Government Code section 34856

The city manager may appoint and dismiss the chief of police and other subordinate appointive officers and employees except the city attorney. When the offices of city clerk and city treasurer are made appointive, appointments to such offices shall be made by the city council unless the city council vests such appointing power in the city manager by ordinance.

Source: Section 34856, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=34856. (updated Jan. 1, 1953; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_34856

Original Source: Section 34856, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=34856. (last accessed May 12, 2025).