Title GOV — California Gov. Code

The provisions of this part extending rights to a member of this system, or subjecting him or her to any limitation by reason of his or her membership in a county retirement system, apply in like manner and under like conditions to a member of this system by reason of his or her …

The provisions of this part extending rights to a member of this system or subjecting him or her to any limitation, by reason of his or her membership in a county retirement system shall also apply to members who terminated state employment and became an employee of a fire distri…

Any public agency that has pursuant to the provisions of Section 20351 entered into an agreement to establish a reciprocal retirement system with this system shall be deemed to have obtained the same rights and limitations with respect to all other public agencies who have entere…

The provisions of this part extending rights to a member of this system by reason of his or her membership in a county retirement system shall also apply to members who terminated state employment on or after June 30, 1971, but because of county budget problems were not employed …

Wherever in this part the rights of a member, because of membership in another retirement system, are conditioned upon employment within 90 days of termination of membership in this system or another retirement system, with respect to that employment that occurs on and after Janu…

Whenever in this part the rights of a local member, because of membership in another retirement system, are conditioned upon employment within six months of termination of membership in this system or another retirement system, the period shall be one year rather than six months …

The board shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry into effect the provisions of this part in conformity with Section 218 of Title II of the Social Security Act and federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto, including, but not limited to, the conditions, method and proc…

The board, with the approval of the Department of General Services, may designate other state agencies to perform work, furnish services, materials, or equipment, or otherwise assist in the administration of this part in accordance with this code relating to interagency services …

Agreements as defined in Section 22006, and all applications and agreements and contracts and any amendments thereto between the board and the Adjutant General, the Teachers’ Retirement Board, the Regents of the University of California, and any public agency, except the state, e…

The board may delegate to the executive officer authority to perform any act within the power of the board itself to perform under this part. The executive officer may delegate to his or her subordinates any act or duty unless the board, by motion or resolution recorded in the mi…

For the purposes of this article, the term “public agency” includes the Board of Regents of the University of California.

A school district whose employees in positions covered under a retirement system, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 22009.1, are included in the agreement, shall be subject to all obligations and liabilities imposed on a public agency under this article.

(a) The board may charge or assess a public agency, and the public agency shall pay and reimburse the state at the times and in the amounts as the board may determine, the public agency’s proportionate share of all costs incurred by the state in the administration of the federal …

The board may charge or assess each public agency and each public agency shall pay and reimburse the state at such times and in such amounts as the board may determine, the approximate cost to the state of any and all work and services relating to a division under Article 2.5 (co…

Each public agency included in the agreement between the board and the federal agency pursuant to the provisions of this part shall be liable for the contributions required of an employer under the provisions of Section 3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and the portion re…

Every public agency included in the agreement between the board and the federal agency may withhold from wages and salaries paid by them to officers and employees covered by the said agreement that portion required to be withheld from the salaries and wages of employees under the…

Every public agency included in the agreement shall upon written request of the board pay to the board moneys that the state may be obligated to pay or forfeit to the federal government by reason of any failure on the part of any public agency for any cause or reason to pay contr…

A public agency on whose behalf the board has made advances of money pursuant to Section 22601 shall reimburse the state the amount of the advances, with interest at the rate of 7 percent per annum from the time of the advance, unless the amount of interest, if charged, would be …

No statute of this State shall limit the time within which the board may enforce the payment of any amount payable to this State by a public agency pursuant to the provisions of this part by civil action or any other remedy.

The board or the state officer or agency designated to assist in the administration of this part, may audit the books and records of any public agency having employees in positions covered by the agreement. Such audits shall be restricted to the extent necessary to make a determi…

Every public agency included in the agreement between the board and the federal agency shall submit all wage, contribution, and other reports required to fulfill the obligations of the state under the federal system. In the event of a failure or refusal to submit such reports, th…

(a) The board may charge or assess each public agency as defined in Section 22009.03 and each public agency shall pay and reimburse the state at the times and in the amounts as the board may determine, the approximate cost to the state, of any work, services, equipment, and other…

(a) The Old Age and Survivors’ Insurance Revolving Fund is continued in existence. Notwithstanding Section 13340, all money in the fund is appropriated without regard to fiscal years to the board to carry out the provisions of paragraphs (2) to (5), inclusive, of Section 22601. (…

