Title GOV, California Gov. Code

The agreement entered into pursuant to Section 53316.2 may provide for the division of responsibility to provide any of the facilities or services among the entities entering into the agreement. The agreement shall provide for the allocation and distribution of the proceeds of an…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this article shall govern the construction of this chapter. (a) “Clerk” means the clerk of the legislative body of a local agency. (b) “Community facilities district” means a legally constituted governmental enti…

If property not otherwise exempt from a special tax levied pursuant to this chapter is acquired by a public entity through a negotiated transaction, or by gift or devise, the special tax shall, notwithstanding Section 53340, continue to be levied on the property acquired and shal…

If property subject to a special tax levied pursuant to this chapter is acquired by a public entity through eminent domain proceedings, the obligation to pay the special tax shall be treated, pursuant to Section 1265.250 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as if it were a special ann…

As used in this chapter, “commission” means the Commission on Judicial Performance provided for in Section 8 of Article VI of the Constitution, “masters” means special masters appointed by the Supreme Court pursuant to rules adopted by the Judicial Council, and “judge” means a ju…

In order to protect the public, enforce rigorous standards of judicial conduct, and maintain public confidence in the integrity and independence of the judicial system, the commission shall take all reasonable steps to determine the existence or extent of alleged judicial miscond…

Notwithstanding Section 68701, the Commission on Judicial Performance may investigate the conduct or performance of any retired judge serving on senior judge status pursuant to rules adopted by the Judicial Council. The commission also shall have the power to order a retired judg…

The commission may employ such officers, assistants, and other employees as it deems necessary for the performance of the duties and exercise of the powers conferred upon the commission and upon the masters, may arrange for and compensate medical and other experts and reporters, …

Each member of the commission and each master shall be allowed their necessary expenses for travel, board, and lodging incurred in the performance of their duties. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 79, Sec. 11. (AB 143) Effective July 16, 2021.)

No act of the commission shall be valid unless concurred in by a majority of its members. The commission shall select one of its members to serve as chairperson. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 79, Sec. 12. (AB 143) Effective July 16, 2021.)

(a) The department shall provide by rule for the regulation and accumulation of vacations for civil service employees and may provide for vacations for such employees who are employed less than full time. The department shall prescribe the methods by which employees leaving the e…

(a) It shall be within the discretion of the department to define the effect of an absence from the payroll of 10 working days or less in any calendar month upon credit for vacation. (b) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of unde…

(a) The appointing power of any officer or employee not a member of the civil service may promulgate regulations governing vacations for these officers or employees. In the absence of these regulations, the rules of the department relating to the regulation and methods of accumul…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), following completion of six months of continuous service, for each completed calendar month of service, except as provided in Section 19858.2, each state officer and employee who is employed full time shall receive credit for vacation wi…

The department may provide by rule for the regulation and accumulation of vacation credits on an hourly basis to conform to the frequency of the pay period for all or certain designated employees. For those employees whose vacation credits are accrued on an hourly basis pursuant …

A new county service area may be formed pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)

(a) A proposal to form a new county service area may be made by petition. The petition shall do all of the things required by Section 56700. In addition, the petition shall do all of the following: (1) State which services and facilities it is proposed that the county service are…

(a) Before circulating any petition, the proponents shall publish a notice of intention which shall include a written statement not to exceed 500 words in length, setting forth the reasons for forming the county service area, the proposed services and facilities that the county s…

(a) A proposal to form a new county service area may also be made by the adoption of a resolution of application by the board of supervisors. Except for the provisions regarding the signers, the signatures, and the proponents, a resolution of application shall contain all of the …

(a) Once the proponents have filed a sufficient petition or a board of supervisors has filed a resolution of application, the local agency formation commission shall proceed pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 56650) of Division 3 of Title 5. (b) (1) Notwithstanding any o…

(a) If the local agency formation commission orders the formation of a county service area subject to the approval by the voters pursuant to Section 25211.4 and if the proposed county service area contains no voters, the vote shall be by the owners of land within the proposed cou…

Proceedings for the formation of an open space maintenance district may be initiated by petition signed by the owners of assessable land in the proposed district, as shown by the last equalized assessment roll of the county, owning lands of an assessed value of not less than twen…

Before the legislative body adopts an ordinance of intention to form the district, the superintendent of streets or other officer, board or commission of the local agency designated by the legislative body shall make and file with the clerk a preliminary report which shall contai…

