{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-34851","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 34851","heading":"","body":"An ordinance establishing a city manager form of government may be:\n(a) Enacted by the legislative body; or\n(b) Submitted to the electors by the legislative body at any municipal or special election; or\n(c) Submitted by the people as an initiative measure.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES [34000. - 45345.]","DIVISION 2. ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES [34400. - 34906.]","PART 1. ORGANIZATION [34400. - 34906.]","CHAPTER 4. Alternative Forms of Government [34851. - 34906.]","ARTICLE 1. City Manager [34851. - 34859.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"47d4540306e21b87cf4ce7bf4f0797cb66145bb8a4e8df75cd10d9d98e4bc7a4","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-34504","next":"us-ca/gov-34852"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}