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CA Govt Code § 37101.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 3 - General Powers|Section 37101.7.

37101.7.  (a) In accordance with the provisions of subdivision (b), the legislative body may license for revenue, and fix the license tax upon, persons who transact in the city the business of a contractor licensed pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.(b) The ordinance which adopts the license and license tax shall not impose a greater license tax upon those persons subject to it who, as contractors, have no fixed place of business within the city, than upon those contractors who have a fixed place of business within the city; provided, however, that such ordinance may impose a license tax graduated according to gross receipts attributable to contracting work done within a city, regardless of whether or not the contractor has a fixed place of business within the city.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1043.)
CA Govt Code § 37102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 3 - General Powers|Section 37102.

37102.  The legislative body may use any available funds to provide employment to the city’s destitute or needy unemployed residents.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 37103 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 3 - General Powers|Section 37103.

37103.  The legislative body may contract with any specially trained and experienced person, firm, or corporation for special services and advice in financial, economic, accounting, engineering, legal, or administrative matters.It may pay such compensation to these experts as it deems proper.(Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 354.)
CA Govt Code § 37104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 3 - General Powers|Section 37104.

37104.  The legislative body may issue subpenas requiring attendance of witnesses or production of books or other documents for evidence or testimony in any action or proceeding pending before it.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 37105 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 3 - General Powers|Section 37105.

37105.  Subpenas shall be signed by the mayor and attested by the city clerk. They may be served as subpenas are served in civil actions.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 37106 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 3 - General Powers|Section 37106.

37106.  If any person duly subpenaed neglects or refuses to obey a subpena, or, appearing, refuses to testify or answer any questions which a majority of the legislative body decide proper and pertinent, the mayor shall report the fact to the judge of the superior court of the county.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 37107 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 3 - General Powers|Section 37107.

37107.  The judge shall issue an attachment directed to the sheriff of the county where the witness was required to appear, commanding the sheriff to attach the person, and forthwith bring the person before the judge.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 22. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 37108 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 3 - General Powers|Section 37108.

37108.  On return of the attachment and production of the witness, the judge has jurisdiction.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 37109 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 3 - General Powers|Section 37109.

37109.  The right of a witness to purge himself of the contempt and the proceedings, penalties, and punishment shall be the same as if the contempt had been committed in a civil trial in a superior court.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 37110 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 3 - General Powers|Section 37110.

37110.  The legislative body may spend money from the general fund for music and promotion, including promotion of sister city and town affiliation programs.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1195, Sec. 12.3. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Govt Code § 37110.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 3 - General Powers|Section 37110.5.

37110.5.  The legislative body may authorize and provide for contributions to nonprofit educational radio and television stations, provided all of the following conditions exist:(a) The purpose of the contribution is to enable the citizens of the city to enjoy greater educational and cultural advantages.(b) A substantial number of the residents of the city live within the reception area of the station.(c) The station regularly broadcasts programs which have educational or cultural significance.(d) The contribution is to the general funds of the station and not for or in connection with any particular program.(e) The contribution is not accompanied, directly or indirectly, by any direction of, sponsorship of, control of, or restriction of any program or the content of any program.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 106, Sec. 64.)
CA Govt Code § 37111 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 3 - General Powers|Section 37111.

37111.  When the legislative body deems it necessary that land purchased for park or other purposes be used for construction of public buildings or creation of a civic center, it may adopt an ordinance by a four-fifths vote declaring the necessity and providing for such use.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 37111.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 3 - General Powers|Section 37111.1.

37111.1.  When a legislative body deems it necessary that land purchased in fee for any municipal purpose and subsequently dedicated by use for park purposes should be used for other municipal purposes, it may adopt an ordinance by a four-fifths vote, after giving notice and conducting a public hearing, declaring the necessity and providing that such lands can be used for other municipal purposes provided that (a) an equal or greater amount of city property has also been acquired within the previous three years and has been dedicated and has been developed, or will within a reasonable period of time be developed, for similar park purposes and (b) the proposed use of the park land conforms to the city’s general plan.This section shall not be applicable to land dedicated for park purposes by a donor or acquired by eminent domain procedures for park purposes or acquired by funds obtained from bonds voted for park purposes.This procedure is an alternative procedure to any other procedures contained in the law.(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 565.)
CA Govt Code § 37112 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 3 - General Powers|Section 37112.

37112.  In addition to other powers, a legislative body may perform all acts necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of this title.(Added by renumbering Section 37113 by Stats. 1955, Ch. 624.)
CA Govt Code § 37114 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 3 - General Powers|Section 37114.

