{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-36501","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 36501","heading":"","body":"The government of a general law city is vested in:\n(a) A city council of at least five members.\n(b) A city clerk.\n(c) A city treasurer.\n(d) A chief of police.\n(e) A fire chief.\n(f) Any subordinate officers or employees provided by law.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES [34000. - 45345.]","DIVISION 3. OFFICERS [36501. - 41805.]","PART 1. GENERAL [36501. - 36525.]"],"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":"e3d7d47f1900066cbc6439178a3b2791412f825b9a5a4711b63510552e799ba5","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-34906","next":"us-ca/gov-36501.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}