL....m.....
.. ..
...m " 2.
Dnties , qualifications...
........................
...... 7.
Employees, discipline ...
............
................. 7.
Health Offcer , consolidation...
....
................ 7.
CITY PLANNING BOARD
See BoardsAppointments 10.City Clerk as 9.1 (F)
Established ............................................... 10-
Membership, terms ..................................... 10.
Powers and dnties.
.................
................ 14.
CIVIL SERVICE BOARD
See Boards
eals to ...m m._.m'''.'13 3
Appointme
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.......................
Civil Service System , administering.
......
...... 13.
Established .............
.......................
.......... 10.
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CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM
Administration .......
.....................
............. 13.
Council to adopt....
...........................
.... 13.
CLAIMS
Presentation and Allowance..
...........
............ 4.
CONTRACTS
Auditor to endorse......
......................
......'" 4.
City Attorney to approve............................ 8.
Custody, City Clerk...
...............
................. 9.1 (c)
Enforcement by City Manager.....
..........
..... 7.2 (II)Financial of employees....
,.........
..... 22.Letting, on 3.
Public Utilties Board , purchases............... 12.1 (c)
Public Utilties Board , construction....
......
. 12.3 (B)
Written, when required....
.........................
.. 3.
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Action . how taken......................................... 3.
Action , vote required..................................... 3.
Bids , awarding contract............................... 3.
Boards , appointments .................................. 10.
Boards , removal of members..........
......
.......... 10.
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Bulletin in lieu of advertising....................... 3.
Cash Basis Fund...................................... 17.
City Attorney, appointment....................... 2.
City Clerk , appointmenL............................ 2.
City Manager , appointment.......................... 2.
qty Manager, appointment....
.....
................. 2.
CIty Manager , to attend meetings............. 7.2 (E)
Civil Service System..................................... 13.
Compensation of Conncilmen...................... 2.
Councilmen , number .........................
...
.... 2.
Demands, allowance "'."''''.''''''.''.''''..''''00. 4.
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Emergency ordinances "".."'''.'..''..'..00......00.... 3.
Emergency Revolving Fund.................n.. 17.
Employment. establishing positions oL....... 3.(G)
Franchises . granting 00"'.."'''''.....00..0000..00....... 18.
Gifts , power to accept.............................. 22.
Initiative and Referendum.............m....... 3.
Investigations by City ManageL......
.......
.n... 7.(G)Leasing for more one yeaL................... 3.
Library Fund , 16.
Mayor , appointment ..00.'."'''''...''.''''''''.'...''' 2.
Mayor , pro tem.......................................... 6.
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Meetings, Mayor to preside......................... 6.
Motions, action by 00"'."'...........""'''.'''''''''''' 3-
Offces. establishing .................................. 3.(G)
Offcial Newspaper, designating................... 3.
Ordinances, passage..................................... 3.
Orga ization "."'..."'0000."'''.'...''.'''''''''''..''''.' 3.7 (A)
PensIOn System , establishing................... 3.7 (I)
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24-3 (A-J)
COUNCIL-ICo linued1
police Secret Fund--
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Powers
Powers granted re Revenue
powers and duties, conferring on
Boards and officers-
..--
n--
-----..
-- 3-
Public Utilities Board , appointments-.....__._-- 10-
Public Utilities Board, borrowing_m-n m_-_.._" 12.3 (E)
Removal of appointcd offcers.. -
_--....._
"'-- 2.
Resolutions, action 3.Salaries and Wages, 3.7 (G)
Social Serviec Board , appointments--.._n ...- 10-
Speeial legal eounseL---.---
----n ..-m-
-..----'''---
---- 8.
Special Meetings ___.n n__n n.n__m-_n ...n..-..-_n 3.7 (B)
Tax Rate, failure to fix-.n .._m..
-..
-__.___n 17.
Tax Rate, fixing ____-_.m
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___m-__m ---__.n
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Tax Rate , fixingm -m..
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- 17.17.
