Oroville Municipal Code Art. XXXII Miscellaneous

Sec. 1. Official records.

All books and records of every office and department shall be open to the inspection of any citizen during business hours, subject to proper rules and regulations for the efficient conduct of business of such department or office; provided, the records of the police department shall not be subject to such inspection except by permission of the proper police authorities.

Copies or extracts, duly certified, from said books and records open for inspection, shall be given by the officer having the same in custody to any person demanding the same and paying or tendering the fee for such copies or extracts, and an additional fee for certifying. The city council, by resolution duly adopted, shall set the fee to be charged for copies or extracts and for certifying.

All officers and boards shall deliver to their successors all papers, books, documents, records, archives, and other properties pertaining to their respective offices or departments, in their possession or under their control.

(Amended by vote of the people, April 12, 1983)

Sec. 2. General laws applicable.

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 hereafter enacted, shall be applicable to the City of Oroville.

The council may adopt and enforce ordinances which in relation to municipal affairs, shall control as against the general laws of the state.

Provided, that where a procedure for the exercising of any rights or powers belonging to a city, is provided by statute of the State of California, such procedure shall control and be followed unless a different procedure is provided in, or by ordinance enacted under authority of this Charter.

(1955, c. 185; amended by vote of the people, April 12, 1983)

Sec. 3. Continuing officers and employees.

All officers, assistants, and employees in office when this Charter takes effect, shall continue to hold and exercise their respective offices or employment, under and subject to the terms and provisions of this Charter until the election or appointment and qualification of their successors in the manner prescribed in this Charter.

Sec. 4. Continuing ordinances in force.

All lawful ordinances, resolutions, and regulations in force at the time this Charter shall take effect,[1] and not inconsistent with its provisions, are hereby continued in force until the same shall have been duly amended, repealed or superseded.

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See note to section 7 of this article.

Sec. 5. Continuing contracts in force.

All vested rights of the city shall continue and shall not in any manner be affected by the adoption of this Charter, nor shall any right, liability, pending suit or prosecution, either in behalf of or against the city, be affected by the adoption of this Charter. All contracts entered into by the city prior to the taking effect of this Charter shall continue in full force and effect. All public work begun prior to the taking effect of this Charter shall be continued and perfected hereunder.

Sec. 6. Validity.

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

Sec. 7. When Charter effective.

This Charter shall go into effect upon its approval by the legislature, except for the purpose of electing the officers provided for herein; for which purpose it shall go into effect on the expiration of the terms of the present elected officials.

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Editor's note: The Charter was approved by the state legislature and filed with the secretary of state on January 27, 1933.