Title GOV — California Gov. Code

At the time for hearing protests, evidence may be produced in such order as the legislative body may summarily direct.

The hearing may be continued from time to time upon the order of the legislative body.

If no protests have been received by the legislative body, it may lease the property pursuant to the petition.

If a majority of the owners of property assessed or being assessed protest the leasing of the property pursuant to the petition, the legislative body shall cease all proceedings for leasing the property.

Unless the power to proceed has ceased, at the conclusion of the hearing and on a determination of all questions arising, the legislative body shall declare its finding that the owners of more than one-half of the area of the property in the assessment district created for the pu…

If the legislative body has denied the protests, or if no protests have been made, it shall by resolution order the property leased pursuant to the petition.

In the resolution ordering the lease the legislative body shall fix a time for receiving bids for the leasing of the property and the amount of the bond required and shall direct its clerk to give notice inviting sealed bids.

The time for receiving bids shall not be fixed until the first regular meeting of the legislative body after the expiration of 15 days following the adoption of the resolution ordering the property to be leased.

The legislative body shall cause a notice to be posted conspicuously for five days on or near the legislative body’s chamber door.

The notice shall contain the terms of the petition and an invitation for sealed bids for the leasing of the property.

The notice shall be published once a week for two successive weeks in a daily, semiweekly, or weekly newspaper published or circulated in the local agency or assessment district.

If the property is offered for lease at a monthly rental, all bids shall be accompanied by a bond in the amount fixed by the legislative body.

If the petition requires the making of improvements upon the property and the payment of rentals in products from the land, royalties, or commissions, the bidder shall furnish with the bid a bond in the amount fixed by the legislative body and conditioned for the faithful perform…

The legislative body shall award the lease to the highest responsible bidder.

After the bid has been accepted by the legislative body, it shall enter into a lease with the highest bidder. The lease shall contain all the terms of the petition and provide for the payment of rentals, commissions, or royalties, in an amount equal to the amount in the accepted …

This article shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.

As used in this article, “public square” means any area or open space showing on a map or plat of a city, town, or village which has been filed or recorded in the office of the county clerk or county recorder of any county for more than fifty years and which is designated on the …

Pursuant to this article, after acquiring by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise all outstanding titles, reversions, easements, or other interest in or to the public square, the city in which the public square is located, or if it is not located in a city, the county in which it…

The legislative body of the local agency in which the land is located shall first adopt a resolution declaring its intention to erect a public building on the public square or the legislative body of the city shall adopt a resolution declaring its intention to grant or lease the …

If the legislative body of the local agency in which the public square is located finds that the highest and best use to which the land may be put is the erection thereon of the proposed public building, it may provide by ordinance that the public square may be used as a site for…

A county and a retirement board created pursuant to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 may contract for the erection of public buildings on public squares pursuant to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 and other applicable statutes. All work on the buildings sha…

(a) (1) A public building that is owned by a local agency, or a portion of a building that is owned by a local agency and includes at least one restroom that is open to the public, shall provide at least one safe, sanitary, convenient, and publicly accessible baby diaper changing…

As used in this article, “improvements” means any or all of the following property acquired, constructed or installed by a local agency with funds derived from special assessments under the Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing at Section 5000), Streets and Highways Cod…

Whenever the legislative body of a local agency determines by resolution that certain of its improvements are no longer useful for the purpose for which they were acquired, constructed or installed, or that such improvements cannot be economically and efficiently operated and mai…

The legislative body shall adopt a resolution of intention, describing the improvements and stating the reason for which the improvement is proposed to be sold. The resolution shall contain a notice of the time and place, when and where persons objecting to the proposed sale may …

The clerk of the legislative body shall cause the resolution of intention to be published once a week for two successive weeks in a daily, semiweekly or weekly newspaper of general circulation in the local agency.

At the time and place fixed in the resolution of intention, any owner of property assessed or being assessed to pay for the acquisition, construction or installation of the improvement proposed to be sold may appear before the legislative body and object to the sale.

