California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 36801

Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 620, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.

The city council shall meet at the meeting at which the declaration of the election results for a general municipal election is made pursuant to Sections 10262 and 10263 of the Elections Code and, following the declaration of the election results and the installation of elected officials, choose one of its number as mayor, and one of its number as mayor pro tempore.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 36801 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-4-government-of-cities/division-3-officers/part-2-legislative-body/chapter-1-organization/section-36801

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Organization

§ 36801§ 36802§ 36803§ 36804§ 36805§ 36807§ 36809§ 36810§ 36811§ 36812§ 36812.1§ 36812.5§ 36813§ 36814§ 36815

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