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exercise of the dght of eminent domain, tho franchise shell have no value. No public utility owned by the City shell bo sold, IOised, or other- wise transferred unioss authorized by the effrmetive votes of two-thirds of the elostors voting on such proposition it a genorel or special eloction at which such proposition Is submitted. ARTICLE XIY RETIREMENT Section 1400. EMPLOYEES' RETIRMENT SYSTEM. Plenary author. Ity lid power ere hereby vested in the City, its City Council, lid its several offcers, agents, and employees to do and penCorm any act, or exercise any authority granted, permitted, or required under the pro- visions of the State Employees' getirement Law, as it flQW exists or may hereafter be amended, to enable said City to continue as a contracting City participating in the stale retirement system. The City Council is directed to comply with all the provisions of the State Employees' Retirement Law, as now enlctod, or as it may hereafter be amended, including the levy of all necessary taxis. The City Council may terminate any such conlrect with the Board of Administration of the State Employees' getirement System only under authority granted by ordinance adoption by a two-thirds vote of the electors of the City voting on such proposition it in election at which such proposal is presented. ARTICLE XV MISCELLANEOUS Section 1500. AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER. Amendments to. this Cherter shall be proposed and submitted to the eSectors of the City in the manner provided by the Constitution of the State of Celifornle. Section IS01. VIOLATIONS. The violation of shy prevision of this Charter shall be deemed a misdemeanor end be punlsheble upon conviction by a fine of not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for · term not exceeding six months or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 1502. DEFINiTiONS. Unless the provision or the context' otherwise requires, ~s used in this Charter: la) Whenever the "City" occurs in this Charter, it means the City of Santa Ann, and whenever the term office, department, agency, board, commission, offcer, or employee, as the case may be, is used, ]! means an office, department, agency, board, commission, offcer; or employee of the City of Santa Anal "Shall" is mandatory, and "may" is permissive; (c) "County" is the County of Orange; (d) 'Stste" is the Stero of Callfornls.