Traveling expenses , fixing-----m
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Vacancies, how filled_---..n---...-
..-.-----..--...
.-- 2.
Vacations, providing fOl'--n--..___m
...--__
__..m
_..
" 3.7 (D)
COUNCILMEN
Absence creating vacancY--
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--- 3-
Attendance, compellng ----
____--____
n.-__.. 3-
City Manager. influencingn--m_--_
--_
m_-- 7-
Special meetings , callng--
-----------.----
n---------'- 3.7 (B)
Vacancy, how filled_m.-----
----
m---.-m--.-----' 2.
COURTS , Unaffected by Charter.-
--..
-- 23.
DAY NURSERIES, Supervisioll_
---- ___--_
--- 15.1 (D)
DEMANDS, Prescntation and Allowancem--n--_nn 4.
elECTIONSCandidates 19.
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:' returns :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: i
Death of candidate---n-.--nm --.------..--m-.mn-.---' 19.
Page ElECTlONS-IConlinued1 Sedion
General law applicable__---..-....
----..---..-
- 19.
General , when held _m___m m.._mm_-__m -_m_..m.. 19.
Kinds .m..--m_m__--____m_mn_mn---m.._m-__m..nn.. 19-
Nominating petitions _mn---___m_m__nm--__m--- 19-
Nominating petitions, filing___
----
mm------.-m -- 19-
Onieers of electioIL----m--n-m---------m---.." 19-
Polling places , designatingm---m_nm_---_m_----_. 19-
Precinets , eonsolidating _--'_mn-.--_.--__m_m__nn 19.
Precincts , establishing _n mm_m__mm-'__m"" 19.
Proclamation m --m__m__..m_mm-..m_mm_------ 19.
Proclamation __.._m_.._m__m--_m_..m-_-
--_.._--_
mm 19.
Recall , see Recall
Registration , necessity of ..--
______
m.._..m_m_'__m 19.
Special , callng _.m_.__-____mm___..m..-__m m__." 19-
Statement of candidatem-..m--_m--_m_--_..m ---- 19.
Tie vote -
_..
..--__m_n--m_----..----______m__mm__m__._m 19.
Withdrawal from nomination_--_mm_-------.---_.- 19.
EMPLOYEES
Civil Service System..--._....--.....-....---..---m---. 13.
Continuing in offce......---m....-m-.----..-m.--m.- 23-
Discipline, appeal m____m__.......mn_m--_.m..n.... 7.
Felony, forfeiting employment-mm--_._---_m_m 22.
Financial interest .---_____.m._."'-""""'--"'-''''''- 22-1 (A)Misconduct 22.Pension system 3.7 (r)
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(D)
Unauthorized payments...-----...-_m.._--_m_-_m.. 22-
EMPLOYMENT BUREAUS, Supervision--__..m_-------- 15.1 (D)
FINANCE AND TAXATION
Auditor, charge of finanees.....-m-.--.-m--n-... 4.
Budget, Board of Education-m_m..
-----..----
----- 11.
Budget, City Manager to submit------n_-----_m- 17.
Budget, Council to adopt------m---m--m-
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--- 17.
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FINANCE AND TAXATION-IContinued) Section
Cash Basis Fund......
.............
....................... 17.
Counting Money in Treasury...................... 17-
Dollar Limit .
.............................................
. 17.
Emergency Revolving Fund....m.............""" 17.
Estimates of department............................ 17.
Fees of Offcers............................................ 17.
iscal yeaL............
..................................
.... 17-
General Fund , transfers by Public
Utilities Board ...................................... 12-
General law applicable..
.........
.................... 17.
Police Secret Fund...................................... 17.
School Fund , levy for..
....
........................... 11.
Tax rate, Council to fix.............................. 17.17-
Tax rate, failure to fix................................... 17.
Treasury, depositing funds in...................... 17.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Appointments in , City Manager.................... 7.2 (K)
Chief , appointment. removaL........................ 2.
Discipline of members by ChieL................. 7.
