Vernon Municipal Code Art. II Powers of the City

CH: 2.1. General powers.

The City shall have full power and authority to adopt, make, exercise and enforce all legislation, laws, and regulations and to take all actions in respect to municipal affairs, without limitation, which may lawfully be adopted, made, exercised, taken or enforced under the Constitution of the State of California subject only to such limitations as may be provided by this Charter. The City shall also have the power and authority to adopt, make, exercise and enforce all legislation, laws and regulations and to take all actions and to exercise any and all rights, powers and privileges heretofore or hereafter established, granted or prescribed by any law of the State of California, or by this Charter, or by other lawful authority. The specification in this Charter of any particular power shall not be held to be exclusive of any other specific power that may be exercised under the general power, or of the general powers, provided for in this section.

CH: 2.2. Emergency powers.

Notwithstanding any general or special provisions of this Charter, in order to ensure continuity of governmental operations in periods of extreme emergency resulting from damage or destruction from acts of war, subversion, terrorism, natural disaster or other causes of whatever nature, the City Council, by majority vote of its members in office, shall have the power and immediate duty to declare an emergency by resolution and:

(a) To provide for prompt and temporary succession to the powers and duties of all City offices, whether filled by election or appointment, when the incumbent may become unavailable for carrying on the powers and duties of such office; and

(b) To adopt such other measures as may be necessary and proper for ensuring the continuity of City operations, including, but not limited to, the financing thereof.

CH: 2.3. Intergovernmental relations.

The City may exercise any of its powers, perform any of its functions, or participate in the financing thereof, jointly or in cooperation, by contract or otherwise, with any one or more governmental entities or civil divisions or agencies thereof.