At any time not later than the time set for hearing objections, any owner of property assessed or being assessed to pay for the acquisition, construction or installation of the improvement proposed to be sold may make and deliver to the clerk of the legislative body a written pro…

At the time for hearing protests, the legislative body shall hear and pass upon all protests and objections to the proposed sale. If 10 percent of the owners of property assessed or being assessed to purchase the property proposed to be sold, protest such sale in writing, the pro…

If the legislative body determines to proceed, it shall adopt a resolution ordering the sale of such improvement and calling for bids. The resolution shall fix the time for receiving bids, the terms and conditions of the sale, and shall direct the clerk to give notice inviting se…

If the improvement is useful and necessary for the rendition of a service to the local agency, the legislative body shall provide that the sale is conditional upon the purchaser maintaining and operating the improvement for the purpose of providing such service. The contract of s…

The notice inviting sealed proposals shall contain a description of the improvement, the terms and conditions of the sale, and the time and place when and where sealed proposals will be received.

The notice shall be published at least once a week for two successive weeks in a daily, semiweekly, or weekly newspaper of general circulation in the local agency or assessment district and shall be posted conspicuously for five days on or near the door of the legislative body’s …

The legislative body shall sell the improvement to the highest responsible bidder or may reject any or all bids.

If the legislative body finds that the public interest will be furthered or that the advertising or calling for bids will not result in competitive bidding, such improvements may be sold without first calling or advertising for bids.

The proceeds of the sale of such improvement shall be distributed by the local agency to the owners of the property which has been or is being assessed to pay for such improvement as their names and addresses appear on the last equalized city or county assessment roll, as the cas…

This article shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. The powers herein granted to local agencies shall not be construed as a limitation on any other powers heretofore or hereinafter granted to such agencies.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article: (a) “Persons and families of low or moderate income” means persons and families of low or moderate income, as defined by Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code. (b) “Lim…

On or before December 31 of each year, each local agency as defined in Section 54951 shall make an inventory of all lands held, owned or controlled by it or any of its departments, agencies or authorities to determine what land, including air rights, if any, is in excess of its f…

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 54222 and 54223, a local agency, or any department, agency or authority thereof may lease, sell or grant or otherwise transfer any real property, including air rights owned, held or controlled by it and found to be in excess of foreseeab…

Property may be transferred under this article only after a public hearing, but without regard to other provisions of this code concerning leases of real property.

Any person or family of low or moderate income, housing corporation, limited dividend housing corporation, or nonprofit corporation may bring an action to enforce the provisions of this article relating to the inventory pursuant to Section 50569.

(a) For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Designated qualified opportunity zone” means a qualified opportunity zone, as defined in subsection (a) of Section 1400Z-1 of Title 26 of the United States Code, that has received a designatio…

A city, except a city which is also a city and county, may transfer its functions pursuant to this article.

By ordinance, a city legislative body may transfer the duties of the city treasurer to the treasurer of the county in which the city is situated, and shall, by January 1, 1969, transfer the assessment and tax collection duties performed by the city assessor and tax collector to t…

A certified copy of the ordinance transferring the duties of the assessor and tax collector shall be filed with the county auditor on or before the first Monday of the February following the adoption of the ordinance or a later date acceptable to the county board of supervisors.

Certified copies of the ordinance transferring the duties of the treasurer shall be served on the county auditor, tax collector, and treasurer. The ordinance shall also prescribe how money shall be drawn from the city funds in the hands of the treasurer.

All assessments made by the county assessor and equalized or corrected by the board of supervisors or State Board of Equalization shall be the basis for levying city taxes. In the first year that a city uses county values in the preparation of its roll it may independently assess…

The ordinance transferring the duties of the treasurer is effective until repealed. Certified copies of the ordinance repealing the transfer of the treasurer’s duties shall be served upon the county auditor, tax collector, and treasurer.

The offices of city assessor, tax collector, and treasurer may be abolished by ordinance after their duties have been transferred.