Title GOV, California Gov. Code

The board of supervisors may make an order discharging the department, officer, or employee from further accountability and direct the county auditor to adjust any charge against the department, officer, or employee in a like amount. The discharge from accountability does not con…

The board of supervisors may, by resolution, authorize and designate the county auditor to exercise the powers set forth in Sections 25257 through 25259. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 159.)

Any collection program that is operated by a court may apply to the presiding judge of the court for a discharge from accountability for any court-ordered debt or bail that it would otherwise be responsible for collecting, if the amount is too small to justify the cost of collect…

(a) The application for a discharge from accountability under Section 25259.7 shall include the following: (1) The amount owing. (2) The names of the persons liable and the amounts owed by each, which may be by reference to specific documents incorporated in the application, exce…

(a) The presiding judge may make an order discharging the collection program from further accountability. The order shall have the same effect as a discharge from accountability under Section 25259, which relieves the applicant from any further responsibility for collecting the d…

The presiding judge may authorize and designate another judge in the court to exercise the powers of the presiding judge set forth in Sections 25259.7, 25259.8, and 25259.9. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 720, Sec. 12. (SB 857) Effective October 19, 2010.)

The board of supervisors may by resolution create one or more working capital funds. The board may make available such amounts as are necessary to establish each fund and to maintain its solvency. At the beginning of any fiscal year the board may provide by resolution for the tra…

The board shall by resolution create enterprise funds specified as mandatory by the State Controller pursuant to regulations adopted under the provisions of Section 30200. The board may by resolution create enterprise funds in addition to those specified as mandatory. The board s…

The county budget may contain a provision for an equipment replacement reserve within a fund. The amount in this reserve shall be identified with the class of fixed assets, and may accumulate from year to year, but at no time shall it exceed the estimated replacement cost of the …

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board of supervisors of a county may, by resolution, establish and maintain a reserve account to insure against its liability or the liability of its employees for injuries, for liability under the workers’ compensation laws, for…

Where a county provides financial or accounting services to a special district, including a school district, and such district requests either: (1) A type of financial or accounting service not currently provided to the district by the county; or (2) That a financial or accountin…

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to chartered cities. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

Every city organized pursuant to this part shall have a name, and by such name has perpetual succession, and may sue and be sued. It shall have a common seal, alterable at the pleasure of the legislative body. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

(a) Any person who uses or allows to be used any reproduction or facsimile of the seal of the city in any campaign literature or mass mailing, as defined in Section 82041.5, with intent to deceive the voters, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) For purposes of this section, the use o…

The legislative body may, by ordinance adopted by a four-fifths vote of its members, change the name of the city. In the same manner, the legislative body may eliminate the word “city” from the corporate name and substitute the word “town” or eliminate the word “town” and substit…

Within 10 days of the effective date of an ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 34502, or within 10 days of the date the legislative body declares the vote on an ordinance passed by initiative or referendum, the city clerk shall file a copy of the ordinance with the Secretary of…

If an ordinance proposed pursuant to Section 34502 fails passage by the legislative body or if the voters fail to confirm the ordinance, no ordinance changing the name of the city shall be considered for two years from the date of the vote of the legislative body or from the date…

The definitions set forth in this section shall govern the construction and meaning of the terms used in this chapter: (a) “Local agency” means any city, county, special district, or other public entity in the state. It includes a charter city or a charter county. (b) “Public tra…

Notwithstanding any other law, the following provisions shall govern disputes between exclusive bargaining representatives of public transit employees and local agencies: (a) The disputes shall not be subject to any fact-finding procedure otherwise provided by law. (b) Each party…

(a) Whenever in the opinion of the Governor, a threatened or actual strike or lockout will, if permitted to occur or continue, significantly disrupt public transportation services and endanger the public’s health, safety, or welfare, and upon the request of either party to the di…

The board of investigation shall be composed of no more than five members, one of whom shall be designated by the Governor as chairperson. Members of the board shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) for each day actually spent by them in the work of the board and shall receive …

Upon receiving a report from a board of investigation, the Governor may request the Attorney General to, and he or she shall, petition any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin the strike or lockout or the continuing thereof, for a period of 60 days. The court shall issue an …

