Title GOV, California Gov. Code

(a) Prior to entering into an agreement to finance the lease or lease-purchase of property through the execution and delivery or issuance, as the case may be, of certificates of participation or lease revenue bonds, or at any time with respect to a financing agreement with respec…

(a) Taxes collected by the State Board of Equalization pursuant to Section 7204 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, that are derived from that portion of the taxes imposed by the County of Orange in excess of 1 percent, and for the period beginning on and after July 1, 2004, and en…

(a) Taxes collected by the State Board of Equalization pursuant to Section 7204 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, that are derived from that portion of the taxes imposed by a county of the second class in excess of 1 percent, and for the period beginning on and after July 1, 2004…

(a) Prior to entering into an agreement to finance the lease or lease-purchase of property through the execution and delivery or issuance, as the case may be, of certificates of participation or lease revenue bonds, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange may elect, by r…

(a) Prior to entering into an agreement to finance the lease or lease-purchase of property through the execution and delivery or issuance, as the case may be, of certificates of participation or lease revenue bonds, or at any time with respect to a financing agreement with respec…

(a) The board may construct, expand, lease, build, rebuild, furnish, refurnish, or repair buildings for a hospital, almshouse, courthouse, jail, historical museum, aquarium, library, art gallery, art institute, exposition building for exhibiting and advertising farming, mining, m…

After January 1, 1980, with respect to the construction, purchase, or lease of buildings which are located or will be located in a standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA) with a population of 250,000 or more according to the most recent decennial census, which is served by …

The requirement of Section 25351.1 shall be met if the board has obtained from the transportation planning agency approval of its procedures and criteria for giving adequate consideration to the location of existing public transit corridors when constructing, purchasing, or leasi…

In the operation of a county art institute, the board may charge fees necessary to defray the cost of instruction and may issue certificates evidencing the completion of courses of instruction to the satisfaction of the board. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 586.)

In addition to its other powers and duties, the board of supervisors may do any or all of the following: (a) Acquire land for and construct, lease, sublease, build, furnish, refurnish, or repair buildings for superior courts and for convention and exhibition halls, trade and indu…

In the case of any contract or lease described in subdivision (b) of Section 25351.3, obligating the county to make payments or incur obligations of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more, the board shall not enter into such contract or lease unless and until the board has subm…

As used in Section 25351.3, the term “motion picture and television museums” means a museum which includes, but is not limited to, any one or more of the following facilities: (a) Completely equipped sound stages suitable for demonstrating to the public the actual filming of moti…

When a county owns, leases or operates a convention hall, an exhibition hall, an auditorium, an opera house, a music hall and center, a museum, an art gallery, or an amphitheater as a place of public assembly for the use, benefit and enjoyment of the public, the board of supervis…

As used in Section 25351.3 the term “related facilities,” in connection with music halls or centers constructed and operated pursuant thereto, shall include, without limitation thereto, any institutes or academies for the performing arts, specifically including the arts of music,…

The board may purchase, acquire, construct, equip, and maintain all necessary tanks, reservoirs, pumps, apparatus, motor vehicles, and other machinery necessary or proper to facilitate the performance of the work in the county. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The board may purchase, receive by donation, lease, or otherwise acquire water rights or real or personal property necessary for use of the county for any county buildings, public pleasure grounds, public parks, botanical gardens, harbors, historical monuments, and other public p…

The board shall receive from the United States, or other sources, lands and other property granted or donated to the county for the purpose of aiding in the erection of county buildings, roads, bridges, or other specific purposes, and may use the property for such purposes and pr…

The board may accept or reject any gift, bequest, or devise made to or in favor of the county, or to or in favor of the board in trust for any public purpose. The board may delegate to any county officer or employee the power to accept any gift, bequest, or devise made to or in f…

If any gift, bequest, or devise is unaccompanied by any provision prescribing or limiting the uses and purposes to which the property received, or the income or increase thereof, may be put, it may be put to any uses and purposes which the board prescribes, and the proceeds or in…

Whenever any public building belongs to or is used by a county and is situate on land dedicated to public use but which is not owned by the county in fee, the board may select and acquire a new site for the building and erect a new building or remodel an existing building on the …

The board shall provide all necessary officers, employees, attendants, services, and supplies for the proper maintenance, care, and upkeep of the county buildings and grounds, and the board may contract therefor pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 20120) of Part 3 of…

The board may provide for the working of prisoners confined in the county jail under judgment of conviction of misdemeanors, under the direction of a responsible person appointed by the sheriff, upon the public grounds, roads, streets, alleys, highways, firebreaks, fire roads, ri…

