California

Government Code

21,845 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 41001 — The city treasurer shall receive and safely keep all money the treasurer receives.
• § 41002 — (a) The city treasurer shall comply with all laws governing the deposit and securing of public funds and the handling of trust funds in his or her possession.
• § 41003 — The city treasurer shall pay out money only on warrants signed by legally designated persons.
• § 41004 — Regularly, at least once each month, the city treasurer shall submit to the city clerk a written report and accounting of all receipts, disbursements, and fund balances.
• § 41005 — The city treasurer shall perform such duties relative to the collection of city taxes and license fees as are prescribed by ordinance.
• § 41006 — The city treasurer may appoint deputies.
• § 41007 — The deputies shall hold office at the pleasure of the city treasurer and receive such compensation as is provided by the legislative body.
• § 41201 — Annually between the first Monday in March and July 1st, the assessor shall make out a true list of all taxable property within the city.
• § 41202 — The mode of making out the list and proceedings relating thereto shall conform with the laws regulating county assessors except as provided by law or ordinance.
• § 41203 — The list shall: (a) Describe the property assessed.
• § 41204 — The assessor shall verify the list with an oath and deposit it with the city clerk on or before July 1st.
• § 41205 — The assessor and the assessor’s deputies may administer oaths and affirmations necessary in the performance of their duties.
• § 41601 — For the suppression of riot, public tumult, disturbance of the peace, or resistance against the laws or public authorities in the lawful exercise of their functions, and for the execution of all order
• § 41602 — The chief of police’s lawful orders shall be promptly executed by deputies, police officers, and watchpersons in the city.
• § 41603 — The chief of police shall execute and return all process issued and directed to the chief of police by legal authority.
• § 41605 — The chief of police has charge of the prisoners and of any city jail established by the legislative body.
• § 41606 — For service of any process the chief of police shall receive the same fees as sheriffs.
• § 41607 — The chief of police shall perform any license fee and tax collection services prescribed by ordinance.
• § 41608 — The chief of police shall keep a detailed and up-to-date record of all fees for service of process or other money collected by the police department or paid to the chief of police in his or her offici
• § 41609 — The chief of police shall immediately deposit with the city treasurer all money collected by the police department as required by ordinance.
• § 41610 — At least once a month, the chief of police shall file with the city clerk a detailed statement of all money handled in an official capacity during the preceding month.
• § 41611 — The chief of police shall perform any other services required by general law and the city ordinances.
• § 41612 — After possession is taken of any vehicle by or on behalf of any legal owner thereof under the terms of a security agreement or lease agreement, the debtor shall pay the chief of police or a parking au
• § 41801 — The city attorney shall advise the city officials in all legal matters pertaining to city business.
• § 41802 — The city attorney shall frame an ordinance or resolution required by the legislative body.
• § 41803 — The city attorney shall perform other legal services required from time to time by the legislative body.
• § 41803.5 — (a) With the consent of the district attorney of the county, the city attorney of any general law city or chartered city within the county may prosecute any misdemeanor committed within the city arisi
• § 41803.7 — Whenever the city attorney is acting as a prosecutor in a criminal case pursuant to any provision of law or under a city charter, the city attorney shall have the power to issue subpoenas in a like ma
• § 41804 — The city attorney shall receive such compensation as is allowed by the legislative body.
• § 41805 — (a) A city attorney who does not, in fact, exercise prosecutorial responsibilities on behalf of the city or cities by which he or she is employed shall not be precluded from defending or assisting in
• § 420 — The Bear Flag is the State Flag of California.
• § 420.5 — “Eureka” is the official State Motto.
• § 420.75 — “The Golden State” is the official State Nickname.
• § 4200 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Competent spoil” means soils that can be treated to bring their moisture content into the optimum range, and that can achieve the compaction required by the city or count
• § 4201 — Any local agency that undertakes or contracts for an excavation for the installation, removal, maintenance, or repair of underground facilities may backfill that excavation in any local agency public
• § 421 — The golden poppy (Eschscholzia californica) is the official State Flower.
• § 421.5 — (a) West Coast Swing Dance is the official state dance.
