The municipal corporation now existing and known as the City
of Roseville shall remain and continue a body politic and corporate
in name and in fact, by the same name. The City may have and use a
common seal, and alter the same at its pleasure.
(Amended by General Municipal Election on November 2, 2010)
The boundaries of the City of Roseville shall continue as now
established until changed in the manner authorized by law.
(Amended by General Municipal Election on November 2, 2010)
The City of Roseville shall remain vested with, and continue
to have, hold, and enjoy all property, rights of property and rights
of action of every nature and description now pertaining to this municipality,
and is hereby declared to be the successor of the same. The City shall
be subject to all the liabilities that now exist against the municipal
corporation.
(Amended by General Municipal Election on November 2, 2010)
All lawful ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations, or
portions thereof, in force at the time this charter takes effect and
not in conflict with or inconsistent herewith, are hereby continued
in force until the same have been duly repealed, amended, changed
or superseded by proper authority.
At least every ten (10) years, the City council shall appoint
a citizen committee of not less than nine (9) members whose charge
shall be to review the charter and present, or cause to be presented,
to the City council a written report recommending those amendments,
if any, which should be made to the charter. Appointees shall be subject
to confirmation by a majority of the City council.
(Amended by General Municipal Election on November 7, 2000; amended by General Municipal
Election on November 2, 2010; Amended by General Municipal Election on November 3, 2020)
(Amended by General Municipal Election on November 2, 2010)
No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the time
when this charter takes effect, brought by or against the City or
any officer, office, department or agency thereof, shall be affected
or abated by the adoption of this charter or by anything herein contained,
but all such actions or proceedings may be continued notwithstanding
that functions, powers and duties of any officer, office, department
or agency a party thereto, may be assigned or transferred by or under
this charter to another officer, office, department or agency, but
in that event the same may be prosecuted or defended by the head of
the office, department or agency to which such functions, powers and
duties have been assigned or transferred by or under this charter.
(Amended by General Municipal Election on November 2, 2010)
The City shall have the power to make and enforce all laws and
regulations in respect to municipal affairs, subject to such restrictions
and limitations as may be provided in this charter and in the Constitution
of the State of California. It shall also have the power to exercise
any and all rights, powers and privileges heretofore or hereafter
established, granted or prescribed by any law of the State, by this
charter, or by other lawful authority, or which a municipal corporation
might or could exercise under the Constitution of the State of California.
The enumeration in this charter of any particular power shall
not be held to be exclusive of, or any limitation upon, this general
grant of power.
(Amended by General Municipal Election on November 2, 2010)
