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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - City or City and County Charters › Section 34460.

34460. Three copies of the complete text of a charter proposal or of any amended or repealed section ratified by the voters of a city or city and county shall be certified and authenticated by the chairperson and the clerk of the governing body and attested by the city clerk, setting forth the submission of the charter to the voters of the city, and its ratification by them. One copy shall be recorded with the recorder of the county in which the city is located, and one filed in the archives of the city. In the case of a city and county, one copy shall be recorded with the recorder thereof, and one filed in the archives of the city and county. The third copy shall be filed with the Secretary of State. Each copy recorded with the recorder of the county or city and county and filed in the archives of the city or city and county shall be filed with the following:
(a) Certified copies of all publications and notices required of the city by this chapter or by the laws of this state in connection with the calling of an election to propose, amend, or repeal a city charter.
(b) Certified copies of any arguments for or against the charter proposal, amendment, or repeal that were mailed to voters pursuant to Sections 9281 and 13303 of the Elections Code.
(c) A certified abstract of the vote at the election at which the charter proposal, amendment, or repeal was approved by the voters.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 330, Sec. 5. (SB 1090) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - City or City and County Charters › Section 34461.

34461. A charter proposal, amendment, or repeal by the voters of a city or city and county and submitted to the Secretary of State in compliance with this chapter shall be accepted and filed by the Secretary of State. The charter proposal, amendment, or repeal shall be published in the statutes in a charter chapter series under the designation “Statutes of ____ (year), Charter Chapter ____. ” Under the chapter number, the date of the ratification election and the date of filing with the Secretary of State shall be indicated.
After a charter proposal, amendment, or repeal is accepted and filed by the Secretary of State, the courts shall take judicial notice thereof.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 357, Sec. 10.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - City or City and County Charters › Section 34462.

34462. (a) A charter commission established for a city and county pursuant to this chapter shall complete a proposed or amended charter and submit the charter to the voters of the city and county within two years of the date of the election of the charter commissioners, and at the expiration of that period is abolished.
(b) A charter commission may submit portions of the proposed or amended charter to the voters periodically.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 357, Sec. 10.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Corporate Name › Section 34501.

34501. Every city organized pursuant to this part shall have a name, and by such name has perpetual succession, and may sue and be sued. It shall have a common seal, alterable at the pleasure of the legislative body.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Corporate Name › Section 34501.5.

34501.5. (a) Any person who uses or allows to be used any reproduction or facsimile of the seal of the city in any campaign literature or mass mailing, as defined in Section 82041.5, with intent to deceive the voters, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) For purposes of this section, the use of a reproduction or facsimile of a seal in a manner that creates a misleading, erroneous, or false impression that the document is authorized by a public official is evidence of intent to deceive.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 387, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Corporate Name › Section 34502.

34502. The legislative body may, by ordinance adopted by a four-fifths vote of its members, change the name of the city. In the same manner, the legislative body may eliminate the word “city” from the corporate name and substitute the word “town” or eliminate the word “town” and substitute the word “city.”
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 617, Sec. 10.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Corporate Name › Section 34503.

34503. Within 10 days of the effective date of an ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 34502, or within 10 days of the date the legislative body declares the vote on an ordinance passed by initiative or referendum, the city clerk shall file a copy of the ordinance with the Secretary of State, the board of supervisors of the county in which the city is located, and the local agency formation commission of the county in which the city is located.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 617, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Corporate Name › Section 34504.

34504. If an ordinance proposed pursuant to Section 34502 fails passage by the legislative body or if the voters fail to confirm the ordinance, no ordinance changing the name of the city shall be considered for two years from the date of the vote of the legislative body or from the date of the election.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 617, Sec. 14.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 1 - City Manager › Section 34851.

34851. An ordinance establishing a city manager form of government may be:
(a) Enacted by the legislative body; or
(b) Submitted to the electors by the legislative body at any municipal or special election; or
(c) Submitted by the people as an initiative measure.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 1 - City Manager › Section 34852.

34852. The ordinance shall define the powers and duties of the city manager and may fix the city manager’s compensation or the minimum amount the city manager is to receive.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 17. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 1 - City Manager › Section 34853.

