CHARTER

Section 1202. Conflict in Office. The Mayor and

members ofthe Council shall not hold any other mu-
nicipal office or any other office or employment to
receive compensation from the City; or be appointed
or elected to any office created by the Council while
he is a member thereof, until at least one year shall
have expired after the expiration of the term for
which he was elected. (Amended by: Stats. Novem-
ber 1988.)
Section 1203. Gifts and Trusts. The Council
shall have the power to accept gifts and trusts in be-
half of the City and to control, manage, dispose of
and otherwise administer the same in accordance
with their terms. (Amended by: Stats. November
1988.)
Section 1204. Title to Property. All real property
acquired by the City shall be held in the name of
"The City of Oakland." (Amended by: Stats. No-
vember 1988.)
Section 1205. Public Notice. Except as otherwise
provided in this Charter or by general law, the Coun-
cil shall, by ordinance applying to all agencies of the
City, designate the time and conditions under which
adequate public notice should be given, through pub-
lication or otherwise, ofthe pending consideration of
ordinances, invitations to bid, and awards of con-
tracts or leases, notices of intention to grant fran-
chise, election proceedings and other matters requir-
ing public notice in accordance with this Charter, any
ordinance enacted pursuant thereto or general state
law. Publication, if required, shall be in an official
newspaper designated annually by the Council,
which shall be a newspaper printed and published in
the City of Oakland and which shall have a daily cir-
culation within the City of at least 25,000.
(Amended by: Stats. November 1988.)
Section 1206. Oath of Office. Every officer ofthe
City, before entering upon his duties, shall take the
following oath and file the same with the City Clerk:
"I solemnly swear or affirm that I will support the
constitution of the United States, the constitution of
the State of California, and the Charter ofthe City of
Oakland, and will truly and to the best ofmy abilities
perform the duties of the office of _
(Amended by: Stats. November 1988.)
Section 1207. Oaths and Subpoenas. Every offi-
cer and every member of any Board provided for in
this Charter shall, in alJ matters relevant to his office,
have the power to administer oaths and affirmations
and to issue subpoenas to compel the production of
books, papers and documents and to take testimony
on any matter pending before him. Ifany person sub-
poenaed fails or refuses to appear or to produce re-
quired documents or to testify, said officer or the ma-
jority of the members of the board or commission
may find him in contempt, and shall have power to
take the proceed'ings in that behalf provided by the
general law of the State. (Amended by: Stats. No-
vember 1988.)
Section 1208. Violation. The violation of any
provision of the Charter shall be deemed a misde-
meanor and be punishable upon conviction in the
manner provided by State Law, unless otherwise ex-
pressly provided for in this Charter. (Amended by:
Stats. November 1988 and Stats. November 2000.)
Section 1209. Previous Charter Provisions Con-
tinued. Section 91 (e) added by Stats. Feb. 1959, Sec-
tions 97(f), 33( 1) through 33( 10),92-1/2 through 96-
3/4%, 100-1/2 through 104(c), 199(d), all the sec-
tions of Article XXVI and all the sections of Article
XXVI1, as the same appeared in the Charter immedi-
ately prior to the adoption of this section, are by this
reference hereby continued in full force and effect,
and ratified, by the adoption of this section as if the
same were herein printed and set forth in full. Said
sections shall be printed in the appendix to this re-
vised Charter and shall be renumbered therein as sec-
tions of said appendix. All sections and articles ofthe
said Charter, as the same existed immediately prior to
the adoption of this section, other than the herein-
above specified sections and articles thereof which
are ratified and continued in full force and effect by
the adoption of this section, are hereby repealed by
(Oakland MUllicipal Supp. No. .18.4-(7) C-28.4