Discipline of members by City Manager....... 7.2 (c)
Dismissal , appeal...................................... 13.
Emergency, Mayor to command................ 6.
FISCAL YEAR
........................................
.......... 17-
FRANCHISES
Conditions ....................
..--......
.......--........ 18.
Granting, by ordinance.................................. 3.Terms 18.
Violations Manager to report............ 7.2 (H)
GENERAL FUND
Transfers to , Public Utilties Boardm......... 12-
GENERAL LAW when applicable........................... 1-2 (E)
GOLF COURSE
City Manager to supervise............................2 (I)
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT Section
mployees, discipline oL..
...--.............
......... 7.
ealth Offcer , appointment....................... 7.
HEALTH OFFICER
Appointment and RemovaL...
.................... ..
City Physician , Consolidation.....m......
......::..
:ri
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INITIATIVE
General law applicable...-... 21.
Submission by CounciL............................ 3.
LEASES
iustody, City Clerk..............................--..
bft: rft1lit
~~~~.................................
d....................................
1 (c)
12-2 (c)
LIBRARY BOARD
See Boards
:;:;::- !
1 rary und created...................... ... 16.1 (B)
bra
bY s
tem , controL...............
:...
::::::::: 16.1 (A)
::re i:t
::'''''.::::::::':::'''''.
. l (E)
h:;
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::':::::::::::::::
itl (D)
U es an regulatIons.................................. 16.1 (c)
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MAYOR Section
Absence Vice.President to acL.................... 6.
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Council meetings , presiding.....
.................
. 6.
Counting money in treasury..................... 17.
Election Proclamation.
............
........_......... 19.
Funds for use oL..
...................
................. 6.
OffiCial head of City..............
.................
.... 6.
Proclamation , government by..........
........
...... 6.
Public Utilities Board, nominations............ 10.
Removal...........
...................................
.. 2.
Social Service Board , nominations............ 10.
Special Election , Proclamation.................... 19.
Special meetings, callng........................... 3-7 (B)
Vacancy, how filled................................. 6.
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, Power over.......................
OATH OF OFFICE
Council to prescribe...................................... 3.7 (F)
Failure to take ......................................... 2.
Filng with Clerk......
..................
................. 3.7 (F)
OATHS
City Clerk to administer...........................
Who may administer.......................
.........
1 (D)
OFFICERS
Absent from City...........................................
Appointed by City Manager......................
Appointed by CounciL.............................
Assessor, Auditor ex-offcio...
.......................
Auditor , electivfL..
....................................
Bonds ....................................
..............'''
7 (E)
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OFFICERS-IContinuedl Section
Bonds, failure to file..................................... 2.
Budget, submitting .................................. 17.
Chief of Fire Department, appointment....... 2-
Chief of Police , appointment..................... 2.3 7.City Attorney, appointment ....................... 2.
City Clerk , appointment......................... 2.
City Engineer, appointmenL...................... 2.
City Manager, appointment........................ 2.
City Physician , appointment........-............. 2.3 7.Compensation ................................................. 2.
Compensation , increase and decrease........... 22.
Continuing in offce '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 23.
Councilmen , elected ""'''''''''..................... 2.
Deputies as "''''''
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
, 2.
Elective , term """"''''''''''.......................... 2.
Elective , who are...................................... 2.
Fees , properly of 17.Felony, forfeiting 22.
Financial interest """''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 22.1 (A)Fire Chief , appointment """'''''''''''''''''''''' 2.
Health Offcer, appointment....................... 2.
Ineligibility............................................- 2.
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:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 2Oath of Offce , failure to take....................... 2.
Oath of Offce , filing.................................. 3.7 (F)Oaths, power to administer....................... 2.
Pension System fOL.................................. 3.7 (I)Recall , see Recall
Recalled , holding offce.............................. 20.
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Street Superintendent, appointment.......... 2.
Tax Collector, Treasurer ex.offcio............... 2.
Traveling expenses ................................... 22.Treasurer, elective '........................................ 2.
Unauthorized payments , liability for.......... 22.
