Pasadena Municipal Code Art. III Powers of the City

The City shall have the power to make and enforce all laws and regulations in respect to municipal affairs, subject only to the restrictions and limitations provided in this Charter and in the Constitution of the State of California. It shall have the power to exercise any and all rights, powers, and privileges heretofore or hereafter granted or prescribed by general laws of the State, or by other lawful authority, or which a municipal corporation might or could exercise under the Constitution of the State of California.

The City shall have the power to license for the purpose of revenue or regulation, or both, every kind of lawful business transacted in the City and fix the license tax therefor.

The City shall have the power to contract with any governmental entity or regulated public utility, both inside and outside the city limits, to perform such services or to acquire, construct, or administer jointly such public works, public utilities, or other facilities as are beneficial to its citizens or the consumers of its utilities.

The City shall have the power and may act pursuant to any procedure established by the general laws of the State, unless a different procedure is established by ordinance.

The enumeration of powers in this Charter shall not be held to be exclusive of or any limitation upon the general powers stated in Section 301 of this Charter.