Oroville Municipal Code Art. VI The Charter

Sec. 1. Officers and Employees.

The officers of the City of Oroville shall be a Mayor, six members of the City Council, a City Clerk/City Administrator, a City Attorney, all City departments heads which include but are not limited to: a City Treasurer, Director of Finance, a City Engineer, a Director of Public Works, a Director of Community Development, a Director of Code Enforcement, a Director of Business Assistance and Housing Development, a Chief of Police, and a Fire Chief. In addition, planning commission and park commission; provided, the City Council may by ordinance provide for such subordinate officers, assistants, deputies, clerks and employees as it deems necessary.

The members of the City Council shall be elected from the City and shall hold office for four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

The City Treasurer shall be elected and shall hold office for four years and until a successor is elected and qualified.

All other officers, assistants, deputies, clerks and employees shall be appointed as provided in this Charter or as the City Council may provide by ordinance in case no provision for their appointment is herein made, and they shall hold their respective offices or positions at the pleasure of the appointing power, except as otherwise herein provided.

Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, where the appointment of any officer, assistant, deputies, clerks or employees that is vested in the council, the appointment and removal must be made by a five-sevenths vote of the members.

No increase or reduction shall be made in the compensation paid any appointive officer unless made by a five-sevenths vote of the City Council.

(1941, p. 3480; amended by vote of the people, April 12, 1983; amended by vote of the people, November 8, 1988; amended by vote of the people, November 5, 2024)