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19 Council each time on a given set of facts , and emphasized it was not necessary to have specific intent , but simply to become enmeshed in a situation , and warned that severe penalties could result . Allied with that was incompatibility of office , City Manager directed remarks to the new Councilmen who would shortly be attending the League of California Cities ' New Mayors ' and Councilmen ' s Institute , where Councilmen will be attending from all over the State . He indicated they would be a special group in some respects , in that perhaps there were one -fifth as many Charter Cities as General Law Cities . He compared the two types of municipal government as to advantages and disad- vantages . City Attorney informed the new Council Members that another function of Council was to sit as Annual Board of Equalization . Enactment by the City some years ago provided that the County would do all assessing for City purposes , However , with respect to General Improvement District No , 1 -64 , Council still sits as the Board of Equalization once a year . Another area of responsibility was exercise of police power , and examples were power to regulate buildings , adopt parking laws , and others . City Manw er pointed out for clarification that there were areas in the past where there has been conflict between cities and State , one of these , for example , being regulation of mobile homes . It was anticipated State would get into areas which in the past were clearly city matters . City Manager returned to the subject of the Charter , which could be consider- ed a city "Constitution " , and which should remain simple and direct in order to be useful . He felt that the Redwood City Charter was one of the less complex , and because a Charter is difficult to change , requiring vote of the people and ratification by the State Legislature to remove or add anything to it , it should be structured carefully . Among the advantages are the flexibility it gives to Council in conducting business , in structuring itself the way it wishes to , and particularly in ability to raise revenue . In response to question by Councilman Weymouth , City Attorney advised that the Charter can be amended by simple majority vote . City Manager then referred to the organization chart displayed , explaining in detail the relationship of the several segments , and the lines of authority . Commissions and Boards were listed in three categories : Advisory , administrative , and proprietary . Included in the advisory boards , which are charged with providing advice to Council were the Civic Cultural Commission , Park and Recreation Commission , Personnel Board and Planning Commission . Adj . Reg . Mtg . 5--9-72