Proposed Charter revisions to be placed on the April 11 2006 General Municipal Election. SECTION 1200 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS General Municipal Elections for the filling of all elective offices other than the Board of Education shall be held in said City on the second Tuesday in April in each even numbered year The election of members of the Board of Education shall be held in accordance with State law Expenses for Board of Education elections shall be paid by the School District SECTION 1201 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS All other municipal elections that may be held by authority of this Charter or of any law shall be known as special municipal elections SECTION 1202 PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING ELECTIONS Unless otherwise provided by this Charter all elections shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended for the holding of elections in general law cities insofar as the same are not in conflict with this Charter SECTION 1203 INITIATIVE REFERENDUM AND RECALL The right of the initiative and referendum and of the recall of elective officers are reserved to the electors of the City (unless otherwise provided by ordinance hereafter enacted) the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California as amended governing the initiative referendum and the recall of municipal officers shall apply insofar as such provisions of the Elections Code are not in conflict with this Charter (Amended by Electorate 4 11 00) ARTICLE XIII FINANCIAL AND FISCAL MATTERS SECTION 1300 FISCAL YEAR The fiscal year of the City government shall begin on the first day of July of each year and end on the thirtieth day of June of the following year SECTION 1301 TAX SYSTEM September 15 2005 Page 101 of 108 Unless otherwise provided by ordinance the City shall continue to use for the purpose of ad valorem municipal taxation the County system of assessment and tax collection as such system is now in ef...
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