ARTICLE I
INCORPORATION AND POWERS
 
 
Section
100   Incorporation.
101   Powers of the City.
102   Relationship to Other Governmental Entities.
103   Delivery of Services.
104   Restrictions on the Powers of the City.
105   Title to Property.
106   Definitions.
107   Effect of Invalidity in Part.
 
 
108   Intent of Voters.
109   Adoption Date; Operative Date.
110   Effect of Enactment on Existing Law and Offices.
111   Obligations of Contract Not Impaired.
112   Previous Charter Sections Treated as Ordinance.
113   Effect on Pension and Retirement Benefits.
114   Changes in City Offices.
115   Changes in City Departments.
116   Status of Incumbent Officers and Employees.
117   Changes in Civil Service Discipline Provisions.
118   Actions to Be Taken Prior to Operative Date.
119   Repeal of Former Charter.
120   Increase in Council Size.
121   Effect of New Charter on Board of Education.
122   Elimination of Transition Provisions.
 
 
Sec. 100. Incorporation.
 
   The City of Los Angeles shall continue to be a municipal corporation under the same name and possessed of all the property and interests of which it was possessed at the time the Charter takes effect. The boundaries of the City shall be the boundaries as established at the time the Charter takes effect, or as may later be changed in the manner authorized by law.
 
 
Sec. 101. Powers of the City.
 
   The City of Los Angeles shall have all powers possible for a charter City to have under the constitution and laws of this state as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in the Charter, subject only to the limitations contained in the Charter.
 
 
Sec. 102. Relationship to Other Governmental Entities.
 
   (a)   The City may, by ordinance, transfer or consolidate functions of the City government to or with appropriate functions of the state or county government or other governmental entities, or make use of functions of the state or county government or other governmental entities. The Charter provisions providing for the function of the City government transferred or consolidated may, by ordinance, be suspended during the continuation of the transfer or consolidation. Any transfer or consolidation may be repealed by ordinance, which repeal will terminate the suspension of the Charter provisions providing for the transferred or consolidated functions. Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting transfers or consolidations approved prior to the operative date of the Charter.
 
   (b)   The City may exercise any of its powers or perform any of its functions and may participate in the financing of its efforts, jointly or in cooperation, by contract or otherwise, with one or more other cities, states, or other governmental bodies, the United States or any of its agencies.
 
 
Sec. 103. Delivery of Services.
 
   Every City office and department, and every City official and employee, is expected to perform their functions with diligence and dedication on behalf of the people of the City of Los Angeles. In the delivery of City services and in the performance of its tasks, the government shall endeavor to perform at the highest levels of achievement, including efficiency, accessibility, accountability, quality, use of technologically advanced methods, and responsiveness to public concerns within budgetary limitations. Every analysis and review of the performance of the government and its officers shall seek to ascertain whether these high standards are being met, and if not, shall recommend methods of improvement.
 
 
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