{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"34851","citation":"Gov. Code, § 34851","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES [34000. - 45345.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-4"},{"name":"DIVISION 2. ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES [34400. - 34906.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-4/division-2"},{"name":"PART 1. ORGANIZATION [34400. - 34906.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-4/division-2/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Alternative Forms of Government [34851. - 34906.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-4/division-2/part-1/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. City Manager [34851. - 34859.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-4/division-2/part-1/chapter-4/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.","effective":null,"html":"<p>An ordinance establishing a city manager form of government may be:</p><p>(a) Enacted by the legislative body; or</p><p>(b) Submitted to the electors by the legislative body at any municipal or special election; or</p><p>(c) Submitted by the people as an initiative measure.</p>","text":"An ordinance establishing a city manager form of government may be: (a) Enacted by the legislative body; or (b) Submitted to the electors by the legislative body at any municipal or special election; or (c) Submitted by the people as an initiative measure.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/city-manager-34851","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}