Title GOV, California Gov. Code

County commissioners and employees of the county commission shall not be individually liable in any way to any person for any good faith activity of the county commission, county commissioners, or employees. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 229, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 2004.)

The county commission may be terminated at any time after the initial four years of operation by referendum of the assessed businesses. Notice of the termination shall be mailed to all assessed businesses. Upon termination, the county commission shall continue its existence as a …

(a) The county may require assessed businesses to maintain books and records that reflect their income or sales as reflected in the assessment, and to furnish the county treasurer/tax collector with any information that may, from time to time, be requested by the treasurer/tax co…

(a) The county commission shall recommend the assessments approved by the industry referendum to the board of supervisors. Upon approval by the board of supervisors, the Los Angeles County Treasurer/Tax Collector shall collect all assessments so approved. In that collection effor…

(a) No referendum required under this article shall be undertaken until any of the following occurs, whichever is earliest: (1) A statewide referendum held pursuant to this chapter has obtained a passing vote in the County of Los Angeles. (2) Two statewide referenda have been hel…

Assessments shall be set by the county commission, as follows: (a) Each industry category shall establish a committee to determine the following within its industry category: industry segments, assessment formulae for each industry segment, and any type of business exempt from as…

An assessed business may appeal an assessment to the county commission upon the basis that the business does not meet the definition established for an assessed business within its industry segment, or that the level of assessment is incorrect. If the error is based upon failure …

(a) The county treasurer/tax collector shall collect the assessment from all assessed businesses, and, in collecting an assessment, may bring enforcement actions. (b) Funds collected shall be deposited into an account or accounts for the benefit of the county commission, subject …

(a) Any assessment levied as provided in this article is a debt of the business so assessed and shall be due and payable at the direction of the county treasurer/tax collector. If any assessed business fails to pay any assessment, the county treasurer/tax collector may file a com…

The county commission shall separately contract with the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau to serve as its administrative contractor in the promotion, implementation, and administration of the Los Angeles County Marketing Plan adopted by the county commission. If the cou…

This article is subject to Article 8 (commencing with Section 13995.80) and Article 9 (commencing with Section 13995.90) except that, as to Article 8, either the county or the county treasurer/tax collector, as designated in this article, shall act in the place of the Director of…

A business is exempt from the assessments provided for in this chapter if the business is a travel agency or tour operator that derives less than 20 percent of its gross revenue from travel and tourism occurring within the state. A travel agency or tour operator that qualifies fo…

This article shall become operative only upon adoption by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors of a resolution by majority vote making the provisions of this article applicable in that county. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 229, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 2004. Note: Opera…

The following entities are eligible to obtain a health benefit plan, as defined in Section 22777, subject to board approval: (a) A contracting agency, as defined in Section 20022, a county or special district subject to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (Chapter 3 (comm…

(a) A contracting agency and its employees and annuitants may obtain a health benefit plan, as defined in Section 22777, subject to board approval of a resolution submitted by the governing body electing to be so subject. The resolution shall be adopted by a majority vote and sha…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a contracting agency that is a city and county shall be subject to this part only with respect to employees who upon entering city and county employment from state employment had an option under state statutes to continue enrollme…

When a hospital becomes a contracting agency pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 20057, its employees shall be deemed city employees for purposes of this part until the hospital enacts its own resolution or acts officially to terminate its participation under this part. (Added…

If the board administers a specialized health benefit plan, it may offer coverage in the specialized health benefit plan to a contracting agency that also provides coverage for its employees in a health benefit plan under this part. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effecti…

Annuitants that receive benefits under this part and are former certificated employees that retired from a school employer, including the spouses and surviving spouses, are not subject to Article 1 (commencing with Section 7000) of Chapter 1 of Part 5 of Division 1 of the Educati…

A contracting agency shall perform the functions necessary to enroll its employees and submit reports as may be required by the board. A county superintendent of schools shall have the responsibility of providing all information concerning the school districts within his or her j…

(a) A contracting agency that has elected to be subject to this part may not maintain any other health benefit plan or program offering hospital and medical care for its employees. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a plan operating on July 1, 2002, shall be permitted to contin…

A contracting agency may elect, by amending its contract with the board, to participate in a Medicare reimbursement program for its employees, annuitants, or family members who are enrolled in a Medicare health benefit plan under this part, as prescribed by board regulations. (Ad…

A contracting agency that has elected to be subject to this part may elect to cease to be so subject by resolution adopted by a majority vote of its governing body and filed with the board on or before the deadline provided in board regulations, to be effective at the end of the …

The board may terminate the participation of a contracting agency if it fails for three months after a demand to perform any act required by this part or by board rules or regulations. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effective June 24, 2004.)

