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Eureka Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-30 · Eureka

CHARTER TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section

Article I. Name, and Seal; Form of Government; Boundaries; Municipal Affairs

  1. Name and Seal

  2. Form of Government

  3. Boundaries

  4. Municipal Affairs

    Article II. Elections

  5. Kinds of Elections

  6. Wards

  7. General Municipal Elections

  8. Officers to be Elected at Elections After Adoption of Revised Charter

  9. Canvass of Returns

  10. Time of Taking Office; Term

  11. Special Municipal Elections

  12. Procedure for Conducting Elections

  13. Term Limits - Office of the Mayor

  14. Term Limits - Council Members

    Article III. City Council

  15. Legislative Authority

  16. Qualifications of Council Members

  17. Filling Vacancies in Office of Council Member

  18. Council Meetings

  19. Quorum

  20. Actions by Council

  21. Mayor Pro Tem

  22. Rules: Censure and Expulsion of Council Members: Subpoenas

  23. Administration of Oaths and Affirmations

  24. Minutes of Council Meetings

  25. Salaries and Expenses of Council Members

  26. Establishment of Boards, Commissions and Committees

    Article IV. Mayor

  27. Qualifications of Mayor

  28. Duties of Mayor

  29. Notification of Special Meetings of the City Council and Notification of and Attendance At Other Meetings

  30. Vacancy in Office of Mayor

  31. Other Offices Prohibited

  32. Salary and Expenses of Mayor

  33. Administration of Oaths and Affirmations

    Article V. Ordinances

  34. Enacting Clause

  35. Amendment of Ordinances

  36. One Subject

  37. Reconsideration

  38. Adoption of Ordinances

  39. Action by Council after Mayor Disapproval

  1. Publication or Posting

  2. Effective Date

  3. Codification or Compilation In Book Form

    Article VI. Administration

  4. City Manager

  5. Council Members Ineligible

  6. Duties of the City Manager

  7. Department Heads Responsible to City Manager

  8. Emergency Powers

  9. Interference With City Manager

  10. City Manager Pro Tem

  11. Administrative Organization Authorized

  12. City Attorney

  13. City Clerk

  14. Creation and Abolition of Offices and Employments; Salaries

  15. Contracts with Temporary Help Firms

    Article VII. Fiscal Administration

  16. Property Taxation

  17. Funds to be Established

  18. Fiscal Year

  19. Budget Preparation

  20. Budget Hearing and Approval

  21. Budget Transfers

  22. Assessment

  23. Tax Collection

  24. General Revenues

  25. Purchasing

  26. Public Works

  27. Terms of Contracts

  28. Accounting System

  29. Authorization and Control of Expenditure

  30. All Money to Treasury

  31. Suits Must be Preceded by Demand

  32. Independent Audit

  33. Off-Street Vehicular Parking

    Article VIII. Officers and Employees

  34. Personnel Merit System

  35. Provisional Appointments

  36. Personnel Ordinance

  37. Removal or Suspension

  38. Oath of Office

  39. Official Bonds

  40. Officers Holding Other Office

  41. Prohibited Interest in Contracts, Work or Business of the City

  42. Prohibited Acts of Officers and Employees

  43. Absence From City; or Conviction of Felony

  44. Non-Discrimination

Article IX. Franchises

  1. Award of Franchise; Abandonment

    Article X. Initiative, Referendum and Recall

  2. Reservation to People of Right of Initiative, Referendum and Recall

    Article XI. Miscellaneous Provisions

  3. Books Open to Public Inspection

  4. Records and Other Personal Property of City

  5. Definitions

  6. Headings

  7. Validity and Separability

  8. Revolving Door Prohibition

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