ARTICLE XIII. Repealed by Resolution No. 84 74-75 §3(b), Passed 4-8-75, Filed in Office of Secretary of State 4-21-75.

ARTICLE XIV. PERSONNEL SYSTEM.

Section 1400. Establishment by ordinance.

   Any officer authorized or empowered to appoint, employ, suspend or discharge, or fix the compensation of heads of departments, subordinate officials, officers, assistants, or employees of the city, shall exercise such authority or power subject to and in compliance with the provisions of any ordinance adopted by the city council establishing a personnel system.

(Res. No. 96 84-85 §1 (part), Measure A (part), Passed 4-9-85, Filed in Office of Secretary of State 4-16-85)

ARTICLE XV. MISCELLANEOUS.

Section 1500. Definitions.

   Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, as used in this Charter:

   A.   “Shall” is mandatory, and “may” is permissive;

   B.   “City” is the City of Chico and “department,” “board,” “commission,” “agency,” “officer,” or “employee,” is a department, board, commission, agency, officer or employee, as the case may be, of the City of Chico;

   C.   “County” is the County of Butte;

   D.   “State” is the State of California;

   E.   “Official newspaper of the city” is any newspaper which has been awarded a contract pursuant to Section 1114 of this Charter;

   F.   The word “Council,” wherever it occurs in this Charter, means the city council of the City of Chico.

(Res. No. 75 76-77 §1, Measure E (part), Passed 3-8-77, Filed in Office of Secretary of State 5-2-77)

Section 1501. Powers relative to streams and channels.

   The city shall have power to improve the streams and channels within and without the city limits; to widen, straighten and deepen the channels thereof and remove obstructions therefrom; to construct and maintain embankments and other works to protect the city from overflow.

Section 1502. Effective date of Charter.

   For the purpose of qualification and nomination of candidates for elective offices and the election of officers to fill offices created by this Charter, this Charter shall take effect from the time of its final approval by the state legislature. For all other purposes, it shall take effect on Tuesday, May 2, 1961, following approval by the legislature.

Section 1503. Severability of provisions of Charter.

   If any section or part of a section of this Charter proves to be invalid, it shall not be held to invalidate or impair the validity of any other section or part of a section, unless it clearly appears that such other section or part of a section is dependent for its operation upon the section or part of a section so held invalid.