Title GOV, California Gov. Code

“Executive officer” means the person appointed by a commission pursuant to Section 56384. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 27. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)

“Feasible” means capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, legal, social, and technological factors. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2001.)

“Formation” means the creation of a district. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 28. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)

“Function” means any power granted by law to a local agency to provide designated governmental or proprietary services or facilities for the use, benefit, or protection of persons or property. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 29. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)

“Improvement district” means an area or zone formed for the sole purpose of designating an area which is to bear a special tax or assessment for an improvement benefiting that area. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 30. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)

“Inactive district” means a special district that meets all of the following: (a) The special district is as defined in Section 56036. (b) The special district has had no financial transactions in the previous fiscal year. (c) The special district has no assets and liabilities. (…

“Incorporation” means the creation or establishment of a city. Any area proposed for incorporation as a city shall have at least 500 registered voters residing within the affected territory at the time the proposal is initiated. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 32. (AB 1430…

“Independent district” or “independent special district” includes any special district having a legislative body all of whose members are elected by registered voters or landowners within the district, or whose members are appointed to fixed terms, and excludes any special distri…

“Independent special district officer” means the presiding officer or a member of the legislative body of an independent special district. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)

“Indirect cost” has the same meaning as used in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 33338 of the Education Code. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 304, Sec. 2. (AB 851) Effective January 1, 2016.)

“Inhabited territory” means territory within which there reside 12 or more registered voters. The number of registered voters, as determined by the elections officer, shall be established as of the date a certificate of filing is issued by the executive officer. (Amended by Stats…

“Initiate” or “initiation” means the issuance of a certificate of filing by the executive officer. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 35. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)

“Interested agency” means each local agency which provides facilities or services in the affected territory. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 36. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)

“Joint powers agency” or “joint powers authority” means an agency or entity formed pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act (Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1) that is formed for the local performance of governmental functions that…

“Landowner” or “owner of land” means any of the following: (a) A person or persons shown as the owner of land on the last equalized assessment roll prepared by the county at the time the determination is required to be made pursuant to the requirements of this division. Where tha…

“Landowner-voter” means any person entitled to vote in a landowner-voter district, or the legal representative of that person or, in the case of an election, the proxy of that person if authorized by the principal act. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 38. (AB 1430) Effectiv…

“Landowner-voter district” means a district whose principal act provides that owners of land within the district are entitled to vote upon the election of district officers, the incurring of bonded indebtedness, or any other district matter. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch…

“Latent service or power” means those services, facilities, functions, or powers authorized by the principal act under which the district is formed, but that are not being exercised, as determined by the commission pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 56425. (Added by Stats. 20…

“Last equalized assessment roll” means the listing in use by a county, city, or district for the purpose of the annual levy and collection of any taxes or assessments. This section does not require the use of the supplemental roll prepared pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with…

“Legal representative” means an officer of a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company duly authorized to sign for, and on behalf of, the entity. Legal representative also includes a guardian, conservator, executor, administrator, trustee, or other person holding pro…

“Legislative body” means the governing board of a city, county, or district. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 42. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)

“Local agency” means a city, county, or district. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1599, Sec. 3.)

“Member district” means any district which is included, in whole or in part, within another district, a metropolitan water district, or any of the entities enumerated in Section 56036.6, all or any part of the first-mentioned district being entitled, under the provisions of the p…

“Merger” means the termination of the existence of a district when the responsibility for the functions, services, assets, and liabilities of that district are assumed by a city as a result of proceedings taken pursuant to this division. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 44.…

“Next equalized assessment roll” means the listing to be equalized and used by a city, county, or district for the purpose of the annual levy and collection of any taxes or assessments imposed by the city, county, or district. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 45. (AB 1430) …

“Open space” means any parcel or area of land or water which is substantially unimproved and devoted to an open-space use, as defined in Section 65560. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 54…

“Open-space use” means any use as defined in Section 65560. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)

“Overlap” or “overlapping territory” means territory which is included within the boundaries of two or more districts or within one or more districts and a city or cities. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986,…

“Parent district” means any district, a metropolitan water district, or any of the entities enumerated in Section 56036.6, which includes all or any part of another district, the first-mentioned district or entity being obligated, under the provisions of the principal act of the …

“Prime agricultural land” means an area of land, whether a single parcel or contiguous parcels, that has not been developed for a use other than an agricultural use and that meets any of the following qualifications: (a) Land that qualifies, if irrigated, for rating as class I or…

“Principal act” means, in the case of a district, the law under which the district was formed and, in the case of a city, the general laws or the city charter. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 49. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)

“Principal county” means the county having the greater portion of the entire assessed value, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll of the county or counties, of all taxable property within a district or districts for which a change of organization, reorganization, or det…

“Proceeding,” “proceeding for a change of organization,” or “proceeding for a reorganization” means proceedings taken by the commission for a proposed change of organization or reorganization pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 57000). (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Se…

“Proposal” means a desired change of organization or reorganization initiated by a petition or by resolution of application of a legislative body or school district for which a certificate of filing has been issued. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 52. (AB 1430) Effective J…

“Protest proceedings” means proceedings taken by a commission, or its executive officer when authorized by the commission, as the conducting authority pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 57000), Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 57025), Chapter 3 (commencing with Sect…

“Public agency” means the state or any state agency, board, or commission, any city, county, city and county, special district, or any agency, board, or commission of the city, county, city and county, special district, joint powers authority, or other political subdivision. (Ame…

“Registered voter” means any elector registered under, and pursuant to, the Elections Code. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)

“Registered-voter district” means a district whose principal act provides that registered voters residing within the district are entitled to vote for the election of district officers, incurring of bonded indebtedness, or any other district matter. (Repealed and added by Stats. …

“Reorganization” means two or more changes of organization contained within a single proposal. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 55. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)

“Resolution of application” means the document adopted by a local agency or school district initiating a change of organization or reorganization pursuant to Section 56654 or the document adopted by a commission pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 56375 or by …

“Service” means a specific governmental activity established within, and as a part of, a function of a local agency. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 20, Sec. 1. (AB 1822) Effective January 1, 2020.)

“Service review” means an analysis conducted by the commission documenting and analyzing the services in a particular geographic region or jurisdictional area pursuant to the requirements of Section 56430. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 20, Sec. 2. (AB 1822) Effective January 1, 2020…

“Special assessment district” or “assessment district” means an area fixed, established, and formed by a city, county, district, or the state, pursuant to general law, special act, or charter, that is specially benefited by, and assessed, or to be assessed, to pay the costs and e…

“Special reorganization” means a reorganization that includes the detachment of territory from a city or city and county and the incorporation of that entire detached territory as a city. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 911, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)

“Sphere of influence” means a plan for the probable physical boundaries and service area of a local agency, as determined by the commission. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1307, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)

“Subject agency” means each district or city for which a change of organization or reorganization is proposed or provided in a plan of reorganization. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 355, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)