If the charter or establishing legislation of the local agency establishes a time period for the negotiating or meeting and conferring process which is shorter than 60 days, the provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to any disputes which may arise between the exclusi…

Except as expressly provided by subdivision (b) of Section 3612 and Section 3614, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to grant or deprive employees of a right to strike. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 11. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)

The legislative body may pass ordinances not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of the State or the United States. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

Except as provided in Section 7282 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the legislative body of any city may levy any tax which may be levied by any charter city, subject to the voters’ approval pursuant to Article XIII A of the Constitution of California. (Amended by Stats. 1985, C…

(a) The legislative body may license, for revenue and regulation, and fix the license tax upon, every kind of lawful business transacted in the city, including shows, exhibitions, and games. It may provide for collection of the license tax by suit or otherwise. If the legislative…

Notwithstanding Section 37101, no legislative body shall require a regulatory license or impose a regulatory license or impose a regulatory license fee with respect to cafe musicians. “Cafe musician,” for the purposes of this section, means any person playing a musical instrument…

(a) In accordance with the provisions of subdivision (b), the legislative body may license for revenue, and fix the license tax upon, persons who transact in the city the business of a contractor licensed pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the B…

The legislative body may use any available funds to provide employment to the city’s destitute or needy unemployed residents. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

The legislative body may contract with any specially trained and experienced person, firm, or corporation for special services and advice in financial, economic, accounting, engineering, legal, or administrative matters. It may pay such compensation to these experts as it deems p…

The legislative body may issue subpenas requiring attendance of witnesses or production of books or other documents for evidence or testimony in any action or proceeding pending before it. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

Subpenas shall be signed by the mayor and attested by the city clerk. They may be served as subpenas are served in civil actions. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

If any person duly subpenaed neglects or refuses to obey a subpena, or, appearing, refuses to testify or answer any questions which a majority of the legislative body decide proper and pertinent, the mayor shall report the fact to the judge of the superior court of the county. (A…

The judge shall issue an attachment directed to the sheriff of the county where the witness was required to appear, commanding the sheriff to attach the person, and forthwith bring the person before the judge. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 22. (SB 1498) Effective January…

On return of the attachment and production of the witness, the judge has jurisdiction. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

The right of a witness to purge himself of the contempt and the proceedings, penalties, and punishment shall be the same as if the contempt had been committed in a civil trial in a superior court. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

The legislative body may spend money from the general fund for music and promotion, including promotion of sister city and town affiliation programs. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1195, Sec. 12.3. Effective January 1, 1994.)

The legislative body may authorize and provide for contributions to nonprofit educational radio and television stations, provided all of the following conditions exist: (a) The purpose of the contribution is to enable the citizens of the city to enjoy greater educational and cult…

When the legislative body deems it necessary that land purchased for park or other purposes be used for construction of public buildings or creation of a civic center, it may adopt an ordinance by a four-fifths vote declaring the necessity and providing for such use. (Added by St…

When a legislative body deems it necessary that land purchased in fee for any municipal purpose and subsequently dedicated by use for park purposes should be used for other municipal purposes, it may adopt an ordinance by a four-fifths vote, after giving notice and conducting a p…

In addition to other powers, a legislative body may perform all acts necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of this title. (Added by renumbering Section 37113 by Stats. 1955, Ch. 624.)

If real property is conveyed by a city and it is subsequently determined and mutually agreed by the legislative body of the city and the person to whom the property was conveyed that an error was made in the description of the property conveyed, so that less property is included …

The legislative body may, within the powers otherwise conferred by law upon the city, do and perform all acts necessary to enable the city to participate in the “Economic Opportunity Act of 1964” (P.L. 88-452; 78 Stat. 508), including the authorization of the expenditure by the c…

Upon receipt of an application from the governing body of any school district maintaining a school within a city, requesting to borrow funds from the city for the purpose of removing or replacing asbestos-derived materials used in constructing, insulating, or furnishing one or mo…

If the legislative body adopts an annual budget, the budget document shall include the appropriations limit and the total annual appropriations subject to limitation as determined pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 7900) of Title 1. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1025, S…