• § 421.7 — “I Love You, California,” a song published in 1913 with lyrics by F.
• § 4215 — In any contract to which a public agency as defined in Section 4401 is a party, the public agency shall assume the responsibility, between the parties to the contract, for the timely removal, relocati
• § 4216 — As used in this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Active subsurface installation” means a subsurface installation currently in use or currently carrying service.
• § 4216.1 — (a) Every operator of a subsurface installation, except the Department of Transportation, shall become a member of, participate in, and share in the costs of, a regional notification center.
• § 4216.10 — (a) In lieu of the notification and locate and field mark requirements of Sections 4216.
• § 4216.11 — On or before January 1, 2020, the board shall adopt regulations to establish minimum elements for the onsite meeting and minimum elements for the mutually agreed-upon plan described in paragraph (1) o
• § 4216.12 — (a) The Dig Safe Board is hereby created under, and shall be assisted by the staff of, the Office of the State Fire Marshal until January 1, 2022.
• § 4216.13 — (a) The board shall be composed of nine members, of which seven shall be appointed by the Governor, one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one shall be appointed by the Senate Comm
• § 4216.14 — (a) The term of a member of the board is four years.
• § 4216.15 — The board shall meet at least once every three months.
• § 4216.16 — The board may obtain funding for its operational expenses from: (a) A federal grant.
• § 4216.17 — (a) The board shall annually convene a meeting for the following purposes: (1) To understand the existing needs for education and outreach, including to those groups with the highest awareness and edu
• § 4216.18 — The board shall develop a standard or set of standards relevant to safety practices in excavating around subsurface installations and procedures and guidance in encouraging those practices.
• § 4216.19 — (a) The board shall investigate possible violations of this article.
• § 4216.2 — (a) Before notifying the appropriate regional notification center, an excavator planning to conduct an excavation shall delineate the area to be excavated.
• § 4216.21 — (a) For an investigation that the board undertakes as a result of a complaint of a violation of Section 4216.
• § 4216.22 — Consistent with all laws of this state, the board may prescribe rules and regulations as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this act and to exercise the powers and duti
• § 4216.23 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.
• § 4216.24 — The Safe Energy Infrastructure and Excavation Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury.
• § 4216.3 — (a) (1) (A) Unless the excavator and operator mutually agree to a later start date and time, or otherwise agree to the sequence and timeframe in which the operator will locate and field mark, an opera
• § 4216.4 — (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if an excavation is within the tolerance zone of a subsurface installation, the excavator shall determine the exact location of the subsurface installation
• § 4216.5 — (a) The requirements of this article apply to state agencies and to local agencies that own or operate subsurface installations, except as otherwise provided in Section 4216.
• § 4216.6 — (a) (1) Any operator or excavator who negligently violates this article is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
• § 4216.7 — (a) If a subsurface installation is damaged by an excavator as a result of failing to comply with Section 4216.
• § 4216.8 — This article does not apply to any of the following persons: (a) An owner of real property who contracts for an excavation project on the property, not requiring a permit issued by a state or local ag
• § 4216.9 — (a) A permit to excavate issued by any local agency, as defined in Section 4216, or any state agency, shall not be valid unless the applicant has been provided an initial ticket by a regional notifica
• § 4217.10 — To help implement the policy set forth in Section 25008 of the Public Resources Code, and to extend that policy to facilities of local governments, public agencies may develop energy conservation, cog
• § 4217.11 — The following terms, whenever used in this chapter, have the meanings given in this section, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) “Alternate energy equipment” means equipment for
• § 4217.12 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public agency may enter into an energy service contract and any necessarily related facility ground lease on terms that its governing body determines
• § 4217.13 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public agency may enter into a facility financing contract and a facility ground lease on terms that its governing body determines are in the best interes
• § 4217.14 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the public agency may enter into contracts for the sale of electricity, electrical generating capacity, or thermal energy produced by the energy conservatio
• § 4217.15 — The public agency may, but is not required to, base the findings required under Sections 4217.
• § 4217.16 — Prior to awarding or entering into an agreement or lease, the public agency may request proposals from qualified persons.