After the filing of the report, the clerk shall present it to the legislative body for consideration. The legislative body may approve, amend, alter, modify or correct the report or may direct changes to be made therein. When the report has been approved by the legislative body, …

If the legislative body determines that the public interest and convenience require the formation of a district, it may adopt an ordinance declaring its intention to form a district pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The ordinance of intention, in addition to making the …

The proposed assessment district may be described in the ordinance of intention by stating the exterior boundaries thereof or by referring to the diagram provided for in the Preliminary report required therefor. The description of the maintenance shall be sufficient if the ordina…

The legislative body in its discretion may, in the ordinance of intention or at any subsequent time, order that a portion of the costs and expenses of the maintenance shall be paid out of the treasury of the local agency from such fund as the legislative body may designate and th…

The ordinance of intention shall be published as provided in Section 6061 and at least 15 days before the date set for hearing protests or objections. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1503.)

At the hearing the legislative body may order changes in the proposed maintenance or the proposed boundaries of the district by the elimination of any portion thereof which will not in its opinion be benefited by the work proposed to be done. If the legislative body proposes a ch…

If the boundaries are changed, objections or protests made by owners of land excluded by the change shall not be counted in computing a majority protest, but written objections or protests to the things proposed to be done as an entirety made by owners of the remaining assessable…

Except in the case of a majority protest, the legislative body may sustain or deny any or all objections or protests and its determination is final. The determination shall be entered upon the minutes. If the protests are denied or if no protests are filed, the legislative body s…

If the legislative body decides to proceed, it shall by ordinance fix and establish the boundaries of the district, declare that the district is formed pursuant to this chapter, describe the open areas to be maintained by the district, order the maintenance to be performed and pr…

Any objections or protests not made at the time and in the manner provided for by this chapter are deemed waived voluntarily. The validity of proceedings taken under this chapter shall not be attacked subsequent to the hearing upon any ground not stated in an objection or protest…

Proceedings for the establishment of a community facilities district may be instituted by the legislative body on its own initiative and shall be instituted by the legislative body when any of the following occurs: (a) A written request for the establishment of a district, signed…

Notwithstanding any provision of Part 1 (commencing with Section 56000) of Division 3, a local agency formation commission shall have no power or duty to review and approve or disapprove a proposal to create a community facilities district or a proposal to annex territory to, or …

A petition requesting the institution of proceedings for the establishment of a community facilities district shall do all of the following: (a) Request the legislative body to institute proceedings to establish a community facilities district pursuant to this chapter. (b) Descri…

Within 90 days after either a written request by two members of the legislative body or a petition requesting the institution of proceedings for the establishment of a community facilities district is filed with the legislative body and the payment of any fee required under subdi…

Proceedings for the establishment of a community facilities district shall be instituted by the adoption of a resolution of intention to establish the district which shall do all of the following: (a) State that a community facilities district is proposed to be established under …

At the time of the adoption of the resolution of intention to establish a community facilities district, the legislative body shall direct each of its officers who is or will be responsible for providing one or more of the proposed types of public facilities or services to be fin…

(a) The clerk of the legislative body shall publish a notice of the hearing pursuant to Section 6061 in a newspaper of general circulation published in the area of the proposed district. Publication shall be complete at least seven days prior to the date of the hearing. (b) The n…

The clerk of the legislative body may also give notice of the hearing by first-class mail to each registered voter and to each landowner within the proposed district. This notice shall contain the same information as is required to be contained in the notice published pursuant to…

At the hearing, protests against the establishment of the district, the extent of the district, or the furnishing of specified types of public facilities or services within the district may be made orally or in writing by any interested person. Any protests pertaining to the regu…

(a) If 50 percent or more of the registered voters, or six registered voters, whichever is more, residing within the territory proposed to be included in the district, or the owners of one-half or more of the area of the land in the territory proposed to be included in the distri…

The hearing may be continued from time to time, but shall be completed within 30 days, except that if the legislative body finds that the complexity of the proposed district or the need for public participation requires additional time, the hearing may be continued from time to t…

(a) If the legislative body determines to establish the district, it shall adopt a resolution of formation establishing the district. The resolution of formation shall contain all of the information required to be included in the resolution of intention to establish the district …

A tax imposed pursuant to this chapter is a special tax and not a special assessment, and there is no requirement that the tax be apportioned on the basis of benefit to any property. However, a special tax levied pursuant to this chapter may be on or based on a benefit received b…