34853. Where the ordinance is submitted by the legislative body, the proposition shall be printed on the ballots substantially as follows: “Shall Ordinance No. ____ providing for a city manager form of government be adopted?” followed by the words “yes” and “no,” so printed that the voters may express their choice.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 838.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 1 - City Manager › Section 34854.

34854. If a majority of the votes cast at the election is in favor of the ordinance, it shall go into effect on the tenth day after the canvass of votes.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 1 - City Manager › Section 34855.

34855. Within sixty days after the effective date of the ordinance, the legislative body shall appoint a city manager, who need not be a resident of the city at the time of appointment.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 18. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 1 - City Manager › Section 34856.

34856. The city manager may appoint and dismiss the chief of police and other subordinate appointive officers and employees except the city attorney. When the offices of city clerk and city treasurer are made appointive, appointments to such offices shall be made by the city council unless the city council vests such appointing power in the city manager by ordinance.
(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 491.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 1 - City Manager › Section 34857.

34857. Upon appointment of the city manager, the terms of subordinate officers over whom the city manager has power of appointment and removal cease, unless they are reappointed.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 19. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 1 - City Manager › Section 34858.

34858. Any city adopting the city manager form of government may abolish it in the manner in which it was adopted.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 1 - City Manager › Section 34859.

34859. All ordinances establishing a city manager form of government, enacted prior to September 19, 1947, are confirmed, validated, and declared legally effective.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 2 - Election of Legislative Body By or From Districts in Cities › Section 34870.

34870. This article applies only to cities.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 278.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 2 - Election of Legislative Body By or From Districts in Cities › Section 34871.

34871. At any municipal election, or special election held for that purpose, the legislative body may submit to the registered voters an ordinance providing for the election of members of the legislative body in any of the following ways:
(a) By districts in five, seven, or nine districts.
(b) From districts in five, seven, or nine districts.
(c) By districts in four, six, or eight districts, with an elective mayor pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 34900).
(d) From districts in four, six, or eight districts, with an elective mayor pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 34900).
The term “by districts” as used in this article shall mean election of members of the legislative body by voters of the district alone. The term “from districts” shall mean election of members of the legislative body who are residents of the district from which they are elected by the voters of the entire city. “Geographical area making up the district” shall in the case of elections by district mean the district, and in the case of elections from districts shall mean the entire city except with respect to the residence requirements imposed by Section 34882.
That ordinance may also be qualified for the ballot by means of an initiative measure in accordance with Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9200) of Division 9 of the Elections Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 68. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 2 - Election of Legislative Body By or From Districts in Cities › Section 34872.

34872. An ordinance shall state the number of legislative districts and whether members of the legislative body shall be elected by districts, from districts, by districts with an elective mayor, or from districts with an elective mayor.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 736, Sec. 1. (AB 278) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 2 - Election of Legislative Body By or From Districts in Cities › Section 34873.

34873. An ordinance enacted pursuant to this article may be amended or repealed in the same manner; provided, the term of office of any council member elected shall not be affected.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 7. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 2 - Election of Legislative Body By or From Districts in Cities › Section 34874.

34874. (a) An amendatory ordinance altering the boundaries of the legislative districts established pursuant to this article shall not be submitted to the registered voters until the ordinance has been submitted to the planning commission of the city or, in absence of a planning commission, to the legislative body of said city for an examination as to the definiteness and certainty of the boundaries of the legislative districts proposed.
(b) An amendatory ordinance altering the boundaries of legislative districts shall comply with the requirements and criteria of Section 21130 of the Elections Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 343, Sec. 56. (AB 764) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 2 - Election of Legislative Body By or From Districts in Cities › Section 34875.

34875. The amendatory ordinance shall not be submitted to the voters if (a) one or more of the legislative districts do not close, (b) one or more entire legislative districts are eliminated prior to the termination of the term of office of the council member of or from the district, (c) the effect is that a greater number of council members will be qualified to hold office concurrently than are authorized by this article or the amendatory ordinance.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 8. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 2 - Election of Legislative Body By or From Districts in Cities › Section 34876.

34876. The planning commission of the city or, in absence of such body, the legislative body of the city shall make findings as to the matters set forth in Section 34875 by resolution within 90 days after submission of the amendatory ordinance to the city clerk. Failure to make findings shall be constituted as a finding of compliance with Section 34875.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 278.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 2 - Election of Legislative Body By or From Districts in Cities › Section 34876.5.

