Salinas Municipal Code Part I The Charter

Amendment History

Charter prepared and proposed for Salinas City by the Board of Freeholders elected May 6, 1918, in pursuance of the provisions of Section Eight, Article XI, of the Constitution of the State of California. Ratified by the qualified electors of said city at the general election held on November 5, 1918. Approved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate concurring, in accordance with said Section Eight, Article XI, of the Constitution of California. Filed with Secretary of State January 24, 1919. Chap. 9, Statutes of 1919, page 1398.

Sec. 4 of said Charter, as hereinafter set forth, is as amended by the electors of said city at the regular election held on November 2, 1920, and approved by Senate Concurrent Resolution of the Legislature, filed with Secretary of State February 14, 1921. Statutes of 1921, Chapter 26, page 2039.

Secs. 47 and 48 were repealed by the electors of said city at the regular election held on November 2, 1954, and approved by Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 62 of the Legislature, filed with Secretary of State March 16, 1955. Statutes of 1955, Chapter 85, page 3948.

Secs. 69 and 80 of said Charter, as hereinafter set forth, are as amended by the electors of said city at the regular election held on June 3, 1958, and approved by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 22 of the Legislature, filed with Secretary of State January 22, 1959. Statutes of 1959, Chapter 22, page 5395.

Sec. 81 of said Charter, as hereinafter set forth, is as amended by the electors of said city at the regular election held on November 2, 1954, and approved by Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 62 of the Legislature, filed with Secretary of State March 16, 1955. Statutes of 1955, Chapter 85, page 3948.

Secs. 5, 6, 7, 9, 26, 27, 28, 34, 39, 43, 46, 49, 66, 74, 83, 86, 87, 89, of said Charter, as hereinafter set forth, are as amended by the electors of said city at the regular election held on June 3, 1957, and approved by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 144 of the Legislature, filed with Secretary of State June 21, 1957. Statutes of 1957, Chapter 344, page 4812.

Secs. 17, 50, 51, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 110, 112, were repealed by the electors of said city at the regular election held on June 3, 1957, and approved by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 144 of the Legislature, filed with Secretary of State June 21, 1957. Statutes of 1957, Chapter 344, page 4812.

Secs. 5, 21, 34, 39, 43, 46, 54, 65, 68 and 81 of said Charter, as hereinafter set forth, are as amended by the electors of said city at the regular election held on June 5, 1973, and approved by Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 120 of the Legislature, filed with Secretary of State August 16, 1973. Statutes of 1973, Chapter 104.

Secs. 49, 71, 72, 75, 76 and 78 were repealed by the electors of said city at the regular election held on June 5, 1973, and approved by Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 120 of the Legislature, filed with Secretary of State August 16, 1973. Statutes of 1973, Chapter 104.

Secs. 5, 7, 9, 27, 29, 30, 34, 81, 86, 87 and 111 of said Charter, as hereinafter set forth, are as amended by the electors of said city at the regular election held on November 2, 1976, and as filed with the Secretary of State on January 7, 1977.

Secs. 1, 2, 4, 22, 23, 53 of said Charter, as hereafter set forth, are as amended by the electors of said city at the regular election held on June 5, 1979, and as filed with the Secretary of State on October 3, 1979.

Secs. 117 and 118 were repealed by the electors of said city at the regular election held on June 5, 1979, and as filed with the Secretary of State on October 3, 1979.

Secs. 7 and 113 were amended by the electors of said city at the regular election held on June 2, 1981, and as filed with the Secretary of State on July 15, 1981.

Secs. 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 and 27 were repealed by the electors of said city at the regular election held on June 2, 1981, and as filed with the Secretary of State on July 15, 1981.

Secs. 5, 10 and 11 are as amended by the electors of said city at the regular election held on June 8, 1982, and as filed with the Secretary of State on July 1, 1982.

Sec. 6.1 added by the electors on June 4, 1991.

Sec. 7 amended on June 6, 1995.

Prior amendments and Sec. 31 added on December 6, 1988.

Sec. 33 amended by the electors on June 4, 1991.

Secs. 36, 37, 64, and 82 amended on June 4, 1991.

Sec. 120 added on November 3, 1998.

The Charter, as hereinafter set forth, is as amended in its entirety by the electors of the city on June 7, 2016, as ratified by the City Council on July 12, 2016, and as filed with the Secretary of State on August 5, 2016.

CHARTER OF SALINAS

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Editor's note— Printed herein is the Charter of Salinas, amended in its entirety as approved by voters on June 7, 2016, and ratified by the City Council on July 12, 2016. Subsequent amendments are indicated by parenthetical history notes following amended provisions. The absence of a history note indicates that the provision remains unchanged from the original amendment. For stylistic purposes, headings and catchlines have been made uniform. Capitalization and expression of numbers in text has been unchanged from the original document. Obvious misspellings and punctuation errors have been corrected without notation. Additions made for clarity are indicated by brackets. See the Code Comparative Table for a detailed analysis.