{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-45001","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 45001","heading":"","body":"By ordinance, the legislative body of any city may establish a personnel system, merit system, or civil service system for the selection, employment, classification, advancement, suspension, discharge, and retirement of appointive officers and employees.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES [34000. - 45345.]","DIVISION 5. EMPLOYEES [45000. - 45345.]","CHAPTER 1. Civil Service [45000. - 45210.]","ARTICLE 1. The System [45000. - 45010.]"],"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":"f91e6d8edaf851e37e9693e2f91dfd3788885bebaaf5a6378fb4f6cbdd582e78","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-45000","next":"us-ca/gov-45002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}