The purpose of this article is to promote the establishment in counties and cities and counties throughout the state of commissions designed to foster peaceful relations in the interest of preserving the public peace among residents of different races, religions, national origins…

It is hereby found that the promotion of positive human relations for the purpose of insuring public peace, health, safety, and general welfare of all the people of this State is a principal governmental concern and responsibility, and counties and cities and counties are hereby …

The governing body of any city or county may, by ordinance, create a commission on human relations. The governing body shall determine the number of members of the commission, the terms of the members, the manner of appointment of the members, the selection of a chairperson and t…

The governing body may assign personnel to the commission or permit the commission to employ an executive director, a secretary, and such attorneys, experts and other employees as may be necessary, within the amount made available by the local governing body and to accept and exp…

It shall be the responsibility of the commission: (a) To foster mutual respect and understanding among all people, including people subject to prejudice and discrimination due to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, mari…

A commission on human relations created under the provisions of Section 50262 shall discharge the following obligations: (a) To hold conferences, and other public meetings, in the interest of the constructive resolution of tensions, prejudice, and discrimination among or between …

(a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Individual in an emergency” means a person who believes that immediate action is required to prevent or mitigate the loss or impairment of life, health, or property. (2) “Local agency” means a county, city, whether general law or chartered, …

(a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Law enforcement agency” means a department or agency of the United States, state, local government, or other political subdivision thereof, authorized by law or regulation to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigatio…

No state agency shall adopt or enforce any rule or regulation a violation of which can result in the imposition of a fine or imprisonment, or both, unless a statute specifically authorizes the imposition of such fine or imprisonment, or both, for a violation of the rule or regula…

(a) There is in the State Treasury the Annuitants’ Health Care Coverage Fund that is a trust fund and a retirement fund, within the meaning of Section 17 of Article XVI of the California Constitution. Subject to the limitation provided in subdivision (b), notwithstanding Section …

For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Annuitant” means any of the following: (1) An annuitant described in Section 22760. (2) A person who retires from employment with an employer described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) and who receives p…

An employer authorized by the board may elect to participate in the prefunding plan established by this article. (Added by renumbering Section 22942 by Stats. 2007, Ch. 318, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)

The board may, in its discretion and upon terms and conditions set by the board, authorize an employer to participate in the prefunding plan established by this article. The governing body of a participating employer shall enter into a contract with the board, setting forth the t…

(a) A contract entered into between an employer and the board pursuant to Section 22944 shall not create, change, or vest the obligations of an employer or the board that were created under any other contract, law, ordinance, regulation, or similar actions to provide benefits for…

(a) Any amount that would otherwise be used to permanently increase compensation pursuant to Section 19827, effective on July 1, 2009, and on July 1, 2010, shall instead be used to permanently prefund postemployment health care benefits for patrol members. The amount used to pref…

(a) (1) The state and employees in State Bargaining Unit 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 18, or 19 shall prefund retiree health care, with the goal of reaching a 50-percent cost sharing of actuarially determined normal costs for both employer and employees by July 1, 2019. (2) The state and …

(a) (1) In addition to the appropriation required for state contributions to prefund retiree health care and other postemployment benefits pursuant to Section 22944.5, the Legislature hereby appropriates six hundred sixteen million dollars ($616,000,000) from the General Fund, fo…

In any county in which two or more cities are incorporated there is hereby created a city selection committee the purpose of which shall be to appoint city representatives to boards, commissions, and agencies as required by law. The membership of each such city selection committe…

As used in this article, “clerk” means the clerk of a county or the legislative body thereof. Where the office of county clerk is separate from the office of clerk of the board of supervisors, “clerk” means the clerk of the board of supervisors. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 43.)

(a) When the mayor is unable to attend a meeting of a city selection committee, the mayor shall designate another member of the city’s legislative body to attend and vote at the meeting as the mayor’s representative. (b) For the city selection committee in the County of Los Angel…

Representatives of a majority of the number of cities within a county entitled to representation on the city selection committee shall constitute a quorum of the committee; provided, however, that a majority vote of the representatives of the number of cities within a county enti…

In order to provide for initial organization of a city selection committee pursuant to this article, an organizational meeting of each committee shall be held within 60 days after the effective date of this article. The clerk of each county shall act as temporary chairman of the …