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.