Title GOV, California Gov. Code

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 26201, 26202, and 26205 of this code, the board may authorize the destruction or disposition of the copies of any county deposit permits or deposit receipts issued by the county auditor which are more than five years old. (Added by Stats…

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 4104.3 and 4104.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the tax collector may, upon order of the board of supervisors, destroy such tax rolls two years after the last current item has been recorded thereon, provided that a photographic recor…

(a) As used in this section “auditor” includes an elected or appointed officer or full-time employee of a county or a special district who is compensated, but does not include an independent contractor. (b) All books, papers, records, and correspondence of an auditor pertaining t…

(a) (1) The county auditor shall either make or contract with a certified public accountant or public accountant to make an annual audit of the accounts and records of every special district within the county for which an audit by a certified public accountant or public accountan…

The auditor may at any reasonable time and place examine the books and records of any special purpose assessing or taxing district located wholly in the county. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1461.)

Whenever a special district has elected to have its assessments collected by the county on the property tax roll, the district shall transmit to the county auditor, no later than August 10 of each year, a statement of the rates fixed for assessments. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 87…

(a) For the purposes of this section, a local agency includes a city, county, city and county, and special district, as such terms are defined in Article 1 (commencing with Section 2201) of Chapter 3 of Part 4 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, if such local agency l…

(a) For the 1978–79 fiscal year only, an amount shall be computed for each local agency, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 26912, and for each school district, community college district and county superintendent of schools, equal to the sum of the amounts computed pursuan…

Notwithstanding Section 26912, no allocation of property taxes levied pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2237 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall be made in the 1979–80 fiscal year and thereafter to the Central Delta Water Agency or to the South Delta Water Agency. (Added …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purposes of subdivision (d) of Section 95 and subdivision (a) of Section 2237 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, a voted override tax voted specifically for a lease or lease purchase of facilities under the provisions of former S…

If the governing body of a local agency notifies the county auditor by July 10 that it does not wish to receive its total allocation pursuant to Section 26912, the funds not claimed by such agency shall be allocated pursuant to Section 26912. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 292.)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 26912, in any county in which the county superintendent of schools became fiscally independent on or after June 30, 1977, the apportionment of the revenue derived from the unsecured roll by applying the county ad valorem tax rate provided…

Except as otherwise provided herein, this chapter applies to all claims for money or damages against counties including claims which are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of this code. (Amended by …

The board shall not consider a claim unless it is presented not less than three days or, if prescribed by ordinance, five days prior to the date of the meeting of the board at which it is considered. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the board may provide by ordinance that this sect…

A claim based upon an expenditure directed to be made by any officer shall be approved by such officer before it is considered by the board. (Added by renumbering Section 29708 by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1725.)

When the board acts upon a claim the clerk of the board shall file a memorandum of the action taken and endorse on the claim a statement thereof. If the claim is allowed in whole or in part, the memorandum and endorsement shall state the date of the allowance, the amount of the a…

If the auditor approves the action taken upon the claim, he shall endorse on the claim “approved” and attest the endorsement with his signature. He shall then issue and tender to the claimant his warrant for the amount allowed. Where the board has required the claimant to accept …

The board may adopt forms for the submission and payment of claims and may prescribe and adopt warrant forms separate from claim forms, to the end that the approved claims may be retained in the auditor’s office as vouchers supporting the warrants issued. The forms so adopted may…

Failure of a claimant to use a form prescribed by the board pursuant to Section 29705 is not a defense to a suit against the county on a claim for which Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 requires a claim to be…

Any claim against the county presented by a member of the board for per diem and mileage or for service rendered by him shall be itemized, verified, and state that the expense was actually incurred or the service was actually rendered. Before allowance, any such claim shall be pr…

In a county where the board of supervisors has adopted the procedures prescribed in Article 2 (commencing with Section 29740) of this chapter a claim against the county presented by a member of the board for per diem and mileage or for service rendered by him need not be presente…

Except for his own service, no county officer or employee may present any claim for allowance against the county. No county officer or employee may in any way, except in the discharge of his official duty, advocate the relief asked in a claim made by any other person. (Added by r…

Any person may appear before the board and oppose the allowance of any claim made against the county. (Added by renumbering Section 29719 by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1725.)

No fee or charge shall be made or collected by any officer for verifying or receiving any claim against the county. (Added by renumbering Section 29721 by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1725.)

This chapter may be cited as the County Peace Officers’ Retirement Law. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The purpose of this chapter is to recognize a public obligation to employees in the public service whose duties expose them to more than ordinary risks and to provide a means whereby such public employees who become incapacitated in the performance of their duties or by age may b…

This chapter shall be given a liberal interpretation with a view of carrying out its purpose and shall not be construed as a local measure or one intended as a benefit to particular persons or places. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions contained in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

“County peace officers” includes: (a) All sheriffs, undersheriffs, chief deputy sheriffs, jailers, turnkeys, deputy sheriffs, bailiffs, process servers, constables, deputy constables, motorcycle officers, its heads and assistant heads of all divisions of the sheriff’s office, and…

“County peace officers” also includes detectives and investigators in the office of the district attorney whose duties are substantially similar to those of peace officers as defined in subsection (a) of Section 31904. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 753.)

“Terminal salary” means the average salary earnable by any member during (a) the last three years, or (b) the last five years prior to the date of his retirement, whichever is the greater. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

“Pensioner” means a retired peace officer who is entitled, because of his former service as a member, to receive a pension pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

“Member” means any person included in the membership of the system who has not retired and is not receiving any pension or other benefits provided by the retirement system. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

“Beneficiary” means any person in receipt of a pension, or other benefit provided by the retirement system. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

“System” means the retirement system provided for in this chapter or its predecessor. The retirement system for county peace officers created by Chapter 268 of the Statutes of 1931, as amended, is continued in existence under this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

“Board” means the board of retirement. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

“Fund” means the County Peace Officers’ Retirement Fund. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The title to all property acquired pursuant to this chapter shall be taken in the name of the county. The title to any money which becomes due to any peace officer shall not pass from the county to the peace officer until he is entitled thereto under this chapter. (Added by Stats…

That portion of the wages of any peace officer deducted or to be deducted under this chapter, the right of a peace officer or other person to an annuity or pension, and all rights of the peace officer or other person in the fund are exempt from taxation and shall not be taken upo…

An ordinance establishing a city manager form of government may be: (a) Enacted by the legislative body; or (b) Submitted to the electors by the legislative body at any municipal or special election; or (c) Submitted by the people as an initiative measure. (Added by Stats. 1949, …

The ordinance shall define the powers and duties of the city manager and may fix the city manager’s compensation or the minimum amount the city manager is to receive. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 17. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2019.)

Where the ordinance is submitted by the legislative body, the proposition shall be printed on the ballots substantially as follows: “Shall Ordinance No. ____ providing for a city manager form of government be adopted?” followed by the words “yes” and “no,” so printed that the vot…

If a majority of the votes cast at the election is in favor of the ordinance, it shall go into effect on the tenth day after the canvass of votes. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

Within sixty days after the effective date of the ordinance, the legislative body shall appoint a city manager, who need not be a resident of the city at the time of appointment. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 18. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2019.)

The city manager may appoint and dismiss the chief of police and other subordinate appointive officers and employees except the city attorney. When the offices of city clerk and city treasurer are made appointive, appointments to such offices shall be made by the city council unl…

Upon appointment of the city manager, the terms of subordinate officers over whom the city manager has power of appointment and removal cease, unless they are reappointed. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 19. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2019.)