Title GOV, California Gov. Code

(a) For purposes of this part, assessed value means 25 percent of full value to, and including, the 1980–81 fiscal year, and 100 percent of full value for the 1981–82 fiscal year and fiscal years thereafter; and, tax rates shall be expressed in dollars, or fractions thereof, on e…

In the case of a sale of property for taxes or special assessments, all proceeds shall be accounted for and distributed as provided in Article 12 (commencing with Section 53925) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 648.)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the legislative body of a city which collects its own taxes may by ordinance waive any penalties and interest on the second half of taxes, unpaid and delinquent at 5 p.m. on April 12, 1965, on any property damaged in exc…

Notwithstanding any other contrary provisions of law, the city legislative body may by ordinance provide that every person of the city who on the lien date of any year was the owner of, or had in his possession, or under his control, any taxable improvement, which improvement was…

(a) A lien on real property that results from the delinquency in payment of rates or charges, or the collection of future rates or charges, whether or not added to the tax assessment rolls, for water or other utility services supplied to the owners or occupants of real property b…

In exercising its discretion to waive the security deposit authorized by subdivision (b) of Section 43008, a utility shall consider the creditworthiness of the transferee, and any other factors determined by the utility. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 833, Sec. 1. Effective January 1…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the legislative body of a chartered city which assesses and collects its own property taxes may, by ordinance, provide that every person who at 12:01 a.m. on March 1 was the owner of, or had in his possession or under his control, any t…

Property sold for city taxes is subject to redemption within a redemption period of at least five years upon such terms as the legislative body prescribes by ordinance. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

Every tax has the effect of a judgment against the person, and every tax lien has the effect of an execution levied against all property of the delinquent. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

The judgment is not satisfied nor the lien removed until the taxes are paid or the property sold for payment except that the tax lien ceases to exist for all purposes after thirty years from the time the tax became a lien. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

Every tax is conclusively presumed to have been paid after thirty years from the time it became a lien, unless the property has been sold pursuant to law for the payment of the tax. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

Unless the city avails itself of the general laws relative to the assessment and collection of city taxes by county officers, at the first regular meeting in July the legislative body shall sit as a board of equalization, and continue in session from day to day until all returns …

Notice of the time and place of sitting shall be given in the manner prescribed by ordinance. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

The corrected list for each tax is the assessment roll upon which the tax is levied for that year. The city clerk, acting as clerk of the board of equalization, shall certify the corrected list as being the assessment roll. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

This article does not prevent the legislative body from exercising the power granted by general laws relative to the assessment and collection of taxes by county officers. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

(a) The legislative body of any city which is encompassed entirely within the territory of a special district may elect to pay the district an amount equal to the amount the district would derive from its share of property tax allocations applicable to all property within the inc…

It is the intent of this chapter to enable the legislative body of any city to adopt such a personnel system, merit system, or civil service system as is adaptable to the size and type of the city. The system may consist of the mere establishment of minimum standards of employmen…

By ordinance, the legislative body of any city may establish a personnel system, merit system, or civil service system for the selection, employment, classification, advancement, suspension, discharge, and retirement of appointive officers and employees. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch…

The system may include the librarian, secretary, and other officers and employees, except members of the board of trustees, of the public library established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 18900) of Part 11 of the Education Code. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, …

The inclusion of any class of officers and employees made prior to September 19, 1947, is operative from the inception of the system. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

The legislative body may provide for the appointment of a civil service commission or personnel officer, to which it may delegate such powers and duties in relation to the system as it deems advisable. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

(a) Where a hearing is held before a civil service commission or personnel officer pursuant to Section 45004 and where the commission or officer permits an audio or stenographic recording of the hearing, a copy of the recording shall be provided, upon request, to the employee bri…

The ordinance shall designate the departments, and the appointive officers and employees who shall be included in the merit system or civil service system. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

By subsequent ordinances, the legislative body may add additional departments and appointive officers, and employees to the original list. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

After inclusion in the system, any departments or appointive officers or employees shall not be withdrawn, either by an outright repeal of the civil service ordinance or otherwise, unless the withdrawal has been submitted to the city electors at a special or regular municipal ele…

The legislative body may contract with the legislative body of any city or county in the State, any state department, or any private person, corporation, association or partnership, for: (a) The conducting of competitive examinations to ascertain the fitness of applicants for pos…

The ordinance shall provide that any period of time during which an employee is required to be absent from his position by reason of an injury or disease for which he is entitled to receive compensation under the provisions of Division 4 (commencing with Section 3201) of the Labo…

“Local agency” as used in this division means county, city, or city and county, unless the context otherwise requires. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

“Legislative body” as used in this division, means board of supervisors in the case of a county or city and county, and city council or board of trustees in the case of a city, unless the context otherwise requires. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

This article does not apply to cities containing a population of over 1,900,000 according to the 1950 federal census or to cities which are also cities and counties. (Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 597.)

A board of supervisors may contract with a city, governed under general laws or charter, within the county, and the city legislative body may contract with the county for the performance by its appropriate officers and employees, of city functions. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)…

The term of the contract shall not exceed five years but may continue for periods of five years each, unless the legislative body of either local agency votes not to continue the term at a meeting more than one year before the expiration of any five-year period. (Added by Stats. …

The county officers and employees named in the contract shall exercise within the city all of the powers and duties conferred upon the city officers or employees named in the contract. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

The city may provide in the contract for the payment to the county of a consideration agreed upon, which shall be paid to the county treasurer. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

If the contract results in a unification of a county department with a similar city department requiring a reduction of employees in either department and in a particular line of promotion, the reduction shall be made only from those employees most recently employed within the li…

The contract shall provide for the assumption of all city pension rights of the transferred employees by the county, or for their continuation by the city, or by both. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

The board of supervisors shall hold separately in trust pension money or property taken over by it from the city under the contract and all earnings, increases, and additions to such funds. The money or property shall be expended solely for the payment of the city’s portion of su…

Any person pensioned at the execution of the contract has a vested property right in the pension fund for the payment of his pension. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

This chapter may be cited as the Community Energy Authority Act. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)

It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this part to provide the means by which a county or city can plan and implement a comprehensive energy strategy that will assist in planning energy projects and uses that will encourage energy efficiency and conservation in new and …

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)

“Authority” means a community energy authority created pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)

“City” means any city or city and county. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)

“County” means any county. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)

“Governing body” means the city council in the case of a city or the board of supervisors in the case of a county. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)

“Area of operation” means either of the following: (a) In the case of an authority created by a city, the area within its boundaries. It does not include any area which lies within another city unless the governing body of the other city has consented by resolution or ordinance. …