Chico Municipal Code Art. XV Miscellaneous

Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, as used in this Charter:

A. “Shall” is mandatory, and “may” is permissive;

B. “City” is the City of Chico 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 Chico;

C. “County” is the County of Butte;

D. “State” is the State of California;

E. “Official newspaper of the city” is any newspaper which has been awarded a contract pursuant to Section 1114 of this Charter;

F. The word “Council,” wherever it occurs in this Charter, means the city council of the City of Chico.

(Res. No. 75 76-77 §1, Measure E (part), Passed 3-8-77, Filed in Office of Secretary of State 5-2-77)

The city shall have power to improve the streams and channels within and without the city limits; to widen, straighten and deepen the channels thereof and remove obstructions therefrom; to construct and maintain embankments and other works to protect the city from overflow.

For the purpose of qualification and nomination of candidates for elective offices and the election of officers to fill offices created by this Charter, this Charter shall take effect from the time of its final approval by the state legislature. For all other purposes, it shall take effect on Tuesday, May 2, 1961, following approval by the legislature.

If any section or part of a section of this Charter proves to be invalid, it shall not be held to invalidate or impair the validity 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.

All general laws of the state applicable to municipal corporations, now or hereafter enacted, and which are not in conflict with the provisions of this Charter, or with ordinances or resolutions hereafter enacted, shall be applicable to the city.

A violation of any provision of this Charter or of any ordinance or resolution of the city, or any order issued by any officer, agent or employee of the city pursuant to such ordinance or resolution shall be deemed an infraction unless such provision shall otherwise provide that such violation is a misdemeanor. All infractions shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or as set by ordinance, and all misdemeanors shall be punished by a fine and/or imprisonment not exceeding the maximum penalty allowed under the general laws of the state for misdemeanors. A minimum penalty, not in excess of the maximum penalty provided for herein, may be adopted by ordinance with respect to any particular violation.

(Assembly Concurrent Res. No. 122, Ch. 124, 1972; Res. No. 111 89-90 §6, Passed 6-5-90, Filed in Office of Secretary of State 10-4-90, Measure L (part), Passed 11-2-04, Filed in Office of Secretary of State 12-9-04)

TABLE OF CHARTER AMENDMENTS

Council Res. No. Date Approved Date Effective Subject

04 00-01 11-7-00 12-28-00 Amends §§611 and 700