The City Clerk shall have power and be required to:
(a) 
Attend all meetings of the City Council and be responsible for the recording and maintaining of a full and true record of all of the proceedings of the City Council in books that shall bear appropriate titles and be devoted to such purpose. Such books shall have a general index sufficiently comprehensive to enable a person readily to ascertain matters contained therein;
(b) 
Maintain ordinance and resolution books into which shall be recorded all City ordinances and resolutions with the certificate of the Clerk annexed to each thereof stating the same to be the original or a correct copy, giving the number of said ordinance or resolution and, as to an ordinance requiring publication, stating that the same has been published or posted in accordance with this Charter;
(c) 
Be the custodian of the seal of the City;
(d) 
Administer oaths or affirmations, take affidavits and depositions pertaining to the affairs and business of the City and certify copies of official records;
(e) 
Have charge of all city elections; and (e) Devote his full time during business hours to the duties of his office.
The City Treasurer shall be the custodian of all public funds belonging to or under the control of the City, or of any office, department or agency thereof, and to that end shall have power and be required to:
(a) 
Receive and have custody of all monies receivable by the City from any source;
(b) 
Deposit all monies received in such depositories as may be designated by resolution of the City Council and in compliance with all of the provisions of the State Constitution and laws of the State, governing the handling, depositing and securing of public funds;
(c) 
Disburse monies on demands properly audited in the manner provided for in this Charter;
(d) 
Prepare and submit to the City Controller monthly written reports of all receipts, disbursements and fund balances, copies of which shall be filed with the City Manager; and
(e) 
Devote his full time during business hours to the duties of his office.
To be come eligible for City Attorney the person elected or appointed to the office shall be an attorney at law duly licensed as such under the laws of the State of California and shall have been engaged in the practice of law for at least three years prior to his election or appointment. The City Attorney shall have power to perform and be responsible for the following duties:
(a) 
Represent and advise the City Council and all City officers in all matters of law pertaining to their offices;
(b) 
Represent and appear for the City and any City officer or employee, or former City officer or employees, in any or all actions and proceedings in which the City or any such officer or employee, in or by reason of his official capacity, is concerned or is a party, but the City Council shall have control of all legal business and proceedings and may employ other attorneys to take charge of any litigation or matter or to assist the City Attorney therein;
(c) 
Attend all regular meetings of the City Council and give his advice or opinion in writing whenever requested to do so by the City Council or by any of the boards or officers of the City;
(d) 
Approve the form of all bonds given to and all contracts made by the City, endorsing his approval thereon in writing;
(e) 
Prepare or review any and all proposed ordinance or resolution for the City, and amendments thereto;
(f) 
Prosecute on the behalf of the people such criminal cases for violations of this Charter, of City ordinance or of misdemeanor offenses arising upon violation of the laws of the State as in his opinion or that of the Chief of Police warrant his attention;
(g) 
Devote his full time during business hours to the duties of his office as may be specified in the ordinance fixing the compensation for such office; and
(h) 
On vacating the office surrender to his successor all books, papers, files and documents pertaining to the City's affairs.
The City Council shall appoint the City Manager, which position shall not be in the Classified Service, and who may be removed by motion of the City Council adopted by at least three affirmative votes.
It shall also appoint and may remove, under the Civil Service provisions of this Charter, the City Controller, which position shall be in the Classified Service.
In addition to the officers enumerated in the preceding section, there shall be the other appointive officers enumerated in this Charter, who shall be appointed by the City Manager and who shall be the heads of their respective departments.
The City Council may provide by ordinance for the creation or abolishment of other appointive officers or departments.
The City Manager shall be chosen on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications. He shall be paid a salary commensurate with his responsibilities as chief administrative officer of the City. No City Councilman shall receive such appointment during the term for which he shall have been elected, nor within one year after the expiration of his term.
The City Manager shall be the chief executive officer and the head of the administrative branch of the City government. He shall be responsible to the City Council for the proper administration of all affairs of the City excepting such matters for which elective officers are made responsible by this Charter, and he shall have power and be required to:
(a) 
Appoint and remove, subject to the Civil Service provisions of this Charter, all department heads of the City, except elective officers and those the power of appointment of whom is vested in the City Council, and pass upon and approve all proposed appointments and removals of subordinate employees by department heads;
(b) 
Prepare the budget annually and submit it to the City Council and be responsible for its administration after adoption;
(c) 
Prepare and submit to the City Council as of the end of the fiscal year a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the City for the preceding year;
(d) 
Keep the City Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the City and make such recommendations as may seem to him desirable; and
(e) 
Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or required of him by the City Council, not inconsistent with this Charter.
The City Manager shall be accorded a seat at the City Council table and shall be entitled to participate in the deliberations of the City Council, but shall not have a vote.
The City Controller shall have power and be required to:
(a) 
Compile the budget expense and capital estimates for the City Manager;
(b) 
Supervise and be responsible for the disbursement of all monies and have control over all expenditures to insure that budget appropriations are not exceeded;
(c) 
Maintain a general accounting system for the City government and each of its offices, departments and agencies;
(d) 
Require, and supervise the keeping of, current inventories of all property, real and personal, by the respective officers in charge thereof and periodically to audit the same;
(e) 
Submit to the City Council through the City Manager a monthly statement of all receipts and disbursements in sufficient detail to show the exact financial condition of the City; and, as of the end of each fiscal year, submit a complete financial statement and report; and
(f) 
Audit and approve before payment all bills, invoices, payrolls, demands or charges against the City Government and, with the advice of the City Attorney, determine the regularity, legality and correctness of such claims, demands or charges.
To be eligible for appointment as City Engineer the appointee shall be a Registered Civil Engineer in the State of California. The City Engineer shall have power and be required to:
(a) 
Supervise and be responsible for all City engineering work;
(b) 
Supervise and be responsible for the maintenance, properly indexed, of all maps, plans, profiles, field notes and other records and memoranda belonging to the City and pertaining to his office and the work thereof; and
(c) 
On vacating the office surrender to his successor all maps, plans, field notes and other records and memoranda pertaining to the City's affairs.
The Street Superintendent shall have the general care and supervision of all city streets, sewers and drains, and shall have power and be required to:
(a) 
Make frequent inspection of all streets, sewers and drains of the City;
(b) 
Receive and investigate all complaints as to their condition and have charge of the enforcement of all laws and ordinances pertaining thereto; and
(c) 
Inspect all streets, sewers and drains while the same are in the course of construction; inspect, approve or reject all materials used in such construction, whether done by contract or otherwise and, pending investigations when necessary, stop all work thereon.
The Building Official shall have charge of the supervision and inspection of all building construction within the City and shall have power and be required to:
(a) 
Examine building plans in order to determine conformity with State laws and ordinances and issue permits for the building thereof; and
(b) 
Enforce the laws and ordinances regulating the construction and maintenance of buildings and other structures.
The Chief of Police shall have the power and be required to:
(a) 
Preserve the public peace;
(b) 
Execute and return all process issued to him by legal authority; and
(c) 
Exercise all the powers that are now, or may hereafter be, conferred upon sheriffs and other police officers by the laws of the State.
The Chief of the Fire Department shall have power and be required to:
(a)
Be in full charge at the scene of any fire with full power and authority to direct the operations of extinguishing the same, take such precautions as are indicated to prevent the spread thereof, and control all persons and property in the vicinity thereof for the preservation of life and property; and
(c)
Make frequent inspection of all property within the city to enforce fire prevention regulations.
(Editor's Note: Reprinted as adopted November 8, 2022.)