California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 36505

Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1553.

The city council shall appoint the chief of police. It may appoint a city attorney, a superintendent of streets, a civil engineer, and such other subordinate officers or employees as it deems necessary.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 36505 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-4-government-of-cities/division-3-officers/part-1-general/section-36505

Other sections in Part 1 - GENERAL

§ 36501§ 36501.5§ 36502§ 36502.5§ 36503§ 36503.5§ 36505§ 36506§ 36507§ 36508…§ 36516.5§ 36517§ 36518§ 36519§ 36520§ 36521§ 36522§ 36523§ 36524§ 36525

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