• § 4217.17 — This chapter does not limit the authority of any public agency to construct energy conservation projects or to enter into other leases or contracts relating to the financing construction, operation, o
• § 4217.18 — The provisions of this chapter shall be construed to provide the greatest possible flexibility to public agencies in structuring agreements entered into hereunder so that economic benefits may be maxi
• § 4217.19 — The Tri-Valley-San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority, as established in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 132651) of Division 12.
• § 4218 — Notwithstanding Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 4525) of Division 5 of this code, or Part 3 (commencing with Section 20100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, the County of Los Angeles or
• § 422 — The California redwood (Sequoia sempervirens, Sequoia gigantea) is the official state tree.
• § 422.3 — The almond (Prunus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus), walnut, pistachio, and pecan are each the official state nut.
• § 422.5 — (a) The California desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is the official state reptile.
• § 422.6 — The giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) is the official state snake.
• § 422.7 — The California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) is the official state amphibian.
• § 423 — The California valley quail (Lophortyx californica) is the official bird and avifaunal emblem of the State.
• § 423.5 — “The Californian” is the official state tall ship.
• § 423.6 — Denim is the official state fabric.
• § 424 — The official colors of the State are blue and gold.
• § 424.3 — (a) The tartan defined in subdivision (b) is the official State Tartan, and may be claimed by any resident of the state.
• § 424.5 — The California dog-face butterfly (Zerene eurydice) is the official State Insect.
• § 424.6 — Lace lichen (Ramalina menziesii) is the official state lichen.
• § 424.7 — Surfing is the official state sport.
• § 425 — The state animal is the California Grizzly Bear (Ursus Californicus) as depicted in outline, details, and in colors on the official representation in the custody of the Secretary of State.
• § 425.1 — Native gold is the official State Mineral and mineralogic emblem.
• § 425.10 — Purple needlegrass, or Nassella pulchra, is the official State Grass.
• § 425.11 — California Golden Chanterelle (Cantharellus californicus) is the official state mushroom.
• § 425.12 — The pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus) is the official state bat.
• § 425.13 — The banana slug (Ariolimax) is the official state slug.
• § 425.14 — The shell of the black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii) is the official state seashell.
• § 425.15 — The Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister) is the official state crustacean.
• § 425.16 — Bigberry manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca) is the official state shrub.
• § 425.2 — Serpentine is the official State Rock and lithologic emblem.
• § 425.3 — Benitoite is the official state gemstone.
• § 425.5 — The California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is the official State Marine Mammal.
• § 425.6 — The garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) is the official state marine fish.
• § 425.7 — (a) The Augustynolophus morrisi is the official state dinosaur.
• § 425.8 — The Chipped Stone Bear (bear-shaped eccentric) is the official state prehistoric artifact.
• § 425.9 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that San Joaquin Soil is the official soil of California.
• § 426 — The general design and the details of the Seal of the Governor of the State of California, excluding colors, shall correspond substantially with the following representation thereof: * * * * * * * * *
• § 427 — When the seal of the Governor is prepared in colors, the Bear Flag shall be shown in colors as set forth in Section 420; the blue field back of the flag, the outside border of the lettering “Seal of t
• § 428 — The general design and details of the flag of the Governor of the State of California, excluding colors, shall correspond substantially with the following representation thereof: * * * * * * * * * * *
• § 429 — When the flag of the Governor is prepared in colors, the following colors shall be used: The field of the flag shall be Yale Blue, Cable No.
• § 429.4 — The LGBTQ Veterans Memorial at the Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City is the official state LGBTQ veterans memorial.
• § 429.5 — The California Historical Society is the official state historical society.
• § 429.6 — The California State Military Museum and Resource Center is the official state military museum.
• § 429.7 — Bodie is the official state gold rush ghost town.
• § 429.8 — Calico is the official state silver rush ghost town.
• § 429.9 — The California Vietnam Veterans Memorial is the official state Vietnam veterans war memorial.
• § 430 — The Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State of California (the Bear Flag) shall be prominently installed, displayed, and maintained in the following places: (a) In the courtrooms of all co
• § 4300 — As used in this article: (a) “United States” means the United States of America, and includes any Territory or insular possession of the United States.
