California Government Code CHAPTER 1 - Organization

• Section 36801.
  The city council shall meet at the meeting at which the declaration of the election results for a general municipal election is made pursuant to...
• Section 36802.
  The mayor shall preside at the meetings of the council. If he is absent or unable to act, the mayor pro tempore shall serve until...
• Section 36803.
  The mayor may make or second any motion and present and discuss any matter as a member of the council.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
• Section 36804.
  If the city clerk is absent, the deputy city clerk shall act. If there is none, the mayor shall appoint one of the council members...
• Section 36805.
  The city council shall hold regular meetings at least once a month at times fixed by ordinance or resolutions. It may adjourn any regular or...
• Section 36807.
  At any special meeting the city council shall act only on matters referred to in the notice or consent.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
• Section 36809.
  When an order of adjournment of a regular meeting fails to state the hour at which the adjourned meeting is to be held, it shall...
• Section 36810.
  A majority of the council constitutes a quorum for transaction of business. Less than a majority may adjourn from time to time, and compel attendance...
• Section 36811.
  If all council members are absent from any regular meeting, the city clerk shall declare the meeting adjourned to a stated day and hour. The...
• Section 36812.
  After incorporation, the city council is judge of the qualifications of its members and of election returns. It shall determine contested elections of city officers.(Added...
• Section 36812.1.
  If a written statement to contest the election of a city officer pursuant to Sections 16400 and 16401 of the Elections Code is filed with...
• Section 36812.5.
  A city may defend any person elected to the city council or to the office of city clerk or city treasurer in any election contest...
• Section 36813.
  The council may establish rules for the conduct of its proceedings. It may punish a member or other person for disorderly behavior at a meeting.(Added...
• Section 36814.
  The council shall cause the clerk to keep a correct record of its proceedings. At the request of a member, the city clerk shall enter...
• Section 36815.
  Any reference to “councilman” or “councilmen” shall also mean and include “councilwoman” or “councilwomen.” A female member of a city council may designate herself “councilwoman.”...

Last modified: October 22, 2018