Title GOV, California Gov. Code

(a) The bonds, or each series thereof, shall be signed by the chairperson or vice chairperson of the governing board of the authority or the treasurer or auditor-controller of the authority, and the official seal, if any, of the authority shall be attached. (b) The interest coupo…

The bonds may be sold as the authority determines by resolution, and the bonds may be sold at a price above or below par, whether by negotiated or public sale. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 384, Sec. 1. Effective September 9, 1991.)

Delivery of any bonds issued pursuant to this chapter may be made at any place either inside or outside the state, and the purchase price may be received in cash or bank credits. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 384, Sec. 1. Effective September 9, 1991.)

All accrued interest and premiums received on the sale of the bonds shall be placed in the fund to be used for the payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds, and the remainder of the proceeds of the bonds shall be placed in the treasury of the authority or deposited…

(a) The authority may provide for the issuance, sale, or exchange of refunding bonds to redeem or retire any bonds issued by the authority upon the terms, at the times and in the manner which it determines. (b) The proceeds of any bonds issued for the purpose of refunding outstan…

Refunding bonds may be issued in a principal amount sufficient to pay all, or any part of, the principal of the outstanding bonds, the premiums, if any, due upon call and redemption thereof prior to maturity, all expenses of the refunding, and either of the following: (a) The int…

(a) The authority may borrow money in anticipation of the sale of bonds which have been authorized pursuant to this chapter, but which have not been sold or delivered, and may issue negotiable bond anticipation notes therefor and may renew the bond anticipation notes from time to…

Any limited tax bonds issued pursuant to this chapter are a legal investment for all trust funds, for the funds of insurance companies, commercial and savings banks, and trust companies, and for state school funds. Whenever any money or funds may, by any law now or hereafter enac…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (a) The authority and its revenues are exempt from all taxes on, or measured by, income. (b) Bonds issued by the authority are exempt from all property taxation, and the interest on the bonds is exempt from all taxes on income. (c) All …

(a) Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter do not constitute a debt or liability of the state or of any other public agency, other than the authority issuing the bonds, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any other public agency, other than the issuing authority…

Any action or proceeding wherein the validity of the adoption of the retail transactions and use tax ordinance provided for in this chapter or the issuance of any bonds thereunder or any of the proceedings in relation thereto is contested, questioned, or denied, shall be commence…

The authority has no power to impose any tax other than the transactions and use tax imposed upon approval of the voters in accordance with this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 384, Sec. 1. Effective September 9, 1991.)

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the …

This division shall be known and may be cited as the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 3.5. Effective January 1, 2001.)

The Legislature finds and declares that it is the policy of the state to encourage orderly growth and development which are essential to the social, fiscal, and economic well-being of the state. The Legislature recognizes that the logical formation and determination of local agen…

(a) Each commission shall establish written policies and procedures and exercise its powers pursuant to this part in a manner consistent with those policies and procedures and that encourages and provides planned, well-ordered, efficient urban development patterns with appropriat…

Among the purposes of a commission are discouraging urban sprawl, preserving open-space and prime agricultural lands, encouraging the efficient provision of government services, and encouraging the orderly formation and development of local agencies based upon local conditions an…

Commission proceedings for a change of organization or a reorganization may be initiated by petition or by resolution of application in accordance with this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 5…

Commission proceedings shall be deemed initiated on the date a petition or resolution of application is accepted for filing and a certificate of filing is issued by the executive officer of the commission of the county in which the affected territory is located. (Added by Stats. …

Each application shall be in the form as the commission may prescribe and shall contain all of the following information: (a) A petition or resolution of application initiating the proposal. (b) A statement of the nature of each proposal. (c) A map and description, acceptable to …

(a) If an application for a change of organization or reorganization is submitted pursuant to this part, the applicant shall submit a plan for providing services within the affected territory. (b) The plan for providing services shall include all of the following information and …

In the case of a disincorporation or reorganization that includes a disincorporation, the plan for services required by subdivision (a) of Section 56653 shall include the following: (a) An enumeration and description of the services currently provided by the city proposed for dis…

(a) An application for a change of organization or a reorganization may be made by the adoption of a resolution of application by the legislative body of an affected local agency, except as provided in subdivision (b). (b) Notwithstanding Section 56700, an application for a chang…

