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Council

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Qualifications of council members

Vesting of legislative power

Organization of council

Oath of council members, quorum and rules

Meetings of council, notice and participation by telecommunication device

Attendance of witnesses and production of books before council or committee of council

Salaries

Section
11016.1

Appointment of city clerk

Section
11018.1

Ordinances and resolutions

Section
11018.2

Voting, no veto and vote necessary to enact ordinances or adopt resolutions

Section
11018.3

Journal of proceedings, recording and withholding of vote

Section
11018.4

Signing and attesting ordinances

Section
11018.5

Proposed ordinances and titles

Section
11018.6

Reading of proposed ordinances and final enactment

Section
11018.7

Payments not authorized by law

Section
11018.8

Time of taking effect of ordinances

Section
11018.9

Publication of proposed ordinances

Section
11018.10

Filing of proposed ordinances

Section
11018.11

Records of ordinances maintained by city clerk

Section
11018.12

Proof and evidence

Section
11018.13

Standard or nationally recognized codes

Section
11018.14

Maps, plans or drawings

Section
11018.15

Codification of ordinances

Section
11018.16

Enforcement of ordinances, recovery and payment of fines and penalties

Section
11018.17

Penalty

Initiation of proposed ordinances by petition and exceptions

Petition and notice

Signing and oath

Number of signatures, examination and certificate by city clerk

Submission to council

Actions by council and notices

Form of ballot on submission to vote

Effect of majority vote

No repeal within two years

Number of proposed ordinances to be submitted and elections limited

Submission for repeal by council

Publication of proposed ordinance, repeal or amendment

Time ordinances go into effect

Petition and reconsideration of ordinance

Preparation of petition by city clerk and notice

Additional petitions

Signatures, oath and time of signing

Presentation of petition to council

Ascertainment of number of signers and report

Effect of petition and submission to electors

Certification to county board of elections, ballots or ballot labels and expense of elections

Form of ballot or ballot label

Computing and filing returns

Effect of vote

Publication of ordinance before election

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