34876.5. (a) If an ordinance is submitted to the voters pursuant to Section 34871, there shall be printed on the ballots substantially as follows:
“Shall members of the legislative body of the City of ____ be elected by (or from) districts?”
or, if applicable:
“Shall members of the legislative body of the City of ____ be elected by (or from) districts, and the Mayor of the City of ____ be elected on a citywide basis by the voters of the entire city?”
followed by the words “Yes” and “No,” so printed that the voters may express their choice.
(b) If a majority of the voters voting on the proposed ordinance vote in its favor, members of the legislative body shall be elected in the manner approved by the voters beginning at the first election following approval of the district boundaries pursuant to Section 34877.5, and for which the election consolidation deadlines established in the Elections Code have not passed.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 736, Sec. 2. (AB 278) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 2 - Election of Legislative Body By or From Districts in Cities › Section 34877.

34877. The proposition of altering legislative districts shall be printed on the ballots substantially as follows:
“Shall members of the legislative body of the City of ____ be elected by (or from) districts described in Ordinance No. ____?”
or, if applicable:
“Shall members of the legislative body of the City of ____ be elected by (or from) districts described in Ordinance No. ____, and the Mayor of the City of ____ be elected on a citywide basis by the voters of the entire city?”
followed by the words “Yes” and “No,” so printed that the voters may express their choice.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 736, Sec. 3. (AB 278) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 2 - Election of Legislative Body By or From Districts in Cities › Section 34877.5.

34877.5. (a) After an ordinance is passed by the voters pursuant to Section 34876.5, or after an ordinance is enacted by the legislative body pursuant to Section 34886, the legislative body shall prepare a proposed map that describes the boundaries and numbers of the districts for the legislative body. In preparing the proposed map, the legislative body shall comply with the requirements and criteria of Section 21130 of the Elections Code and shall seek public input, including accepting proposed maps submitted by the public.
(b) If the legislative body is changing from an at-large method of election to a district-based election, as those terms are defined in Section 14026 of the Elections Code, the legislative body shall hold public hearings pursuant to Section 10010 of the Elections Code. If the legislative body is otherwise adjusting the district boundaries, the legislative body shall hold public hearings on the proposed district boundaries pursuant to Section 21150 of the Elections Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 343, Sec. 57. (AB 764) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 2 - Election of Legislative Body By or From Districts in Cities › Section 34878.

34878. If a majority of the registered voters of the city, who vote, vote in favor of the ordinance, at the expiration of the terms of office of the members of the legislative body, or as provided by ordinance, members of the legislative body shall be elected by (or from) the districts described, or by or from districts with an elective mayor, and in the manner provided.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 745.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 2 - Election of Legislative Body By or From Districts in Cities › Section 34879.

34879. The term of office of members of the legislative body elected pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be four years, unless otherwise expressly provided.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 278.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 2 - Election of Legislative Body By or From Districts in Cities › Section 34880.

34880. (a) If the petition or proposal developed by the commission for submission to the electorate for incorporation or special reorganization of a city provides for the election of members of the legislative body by (or from) districts and includes substantially the provisions required to be included in an ordinance providing for that election, including Section 34871, the members of the legislative body shall be elected in the manner provided in the petition or proposal.
(b) The members of the legislative body shall hold office until the next general municipal election. At the next general municipal election the members elected by or from the even-numbered districts shall hold office for four years and the members elected by or from the odd-numbered districts shall hold office for two years. Thereafter the term of office is four years.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 2 - Election of Legislative Body By or From Districts in Cities › Section 34881.

34881. One member of the legislative body shall be elected by or from each district, or, if applicable, one member of the legislative body shall be elected by or from each district constituting a geographical division of the city, and the mayor shall be elected on a citywide basis. With the possible exception as to the number of members of the legislative body, the officers of the city remain the same.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 652.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 2 - Election of Legislative Body By or From Districts in Cities › Section 34882.

34882. A person is not eligible to hold office as a member of a municipal legislative body unless he or she is otherwise qualified, resides in the district and both resided in the geographical area making up the district from which he or she is elected and was a registered voter of the city at the time nomination papers are issued to the candidate as provided for in Section 10227 of the Elections Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 69. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 2 - Election of Legislative Body By or From Districts in Cities › Section 34883.

