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CHARTER
Pasadena Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Pasadena
Cite as: Pasadena Municipal Code · Text as of 2026-10-04
OF THE
CITY OF PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
ADOPTED
January 29, 1901
AMENDED
February 16, 1905
March 3, 1909
January 21, 1913
April 29, 1919
May 16, 1921
May 18, 1923
January 17, 1927
January 16, 1931
January 11, 1933
January 17, 1935
April 30, 1937
January 10, 1939
May 2, 1939
January 16, 1941
January 26, 1943
March 23, 1945
March 24, 1947
April 13, 1949
January 23, 1951
March 29, 1951
March 27, 1953
March 17, 1954
January 13, 1955
January 19, 1961
January 14, 1963
January 12, 1965
May 10, 1966
July 9, 1968 (Revised)
July 1, 1969
July 17, 1970
January 14, 1971
July 21, 1972
July 1, 1973
August 1, 1976
July 1, 1977
May 1, 1979
October 10, 1980
January 1, 1981
July 9, 1984
December 17, 1984
January 7, 1987
June 5, 1991
March 9, 1993
March 7, 1995
March 4, 1997
November 3, 1998
November 7, 2000
March 6, 2001
March 4, 2003
November 7, 2006
June 5, 2012
June 5, 2018
November 3, 2020
November 8, 2022
March 5, 2024
November 5, 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Article | Page | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| I | — | NAME AND BOUNDARIES ..... | C-1 |
| II | — | SUCCESSION ..... | C-1 |
| III | — | POWERS OF THE CITY ..... | C-1 |
| IV | — | THE CITY COUNCIL ..... | C-2 |
| V | — | LEGISLATION ..... | C-4 |
| VI | — | THE CITY MANAGER ..... | C-6 |
| VII | — | BOARD OF EDUCATION ..... | C-8 |
| VIII | — | THE PERSONNEL SYSTEM ..... | C-9 |
| IX | — | FISCAL ADMINISTRATION ..... | C-9 |
| X | — | CONTRACTS, PURCHASES AND CLAIMS ..... | C-13 |
| XI | — | FRANCHISES ..... | C-16 |
| XII | — | ELECTIONS ..... | C-17 |
| XIII | — | INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL ..... | C-18 |
| XIV | — | WATER AND POWER UTILITY OPERATIONS ..... | C-18 |
| XV | — | THE FIRE AND POLICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM ..... | C-21 |
| XVI | — | PARK PRESERVATION ..... | C-33 |
| XVII | — | TAXPAYER PROTECTION ..... | C-34 |
| XVIII | — | THE PASADENA FAIR AND EQUITABLE HOUSING CHARTER AMENDMENT ..... | C-37 |
CHARTER OF THE
CITY OF PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
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