Title GOV — California Gov. Code

(a) Every local agency shall provide to the Civil Rights Council a copy of any affirmative action plan and subsequent amendments to such plan adopted by the local agency. (b) Every local agency that is required by federal law, rule or regulation to submit an annual statistical su…

No person who is summoned by a county sheriff, city police department, fire department, park ranger, or other local agency to voluntarily assist in a search or rescue operation, who possesses first aid training equivalent to the Red Cross advanced first aid and emergency care tra…

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Civil service system,” as applied to a county or city or county, means the approved local merit system (ALMS). (2) “Veteran” has the same meaning as in Section 18973. (3) “Veterans service office” means an office established pursuant to Section 9…

(a) Any employee organization primarily comprised of peace officers, as described by Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, that is a chapter of, or affiliated directly or indirectly in any manner with, a general nonprofit corporation fo…

The legislative body, and each office, officer, or employee of a local agency shall furnish the clerk three copies of each printed, mimeographed, or processed book, pamphlet, report, bulletin, or other publication issued by them at the expense of the local agency. The clerk shall…

When a book, document, map, or record required to be kept by an officer of a local agency is damaged by conflagration or other public calamity, the legislative body may cause the book, document, map, or record to be copied into a new and well-bound book.

When copied, the book, document, map, or record shall be carefully compared with the original. The persons comparing shall each make an affidavit which shall be incorporated into the book, document, map, or record as copied, that it and each part of it is a true copy of the origi…

The certified copy is prima facie evidence of the contents of the original book, document, map, or record, and shall bear the name and designation of the original. Certified copies of any instrument in the copy have the same effect as certified copies from the original.

The legislative body may make reasonable provision to pay for copying the books, documents, maps, and records, not exceeding the amount authorized for copying and recording the originals, and such copying is a charge against the local agency.

Unless another provision of law requires a longer retention period, the clerk of the legislative body may destroy or otherwise dispose of any paper or document filed with or submitted to the legislative body more than one year previously, unless the legislative body determines th…

Whenever any statute, ordinance, or regulation requires that as a condition to the erection of one or more buildings or structures, sewers, drains, or other facilities for sewers or drains, or both, be installed, and where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the local agen…

Whenever the legislative body of a local agency pursuant to this article has reimbursed or agreed to reimburse a builder for the construction of a lateral or other facility, which can or will be used by persons for the benefit of property other than the property on which such bui…

The word “person” as used in this article in reference to a person liable to pay a charge includes districts formed for the purpose of constructing or maintaining sewers. Charges imposed on such districts pursuant to this article shall be included in assessments levied for distri…

When property is subject to a fee which has been or may be imposed under the authority of this article and also to a fee which has been or may be imposed under the authority of Article 5 (commencing with Section 66483) of Chapter 4 of Division 2 of Title 7, payment of either fee …

As used in this article: (a) “Local agency” means a city, a city and county, or a county. (b) “Legislative body” means the legislative body of a local agency. (c) “Superintendent” means street superintendent, his assistants and deputies, or other public officer designated by the …

The legislative body may declare by resolution as public nuisances and abate all abandoned excavations located upon private property within the local agency. The resolution shall contain a statement of the facts which constitute the nuisance.

The resolution shall describe the property upon which the nuisance exists by giving its lot and block number according to the official or local agency assessment map or by other means sufficient to identify the property. The legislative body may specify the type of covering, fill…

Any number of parcels of private property may be included within one resolution.

After passage of the resolution, the superintendent shall cause notices to be conspicuously posted on or in front of the property on which the nuisance exists. He shall post: (a) One notice to each separately owned parcel of property of not over 50 feet frontage. (b) Not more tha…

The heading of the notices shall be “Notice to abate abandoned excavation” in letters not less than one inch in height.

The notice shall be substantially in the following form: NOTICE TO ABATE ABANDONED EXCAVATION Notice is hereby given that on the ____ day of ____, 19__, the (name of the legislative body) passed a resolution declaring that an abandoned excavation was located upon the property on …

The notices shall be posted at least five days prior to the time for hearing objections by the legislative body. A copy of the written notice shall be mailed by certified mail to the owner of the property as shown on the last equalized assessment roll at least five days prior to …

At the time stated in the notices, the legislative body shall hear and consider all objections to the proposed abatement of the abandoned excavation. It may continue the hearing from time to time.

