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Charter Chapter No
Statutes of 2009
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BUENA PARK
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We the people of the City of Buena Park declare our intent to restore to our community the hisforic principles of self governance inherent in the doctrine of homerule Sincerely committed to the belief that local government has the closest affinity to the people governed and firm in the conviction that the economic and fiscal independence of our local government will promote the health safety and welfare of all the citizens of this City we do hereby exercise the express right granted by the Constitution of the State of California to enact and adopt this Charter for the City of Buena Park
Article I Municipal Affairs Generally
Section 100 Municipal Affairs The City shall have full power and authority to adopt make exercise and enforce ail legislation laws and regulations and to take all actions relating to municipal affairs without limitation which may be lawfully adopted made exercised taken or enforced under the Constitution of the State of California Article II General Laws
Section 100 General Law Powers In addition to the power and authority granted by the terms ofthis Charter and the Constitution of the State of California the City shall have the power and authority to adopt make exercise and enforce all legislation laws and regulations and to take all actions and to exercise any and all rights powers and privileges heretofore or hereafter established granted or prescribed by any law ofthe State of Califomia or by any other lawful authority In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Charter and the provisions of the general laws of the State of California the provisions of this Charter shall control Article III Public Contracting
Section 100 The provisions of California Labor Code Section 1770 et seq regarding prevailing wages on public works and related regulations as now existing and as may be amended are accepted and made applicable to the City its departments boards officers agents and employees
Article IV Interpretation
Section 100 Construction and Interpretation The language contained in this Charter is intended to be permissive rather than exclusive or limiting and shall be liberally and broadly construed in favor of the exercise by the City ofifs power to govern with respect to any matter which is a municipal affair
Section 200 Severability If any provision of this Charter should beheld by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid void or otherwise unenforceable the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law
The electors of the City of Buena Park by a majority of the votes cast adopted this Charter of the City of Buena Park at the general municipal election held November 4 2008 The results of such election were certified by the City Council of the City of Buena Park through adoption of its Resolution No 12164
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J es A Dow Mayor
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Shalice Reynoso
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