Contents of Petaluma Charter
- Article I. Name and Rights of the City
- Article II. Boundaries
- Article III. Elections
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Article IV.
Elective Officers
- 9 Elective officers.
- 10 Election at large.
- 11 Eligibility of mayor and councilmen.
- 12 Eligibility of school directors.
- 13 Vacancy in the office of mayor or councilman.
- 14 Vacancy in the office of school director.
- 15 Mayor’s term of office.
- 16 Councilmen’s term of office.
- 17 Official bonds.
- 18 Oath of office.
- 19 Salaries.
- Article V. The Mayor
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Article VI.
Executive and Administrative Departments
- 23 The city manager.
- 24 Powers and duties of city manager.
- 25 The principal appointive officials.
- 26 City attorney.
- 27 Subordinate officers and employees.
- 28 Compensation of officers and employees.
- 29 Reports of departments.
- 30 Reports to be published.
- 31 Councilmen to hold no other office.
- 32 Officers not to be interested in contracts or franchises.
- 33 Political and religious tests.
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Article VII.
The Council
- 34 The council; the governing body.
- 35 President and vice-president.
- 36 Meetings of the council.
- 37 Meetings to be public.
- 38 Quorum.
- 39 Rules of proceeding.
- 40 Ordinances and resolutions.
- 41 Ayes and noes.
- 42 Majority vote of the council.
- 43 Subject and title.
- 44 Enacting clause of ordinances.
- 45 Requirements of an ordinance.
- 46 Ordinance required in certain cases.
- 47 Reconsideration.
- 48 Signing and attesting.
- 49 Revision and amendment.
- 50 Repeal.
- 51 Ordinances granting franchises.
- 52 Record of city ordinances.
- 53 Publication of Charter and ordinances.
- Article VIII. Powers of the City and of the Council
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Article IX.
Finance and Taxation
- 56 The fiscal year.
- 57 Tax system.
- 58 Department estimates of annual requirements.
- 59 Annual estimate of city’s requirements and revenue.
- 60 Annual budget.
- 61 Board of equalization.
- 62 Annual tax levy.
- 63 Limit of tax levy.
- 63.5 Utility users tax prohibited.
- 64 Office and duties of the city clerk and auditor.
- 65 Disposition of money collected.
- Article X. Public Work and Supplies
- Article XI. Franchises
- Article XII. Initiative and Referendum and Recall
- Article XIII. The Public Schools
- Article XIV. Miscellaneous
- Article XV. Arbitration