By motion or resolution at the conclusion of the hearing the legislative body shall allow or overrule any objections. At that time the legislative body acquires jurisdiction to proceed and perform the work of abating the abandoned excavation.

The decision of the legislative body is final.

If objections have not been made or after the legislative body has disposed of those made, it shall order the superintendent to abate the nuisance. The order shall be made by motion or resolution.

The superintendent may enter upon private property to abate the nuisance.

Before the superintendent arrives, any property owner may abate the abandoned excavation at his own expense.

The superintendent shall keep an account of the cost of abatement on each separate parcel of land where the work is done by him. He shall submit to the legislative body for confirmation an itemized written report showing such cost.

A copy of the report shall be posted for at least three days prior to its submission to the legislative body on or near the chamber door of the legislative body, with a notice of the time of submission.

At the time fixed for receiving and considering the report, the legislative body shall hear it with any objections of the property owners liable to be assessed for the abatement. It may modify the report if it is deemed necessary. The legislative body shall then confirm the repor…

The cost of abatement upon each parcel of land constitutes a special assessment against that parcel. After the assessment is made and confirmed, it is a lien on the parcel. Such lien attaches upon recordation in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the propert…

After confirmation of the report, a copy shall be given to the assessor and tax collector of the local agency, who shall add the amount of the assessment to the next regular tax bill levied against the parcel for local agency purposes.

If the county assessor and the tax collector assess property and collect taxes for the city, a certified copy of the report shall be filed with the county auditor on or before August 10th. The descriptions of the parcels reported shall be those used for the same parcels on the co…

The county auditor shall enter each assessment on the county tax roll opposite the parcel of land.

The amount of the assessment shall be collected at the time and in the manner of ordinary local agency taxes. If delinquent, the amount is subject to the same penalties and procedure of foreclosure and sale provided for ordinary local agency taxes.

As an alternative method the county tax collector in his discretion may collect the assessments without reference to the general taxes by issuing separate bills and receipts for the assessments.

Laws relating to the levy, collection, and enforcement of county taxes apply to such special assessment taxes.

The superintendent may receive the amount due on the abatement cost and issue receipts at any time after the confirmation of the report and until 10 days before a copy is given to the local agency assessor and tax collector, or, where a certified copy is filed with the county aud…

The legislative body may order refunded all or part of a tax paid pursuant to this article if it finds that all or part of the tax has been erroneously levied. A tax or part shall not be refunded unless a claim is filed with the clerk of the legislative body on or before March 1s…

If the legislative body finds that property damage was caused by the negligence of an officer or employee of the local agency in connection with the abatement of a nuisance pursuant to this article, a claim for such damages may be paid from the general fund of the local agency.

Anything contained in this article to the contrary notwithstanding, the legislative body shall not require to be filled any abandoned excavation which contains a surface area of more than one-half acre.

The purpose of this article is to promote the establishment in counties and cities and counties throughout the state of commissions designed to foster peaceful relations in the interest of preserving the public peace among residents of different races, religions, national origins…

It is hereby found that the promotion of positive human relations for the purpose of insuring public peace, health, safety, and general welfare of all the people of this State is a principal governmental concern and responsibility, and counties and cities and counties are hereby …

The governing body of any city or county may, by ordinance, create a commission on human relations. The governing body shall determine the number of members of the commission, the terms of the members, the manner of appointment of the members, the selection of a chairperson and t…

The governing body may assign personnel to the commission or permit the commission to employ an executive director, a secretary, and such attorneys, experts and other employees as may be necessary, within the amount made available by the local governing body and to accept and exp…

It shall be the responsibility of the commission: (a) To foster mutual respect and understanding among all people, including people subject to prejudice and discrimination due to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, mari…

A commission on human relations created under the provisions of Section 50262 shall discharge the following obligations: (a) To hold conferences, and other public meetings, in the interest of the constructive resolution of tensions, prejudice, and discrimination among or between …

In any county in which two or more cities are incorporated there is hereby created a city selection committee the purpose of which shall be to appoint city representatives to boards, commissions, and agencies as required by law. The membership of each such city selection committe…

As used in this article, “clerk” means the clerk of a county or the legislative body thereof. Where the office of county clerk is separate from the office of clerk of the board of supervisors, “clerk” means the clerk of the board of supervisors.