§ 3 Rights in succession.

   The City of Sacramento, hereinafter termed the city, shall have, exercise and enjoy all the rights, immunities, powers, benefits, privileges and franchises now possessed, enjoyed, owned or held by it.

§ 4 Continuance of laws.

   All lawful ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations or portions thereof now in force and not in conflict or inconsistent herewith are continued in force until they have been duly repealed or amended.

§ 5 Offices.

   The city council may establish departments, divisions, offices and positions of employment not established by this Charter or created thereunder and shall have the power to abolish, merge or consolidate same.

   The city council may also provide for the performance by the County of Sacramento of all or any municipal functions which may now or hereafter be performed by said county, including municipal functions specifically provided for in this Charter. The city council may abolish the appropriate city departments, offices and employments when such municipal functions are to be provided by the County of Sacramento.

Article II. Powers

§ 10 General powers.

   The city shall have the right and power to make and enforce all the laws and regulations in respect to municipal affairs, subject only to the restrictions and limitations provided in this Charter; provided that nothing herein shall be construed to prevent or restrict the city from exercising or consenting to, and the city is hereby authorized to exercise, any and all rights, powers and privileges heretofore or hereafter granted or prescribed by the general laws of the state including those specifically applicable to general law cities; provided, also that where the general laws of the state provide a procedure for the carrying out and the enforcement of any rights or powers belonging to the city, said procedure may be followed unless a different procedure is provided or required by the Charter, ordinance or resolution.

   It is the intention of the people in adopting this section to take advantage of the provisions of Section 5 of Article XI of the Constitution of the State of California giving cities Home Rule as to municipal affairs.

§ 11 Water supply and meters.

   The supply of water for the City of Sacramento for municipal and domestic purposes shall always be owned and controlled as a municipal utility and shall be administered by the city government. No water meters shall ever be attached to residential water service pipes; provided, however, that the city council in its discretion may regulate by meter the charges for water supply of all other water users.

Article III. The City Council