San Leandro Municipal Code Art. I Succession, Form of Government, Powers

The municipal corporation now existing and known as the City of San Leandro shall remain and continue to be a body politic and corporate in fact and in law by the name of the City of San Leandro, and shall hereinafter be referred to as the City.

The boundaries of the City shall be the boundaries existing on the effective date of this Charter, until changed in the manner authorized by law.

The City shall continue to own, possess and control all rights and property of every kind and nature owned, possessed or controlled by it on the effective date of this Charter, and shall be subject to all its debts, obligations and liabilities.

All lawful ordinances, resolutions, and rules and regulations in force on the effective date of this Charter and not in conflict or inconsistent herewith are continued in force until repealed or amended.

The present officers and employees of the City shall retain their respective offices and employments, subject, however, to the provisions of this Charter.

The government established by this Charter shall be the Mayor-Council-Manager form of government.

The City shall have the power to make and enforce all ordinances and regulations in respect to municipal affairs, subject only to restrictions and limitations provided in this Charter or in the Constitution of the State of California. The City shall have all the powers that are provided by the Constitution or by statute for cities. The City may exercise any of its powers jointly with other public agencies, and may agree with the County of Alameda for the assumption and discharge by the County of any of the City's municipal functions.