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THE CITY OF PLEASANTON

The Charter contained herein was adopted by the citizens of Pleasanton at an election held on August 14, 1982 and placed in effect by the City Council of the City of Pleasanton on October 4, 1982. Amendments adopted by the citizens at an election held on January 17, 1987, August 12, 1989, May 6, 1995, May 6, 2000, May 6, 2003, May 9, 2009, May 9, 2015, May 7, 2022, and May 4, 2024, have been inserted in their proper place.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I. CORPORATION NAME

ARTICLE II. BOUNDARIES

   Section 1.   Limits and Boundaries

   Section 2.   Additional Territory

   Section 3.   Contraction of Boundaries

   Section 4.   Privileges and Duties of Inhabitants

   Section 5.   City Property Outside City Limits

ARTICLE III. MUNICIPAL POWERS

   Section 1.   Legislative and Contractual Powers

   Section 2.   Property

   Section 3.   Rights Reserved

   Section 4.   Local Self-Government

   Section 5.   Other Powers

ARTICLE IV. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

   Section 1.   Form of Government

   Section 2.   Qualifications of Officers

   Section 2A.   Disqualifications

   Section 2B.   Forfeit

   Section 3.   Appointive Officers

   Section 4.   Qualifications of Appointive Officers

   Section 5.   Terms of Office

   Section 6.   Vacancy or Vacancies

   Section 7.   Compensation

ARTICLE V. THE BOARD OF CITY COUNCILMEMBERS

   Section 1.   Regular Meetings and General Powers

   Section 2.   Mayor Pro Tempore and Quorum

   Section 3.   Appointments

   Section 4.   Combining Duties of Officers and Departments

ARTICLE VI. POWERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL

   Section 1.   Presiding Officer

   Section 2.   Powers

   Section 3.   Attendance at Meetings

   Section 4.   Control of Finances, Property and Ordinances

   Section 5.   Power to Determine Duties of Officers

   Section 6.   Procedure for Passage of Ordinances

ARTICLE VII. DUTIES AND POWERS OF OFFICERS

   Section 1.   Required Oath and Bond

   Section 2.   Duties and Powers of the Mayor

   Section 3.   Duties and Powers of Appointive Officers

ARTICLE VIII. CITY MANAGER

   Section 1.   Qualifications

   Section 2.   Compensation

   Section 3.   Term of Office

   Section 4.   Powers and Duties

   Section 5.   Absence of City Manager

   Section 6.   City Council's Relations with City Manager

ARTICLE IX. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   Section 1.   Contracts

   Section 2.   Tax Debt Arrearages

ARTICLE X. LEGAL AND JUDICIAL

   Section 1.   Department of Police

   Section 2.   City Secretary

   Section 3.   Municipal Court

   Section 4.   City Attorney

ARTICLE XI. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS

   Section 1.   Elections

   Section 2.   Regulation of Elections

   Section 3.   Filing for Office

   Section 4.   The Official Ballot

   Section 5.   Election of Mayor by Majority

   Section 6.   Election of Councilmembers by Majority

   Section 7.   Laws Governing City Elections

   Section 8.   Conducting and Canvassing Elections

   Section 9.   Oath of Office

ARTICLE XII. RECALL OF OFFICERS

   Section 1.   Scope of Recall

   Section 2.   Petitions for Recall

   Section 3.   Form of Recall Petition

   Section 4.   Various Papers Constituting Petition

   Section 5.   Presentation of Petition to City Council

   Section 6.   Public Hearing

   Section 7.   Election to be Called

   Section 8.   Ballots in Recall Election

   Section 9.   Result of Recall Election

   Section 10.   Recall, Restrictions Thereon

   Section 11.   Failure of City Council to Call an Election

ARTICLE XIII. LEGISLATION BY THE PEOPLE, INITIATIVE, AND REFERENDUM

   Section 1.   General Power

   Section 2.   Initiative

   Section 3.   Referendum

   Section 4.   Voluntary Submission of Legislation by the Council

   Section 5.   Form of Ballots

   Section 6.   Publication of Proposed and Referred Ordinances

   Section 7.   Adoption of Ordinances

   Section 8.   Inconsistent Ordinances

   Section 9.   Ordinances Passed by Popular Vote, Repeal or Amendment

   Section 10.   Further Regulations by City Council

   Section 11.   Franchise Ordinances

ARTICLE XIV. THE BUDGET

   Section 1.   Fiscal Year

   Section 2.   Preparation, Submission, and Content of Budget

   Section 3.   Budget a Public Record

   Section 4.   Publication of Notice of Public Hearing

   Section 5.   Public Hearing on Budget

   Section 6.   Proceeding on Adoption of Proposed Budget

   Section 7.   Appropriation

   Section 8.   Budget Established Amount to be Raised by Property Tax

   Section 9.   Anticipated Revenues and Expenses Compared with Other Years

   Section 10.   Contingent Appropriation

ARTICLE XV. BORROWING FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

   Section 1.   General Obligation Bonds

   Section 2.   Revenue Bonds

   Section 3.   Sale of Bonds

ARTICLE XVI. FINANCE ADMINISTRATION

   Section 1.   Director of Finance; Powers and Duties

   Section 2.   Transfer of Appropriations

   Section 3.   Appropriations Lapse at End of Year

   Section 4.   Fees Shall be Paid to City Government

   Section 5.   Sale of City Property; Procedure

   Section 6.   Purchase Procedure

   Section 7.   Emergency Purchase of Materials and Services

   Section 8.   Contracts for City Improvements

   Section 9.   Accounting Control of Purchases

   Section 10.   Disbursement of Funds

   Section 11.   Borrowing in Anticipation of Property Taxes

   Section 12.   Sale of Notes; Report of Sale

ARTICLE XVII. TAX ADMINISTRATION

   Section 1.   Appraisal, Assessment and Collection

ARTICLE XVIII. FRANCHISES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES

   Section 1.   Powers of the City

   Section 2.   Franchises; Power of the Council

   Section 3.   Franchise; Value Not to be Allowed

   Section 4.   Right of Regulation

   Section 5.   Consent of Property Owners

   Section 6.   Extensions

   Section 7.   Other Conditions

   Section 8.   Accounts of Municipally Owned Utilities

   Section 9.   Regulation of Rates of Services

ARTICLE XIX. GENERAL PROVISIONS

   Section 1.   Publicity of Records

   Section 2.   Private Development

   Section 3.   Notice of Claim Against City for Damages

   Section 4.   Drilling Operations

   Section 5.   Nepotism

   Section 6.   Public Library

   Section 7.   Zoning Ordinances

   Section 8.   Provisions Relating to Assignment, Execution, and Garnishment

   Section 9.   City Not Required to Give Security or Execute Bond

   Section 10.   Effect of this Charter on Existing Law

   Section 11.   Interim Municipal Government

   Section 12.   Amending the Charter

   Section 13.   Separability Clause

   Section 14.   Submission to Charter to Electors

Cross-reference:

   Charter amendments, see § 30.14