Vacancies , how filled................................... 2.
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:I2 (D)
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OFFICES
Section
Business hours m
.....'''''''''''''''''''''''
''' 22.
Deputy to fill vacancy...
..........................
.. 2.
Recalled offcer not to hold...
......._....
... 20-
Vacancy, election of succeSSOL..
.........
.. 2.
Vaeancy, fillng....
......................
.. 2.
When vacanL.
............-"''''''''''''''''''''''''
'' 2.
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
See Advertising
Council to designate..
................----_......
.... 3.
OFF-STREET VEHICULAR PARKING
Aeeounts, Books and Reeords........
...........
..... 24.10 (H)
Authorization of Revenue Bonds
each issue .
......................................
.......... 24-
Bids, inviting for Sale of Bonds........
.........
.. 24.
Bonds, provisions relating to.
....
.................... 24.7 (A'P)
Couneil , powers granted to..
...................
... 24.3 (A-J)
Council , complete authority.
...................
. 24.
Definitions ......
....................................
....... 24.
Funds, creating from proceeds of
Sale of Bonds..
................",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,, 24.
Insurance, kinds specified.
................
..... 24.10 (G)
Issue of Bonds.....
.........................................
.. 24.
Pledge of Net Parking Meter Revenues..... 24.
Powers granted to CouneiL.....
.............._
_.. 24-3 (A'J)
Rates . Fees anq Other Charges for
use of faeilities.
...............--.....-
... 24.10 (c)
Resolution of Issue of Revenue
Bonds , provisions ..
.....................
.... 24-10 (A'
Revenues, Holding and Applying.
.........
.. 24.10 (D)
Rights of Bondholders...
....................
...... 24-
Sale of Bonds, inviting sealed bids.....
.......
.. 24-
Seeurity of Bonds , proteetion oL................. 24-10 (E)
Trustee, Fiseal Agents, Paying
Agents, designating ....
.........................
.. 24-10 (r)
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Action of Council by
Amen?ment ...........
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::"'"
testmg by City Clerk...................
......
"'" 3.
CIty Attorney to draft............ . .... 83
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:cement , City Manager...::::::::::::::::::::::: 7:2 (n)
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mIttmg to eleetorate ............................. 3.
en neeessary -""''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 3.
PARKING
See Off.Street Vehicular Parking
PARKS
City Manager to supervise..........--....--...... 7-2 (r)
PENSION SYSTEM
Council to establish........................................ 3.7 (r)
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Appointme ts in , City Manager.................. 7.2 (re)
!,
ppomtment, removaL...--............... 2.
ne of members by ChieL............... 7.
seIplme of members by City Manager.... 7.2 (c)
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PolIee Seeret Fund.............................::::::::: 17.
POWERS
Conferring by Council
~~~~~~
2 (D)
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PUBLIC PROPERTY Section
City Manager to supervise......
.....................
2 (I)
PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD
See Boards
Advertising ..
...............................
............ 12.2 (B)
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Budget, adopting ..
...............................
........ 12.(D)
City Manager as Member........
................
.. 10.
City Manager ex.offcio member..
...........
.... 23.
Construction work ..
.......................
.......... 12.3 (B)
Contracts ..
..........................................
.... 12.1 (c)
Duties ...
................................
.................. 12.
Earnings , disposition ....
.......................
...... 12.
Employees, control over .
.......................
.... 12.(D)
Engineer as member ...........
................
....... 10.7 (A)
Established 10.
General Fund, to ..
..................
.... 12.
Membership, terms...................
....
.............. 10.Powers 12.
Powers without competitive 12.
Purchases ...
............................................
.. 12.1 (c)
Rates , fixing .....
..................................
.. 12.3 (c)
Real property, acquisition....
...................
.... 12-2 (c)Records 12.4 (A)Reports to 12.4 (B)
Reserve for contingencies ..
....................
. 12.
Reserves , investment ...
.....................
...... 12.3 (F)
Revolving Fund , purchases--
...................