• § 43000 — By ordinance the city legislative body shall provide a system for the assessment, levy, and collection of city taxes not inconsistent with this title.
• § 43001 — Taxes assessed, penalties for delinquency, and costs of collection are liens on the property assessed.
• § 43002 — Tax liens attach as of 12:01 a.
• § 43003 — Tax liens may be enforced by either of the following: (a) (1) A sale of the real property affected and execution and delivery of necessary certificates and deeds, under regulations prescribed by ordin
• § 43004 — Deeds made upon any sale of property for taxes or special assessments have the same effect in evidence as deeds for property sold for nonpayment of county taxes.
• § 43004.5 — (a) For purposes of this part, assessed value means 25 percent of full value to, and including, the 1980–81 fiscal year, and 100 percent of full value for the 1981–82 fiscal year and fiscal years ther
• § 43005 — In the case of a sale of property for taxes or special assessments, all proceeds shall be accounted for and distributed as provided in Article 12 (commencing with Section 53925) of Chapter 4 of Part 1
• § 43005.7 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the legislative body of a city which collects its own taxes may by ordinance waive any penalties and interest on the second half of taxes, u
• § 43007 — Notwithstanding any other contrary provisions of law, the city legislative body may by ordinance provide that every person of the city who on the lien date of any year was the owner of, or had in his
• § 43008 — (a) A lien on real property that results from the delinquency in payment of rates or charges, or the collection of future rates or charges, whether or not added to the tax assessment rolls, for water
• § 43009 — In exercising its discretion to waive the security deposit authorized by subdivision (b) of Section 43008, a utility shall consider the creditworthiness of the transferee, and any other factors determ
• § 4301 — This article does not apply to materials which are of a class or kind which are not, or which are manufactured from materials which are not, produced in the United States, nor to key-driven calculator
• § 43013 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the legislative body of a chartered city which assesses and collects its own property taxes may, by ordinance, provide that every person who at 12:01 a.
• § 4302 — This article does not apply to medical and surgical instruments, scientific equipment, microscopes, lenses, or instruments used for scientific or medical purposes, including research.
• § 4302.5 — The provisions of this article do not apply to the purchase of sewing machines, regardless of the place of their manufacture or the source of the materials from which such machines were manufactured.
• § 4302.6 — The provisions of this article do not apply to the purchase of printing presses of rotary gripper system or single revolution design, which are purchased exclusively for use in schools and colleges fo
• § 4303 — The governing body of any political subdivision, municipal corporation, or district, and any public officer or person charged with the letting of contracts for (1) the construction, alteration, or rep
• § 4303.5 — Any provision of this article to the contrary notwithstanding, any such body or person may let a contract for the purchase of office machines or supplies therefor without regard to the place of their
• § 4304 — Every contract for the construction, alteration or repair of public works or for the purchase of materials for public use shall contain a provision that only unmanufactured materials produced in the U
• § 4305 — The name of the person failing to comply, together with a report of the facts constituting the violation, shall be posted by the governing board or person who let the contract in at least three public
• § 43061 — Property sold for city taxes is subject to redemption within a redemption period of at least five years upon such terms as the legislative body prescribes by ordinance.
• § 43062 — Every tax has the effect of a judgment against the person, and every tax lien has the effect of an execution levied against all property of the delinquent.
• § 43063 — The judgment is not satisfied nor the lien removed until the taxes are paid or the property sold for payment except that the tax lien ceases to exist for all purposes after thirty years from the time
• § 43064 — Every tax is conclusively presumed to have been paid after thirty years from the time it became a lien, unless the property has been sold pursuant to law for the payment of the tax.
• § 43065 — Unless the city avails itself of the general laws relative to the assessment and collection of city taxes by county officers, at the first regular meeting in July the legislative body shall sit as a b
• § 43066 — Notice of the time and place of sitting shall be given in the manner prescribed by ordinance.
• § 43067 — The corrected list for each tax is the assessment roll upon which the tax is levied for that year.
