• Complete Charter in PDF* (418 KB) 

• Introduction 

• Articles 

1. Name and Rights of the City (§§ 1 - 2) 

2. Boundaries (§ 3) 

3. Elections (§§ 4 - 6 1/2) 

4. Recall of Elective Officers (§ 7) 

5. Elective Officers (§§ 8 - 20) 

6. The Mayor (§§ 21 - 26) 

7. Executive and Administrative Departments (§§ 27 - 37a) 

8. The Council (§§ 38 - 46) 

9. Powers of the City and of the Council (Repealed) (§§ 48 - 49) 

10. Finance and Taxation (§§ 50 - 64) 

11. Public Work and Supplies (§§ 65 - 73) 

12. Franchises (§§ 74 - 80)
    XIIA. Off-Street Vehicular Parking (Repealed) (§§ 81 - 91) 

13. The Initiative (§ 92) 

14. The Referendum (§§ 93 - 95) 

15. The Public Schools (§§ 96 - 108) 

16. Miscellaneous (§§ 109 - 119) 

17. Rent Stabilization Board (§§ 120 - 124) 

• Appendix A
  References to State Statutes Authorizing Charter and Amendments 

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