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ATTACHMENT 1 B.C. - Page 8 City Charter (last amended November 8, 2011) Redwood City is a "charter city" meaning that the legal authority for the City's actions originates with a legal document called a City Charter, rather than from the laws of the State of California (although the Charter must generally be consistent with State laws, with only a few exceptions). Charters are adopted by cities where special conditions create needs that can't be adequately met by the general laws. A city can adopt a charter and tailor its organization and elective offices to provide for unique local conditions and needs. A charter can only be adopted and/or changed by a majority vote of city residents -- not by a vote of the city council. Citizens can establish the terms and number of council members and impose other limitations upon their city council through a charter provision. Among other things, the City Charter gives the City Council the authority to adopt codes and ordinances in order to regulate certain issues within the City. The Charter: BOUNDARIES, POWERS, ELECTIONS Section 1. NAME: The municipal corporation now existing and known as shall remain and "Redwood City" continue a body politic and corporate, as at present, in fact and in law, by the name of the "City of Redwood City," and by such name shall have perpetual succession. Section 2. BOUNDARIES: The boundaries of Redwood City shall continue as now established until changed as authorized by law. Section g. POWERS: The eCity shall have all the powers heretofore claimed or exercised by the eCity, shall have all the powers granted to municipal corporations and to cities by the constitution and general laws of this state together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted, and shall retain all rights, interests, powers and privileges heretofore gained by the eCity or any of its departments, boards, commissions or instrumentalities by virtue of any grant or law or by any judicial interpretation of any such grantor law. The eCity may acquire property within or without its corporate limits for any eCity purpose, and may manage, control and dispose of such property as its interests may require; and, except as prohibited by the sState constitution or restricted by this eCharter, the eCity shall and may exercise all municipal powers, functions, rights, privileges and immunities of every name and nature whatsoever. The enumeration of particular powers by this eCharter shall not be deemed to be exclusive, and in addition to the Page 1 of 45 ATTY/CHARTER AMENDMENTS/2017/2017 DRAFT CHARTER AMENDMENTS REV: 11-29-17 JS