• § 43071 — This article does not prevent the legislative body from exercising the power granted by general laws relative to the assessment and collection of taxes by county officers.
• § 43073 — (a) The legislative body of any city which is encompassed entirely within the territory of a special district may elect to pay the district an amount equal to the amount the district would derive from
• § 43090 — This article does not apply to any city governed by general law until its legislative body elects to avail itself of the article.
• § 43091 — If the legislative body elects to proceed under this article, annually on or before the lien date, it shall pass an ordinance to that effect and file a certified copy of the ordinance with the auditor
• § 43092 — The legislative body shall meet annually on the first Monday in August, and by ordinance fix the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation upon the taxable property in the city, as a revenue
• § 43093 — Annually on or before the third Monday in August, the county auditor shall transmit to the legislative body of each city within the county a written statement showing the total value of all property w
• § 43094 — The value shall be ascertained from the county assessment-book for the year, as equalized and corrected by the board of supervisors.
• § 43095 — On the first Monday of October, the city legislative body shall fix the tax rate, designating the number of cents upon each one hundred dollars ($100) and using as a basis the value of property as ass
• § 43096 — The tax rate shall be sufficient to raise the amount fixed by the legislative body.
• § 43097 — The legislative body shall immediately transmit to the county auditor a statement of the tax rate so fixed.
• § 43098 — The auditor shall compute and enter in a separate column in the assessment book, to be headed “City Tax, City of ____” (naming it), the respective sums, in dollars and cents, to be paid as a city tax
• § 43099 — Taxes levied pursuant to this article shall be collected at the time and in the manner as county taxes.
• § 431 — The Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State shall be prominently displayed during business hours upon or in front of the buildings or grounds of or at each of the following places: (a) Eac
• § 43100 — When collected, the net amount shall be paid to the treasurer of the city to which it belongs, under the general requirements and penalties provided by law for the settlement of other taxes.
• § 43101 — On the filing of itemized statements by the county auditor and county tax collector showing the additional expense to their offices of assessing and collecting city taxes, by an order spread upon its
• § 43120 — The legislative body of any city operating under a charter framed pursuant to Section 8, Article XI of the Constitution may adopt an ordinance by a majority of all its members, changing the fiscal yea
• § 43122 — By ordinance passed in the same manner, the legislative body may fix the time for making the annual tax levy, and the time at which the tax lien attaches.
• § 432 — The Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State shall be prominently displayed during any and all games and performances of every kind which take place in a coliseum, stadium, bowl, or other o
• § 43240 — A chartered city may provide, in a special assessment improvement procedure ordinance adopted pursuant to its charter, for the application of the supplemental remedy provisions of Part 13 (commencing
• § 433 — The National and State Flags shall be carried at the head of any procession or parade of: (a) The National Guard.
• § 4330 — As used in this article, “supplies” includes goods, wares, merchandise, and manufactures.
• § 4331 — Price, fitness, and quality being equal, any body, officer, or other person charged with the purchase, or permitted or authorized to purchase supplies for the use of the state, or of any of its instit
• § 4332 — All State, county, or city officers, all bodies, and other persons charged with advertising for supplies shall state in their advertisement that such preferences for California-made supplies will be m
• § 4333 — In any advertisement for supplies no bid shall be asked for any article of a specific brand or mark nor any patent apparatus or appliances, when such requirement would prevent proper competition on th
• § 4334 — Public officers and bodies charged with the letting of contracts for public work, with the construction of public bridges, buildings and other structures, or with the purchase of supplies for any publ
• § 434 — Where the installation or display of the Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State in a place publicly owned, whether by the State, a county, or a municipality, is prescribed, public officia
• § 434.5 — (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meaning: (1) “Legal right” means the freedom of use and enjoyment generally exercised by owners and occupiers of land.
• § 434.7 — (a) On and after January 1, 2017, any Flag of the United States or the Flag of the State of California purchased by the state or any local government agency shall be made in the United States.
• § 43400 — All money received from licenses, street poll taxes, fines, penalties, and forfeitures shall be paid into the general fund.
