Title GOV, California Gov. Code

Notwithstanding budget limitations and restrictions imposed by law except limitations imposed by the Constitution, a city, county, or district may incur all necessary expenses, expend public funds, and expend, use, or permit the use of public property or personnel to meet a natio…

A city, county, or district may make all transfers of money from and to general or special funds necessary to pay expenses incurred pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

By a four-fifths vote of all the members at any regular or special meeting, the legislative body of a city, county, or district may act on behalf of the city, county, or district in exercising the powers conferred by this article. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

There may be imposed by local ordinance a requirement that improvements installed by the subdivider for the benefit of the subdivision shall contain supplemental size, capacity, number, or length for the benefit of property not within the subdivision, and that those improvements …

In the event of the installation of improvements required by an ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 66485, the local agency shall enter into an agreement with the subdivider to reimburse the subdivider for that portion of the cost of those improvements, including an amount attr…

In order to pay the costs as required by the reimbursement agreement, the local agency may: (a) Collect from other persons, including public agencies, using such improvements for the benefit of real property not within the subdivision, a reasonable charge for such use. (b) Contri…

Any local agency within a local drainage or sanitary sewer area may adopt the plan and map designated in Section 66483 and impose a reasonable charge on property within the area which, in the opinion of the legislative body, is benefited by such drainage or sanitary sewer facilit…

Any local agency may establish an area of benefit pursuant to Section 66484 and may impose a reasonable charge on property within the area which in the opinion of the legislative body, is benefited by the construction of the bridge or major thoroughfare. The charge collected shal…

The board shall, upon application of a member who has served for 20 years or more in the aggregate as a county peace officer, and who has attained age 55, and except as to the sheriff and the undersheriff, upon its own motion may retire such member. Every member, except the sheri…

In computing the time of service of any county peace officer as defined in Section 31904, subdivision (a), there shall be included all time served as a constable or deputy constable of any township or judicial district in the county, whether continuous or broken. (Amended by Stat…

Any person retiring for service shall receive a pension payable in monthly installments during his lifetime, equal to one-half of his terminal salary, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) a month. (Amended by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1483.)

After 20 years of service any motorcycle police officer may be retired by the board for service, if in the judgment of three physicians appointed by the board he is unable to discharge the duties of his office properly. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

Any member shall be retired for disability regardless of age or amount of service, if incapacitated for the performance of duty as the result of an injury or disease occurring in and arising out of the course of his employment. Any member otherwise incapacitated for the performan…

If a member who has served 15 years or more develops heart trouble, it shall be presumed in any proceeding under this chapter, by the board and by the court, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that such heart trouble is an injury or disease occuring in and arising out of…

Upon retirement of a member for service connected disability, he shall receive an annual pension, payable in monthly installments, equal to one-half of his terminal salary, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) a month. (Amended by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1483.)

Whenever any member or pensioner is killed, or dies as a result of any injury received during the performance of his duty, or from sickness caused by the discharge of such duty, or after retirement for service connected disability, an annual pension shall be paid in equal monthly…

Upon retirement of a member for nonservice connected disability, he shall receive an annual pension, payable in monthly installments, dependent upon the aggregate length of his service, as follows: After 10 years but less than 12 years of service, fifty dollars ($50) a month. Aft…

The board may require any pensioner retired for disability, under age 50, to undergo medical examination. The examination shall be made by a physician, appointed by the board, at the place of residence of the pensioner or other place mutually agreed upon. Upon the basis of the ex…

If the board determines that the pensioner is not so incapacitated, his pension shall be canceled forthwith, and pursuant to regulations adopted by the county for the reinstatement or reemployment of personnel, he is eligible for reinstatement or reemployment in the county servic…

If a pension is canceled, there shall be immediately paid to the pensioner out of the fund the amount of his accumulated contributions as of the date of his retirement and all interest credited to his account, less an amount equal to one-half of the pension payments made to him d…

If the pensioner reenters county service and is eligible for membership in this system, his rate of contribution for future years is that established for his age at the time of reentry. He shall receive credit for all service rendered by him prior to the time of his disability re…

