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Oroville Municipal Code Title CHA The Charter

Oroville Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Oroville

Cite as: Oroville Municipal Code Title CHA · Text as of 2026-10-04

Article I

Sec. 1. Name.

The municipal corporation now existing and known as the "City of Oroville" shall remain and continue a body politic and corporate in fact and in law, by the name of the "City of Oroville" and by such name shall have perpetual succession.

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Article II

Sec. 1. Boundaries.

The boundaries of the City of Oroville shall continue as now established, and the territory embraced therein may be added to or diminished in accordance with the laws of the State of California governing the annexation and exclusion of territory by municipalities.

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Article XI

Sec. 1. City Attorney.

(Amended to be included in Article IX by vote of the people, November 4, 2024)

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Article XII

(Amended to be included in Article IX by vote of the people, November 4, 2024)

Sec. 1. City Clerk.

(Amended to be included in Article IX by vote of the people, November 4, 2024)

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Article XIII

(Article XIII, of the Charter of the City of Oroville, relating to City Assessor and Board of Appraisers, is repealed. (Repealed by vote of the people, April 12, 1983)

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Article XIV

Sec. 1. Expert Accountant.

(Repealed by vote of the people, November 4, 2024)

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Article XV

Sec. 1. City Treasurer.

[Amended by vote of the people, April 12, 1983; amended to be included in Article IX by vote of the people, November 4, 2024]

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Article XVI

Sec. 1. City Engineer.

[Amended to be included in Article IX by vote of the people, November 4, 2024]

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Article XVIa

Sec. 1. Superintendent of Streets.

[Amended to be included in Article IX by vote of the people, November 4, 2024]

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Article XVII

[Repealed by vote of the people, November 8, 1988]

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Article XVII, of the Charter of the City of Oroville, relating to City court and City judge, is repealed.

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Article XVIII

Sec. 1. Chief of Police.

[Amended by vote of the people, November 8, 1988; amended by vote of the people, November 5, 1996; amended to be included in Article IX by vote of the people, November 4, 2024]

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Article XIX

Sec. 1. Chief of Fire Department.

[Amended to be included in Article IX by vote of the people, November 4, 2024]

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Article XX

Sec. 1. Health Officer.

[Amended by vote of the people, November 8, 1988; repealed by vote of the people, November 4, 2024]

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Article XXIII

Sec. 1. Library.

Note: Section 1. Repealed by the vote of the people, November 4, 2024.

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Article XXV

Sec. 1. Limit of Bond Indebtedness.

The bonded debt of the City shall comply with state law.

[Amended by vote of the people, April 12, 1983; amended by the vote of the people November 5, 2024]

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Article XXVI

(Repealed by vote of the people, April 12, 1983.)

Article XXVI of the Charter of the City of Oroville relating to "Special Taxes and Bonds" is repealed.

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Article XXVII

Former Article XXVII, Advertising the City; Inducing Immigration, is repealed by vote of the people, November 5, 2024.

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Article XXVIII

Former Article XXVIII, Street and Other Public Improvements, is repealed by vote of the people, November 5, 2024.

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