If any section or part of a section of this Charter proves to
be invalid or unconstitutional, it shall not be held to invalidate
or impair the validity or constitutionality of any other section or
part of a section, unless it clearly appears that such other section
or part of a section is dependent for its operation upon the section
or part of a section so held invalid or unconstitutional.
(Amended Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71)
All ordinances, resolutions and regulations in force at the
time this Charter takes effect, and not inconsistent therewith, are
hereby continued in force until amended, repealed or rescinded.
(Amended Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71)
Following the 1994 general election, the City Clerk shall renumber
all Charter articles sequentially.
(Added Election 11/8/94 effective 5/22/95)
Unless the provisions of the context otherwise require, as used
in this Charter:
(a) "Shall"
is mandatory and "may" is permissive;
(b) "City"
is the City of Stockton and "department," "board," "commission," "agency,"
"officer," or "employee" is a department, board, commission, agency,
officer or employee, as the case may be, of the City of Stockton;
(c) "Council"
is the Council of the City of Stockton;
(d) A
"Councilmember" means any one of the members of the Council, excluding
the Mayor;
(e) "County"
is the County of San Joaquin;
(f) "State"
is the State of California;
(g) "Newspaper
of general circulation within the City" is defined by Section 6000
of the
Government Code of the State of California;
(h) The
masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter;
(i) "Council
Appointees" are the City Manager, the City Attorney, the City Clerk,
and the City Auditor;
(j) "Unclassified
Service" are employees not subject to Civil Service;
(k) The
terms "electors," "qualified electors" and "voters" are voters duly
registered and qualified to vote in the next municipal election of
the City of Stockton.
(Section 2703 Added Election 03/07/2000 effective 01/01/2001)