The Old Age and Survivors’ Insurance Revolving Fund may be used by the board for the following purposes and for any other purposes necessary to carry out the provisions of this part: (1) To reimburse any appropriation available for the support of the board or of any state office …

With the exception of penalties and interest collected pursuant to Section 22556, and except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 22600, moneys received by the board from public agencies under the provisions of this part may be deposited in the Old Age and Survivors’ Insuran…

Deficiencies or excesses occurring in the Old Age and Survivors’ Insurance Revolving Fund by reason of differences of a fraction of a cent in contributions or other amounts paid by a public agency under the provisions of this part shall be offset proportionately against the charg…

New counties may be formed and created from portions of one or more existing counties solely pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

As used in this chapter: (a) “Affected county” means each county from which territory is proposed to be transferred to create a new county. (b) “Approved county” means the territory to be included in a new county after the registered voters in the affected county or counties have…

Any action to determine the validity of the formation of a county pursuant to this chapter shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

A proposed county shall not be created if: (a) The population of any affected county shall be reduced to less than 20,000. (b) The population of the proposed county shall be less than 10,000. (c) The area of any affected county will be reduced to less than 1,200 square miles. The…

Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (c) of Section 23306, a county may be created from the territory of Nevada County provided that the territory which is proposed to be transferred from such county does not exceed 25 percent of the total territory of such county.

No boundary line of a proposed county shall pass through or divide the territory of any incorporated city.

Proceedings under this chapter shall not be subject to the provisions of Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 54773) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, relating to local agency formation commissions.

Proceedings for the creation of a proposed county shall be initiated by petition. Any such petition shall contain the following: (a) An accurate description of the boundaries of the proposed county. (b) A statement that such boundaries do not pass through or divide the territory …

(a) Where the population of the proposed county is less than 5 percent of the total population of the affected counties, a petition initiating proceedings shall be signed by qualified electors residing within the territory of the proposed county as described in the petition equal…

A petition may consist of a single instrument or several counterparts.

A petition may designate not more than three persons as chief petitioners setting forth their names and mailing addresses.

(a) Before circulating any petition pursuant to this article, the proponents shall file with the clerk as provided in Section 23325, a notice of intention to do so. The notice shall be accompanied by a printed statement not exceeding 500 words in length, stating the objectives to…

All petitions shall be filed with (a) the clerk of the county from which the new county is to be formed if it is to be formed from but one county, or (b) the clerk of the principal county if it is to be formed from portions of two or more counties. All counterparts of a petition …

Within 30 days after the date of filing of a petition, the clerk of the principal county shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the requisite number of signers. When the clerk has completed his examination, he shall certify the results of his examination…

If the clerk certifies a petition to be insufficient he shall give mailed notice thereof to each of the chief petitioners, if any, and file the petition as a public record without prejudice to the filing of a new petition.

If the clerk certifies a petition to be sufficient, he shall immediately transmit a copy of his certification to the board of supervisors of each affected county and to each of the chief petitioners, if any.

In certifying the sufficiency of a petition, the clerk shall compare the name of each person signing the petition with the registration records of the county in which the person signing the petition resides.

Upon certification of a petition, the board of the principal county shall forthwith transmit a copy of the petition certification to the Governor.

No person shall file a petition pursuant to this article within five years of the date of certification, pursuant to Section 23328, of a prior petition which included in its description of boundaries for the proposed county any territory which is the subject of the new petition. …

Upon receipt of notice pursuant to Section 23330, the Governor shall create a County Formation Review Commission to review the proposed county creation, and appoint five persons to be members of the commission. Of the five persons appointed to the commission, two shall reside wit…

The commission shall determine all of the following: (a) A fair, just, and equitable distribution, as between each affected county and the proposed county, of the indebtedness of each affected county. (b) The fiscal impact of the proposed county creation on each affected county. …

In determining the fiscal impact of the creation of the proposed county on the affected county or counties and the economic viability of the proposed county, the commission shall consider: (a) The cost of providing services in the proposed county and in each affected county. (b) …

Except as otherwise provided in this article, the commission may, in determining a fair, just and equitable distribution of the indebtedness of each affected county, as between each affected county and the proposed county, provide for one or more of the following: (a) The payment…

Within 10 days after notice and acceptance of their appointment, the members of the commission shall meet at the principal administrative office of the principal county and organize by electing from their number a chairman. They shall also appoint a secretary who shall not be a m…