Title GOV, California Gov. Code

The regulations shall include provisions: (a) For the election of officers, their terms, meetings, and all other matters relating to the administrative procedure of the board. (b) For one of the following: (1) The filing of a sworn statement by every person who is or becomes a me…

In its regulations, the board may include the following provisions: (a) From what warrants deductions of members’ contributions shall be made. (b) For a period of time longer than one year during which a member may redeposit in the retirement fund an amount equal to all of the ac…

(a) Unless permitted by this chapter, a member or employee of the board shall not become an endorser, surety, or obligor on, or have any personal interest, direct or indirect, in the making of any investment for the board, or in the gains or profits accruing from those investment…

The district attorney, or the county counsel if there is one, is the attorney for the board. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the board of retirement or the board of investment may elect to secure legal representation, on such matters as the board of retirement or the board of investment may specify, from other than the county counsel. The cost of the le…

Notwithstanding Section 31529, the board may contract for the legal services of an attorney in private practice when the board determines, after consultation with the county counsel, that the county counsel cannot provide the board with legal services due to a conflict of interes…

In addition to the powers granted by Sections 31529, 31529.5, and 31614, the board of retirement and the board of investment may contract with attorneys in private practice for legal services and advice. The boards shall pay reasonable compensation for the legal services and advi…

(a) In addition to the powers granted by Sections 31522.5, 31522.9, 31529, 31529.5, 31614, and 31732, the board of retirement and the board of investment may contract with the county counsel or with attorneys in private practice or employ staff attorneys for legal services. (b) N…

The county health officer, either directly or through a duly authorized representative, shall advise the board on medical matters and, if requested by the board, shall attend its meetings. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 186, Sec. 12. (SB 634) Effective January 1, 2022.)

If it is impracticable for the board to determine from the records the length of service or the age of any member, or if the member refuses or fails to give the board a statement of his service or age, it may estimate his length of service or age for the purposes of this chapter.…

Sworn statements and individual records of members shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to anyone except insofar as may be necessary for the administration of this chapter or upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or upon written authorization by the member.…

Whenever, in order to make a determination, it is necessary to hold a hearing the board may appoint either one of its members or a member of the State Bar of California to serve as a referee. The referee shall hold such a hearing and shall transmit, in writing, to the board his p…

The proposed findings of fact and recommendations of the referee shall be served on the parties who shall have 10 days to submit written objections thereto which shall be incorporated in the record to be considered by the board. Upon receiving the proposed findings of fact and th…

The board may issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum, and compensate persons subpoenaed. This power shall be exercised and enforced in the same manner as the similar power granted the board of supervisors in Article 9 (commencing with Section 25170) of Chapter 1, Part 2, Divis…

The board may issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum, and compensate persons subpoenaed. This power shall be exercised and enforced in the same manner as the similar power granted the board of supervisors in Article 9 (commencing with Section 25170) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of D…

If a superior court reverses the denial by the board of an application for a retirement allowance, or for a survivor’s allowance based on such allowance, or for a claim based on a claimed pension right or benefit, the superior court in its discretion may award reasonable attorney…

The board may establish efficient records management procedures, which may include, but need not be limited to, maintenance and, when determined by the board to be necessary, disposal of records in its jurisdiction. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 24, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994…

(a) The board shall adjust the payment of benefits payable pursuant to this part, as necessary, in order to maximize the benefits available to members who are subject to the limits of Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code. Those adjustments shall include, but are not limited t…

(a) The board of retirement may, in its discretion, correct any error made in the calculation of a retired member’s monthly allowance or any other benefits under this chapter, if either of the following exist: (1) The error in the calculation of the member’s monthly allowance or …

(a) The obligations of the retirement system to its members continue throughout their respective memberships, and the obligations of the retirement system to, and in respect to, retired members continue throughout the lives of the retired members, and thereafter until all obligat…

(a) Subject to subdivisions (c) and (d), the board may, in its discretion and upon any terms it deems just, correct the errors or omissions of any active or retired member, or any beneficiary of an active or retired member, if all of the following facts exist: (1) The request, cl…

(a) Subject to subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of Section 31541, the board, upon any terms it deems just, may correct prior board decisions made between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2015, that were based upon an error of law existing at the time of the decision in the determi…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Agreement” means a memorandum of understanding or collective bargaining agreement between the employer and an exclusive representative pursuant to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Sect…