• § 43401 — All moneys received from sales and use taxes shall be paid into the General Fund, or into such special fund or funds for such purpose or purposes as shall be established by ordinance.
• § 43420 — By ordinance or resolution, the city legislative body may create one or more revolving funds in connection with proceedings had under any general law for the following purposes: (a) The establishing,
• § 43421 — The revolving fund may be created and used when the cost of the work or improvement is to be paid for: (a) By special assessment.
• § 43422 — By resolution, the legislative body may order money from any of the following funds transferred to and deposited in the revolving fund: (a) The general fund.
• § 43423 — The legislative body may appropriate any sums deemed necessary out of any such revolving fund and expend the money for any of the purposes enumerated and incidental expenses.
• § 43424 — It may advance money from the revolving fund as a deposit pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 1255.
• § 43425 — It may appropriate money out of any such revolving fund and, at prices not exceeding their face value, purchase improvement bonds or warrants representing special assessments for public improvements w
• § 43426 — It may collect payments of principal and interest upon such bonds or warrants and deposit them in the revolving fund.
• § 43427 — The legislative body may order the revolving fund reimbursed, in whole or in part, when the following conditions exist: (a) It has appropriated and expended or advanced any sum out of the fund to pay
• § 43428 — It may order that the revolving fund be reimbursed, either in whole or in part: (a) By the deposit of the whole or any part of such assessments when collected.
• § 43429 — The amount of the reimbursement shall not exceed the amount paid out of or advanced from the revolving fund for the improvement.
• § 43430 — The legislative body may reimburse the revolving fund, in whole or in part, by appropriating to, and depositing in, the fund money from any of the funds enumerated in Section 43422.
• § 43431 — At any time the legislative body may reduce or discontinue the revolving fund.
• § 43450 — Pursuant to this article, any city whose corporate limits include or front upon any harbor, bay or estuary, or other navigable water, whether the tidelands or waterfront is owned or controlled by it o
• § 43451 — The city may create one or more funds for the payment of such indebtedness.
• § 43452 — The city may also issue and sell its bonds to provide a fund for the redemption, cancellation, and retirement of state bonds issued and sold to provide a fund for any improvement or construction in it
• § 43453 — All provisions of law, or of the charter of the city, relative to the issuance and sale of other city bonds and the mode and manner of calling, holding, and canvassing an election authorizing the issu
• § 43454 — Where by law or charter of the city the management, control, and improvement of the harbor or tidelands is vested in whole or in part in a state board of harbor commissioners, the city may turn over t
• § 43455 — When any city provides any fund for the redemption, cancellation, or retirement of any state bonds pursuant to this article, the city through its appropriate officers may transfer the money in the fun
• § 435 — Where a city or county has adopted an official flag, it is unlawful for any other city or county to adopt an official flag so similar that it might deceive or mislead anyone as to the city or county t
• § 436 — Where the National and State Flags are used, they shall be of the same size.
• § 4360 — As used in this article (a) “Agricultural aircraft operator” means any person who applies, from an aircraft, chemicals, seeds, or fertilizers.
• § 43600 — As used in this article, “an issue of bonds” means the aggregate principal amount of all bonds authorized by a proposal approved by the city electors pursuant to this article.
• § 43601 — As used in this article, “municipal improvement” includes bridges, waterworks, water rights, sewers, light and power works or plants, buildings for municipal uses, wharves, breakwaters, jetties, seawa
• § 43602 — Pursuant to this article, a city may incur indebtedness for any municipal improvement requiring an expenditure greater than the amount allowed for it by the annual tax levy.
• § 43602.5 — (a) A city or a city and county may also incur indebtedness pursuant to this chapter for seismic strengthening of unreinforced buildings and other buildings.
• § 43603 — When a city planning commission and the legislative body approve a group of municipal improvements as constituting a city plan, the legislative body may submit a single bond proposition covering the e
• § 43604 — Such a city plan may include land for public use, public buildings including auditoriums and stadiums, parks, streets, transportation facilities and other municipal improvements.
• § 43605 — A city shall not incur an indebtedness for public improvements which exceeds in the aggregate 15 percent of the assessed value of all real and personal property of the city.