CHAPTER 3. General Powers
Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.
§§ 37100–37200 · 22 sections
- § 37100 The legislative body may pass ordinances not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of the State or the United States.
- § 37100.5 Except as provided in Section 7282 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the legislative body of any city may levy any tax which may be levied by any charter city,…
- § 37101 (a) The legislative body may license, for revenue and regulation, and fix the license tax upon, every kind of lawful business transacted in the city, including…
- § 37101.5 Notwithstanding Section 37101, no legislative body shall require a regulatory license or impose a regulatory license or impose a regulatory license fee with…
- § 37101.7 (a) In accordance with the provisions of subdivision (b), the legislative body may license for revenue, and fix the license tax upon, persons who transact in…
- § 37102 The legislative body may use any available funds to provide employment to the city’s destitute or needy unemployed residents.
- § 37103 The legislative body may contract with any specially trained and experienced person, firm, or corporation for special services and advice in financial,…
- § 37104 The legislative body may issue subpenas requiring attendance of witnesses or production of books or other documents for evidence or testimony in any action or…
- § 37105 Subpenas shall be signed by the mayor and attested by the city clerk. They may be served as subpenas are served in civil actions.
- § 37106 If any person duly subpenaed neglects or refuses to obey a subpena, or, appearing, refuses to testify or answer any questions which a majority of the…
- § 37107 The judge shall issue an attachment directed to the sheriff of the county where the witness was required to appear, commanding the sheriff to attach the…
- § 37108 On return of the attachment and production of the witness, the judge has jurisdiction.
- § 37109 The right of a witness to purge himself of the contempt and the proceedings, penalties, and punishment shall be the same as if the contempt had been committed…
- § 37110 The legislative body may spend money from the general fund for music and promotion, including promotion of sister city and town affiliation programs.
- § 37110.5 The legislative body may authorize and provide for contributions to nonprofit educational radio and television stations, provided all of the following…
- § 37111 When the legislative body deems it necessary that land purchased for park or other purposes be used for construction of public buildings or creation of a civic…
- § 37111.1 When a legislative body deems it necessary that land purchased in fee for any municipal purpose and subsequently dedicated by use for park purposes should be…
- § 37112 In addition to other powers, a legislative body may perform all acts necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of this title.
- § 37114 If real property is conveyed by a city and it is subsequently determined and mutually agreed by the legislative body of the city and the person to whom the…
- § 37115 The legislative body may, within the powers otherwise conferred by law upon the city, do and perform all acts necessary to enable the city to participate in…
- § 37116 Upon receipt of an application from the governing body of any school district maintaining a school within a city, requesting to borrow funds from the city for…
- § 37200 If the legislative body adopts an annual budget, the budget document shall include the appropriations limit and the total annual appropriations subject to…