34883. Registered voters signing nomination petitions or voting for a member of the legislative body shall be residents of the geographical area making up the district from which the member is to be elected.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 745.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 2 - Election of Legislative Body By or From Districts in Cities › Section 34884.

34884. (a) If, at the time a vote is held on the subject of incorporation of a new city, a majority of the votes cast is for incorporation and, if, in accordance with Section 57116, a majority of the votes cast on the question of whether members of the city council in future elections are to be elected by district or at large is in favor of election by district, all of the following procedures apply:
(1) Before the first day on which voters may nominate candidates for election at the next regular municipal election, the legislative body shall, by ordinance or resolution, establish the boundaries of the districts of the legislative body. The districts shall be substantially equal in population as required by the United States Constitution. The districts shall comply with the requirements and criteria of Section 21130 of the Elections Code.
(2) The terms of office of the two members elected with the lowest vote shall expire on the Tuesday succeeding the next regular municipal election. At that election, members shall be elected by district in the even-numbered districts and shall hold office for four years.
(3) The terms of office of the three members elected with the highest vote shall expire on the Tuesday succeeding the second regular municipal election following the incorporation. At that election, members shall be elected by district in the odd-numbered districts and shall hold office for four years.
(b) The result of the vote cast on the question of whether members of the city council in future elections are to be elected by district or at large shall not preclude the submission to the voters at any future election of a measure in accordance with Section 34871.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 343, Sec. 58. (AB 764) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 2 - Election of Legislative Body By or From Districts in Cities › Section 34886.

34886. Notwithstanding Section 34871 or any other law, the legislative body of a city may adopt an ordinance that requires the members of the legislative body to be elected by district or by district with an elective mayor, as described in subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 34871, without being required to submit the ordinance to the voters for approval. An ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall comply with the requirements and criteria of Section 21130 of the Elections Code and include a declaration that the change in the method of electing members of the legislative body is being made in furtherance of the purposes of the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 14025) of Division 14 of the Elections Code).
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 343, Sec. 59. (AB 764) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 3 - Elective Mayor › Section 34900.

34900. At any general municipal election, or at a special election held for that purpose, the city council may submit to the electors the question of whether electors shall thereafter elect a mayor and four city council members, and whether the mayor shall serve a two-year or four-year term. In cities presently having elected mayors, the city council may also submit to the electors the question of whether the mayor shall thereafter serve a two-year or a four-year term.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 9. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 3 - Elective Mayor › Section 34901.

34901. The questions shall be printed on the ballots used at the election in substantially the following form:
“Shall the electors elect a mayor and four city council members?”
“Shall the term of office of mayor be two years?”
“Shall the term of office of mayor be four years?”
The words “Yes” and “No” and “two years” and “four years” shall be so printed on the ballots that the voters may express their choice. The term of office of mayor shall be that preferred by a majority of those voting on the proposition.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 10. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 3 - Elective Mayor › Section 34902.

34902. (a) If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition is for it, the office of mayor shall thereafter be an elective office, except as provided in subdivision (b). At the next succeeding general municipal election held in the city, one of the offices of city councilperson, to be filled at the election, shall be designated as the office of mayor, to be filled at the election. The person elected at the election as mayor shall hold office from the Tuesday succeeding his or her election, and until his or her successor is elected and qualifies.
In the case of a vacancy in the office of the mayor for any reason, the council shall fill the vacancy by appointment. If the council fails to fill it within 60 days, it shall call an election to fill the vacancy to be held on the next established election date to be held not less than 114 days thereafter. A person appointed or elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office for the unexpired term of the former incumbent.
(b) After an office of elective mayor has been established, the city council may subsequently submit to the electors the question of whether or not to eliminate the elective office of mayor, pursuant to the procedures enumerated in this article, and thereby reestablish the procedure of selection of the mayor by the city council. If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition are in favor of the elimination of the office of elective mayor, the office shall be eliminated on the expiration date of the incumbent’s term, and on the date the procedure of selection of the mayor by the city council shall be reestablished.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 38, Sec. 7. (AB 1668) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 3 - Elective Mayor › Section 34903.

34903. The mayor is a member of the city council and has all of the powers and duties of a member of the city council.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1571.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 3 - Elective Mayor › Section 34904.

