{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-36505","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 36505","heading":"","body":"The city council shall appoint the chief of police. It may appoint a city attorney, a superintendent of streets, a civil engineer, and such other subordinate officers or employees as it deems necessary.","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":"e21d5146a51c4a4c951376482ca95bf6695cfddb9ccb8f6a36f9edf864d3802e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-36503.5","next":"us-ca/gov-36506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}