. 12.(D)
Sale obsolete property......
.......................
.. 12.3 (A)
Store room system...
............................
.. 12.4 (c)
Terms , expiration ...
.........."'" ..
"" 23.
Util tics , control and management...
.......
..... 12.1 (A)
Utilities, engaging in.. ..
........."........
.. 12.
PUBLIC WORK
Council may do...
......................................
... 3.
Emergency.
.......................................:.......
.. 3.
Over $1000, bids...
................................
... 3.
Preference for residents.... ..
...................
,.. 3.
Page PURCHASES Section
2ity Manager Purchasing Agent................ 7.
(D)
pen ia
oket .
;............................................... 3.
P vel $ 0 0, bIds...
;....................................... 3.
erence for resIdents '''''''''''''''.......''''' 3.
ic Utilties Board............................: 12-1 (c)
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REAL PROPERTY
Acquisition or transfer by ordinance............ 3.
inancial interest of offcer.......................... 22.
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Public Utilties Board , acquisition by....:::::: 12.2 (c)
RECALL
nswer of offcer................................ 20.
allot, f?rm of..................................::::::::::: 20.
anvassmg returns , results................. ... 20.
ert!cate of election.........................
:..
:::::: 20.
drt! yte ?f petition................................. 20.
G enca assls
nce ........................................ 20.
eneral p!'ovlslons ...,................................ 20.
eW'petItlons ............................................ 20.
mation of candidates.......................... 20.
ot!ce of Intention..................................... 20.
NotIce of Intention , service oL................... 20.
ffce, holdi!lg after recalL.......................... 20.
p;rs subJect.to........................................ 20.
Pet!t!on , af!davit of circular.................... 20.
et!t!on , cIrculation ................................ 20.
, contents ........
.........
..........m....m 20.
p et!t!on , ex mination """,,,,,,,,"m,,'''m ''m.''', 20.
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Proc dmgs : when pending ................m...... 20.
Prov sIOns lIberally construed.m.................. 20.
QualIfications on election............................ 20.
RECALL-fContinuedl Section
Recall and election of successor
at same time........................................... 20.
Resignation of offcer................................... 20-
Sample ballot , mailing.....................
...._
.. 20.
Signature, revocation of .......-...........-......... 20.
Special election, conducL........-.-.......-....-... 20.
Special election , Council to calL................ 20.
Supplemental petitions ..-......................... 20.
RECORDS
Copies _............................................................ 22.
Inspection .........,........................................ 22.
REFERENDUM
General law applicable.............................. 21.
Submission by CounciL............................ 3.
RESOLUTIONS
Action of Council by............................... 3.
SCHOOLS
See Board of Education
SOCIAL SERVICE BOARD
See Boards
Appointments ......................-..................... 10.
Charitable organizations, investigation........ 15.1 (A)
Day Nurseries, supervision.__...................... 15.1 (D)
Employment Bureaus, supervision............... 15.1 \D)
Established -""'''''''..'.'''.''''...................... 10-
Membership, terms......................_............ 10.
Powers "'''''''
'...................
.......................... 15.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
Appointment and removaL....m.................
City Engineer, consolidation ......-...............
Employees , discipline by City Manager.......
Employees, discipline by SuperintendenL..
2 (c)
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TAXATION
See Finance and Taxation
Section
TAX COLLECTOR
Treasurer as .............................................. 2.
Duties, Treasurer to perform.................... 5.
TREASURER
ompensation .........................-..................-...... 2.
Elputy to fill vacancy................................ 2.
E ected ............-........................................... 2.mployees and deputies .............-................... 5.
X'OffCIO Tax Collector............................. 2-
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ax Collector, duties.............................._.. 5-
UTILIIES, Engaging in...............................-...... 12-1 (A)
See Public Utilties Board
VACATIONS
Council to fix.....................................
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. 3-7 (D)
WARRANTS
Payment of money upon................................. 5.
When drawn .................................-........... 4-
ZONING
City Planning Board........................._............ 14-
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