Gilroy Municipal Code Art. XV General Provisions (CA)

Section 1500. Effective Date of Charter.¶

For the purpose of nominating and electing the first Mayor and the first Councilmen, the provisions of the Charter shall become effective when the concurrent resolution of the Legislature approving this Charter is filed with the Secretary of State. For all other purposes, it shall become effective at 8:00 o’clock P.M. on the first Tuesday following the date of the election of the first Mayor and first Councilmen.

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Section 1501. (Removed)¶

(Removed by Charter Amendment November 7, 1995)

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Section 1502. Validity of Charter: Severability.¶

If any provision of this Charter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the Charter and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

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Section 1503. Definitions.¶

Unless the provisions or the context otherwise require, as used in this Charter:

(a)

“Shall”

is mandatory, and “may” is permissive;

(b)

“City”

is the City of Gilroy, 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 Gilroy;

(c)

“Council”

is the City Council of the City of Gilroy;

(d)

A “member of the Council”

means any one of the seven (7) members of the Council, including the Mayor;

(e)

A “Councilman”

means any one of the members of the Council other than the Mayor;

(f)

“County”

is the County of Santa Clara;

(g)

“State”

is the State of California; and

(h)

“Newspaper of general circulation within the City”

is as defined by the Government Code of the State of California.

(Charter Amendment November 8, 2022)

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Section 1504. Violations.¶

The violation of any provision of this Charter shall be deemed a misdemeanor and be punishable upon conviction by a fine of not exceeding Five Hundred and no/100ths Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for a term of not exceeding six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

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Section 1505. Amendments to Charter.¶

Amendments to this Charter shall be proposed and submitted to the electors of the City in the manner provided by the Constitution of the State of California.

We certify that the foregoing is a full and exact copy of the Charter submitted to the electors.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have here-unto set our hands and hereunto affixed the official seal of the City of Gilroy, this 8th day of January, 1960.
SIG SANCHEZ
Mayor of the City of Gilroy
G. B. CARR
City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
and
WHEREAS, The proposed Charter, as adopted and ratified, now is fully submitted to the Legislature of the State of California for approval or rejection as a whole without power of alteration or amendment, in accordance with Section 8 of Article XI of the Constitution of the State of California, now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, a majority of all the members elected to each house voting therefore and concurring therein,
That the said Charter of the City of Gilroy, as proposed to and adopted and ratified by the electors of the City, as hereinabove fully set forth, is hereby approved as a whole, without alteration or amendment, as the Charter of the City of Gilroy.
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4
Adopted in Assembly February 1, 1960
Arthur A. Ohnimus, Chief Clerk of the Assembly
Adopted in Senate February 3, 1960
J. A. Beck, Secretary of the Senate
This resolution was received by the Secretary of State this 8th day of February 1960, at 9:00 o’clock A.M.
Walter C. Stutler, Assistant Secretary of State
Ralph M. Brown, Speaker of the Assembly
Hugh M. Burns, President of the Senate, pro tempore
Attest: Frank M. Jordan, Secretary of State
By Walter C. Stutler, Assistant Secretary of State

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