At any time before the first payment of any pension is made, a member or pensioner may elect to receive the actuarial equivalent at that time of his pension in a lesser pension payable throughout his life and that of his widow, widower or beneficiary, if he or she survives him, i…

Any member may file with the board a written statement nominating one or more beneficiaries, jointly, contingently, or both. If joint beneficiaries are named, the board may pay the amount due to any one of them, and the payment is a complete discharge. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. …

Upon presentation by the owner to the city treasurer of any coupon bond or bond payable to bearer issued by any city, with a request for the conversion of the bond into a registered bond, the treasurer shall cut off and cancel the coupons of the coupon bond and stamp, print, or w…

The bond may thereafter be transferred by the registered owner in person or by attorney duly authorized on presentation to the treasurer, and again registered, a similar statement being stamped, printed, or written upon it. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

The statement stamped, printed, or written upon the bond may be in substantially the following form: (Date, giving month, year, and day.) This bond is registered pursuant to the statute in such cases made and provided in the name of ______ (here insert name of owner) and the inte…

After any bond has been registered, the principal and interest shall be payable to the registered owner. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

The city treasurer shall keep in his office a book showing at all times what bonds are registered and in whose names. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, bonds, issued pursuant to statute or city charter, may be in the form of coupon bonds or registered bonds, or some in the form of coupon bonds and some in the form of registered bonds, as provided in the proceedings for their …

This article applies to all coupon bonds and all other bonds payable to bearer. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

As used in this article, “local agency” means county, city, regional park district, school district, community college district, or any other municipal or public corporation or district. (Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 380.)

Subsequent to approval of the final budget and levy of taxes, if funds are needed for the immediate requirements of a local agency in any fiscal year to pay obligations lawfully incurred in the fiscal year and before the receipt of income for the fiscal year sufficient to meet th…

Proceeds of sales or funds set aside for the repayment of any notes issued pursuant to this article shall not be invested for a term that exceeds the term of the notes. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 784, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Money may be borrowed on notes, tax anticipation warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness on behalf of the local agency in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of: (a) The revenue from taxes for the current fiscal year or that portion of the taxes not collected at the time of b…

In addition, a school district, county board of education, or community college district may borrow money at any time between July 15th and August 30th of any fiscal year in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the estimated income and revenue to be received during the current f…

All such notes, tax anticipation warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness shall be issued only after the adoption of a resolution by a four-fifths vote of all members of the legislative body. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

The resolution shall state the necessity for the borrowing and: (a) The amount of revenue from taxes provided for the county, city, or municipal or public corporation or district, other than a school district, county board of education, or community college district, for the curr…

All such notes, tax anticipation warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness shall be offered at public sale by the legislative body after not less than two days advertising in a newspaper of general circulation within the county, within the county having the largest area within…

The sale shall be made to the bidder offering the lowest rate of interest or whose bid represents the lowest net cost to the local agency. Notwithstanding the provision of Section 53531, the rate of interest shall not exceed 15 percent a year. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 489, Se…

The notes, tax anticipation warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness shall be signed by: (a) The chairman of the board of supervisors and countersigned by the auditor and treasurer of the county or of the county having the largest area within the regional park district. (b) T…

The repayment of money borrowed by a county, city, or municipal or public corporation or district other than a school district, county board of education, or community college district constitutes a first lien and charge against the taxes levied for the fiscal year in which it wa…

The repayment of money borrowed by any school district, county board of education, or community college district constitutes a first lien and charge against the taxes, revenue, and other income collected during the fiscal year in which the money was borrowed and shall be repaid f…

(a) As to any notes, tax anticipation warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness issued by a school district, county board of education, or community college district pursuant to this article on or after January 1, 1993, the governing board may elect, by the adoption of a resol…

All such notes, tax anticipation warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness issued for funds borrowed prior to December 31st in any fiscal year shall be repaid not later than that date. All other evidences of indebtedness for funds borrowed in any fiscal year shall be repaid no…

Loans made pursuant to this article shall be made solely for the purpose of anticipating income. In the case of a county, a city, or a municipal or public corporation or district other than a school district, county board of education, or community college district, the loans sha…

The legislative body of each local agency may include in its budget, separately stated, amounts of anticipated disbursement to meet the interest to be paid on any funds borrowed pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)