The City Council shall establish by ordinance the amounts, terms
and conditions of any official bonds required of officials or employees.
Premiums on official bonds shall be paid by the City.
(Amended at General Municipal Election, November 3, 1992, certified by Res. No. 8503CCS)
Each member of the City Council, of every board and commission
and each officer provided for in this Charter before entering upon
the discharge of the duties of his or her office, shall take, subscribe
to and file with the City Clerk the following oath or affirmation:
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that
I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution
of the State of California, and that I will faithfully discharge the
duties of the office of (here inserting name of office) according
to the best of my ability.”
(Amended at General Municipal Election, November 3, 1992, certified by Res. No. 8503CCS)
No member of the City Council shall be financially interested,
directly or indirectly, in any contract, sale or transaction to which
the City is a party and neither shall any City official or employee
be interested in any contract, sale or transaction to which the City
is a party and which comes before said official or employee, or the
department of the City with which said official or employee is connected,
for official action. Any such contract or transaction in which there
shall be such an interest shall become void at the election of the
City, when so declared by resolution of the City Council.
No member of the City Council, City official or employee shall
be deemed to be financially interested, within the meaning of the
foregoing provisions, in any contract made with a corporation by reason
of the ownership of stock in such corporation unless said stock owned
by said person shall amount to at least three (3%) per cent of all
the stock of such corporation issued and outstanding. No City Councilmember
or member of any board or commission shall vote on or participate
in any contract or transaction in which the Councilmember is directly
or indirectly financially interested whether as a stockholder of the
corporation or otherwise. If any officer of the City, during the term
for which the officer was elected or appointed, shall so vote or participate,
or shall be financially interested as aforesaid, upon conviction thereof,
the official shall forfeit his or her office.
(Amended at General Municipal Election, November 3, 1992, certified by Res. No. 8503CCS)
The City Council by ordinance may assign additional functions
or duties to offices, departments or agencies established by this
Charter, but may not discontinue or assign to any other office, department
or agency any function or duty assigned by this Charter to a particular
office, department or agency.
Each department head and the department head’s deputies
shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations in connection
with any official business pertaining to his or her department.
(Amended at General Municipal Election, November 3, 1992, certified by Res. No. 8503CCS)
Each department head shall have the power to appoint and remove
such deputies, assistants, subordinates and employees as are provided
for by the City Council for that department, upon the following conditions:
(a)
Subject
to the civil service provisions of this Charter and the rules and
regulations promulgated hereunder; and
(b)
Subject
to approval of the City Manager being first had and received.
(Amended at General Municipal Election, November 3, 1992, certified by Res. No. 8503CCS)
