(a) Each council member of the city, all officers appointed by the council and all officers of the police department and other designated employees as may be required, shall take and file with the city clerk or the clerk's deputy the constitutional oath of office before entering upon the duties thereof.
(b) The oath may be administered by the city clerk, and is as follows:
I, _____, do swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of California, and the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of _________ according to the best of my ability.
(c) Such oath of office shall be subscribed by all persons making it, as herein provided.
(Ord. 4274 § 1 (part), 1995)