§ 36501 The government of a general law city is vested in:(a) A city …
§ 36501.5 Every employee has the right to inspect personnel records pursuant to …
§ 36502 (a) A person is not eligible to hold office as councilmember, …
§ 36502.5 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 36502, the city council of …
§ 36503 Unless otherwise required by Section 57379, a general municipal …
§ 36503.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period …
§ 36505 The city council shall appoint the chief of police. It may appoint a …
§ 36506 By resolution or ordinance, the city council shall fix the …
§ 36507 Before entering upon his or her duties, each city officer shall take …
§ 36508 At any municipal election, or a special election held for that …
§ 36509 The question shall be printed on the ballots used at the election …
§ 36510 If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition is for it, the …
§ 36511 The petition for incorporation of a city may provide for the …
§ 36512 (a) If a vacancy occurs in an appointive office provided for in …
§ 36513 (a) If a city councilmember is absent without permission from …
§ 36514.5 City council members may be reimbursed for actual and necessary …
§ 36515 The compensation of a city council member appointed or elected to …
§ 36516 (a) (1) A city council may enact an ordinance providing …
§ 36516.1 A mayor elected pursuant to Sections 34900 to 34904, inclusive, may …
§ 36516.5 A change in compensation does not apply to a council member during …
§ 36517 The city clerk and the city treasurer shall receive, at stated times, …
§ 36518 Before entering upon the duties of their offices, the city clerk and …
§ 36519 The city council may require bonds of any other officer or employee …
§ 36520 The city council shall approve all bonds. When approved, the clerk’s …
§ 36521 Except as otherwise provided, all laws relating to the official bonds …
§ 36522 Any officer or employee collecting or receiving any money belonging …
§ 36523 By ordinance or resolution, the city council may provide for a …
§ 36524 The city treasurer shall make withdrawals from such a fund only on …
§ 36525 (a) As used in this section “city auditor” includes an elected …

Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 4 > Division 3 > Part 1 - GENERAL

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
  • department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • mayor: includes president of the legislative body. See California Government Code 34002
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oath: includes affirmation. See California Government Code 15
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10