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Cal. Government Code § 34851 (2026)

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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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2022 · leading case: Temple of 1001 Buddhas v. City of Fremont (N.D. Cal. 2022).

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Temple of 1001 Buddhas v. City of Fremont (N.D. Cal. 2022). “080(a) (the city manager has the power “[t]o see that all laws and ordinances of the city are duly enforced”). Yet Jagtap is a code enforcement officer, 24 FAC ¶ 12, and she is not transformed into a final policymaker solely by a conclusory allegation 25 that a deputy city…”

Untitled California Attorney Gen. Opinion (Cal. Att'y Gen. 1988). “The city council or the electorate may enact an ordinance adopting a city manager form of government for the city (Gov. Code, § 34851) in which a city manager appointed by the city council has the authority to appoint and dismiss the chief of police and other subordinate…”

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