Title GOV — California Gov. Code

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.

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.

Any person may appear before the board and oppose the allowance of any claim made against the county.

No fee or charge shall be made or collected by any officer for verifying or receiving any claim against the county.

By resolution the board of supervisors may adopt the procedure for the approval of claims prescribed in this article.

The auditor shall audit and allow or reject claims in lieu of, and with the same effect as, allowance or rejection by the board of supervisors in any of the following cases: (a) Expenditures which have been authorized by purchase orders issued by the purchasing agent or other off…

The auditor shall issue his warrant on the county treasury for such an amount for each claim as he finds to be a correct and legal county charge. He shall not issue his warrant for any claim that has not been on file in his office for at least three days. Notwithstanding the fore…

If the auditor finds that any claim presented is a proper county charge, but is greater in amount than is justly due, he may allow the claim in part and issue his warrant for the portion allowed.

If the claimant is unwilling to receive the amount tendered in full payment, he shall return the warrant to the auditor within 30 days after the tender together with his written refusal to accept the amount in full payment of the claim. The auditor shall immediately transmit the …

If the auditor finds that any claim is not a proper county charge, he shall reject it and endorse his rejection thereon.

The auditor shall prepare duplicate lists of all claims he allows, showing as to each claim: date allowed, warrant number, name of claimant, and amount allowed. He shall certify that the lists are correct, file one copy in the office of the board and preserve the other or a photo…

The board may prescribe, by resolution, additional procedures for the audit and disposition of claims but the procedures so prescribed may not be inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, of Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) Div…

The auditor shall require the certificate of the requisitioning, inspection, or receiving officers that the articles and services have been received or furnished or contracted for.

This chapter may be cited as the County Peace Officers’ Retirement Law.

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.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions contained in this article govern the construction of this chapter.

“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.

“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.

“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.

“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.

“Beneficiary” means any person in receipt of a pension, or other benefit provided by the retirement system.

“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.

“Board” means the board of retirement.

“Fund” means the County Peace Officers’ Retirement Fund.

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.

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…

This chapter shall become effective in any county upon its acceptance by ordinance passed by four-fifths vote of its board of supervisors, and becomes operative in the county on January 1st or July 1st following the expiration of three months after the passage of the ordinance.

By the adoption of an ordinance by a four-fifths (4/5) vote, the board of supervisors may abolish the system theretofore established in the county pursuant to this chapter or its predecessor. The abolishment of the system shall not impair the right of any person to whom pension r…

If the system is abolished in any county, each active member as of the date of the abolishment shall be paid a refund of all contributions made by him to the fund and all interest credited to his contribution as of the date of the abolishment of the system.

The management of the system is vested in a board of retirement, consisting of five members, one of whom shall be the county treasurer acting in an exofficio capacity. The second and third members shall be either members or pensioners of the system elected by the members within 3…

The first persons elected or appointed as the second and fourth members shall serve for two years from the date the system becomes operative, and the third and fifth members elected or appointed shall serve for a term of three years from that date. Thereafter, the term of office …

Neither the enactment of this chapter nor any amendment of its predecessor shortens the term of any member of the board who was lawfully elected or appointed, even if he would not be eligible for election or appointment under this chapter or such amendment, but he shall continue …

A pensioner is eligible for membership on the board to the same extent as if he were a member.

The members of the board, except the fourth and fifth members, shall serve without compensation. The fourth and fifth members of the board shall receive ten dollars ($10) a meeting for not more than one meeting a month. The members of the board shall be reimbursed out of the fund…

The board shall organize by choosing one of its number as chairman. Thereafter the officers shall be chosen biennially by the board.

The board shall meet for the transaction of business at least once every three months in each calendar year and at other times as it or a majority of its members orders. Notice of all meetings shall be given by the secretary at least three days in advance of the meeting.

A majority of the members may transact any business of the board.

The board may compel witnesses to attend and testify before it upon all matters connected with the operation of this chapter in the same manner as is provided by law for the taking of testimony before notaries public. The chairman or any member of the board may administer oaths t…

The board may appoint a secretary and provide for the payment from the fund of all its necessary expenses, including secretary hire and printing.

The board may make regulations not inconsistent with this chapter. The regulations shall become effective when approved by the board of supervisors.

The board shall report annually in January to the board of supervisors the condition of the fund and the receipts and disbursements on account of the fund with a full and complete list of the beneficiaries of the fund and the amounts paid them for the preceding calendar year.

The board shall annually prepare a budget of the cost of maintaining the pension fund. For this purpose it may employ an actuary to assist it in preparing the budget and report, to the end that the system may be scientifically financed and administered.