34904. A person is not eligible to hold office as mayor unless he or she is at the time of assuming that office an elector of the city, and was a registered voter of the city at the time nomination papers are issued to the candidate as provided for in Section 10227 of the Elections Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 70. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 3 - Elective Mayor › Section 34905.

34905. A mayor pro tempore shall be chosen in the manner provided by Section 36801.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1571.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 2 - ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES › PART 1 - ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Alternative Forms of Government › ARTICLE 3 - Elective Mayor › Section 34906.

34906. Notwithstanding Section 36503, if a city has an elected mayor and the election of the remaining members of the city council for four-year terms is not evenly staggered, the city council may, on a one-time basis only and prior to the first day for circulating nomination papers for the general municipal election, designate one of the city council offices appearing on the general municipal ballot, other than the office of the mayor, to serve a two-year term, or may provide that of the city council offices appearing on the general municipal ballot, other than the office of the mayor, the one which receives the least votes of those elected (or if there is a tie for such a position, as decided by lot) shall serve a two-year term. At all subsequent general municipal elections, each member of the city council elected at such election, other than the mayor if the mayor has a two-year term, shall be elected to serve a four-year term.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 732.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36501.

36501. The government of a general law city is vested in:
(a) A city council of at least five members.
(b) A city clerk.
(c) A city treasurer.
(d) A chief of police.
(e) A fire chief.
(f) Any subordinate officers or employees provided by law.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 506, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36501.5.

36501.5. Every employee has the right to inspect personnel records pursuant to Section 1198.5 of the Labor Code
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 886, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36502.

36502. (a) A person is not eligible to hold office as councilmember, city clerk, or city treasurer unless he or she is at the time of assuming the office an elector of the city, and was a registered voter of the city at the time nomination papers are issued to the candidate as provided for in Section 10227 of the Elections Code.
If, during his or her term of office, he or she moves his or her place of residence outside of the city limits or ceases to be an elector of the city, his or her office shall immediately become vacant.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the city council of a general law or charter city may adopt or the residents of the city may propose, by initiative, a proposal to limit or repeal a limit on the number of terms a member of the city council may serve on the city council, or the number of terms an elected mayor may serve. Any proposal to limit the number of terms a member of the city council may serve on the city council, or the number of terms an elected mayor may serve, shall apply prospectively only and shall not become operative unless it is submitted to the electors of the city at a regularly scheduled election and a majority of the votes cast on the question favor the adoption of the proposal. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, the provisions of any city charter that, on January 1, 1996, impose limitations on the number of terms a member of the city council may serve on the city council, or the number of terms an elected mayor may serve, shall remain in effect. Unless otherwise prohibited by a city charter, any city charter may be amended pursuant to this section or pursuant to the procedures specified in the charter, to include the limitation authorized in this subdivision.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 432, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36502.5.

36502.5. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 36502, the city council of the City of Tustin may adopt by ordinance a proposal to limit the number of terms a member of the city council may serve on the city council without submitting the proposal to the electors of the city for approval, provided that a proposal containing those same provisions was submitted to the electors of the City of Tustin at a regularly scheduled election and a majority of the votes cast on the question favored the adoption of the proposal.
Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall apply prospectively from the effective date of this section.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36503.

36503. Unless otherwise required by Section 57379, a general municipal election shall be held on a date prescribed by Section 1301 of the Elections Code. Except as otherwise provided in this title, all elective city offices shall be filled by the city electorate at a general municipal election. City officers holding elective city office shall hold office for their prescribed terms from the date of the installation of officers following adoption by the council of the official canvass of their election and until their successors are elected and qualified.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 70. Effective September 30, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36503.5.

36503.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period commencing the day of a recall election pursuant to Division 11 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Elections Code, of an elective officer of a city, and ending upon certification of the election results pursuant to Division 15 (commencing with Section 15000) of the Elections Code, or, if the recall prevails, upon qualification of the successor declared elected pursuant to Section 11385 of the Elections Code, an elective officer sought to be recalled shall not expend, or participate in any action that would commit to expend, city funds.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 193, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36505.

36505. The city council shall appoint the chief of police. It may appoint a city attorney, a superintendent of streets, a civil engineer, and such other subordinate officers or employees as it deems necessary.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1553.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36506.

