Editor's Note: The Charter of the City of Glendale consists of Stats. 1921, p. 2204, as amended by Stats. 1923, p. 1646; Stats. 1931, p. 2693; Stats. 1933, p. 2728; Stats. 1937, p. 2865; Stats. 1941, p. 3365; Stats. 1943, p. 3284; Stats. 1945, p. 3026; Stats. 1947, pp. 344, 3372; Stats. 1949, pp. 2859, 3119; Stats. 1950, p. 98; Stats. 1953, p. 4024; Stats. 1955, p. 3763; Concurrent and Joint Resolutions, ch. 177, 1957; ch. 137, 1959; the amendments approved at a municipal election held on April 9, 1963; amendments adopted by Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 95, adopted May 5, 1965; an amendment approved at a municipal election held on April 4, 1967; amendments approved at a municipal election held on April 1, 1969; a resolution adopted by the council on February 22, 1972; a resolution adopted February 29, 1972; and amendments approved at a municipal election held on April 5, 2005.
The Charter was adopted pursuant to section 8 of article XI of the state constitution, ratified by the qualified electors of the city at a special election held on March 29, 1921, and approved by the state legislature and filed in the office of the secretary of state on May 11, 1921.
Catchlines have been supplied by the editor where particular sections of the original had no catchline, as indicated by editor's notes. Where a catchline appearing in the original has been revised, the original catchline has been set out in an editor's note. In some instances, as indicated by editor's notes, subcatchlines have been added. In two instances, article headings have been supplied and in several instances they have been revised. This has been indicated by editor's notes.
Except where otherwise indicated by editor's notes, a uniform system of capitalization has been employed throughout the Charter.