37114.  If real property is conveyed by a city and it is subsequently determined and mutually agreed by the legislative body of the city and the person to whom the property was conveyed that an error was made in the description of the property conveyed, so that less property is included in the description than was intended by the parties, the legislative body of the city may by resolution recite the facts of such error and approve such determination and agreement; thereafter the legislative body may execute or cause to be executed a corrective deed without conforming to the requirements of law, if any, for the sale of real property by cities and without commencing a judicial action to reform the deed.A similar procedure may be followed with respect to property conveyed to a city, where the error results in more property being conveyed than was intended. In either case the resolution of the legislative body shall be conclusive as to the facts recited therein as to good faith purchasers or encumbrancers for value. This section shall not apply to a conveyance by or to a city if the error is in the published description required by law or charter, nor shall this section require notice of such sale or purchase to be published if not otherwise required by law.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1458.)
CA Govt Code § 37115 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 3 - General Powers|Section 37115.

37115.  The legislative body may, within the powers otherwise conferred by law upon the city, do and perform all acts necessary to enable the city to participate in the “Economic Opportunity Act of 1964” (P.L. 88-452; 78 Stat. 508), including the authorization of the expenditure by the city of whatever funds that may be required by the federal government as a condition to such participation.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 829.)
CA Govt Code § 37116 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 3 - General Powers|Section 37116.

37116.  Upon receipt of an application from the governing body of any school district maintaining a school within a city, requesting to borrow funds from the city for the purpose of removing or replacing asbestos-derived materials used in constructing, insulating, or furnishing one or more of those schools, and declaring the existence of such asbestos-derived material to be potentially detrimental to the health of pupils, teachers, and others using the school, the legislative body of the city may loan, and the school district may borrow, the requested city funds upon such terms and conditions as are mutually agreed upon by the respective governing bodies, provided that the loan shall be repaid only from the school district’s deferred maintenance fund established pursuant to Section 39618 of the Education Code.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 485, Sec. 2.)
CA Govt Code § 37200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 3 - General Powers|Section 37200.

37200.  If the legislative body adopts an annual budget, the budget document shall include the appropriations limit and the total annual appropriations subject to limitation as determined pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 7900) of Title 1.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1025, Sec. 6.)
CA Govt Code § 37201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 4 - Financial Powers|Section 37201.

37201.  Demands against the city for money or damages are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1, except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 454, Sec. 77.)
CA Govt Code § 37202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 4 - Financial Powers|Section 37202.

37202.  Except as provided in Section 37208, the legislative body shall approve or reject demands only after such demands have been audited in the manner prescribed by ordinance or resolution. Such audited demands may be submitted separately or a register of audited demands may be submitted to the legislative body for approval or rejection and shall have attached thereto the affidavit of the officer submitting the demands certifying as to the accuracy of the demands and the availability of funds for payment thereof.(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 261.)
CA Govt Code § 37203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 4 - Financial Powers|Section 37203.

37203.  Upon allowing a demand or approving a register of audited demands, the mayor shall draw a warrant or warrants upon the city treasurer specifying the purpose for which drawn and the fund from which payment is to be made. The city clerk shall countersign the warrant. The legislative body, by ordinance or resolution, may prescribe an alternative method of drawing warrants and checks.(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 770.)
CA Govt Code § 37204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 4 - Financial Powers|Section 37204.

37204.  When an order or demand is not approved for want of funds and its amount does not exceed the income and revenue for the year in which the indebtedness was incurred, the city clerk shall endorse on it: “Not approved for want of funds,” with the date of presentation and his signature.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 37205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 4 - Financial Powers|Section 37205.

37205.  The clerk shall number the endorsement, register the order or demand in his records, and deliver it to the claimant, or his order. From delivery the order or demand bears interest at 6 percent a year. Orders or demands shall be paid in the order they are registered.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 37206 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 4 - Financial Powers|Section 37206.

37206.  By ordinance or resolution, the legislative body shall prescribe the time and method of paying salaries and wages of officers and employees.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 37207 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 4 - Financial Powers|Section 37207.

37207.  Department heads shall certify or approve departmental pay rolls or attendance records for employees in their departments. The city clerk shall certify or approve pay rolls or attendance records of other officers and employees.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 37208 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 4 - Financial Powers|Section 37208.

