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of city councils throughout the state. San Leandro is a "Charter" city, which <br />means it is organized in accordance with the provisions of its Charter. Some cities <br />within California are "General Law" cities, and have adopted local provisions to <br />determine how the city is structured. <br />The City Council is <br /> <br />Also described within the Charter is the Mayor-Council-Manager form of similar to a Board of <br />Directors, while the <br />government which is practiced in San Leandro.l Basically, this form of City Manager acts as <br />government prescribes that a city council's role is to establish policies and the CEO, and runs the <br />priorities, while the role of the city manager is to administer the affairs of the city organization on the <br />government. Council's behalf. <br />Adopted Budget: The City's annual budget provides a description of City <br />services and the resources used to provide services. The document contains a <br />broad overview of the budget as well as descriptions of projects, programs and <br />services offered within each division of the organization. <br />General Plan: The City of San Leandro's General Plan was adopted by <br />the City Council in May 2002, and is the product of hundreds of hours of public <br />meetings and the collective efforts of individuals from throughout the community. <br />The plan provides a framework for the city's physical, economic, social and <br />environmental development, and addresses all geographic areas within San <br />Leandro. <br />Emergency Operations Plan: The City is developing its Emergency <br />Operations Plan, which will describe the actions to be taken in periods of extreme <br />emergency. The City Council may be called upon during an emergency to <br />establish policies related to the specific incident. <br />Orientation for New Members <br />It is important that members of the Council possess an understanding of <br />the full range of services and programs provided by the organization. As new <br />members join the City Council, department heads are asked to provide Departments are <br />invitations to Councilmembers to tour facilities and meet with key staff. At any available to provide <br />time, if there are facilities or programs about which you would like more an orientation to <br />information, arrangements will be made to increase your awareness of these services and facilities. <br />operations. <br />2 <br />