36506. By resolution or ordinance, the city council shall fix the compensation of all appointive officers and employees. Such officers and employees hold office during the pleasure of the city council.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36507.

36507. Before entering upon his or her duties, each city officer shall take and file with the city clerk the constitutional oath of office, except that the councilmember elected at the incorporation election shall deposit his or her oath with the county elections official of the county wherein the city is located, to be held by him or her for delivery to the city clerk at the time as the city clerk officially assumes office.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36508.

36508. At any municipal election, or a special election held for that purpose, the city council may submit to the electors the question whether the elective officers, or any of them except council members, shall be appointed by the city council; provided, however, that the city council shall not submit such question to the electors more often than once in an 11-month period.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 11. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36509.

36509. The question shall be printed on the ballots used at the election substantially in one of the following forms:
(a) “Shall the offices of city clerk and city treasurer be appointive?”; or
(b) “Shall the office of city clerk be appointive?”; or
(c) “Shall the office of city treasurer be appointive?”
The words “yes” and “no” shall be so printed on the ballots that the voters may express their choice.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 765.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36510.

36510. If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition is for it, the city council shall appoint such officers at the expiration of the terms of the officers then in office, and on a vacancy in any such office. Such officers shall hold office during the pleasure of the city council and, notwithstanding Section 36502 to the contrary, are not required to be residents or electors in the city. The city council may by ordinance vest in the city manager its authority to appoint such officers.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 509.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36511.

36511. The petition for incorporation of a city may provide for the appointment of the elective officers, or any of them except council members. If it does, a separate election upon the question need not be held, and upon incorporation the city council shall appoint those officers.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 12. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36513.

36513. (a) If a city councilmember is absent without permission from all regular city council meetings for 60 days consecutively from the last regular meeting he or she attended, his or her office becomes vacant and shall be filled as any other vacancy.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if a city council meets monthly or less frequently than monthly and a city councilmember is absent without permission from all regular city council meetings for 70 days consecutively from the last regular meeting he or she attended, his or her office becomes vacant and shall be filled as any other vacancy.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1558, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36514.5.

36514.5. City council members may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 700, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36515.

36515. The compensation of a city council member appointed or elected to fill a vacancy is the same as that payable to the member whose office was vacated.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 13. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36516.1.

36516.1. A mayor elected pursuant to Sections 34900 to 34904, inclusive, may be provided with compensation in addition to that which he or she receives as a council member. That additional compensation may be provided by an ordinance adopted by the city council or by a majority vote of the electors voting on the proposition at a municipal election.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 14. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36516.5.

36516.5. A change in compensation does not apply to a council member during the council member’s term of office. This prohibition shall not prevent the adjustment of the compensation of all members of a council serving staggered terms whenever one or more members of the city council becomes eligible for a salary increase by virtue of the council member beginning a new term of office.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 15. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36518.

36518. Before entering upon the duties of their offices, the city clerk and city treasurer shall each execute a bond to the city. Except as otherwise provided, the bonds shall conform to the provisions of this code relating to bonds of public officers. The penal sum of the bond shall be in a reasonable amount recommended by the city attorney and fixed by the city council, by resolution, and may be changed during their terms of office.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 457.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36522.

36522. Any officer or employee collecting or receiving any money belonging to, or for the use of, the city shall deposit it immediately in the treasury in the manner prescribed by ordinance for the benefit of the funds to which it belongs. The officer or employee shall report any deposits to, and settle with, the city clerk, or director of finance if that office has been established by ordinance, on the first Monday in each month or at shorter intervals as are prescribed by ordinance.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 20. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36523.

36523. By ordinance or resolution, the city council may provide for a treasurer’s departmental trust fund into which collections of the police department and other officers authorized to make collections may be deposited at frequent intervals during each month. Officers or employees shall advise the city treasurer upon making each deposit.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1553.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 1 - GENERAL › Section 36524.

36524. The city treasurer shall make withdrawals from such a fund only on order signed by the proper department head and for the following purposes:
(a) Making a refund of bail, which has been exonerated, or other refundable deposits.
(b) Revolving fund advances authorized by the city council.
(c) Correction of clerical or ministerial errors in the receipt of payments to the city.
(d) Making settlements with city funds at the end of each calendar month for collections accumulated during the month.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)