37208.  (a) Payroll warrants or checks need not be audited by the legislative body prior to payment. Payrolls shall be presented to the legislative body for ratification and approval at the first meeting after delivery of the payroll warrants or checks.(b) Warrants or checks drawn in payment of demands certified or approved by the city clerk as conforming to a budget approved by ordinance or resolution of the legislative body need not be audited by the legislative body prior to payment. (c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), budgeted payrolls and demands paid by warrants or checks may be presented to the legislative body for ratification and approval in the form of an audited comprehensive annual financial report.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 982, Sec. 14.)
CA Govt Code § 37209 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 4 - Financial Powers|Section 37209.

37209.  The duties imposed upon the city clerk by this article may be transferred to a director of finance when such office has been established and the powers and duties thereof defined by ordinance. Such an ordinance shall require the execution by the director of finance of the bond required of the city clerk by Section 36518 of this code.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1754.)
CA Govt Code § 37210 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 4 - Financial Powers|Section 37210.

37210.  Newly incorporated cities that have not received revenues from property taxes may issue temporary non-negotiable notes bearing interest at a rate not exceeding 6 percent per annum to pay lawfully incurred current expenses and the salaries and wages of officers and employees. Said notes must be repaid on or before the last day of the fiscal year in which the money is borrowed and the maturity date of said notes shall not be later than said last day. The aggregate amount of said notes shall not exceed 85 percent of the anticipated revenues for the fiscal year in which the money is borrowed. Said notes shall be repaid only from revenues received during or allocable to the fiscal year in which the money is borrowed.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1740.)
CA Govt Code § 38000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 7 - Park and Playground Act of 1909|Section 38000.

38000.  This chapter may be cited as the Park and Playground Act of 1909.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 426.)
CA Govt Code § 38001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 7 - Park and Playground Act of 1909|Section 38001.

38001.  This chapter shall be liberally construed to promote its objects.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 426.)
CA Govt Code § 38002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 7 - Park and Playground Act of 1909|Section 38002.

38002.  As used in this chapter, “improvement” includes a public park, urban open-space lands, playground, or library.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 426.)
CA Govt Code § 38010 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 7 - Park and Playground Act of 1909|Section 38010.

38010.  When the public interest or convenience requires, the legislative body may acquire by condemnation land situated in the city for improvements.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 426.)
CA Govt Code § 38011 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 7 - Park and Playground Act of 1909|Section 38011.

38011.  The Improvement Act of 1911, the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913, and the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 may be used by a city for any improvement.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 426.)
CA Govt Code § 38300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 8 - Parks Outside City Limits|Section 38300.

38300.  City officers have the same jurisdiction over city-owned parks, boulevards, golf courses, and playgrounds situated outside the city limits, over streets leading from the city to such places, and over persons and property in such places, as they have over the cities and persons and property in them.(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 2067.)
CA Govt Code § 38302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 8 - Parks Outside City Limits|Section 38302.

38302.  The city legislative body may grant franchises for the building and operation of railroads from any point in, or at the exterior boundary of, the city to, in, or through city-owned parks situated outside the city limits, in the manner and to the extent that it may for street railroads within the city limits. Any such franchise shall contain a condition that the railroad fare does not exceed five cents ($0.05) for a single trip.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 38303 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 8 - Parks Outside City Limits|Section 38303.

38303.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 38302, such franchises shall be granted pursuant to Part 4, Title 4, Division 1, of the Civil Code and Chapter 578 of the Statutes of 1905.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 38304 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 8 - Parks Outside City Limits|Section 38304.

38304.  The legislative body of any city may lay out, open, construct, maintain, and control all roads, streets, and boulevards necessary or requisite for the purpose of connecting the city with any city-owned public park or playground situated wholly or partly outside of the limits of the city. For such purpose it may acquire by gift, purchase, or eminent domain any land or rights of way lying between the limits of the city and the exterior limits of the park or playground.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 328.)
CA Govt Code § 38900 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 11 - Sewers Generally|Section 38900.

38900.  A city legislative body may construct, establish, and maintain drains and sewers.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 38901 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 11 - Sewers Generally|Section 38901.

38901.  A city may reclaim public and private lands therein by levees, bulkheads, breakwaters, fills, embankments, basins, drains, canals, excavations, sluices, pipes, watergates, pumping plants, and all works and structures useful therefor. This work is a local improvement and a municipal affair. The costs of reclamation shall be borne solely by the lands reclaimed.This section shall not be construed as affecting any public district or public entity now or hereafter established and having similar powers.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1226, Sec. 7.5.)