(a) The board shall establish a procedure for assessing and determining whether an element of compensation was paid to enhance a member’s retirement benefit. If the board determines that compensation was paid to enhance a member’s benefit, the member or the employer may present e…

(a) When a county or district reports compensation to the board, it shall identify the pay period in which the compensation was earned regardless of when it was reported or paid. Compensation shall be reported in accordance with Section 31461 and shall not exceed compensation ear…

The board may audit a county or district to determine the correctness of retirement benefits, reportable compensation, and enrollment in, and reinstatement to, the system. During an audit, the board may require a county or district to provide information, or make available for ex…

Pursuant to this article, any city whose corporate limits include or front upon any harbor, bay or estuary, or other navigable water, whether the tidelands or waterfront is owned or controlled by it or by the State, either in whole or in part, may incur an indebtedness for: (a) T…

The city may create one or more funds for the payment of such indebtedness. Whether the funds are under the management and control of a state board of harbor commissioners or the management and control of the city, or any of its officers, boards or departments, pursuant to statut…

The city may also issue and sell its bonds to provide a fund for the redemption, cancellation, and retirement of state bonds issued and sold to provide a fund for any improvement or construction in its harbor. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

All provisions of law, or of the charter of the city, relative to the issuance and sale of other city bonds and the mode and manner of calling, holding, and canvassing an election authorizing the issuance and sale of such bonds, apply equally to the issue and sale of the bonds au…

Where by law or charter of the city the management, control, and improvement of the harbor or tidelands is vested in whole or in part in a state board of harbor commissioners, the city may turn over to the State Board of Harbor Commissioners any funds which it provides. Such fund…

When any city provides any fund for the redemption, cancellation, or retirement of any state bonds pursuant to this article, the city through its appropriate officers may transfer the money in the fund to the State Treasurer. Upon its receipt the State Treasurer shall place the m…

As used in this article, “local agency” includes any board or department of the local agency. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

As used in this article, “bond” means revenue bond or other evidences of indebtedness but not attached coupons. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

When a local agency is authorized by charter to issue bonds payable solely from revenues of a municipal utility or a special fund, in negotiable form, the local agency may issue the bonds and any coupons for interest thereon in negotiable form, and they are negotiable instruments…

In issuing the bonds, the local agency may provide: (a) (1) That the required signatures to the bonds may be by facsimile, except that at least one signature to the bonds shall be by autograph. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the local agency may, in its discretion, determine …

As used in this article: (a) “Local agency” means county, city, irrigation district, reclamation district, school district, sanitary district, or other municipal or public corporation. (b) “Bond” includes warrant or other evidence of indebtedness. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)…

The legislative body of a local agency may issue a new bond similar to the original to replace it if: (a) By competent proof it is made to appear to the legislative body that a bond issued by the local agency is lost or destroyed. (b) The owner gives an undertaking approved by th…

If the legislative body refuses to issue a new bond, the owner of any lost or destroyed bond may apply to the superior court of the county in which the local agency is situated for an order requiring the legislative body to show cause why it should not be required to issue a new …

The application shall be by petition a copy of which shall be served upon the legislative body not later than ten days prior to the time set for the hearing. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

The court shall inquire into the truth of the facts stated in the petition and hear the proofs and allegations of the petition. If satisfied that the petitioner is the lawful owner of the bond described in the petition, that it has been lost or destroyed and can not after due dil…

Each bond and attached coupon so issued shall state upon its face: (a) The number and denomination of the bond for which it is issued. (b) That it is issued in the place of the bond claimed to have been lost or destroyed. (c) That it is issued as a duplicate. (d) That only one is…

The undertaking required by this article, duly indorsed as approved, shall be filed in the office of the clerk or the treasurer of the issuing local agency as the legislative body directs. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 517, Sec. 259.)

When a change of organization or a reorganization includes the annexation of inhabited territory to a city and the assessed value of land within the territory equals one-half or more of the assessed value of land within the city, or the number of registered voters residing within…

If the proposal would result in the annexation to a city of land that is subject to a contract executed pursuant to the Williamson Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 51200) of Division 1), then the petition shall state whether the city shall succeed to the contract pursuant …

(a) No tidelands or submerged lands, as defined in subdivision (g), which are owned by the state or by its grantees in trust shall be incorporated into, or annexed to, a city, except lands which may be approved by the State Lands Commission. (b) If those tidelands or submerged la…