{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-36804","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 36804","heading":"","body":"If the city clerk is absent, the deputy city clerk shall act. If there is none, the mayor shall appoint one of the council members as city clerk pro tempore.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES [34000. - 45345.]","DIVISION 3. OFFICERS [36501. - 41805.]","PART 2. LEGISLATIVE BODY [36801. - 40592.]","CHAPTER 1. Organization [36801. - 36815.]"],"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":"2b4594d75fd38ab9d8a865c1639f3b773c8317ece6560b5947cded274149d104","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-36803","next":"us-ca/gov-36805"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}