A county may establish and maintain a facility to provide security for victims of and witnesses to crimes who have been or may be subjected to threats or intimidation for the purpose of dissuading or preventing them from attending or giving testimony at any trial, proceeding, or …

The board may insure county buildings and other property in the name and for the benefit of the county. It may procure indemnity insurance, including excess fidelity insurance, against loss or liability on account of burglary, forgery, embezzlement, defalcation, or other insurabl…

The board may grant and convey real property to the United States or any of its agencies, for use for public purposes, in consideration of the grant and conveyance of real property to the county by the United States or any of its agencies. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The board of supervisors may sell or lease at public auction, and convey to the highest bidder, for cash, any property belonging to the county not required for public use. The sale or lease may be made at the courthouse door or at such other place within the county as the board o…

The board may dispose of surplus plants, trees, shrubs, and nursery stock belonging to the county and not required for public use, by public or private sale, or by exchanging them with any person or any other public body for other property required by the county. The sale or exch…

(a) The board of supervisors may, by a four-fifths vote, grant, convey, quitclaim, assign, or otherwise transfer to the state or to any community redevelopment agency, housing authority, community development commission, surplus property authority, federal agency, city, school di…

The board of supervisors of a county, without complying with any other provision of this code, may at any time hereinafter donate, or transfer for such consideration as it determines, lands owned by the county, which the board of supervisors deems is not required for other purpos…

The board of supervisors of a county of over 4,000,000 population, without complying with any other provision of law, may transfer with or without consideration and upon such terms and conditions as it determines, any easement, license or other interest in real property belonging…

The board may perform services for and sell personal property to any road improvement, lighting, irrigation, waterworks, flood control, or other special district within the county whose affairs and funds are under the supervision and control of the board or for which the board is…

In the case of real property which is leased, sold, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of pursuant to this chapter, the failure of the county to comply with the procedures applicable to such lease, sale, exchange, or other disposition shall not invalidate the interest of a bona fid…

The board may vacate or abandon county easements for light and air or any other easement of the county intended to prohibit the construction of certain structures whenever it determines that the easements are no longer required for public use. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The board of supervisors of any county in which a local hospital district including the entire county has been organized pursuant to Division 23 of the Health and Safety Code, by unanimous vote, may convey to the local hospital district any real property used for hospital purpose…

By a four-fifths vote of the board of supervisors, any county in which a local hospital district including the entire county has been organized may grant any money accumulated in a capital outlay fund pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 53730) of Chapter 4, Part 1, Div…

In any county having a department under the management and control of a county forester and fire warden, the board may authorize rescue or first aid service, or both, as a function of that department and may appoint agents and employees and acquire needed property and equipment f…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of supervisors of any county or city and county is hereby authorized and empowered to let to any person, firm or corporation, for a term not to exceed 40 years, any real property which belongs to the county or city and county;…

(a) Except as restricted by any conditions by which the county acquired the property, the board of supervisors may donate or lease any real or personal property that the board declares to be surplus to any public agency or organization exempt from taxation listed in subdivision (…

(a) The board of supervisors may acquire property for the preservation or development of a historical landmark. The board of supervisors may also acquire property for development for recreational purposes and for development of facilities in connection therewith. (b) The board ma…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of supervisors in a county containing a population of 4,000,000 or more may, without advertising for bids, lease any real property owned by the county to any nonprofit corporation or nonprofit association for a term not to…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of supervisors in counties with a population of over 600,000 and under 700,000, as determined on the basis of the 1960 federal census, may, without advertising for bids, lease any real property owned by a county to any nonprof…

In any county containing a population of 4,000,000 or more, the board of supervisors by appropriate rules may provide that nonprofit hospital volunteer groups and hospital auxiliaries recognized by such county may install and operate gift shops within medical and health facilitie…

Notwithstanding anything in this chapter to the contrary, the board of supervisors may convey, upon such terms and conditions as the board determines to be in the public interest, any surplus real property, together with any building thereon, owned by the county which has been de…

The county treasurer shall receive and keep safely all money belonging to the county and all other money directed by law to be paid to him and apply and pay it out, rendering the account as required by law. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

Subject to Section 53607, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, delegate to the county treasurer the authority to invest or reinvest the funds of the county and the funds of other depositors in the county treasury, pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 53600) of Pa…

(a) With regard to county funds deposited in the county treasury, the board of supervisors is the agent of the county who serves as a fiduciary and is subject to the prudent investor standard, unless a delegation has occurred pursuant to Section 53607 in which case the county tre…