Title GOV, California Gov. Code

In any county which does not employ a purchasing agent the board of supervisors shall annually or at such lesser intervals as it deems appropriate advertise for at least 10 days in a newspaper of general circulation in the county for sealed bids for furnishing the county with sta…

All bids shall be on a schedule prepared by the clerk of the board showing all articles needed in the several offices and departments and shall state separately the price of each article to be furnished. Any person may bid upon any article separately. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 4…

In considering the bids, the board may accept or reject all or any of them, or may accept or reject a part of any bid, preference being given, however, to the lowest responsible bidder. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

All supplies furnished the county or any county officer shall be at a price no greater than is specified in the bid which is accepted by the board. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

In any county which does not employ a purchasing agent, the board shall annually fix the price at which the county will be supplied with job printing and blank books, from a schedule prepared by the clerk of the board, showing all blanks and blank books used in the several office…

Each county officer shall procure blank books, job printing, and advertising required for the proper discharge of his official duties from any person or newspaper he designates, but at a price no greater than that fixed by the board of supervisors. He shall certify the bill there…

Whenever the county advertises for bids for the furnishing of personal property, it may permit any person to submit at the time bids are received an offer of purchase of any county personal property designated in the notice and not further required for public use. It may permit o…

The Legislature finds and declares that local agencies, including school districts, should participate in reviewing the policies that guide the investment of those funds. The Legislature further finds and declares that by pooling deposits from local agencies and other participant…

(a) The board of supervisors in each county or city and county may, if the county or city and county is investing surplus funds, establish a county treasury oversight committee. The board of supervisors, in consultation with the county treasurer, shall determine the exact size of…

The county treasury oversight committee, pursuant to Section 27131, shall consist of members appointed from the following: (a) The county treasurer. (b) The county auditor, auditor-controller, or finance director, as the case may be. (c) A representative appointed by the county b…

A member may not be employed by an entity that has (a) contributed to the campaign of a candidate for the office of local treasurer, or (b) contributed to the campaign of a candidate to be a member of a legislative body of any local agency that has deposited funds in the county t…

A member may not directly or indirectly raise money for a candidate for local treasurer or a member of the governing board of any local agency that has deposited funds in the county treasury while a member of the committee. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 156, Sec. 4. Effective July…

A member may not secure employment with, or be employed by, bond underwriters, bond counsel, security brokerages or dealers, or financial services firms, with whom the treasurer is doing business during the period that the person is a member of the committee or for one year after…

Committee meetings shall be open to the public and subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5). (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 784, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1996.)

In any county that establishes a county treasury oversight committee pursuant to this article, the county treasurer shall annually prepare an investment policy that will be reviewed and monitored by the county treasury oversight committee. The investment policy shall include all …

The county treasury oversight committee shall cause an annual audit to be conducted to determine the county treasury’s compliance with this article. The audit may include issues relating to the structure of the investment portfolio and risk. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 784, Sec. 1…

The costs of complying with this article shall be county charges and may be included with those charges enumerated under Section 27013. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 784, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1996.)

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any local agency, public agency, public entity, or public official that has funds on deposit in the county treasury pool and that seeks to withdraw funds for the purpose of investing or depositing those funds outside the county trea…

Nothing in this article shall be construed to allow the county treasury oversight committee to direct individual investment decisions, select individual investment advisors, brokers, or dealers, or impinge on the day-to-day operations of the county treasury. (Added by Stats. 1995…

Whenever this chapter becomes operative in any county, the board shall order that any person who has been duly appointed, selected, or elected and qualified and has served as a forester, firewarden, or fireman for 20 years or more in the aggregate for which contributions provided…

Any person retiring for service shall receive a pension payable in equal monthly installments during his lifetime, equal to one-half of his terminal salary, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) a month. If a member is subject to the provisions of Section 32341 and does …

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 the absence of evidence to the contrary, in any proceeding under this chapter by the board and by the court, that such heart trouble is an injury or disease occurring in and arising out o…

Upon retirement of a member for service connected disability, he shall receive an annual pension, payable in equal monthly installments, equal to one-half of his terminal salary, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) a month. If a member is subject to the provisions of S…

Whenever any member 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 installment…

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, seventy-five dollars ($75) a mon…

The board may require any member 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 retired member or other place mutually agreed upon. Upon the basis of such…

If the board determines that the retired member 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 to a position in the class in w…

If the pension is canceled, there shall be immediately paid to the member 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 retired member 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 disabili…

At any time before the first payment of any pension is made, a member or beneficiary 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 she or he survives him,…

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. 1949, Ch. …

If, after the effective date of this section a member who retired at any time after January 1, 1945, pays into the fund the difference between what he did contribute and what he would have contributed had Section 32322 always read as it now reads, and also pays the interest which…

By ordinance, the legislative body may establish a public museum of natural and historical objects in a city where there is none. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

Upon receiving a petition signed by one-third of the city electors, the legislative body shall establish a museum in such a city. Where several petitions are submitted, they shall be in substantially the same form. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

With the consent of the legislative body, the mayor shall appoint a board of five museum trustees to manage the museum. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

The trustees shall hold office for three years, and shall serve without compensation. The members of the first board shall classify themselves by lot so that the term of one trustee expires at the end of the current fiscal year, two at the end of the next year, and two at the end…

The board of museum trustees shall meet at least once a month at the time and place it fixes by resolution. Three trustees may call a special meeting by serving written notice upon the other members at least three hours before the meeting. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

The board shall appoint one of its members president. That member shall serve for one year and until a successor is appointed. In the president’s absence, the board shall select a president pro tempore. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 23. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 201…

The board shall cause a proper record of its proceedings to be kept. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

At its first meeting the board shall cause a certificate to be filed with the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, showing the date the museum was established and the names of the trustees and officers. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

The board may make and enforce all regulations necessary for the administration and protection of the museum and museum property. Violations of such regulations are punishable by fine or exclusion from the privileges of the museum. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

If the board determines that the city legislative body has not provided suitable buildings for the museum, it may purchase real property and erect, or rent, and equip such buildings as it deems necessary. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

The board may administer any trust created for the museum. It may receive property situated in or out of the State by gift, devise, or bequest and hold it in trust or otherwise. Except where the gift, devise, or bequest provides otherwise, it may dispose of such property for the …

The board may appoint and prescribe the duties and powers of the curator, secretary, and other officers and employees of the museum. It may determine the number and fix the compensation of officers and employees. Officers and employees hold office at the pleasure of the board. (A…