If two or more proposals pending before the commission conflict or in any way are inconsistent with each other, as determined by the commission, the commission may determine the relative priority for conducting any further proceedings based on any of those proposals. That determi…

Notwithstanding Section 56655, the commission shall not approve a proposal for incorporation, consolidation of districts, dissolution, merger, or establishment of a subsidiary district, or a reorganization that includes any of these changes of organization until it has considered…

(a) Any petitioner or legislative body desiring to initiate proceedings shall submit an application to the executive officer of the principal county. (b) (1) Immediately after receiving an application and before issuing a certificate of filing, the executive officer shall give ma…

The executive officer shall give notice of any hearing by the commission by publication, as provided in Sections 56153 and 56154, and by posting, as provided in Sections 56158 and 56159. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 91. Effective January 1, 2001.)

To the extent that the commission maintains an Internet Web site, notice of all public hearings shall be made available in electronic format on that site. The executive officer shall also give mailed notice of any hearing by the commission, as provided in Sections 56155 to 56157,…

(a) If a proposal for an annexation, a detachment, or a reorganization consisting solely of annexations or detachments, or both, or formation of a county service area meets all of the following criteria, the commission may make determinations upon the proposal without notice and …

For a change of organization consisting of an annexation or a detachment, or a reorganization consisting solely of annexations or detachments, or both, or the formation of a county service area that would otherwise require the conduct of protest proceedings after commission appro…

Where the commission desires to provide for notice and hearing prior to making a determination on a matter which the commission is authorized, but not required, to determine without notice and hearing, the commission shall order a public hearing on that matter and set a date, tim…

The executive officer shall review each application which is filed with the executive officer and shall prepare a report, including his or her recommendations, on the application. The report shall be completed not less than five days prior to the date specified in the notice of h…

(a) The hearing shall be held by the commission upon the date and at the time and place specified. The hearing may be continued from time to time but not to exceed 70 days from the date specified in the original notice. (b) At the hearing, the commission shall hear and receive an…

If the report filed pursuant to Section 56665 indicates that more than 50 percent of the land proposed for incorporation is owned by or dedicated to the use of a city or county and that the proposed incorporation would result in a revenue loss to that city or county, and at the h…

Factors to be considered in the review of a proposal shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (a) Population and population density; land area and land use; assessed valuation; topography, natural boundaries, and drainage basins; proximity to other populated ar…

(a) If the proposed change of organization or reorganization includes a city detachment or district annexation, except a special reorganization, and the proceeding has not been terminated based upon receipt of a resolution requesting termination pursuant to either Section 56751 o…

The commission may, but is not required to, consider the regional growth goals and policies established by a collaboration of elected officials only, formally representing their local jurisdictions in an official capacity on a regional or subregional basis. This section does not …

(a) After adoption of a resolution making determinations by the commission pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 56650), protest proceedings for a change of organization or reorganization not described in Section 57077 shall be taken pursuant to this part. (b) If a proposal…

If a certificate of completion for a change of organization or reorganization has not been filed within one year after the commission approves a proposal for that proceeding, the proceeding shall be deemed terminated unless prior to the expiration of that year the commission auth…

(a) Within 35 days following the adoption of the commission’s resolution making determinations, the executive officer of the commission shall set the proposal for hearing and give notice of that hearing by mailing, publication, and posting, as provided in Section 57025. The heari…

Once notice is given by the executive officer of the commission pursuant to this chapter, and until proceedings are completed or terminated pursuant to this part, no conflicting petition or resolution of application seeking the change of organization or reorganization of all or p…

Protest proceedings for a district formation shall be conducted by the commission as the conducting authority, and the procedural requirements of this division shall apply and shall prevail in the event of a conflict with the procedural requirements of the principal act of the di…

For any proposal initiated by the commission pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 56375, the commission shall hold a public protest hearing in the affected territory. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 220. Effective January 1, 2001.)

Expenditures for political purposes related to proceedings for a change of organization or reorganization that will be conducted pursuant to this part, and contributions in support of or in opposition to those proceedings, shall be disclosed and reported pursuant to Section 56100…

Any proceeding completed pursuant to this division shall not alter or affect the boundaries of any Assembly or Senatorial district. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)

If at any time between each decennial federal census, a city annexes or detaches territory or consolidates with another city, the city council of the city annexing or detaching the territory or the city council of the successor city, may reexamine the boundaries of its council di…