Title GOV, California Gov. Code

(a) A city, including a charter city, county, including a charter county, or city and county, including a charter city and county, that approves a building permit for the construction of an electrified security fence shall notify the local fire department and fire marshal and pro…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish minimum crowd safety standards to guide local authorities when permitting large outdoor events throughout the state. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that the minimum crowd safety standards, as established purs…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (1) The legislative body of a city, county, or city and county shall not grant credit for service to an elective officer for service that the elective officer has not performed. (2) The legislative body of a city, county, or city an…

(a) (1) No later than January 1, 2029, a local agency that maintains an internet website for use by the public shall ensure that the internet website utilizes a “.gov” top-level domain or a “.ca.gov” second-level domain. (2) If a local agency that is subject to paragraph (1) main…

If authorized by the city charter and approved by resolution of the board of supervisors, a city organized under a freeholders’ charter may transfer any of its functions and any of the functions of an officer, board, or commission to an officer, board, or commission of the county…

The resolution of the board of supervisors shall recite: (a) The functions to be transferred. (b) The county officers, boards, or commissions to perform the function. (c) The compensation to be paid by the city to the county for the services to be performed. (Added by Stats. 1949…

The transfer may be rescinded: (a) At any time by the joint action of the city and the county. (b) By separate action of either with one year’s notice. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

The city shall express its rescission as provided by its charter or, if the charter does not provide, by resolution of its legislative body. The county shall express its rescission by resolution of the board of supervisors. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

City functions relating to the assessment of property for taxation, the collection of taxes levied for municipal purposes, the collection of assessments, and the sale of property for the nonpayment of taxes or assessments, may be transferred pursuant to this article. Where a city…

If the city charter so authorizes, other functions may be transferred and performed as provided by law. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

The governing body of any county or city may, by resolution or ordinance, create a community energy authority. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)

(a) The governing bodies of any two or more cities or counties or any combination thereof may by agreement create an area energy authority. Each governing body that is a party to such an agreement shall appoint two persons as commissioners of the authority, and the governing bodi…

The area of operation of an authority created pursuant to Section 52031 shall be the combined possible areas of operation of participating cities and counties, as determined by Section 52007. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)

As an alternative to Section 52032, two or more governing bodies may jointly exercise any power under this chapter pursuant to a joint powers agreement entered into pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec…

It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State of California that the control of fires and dangerous conditions caused by great public calamities is a matter of statewide concern and interest to all inhabitants and citizens. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1331.)

As used in this article, “local agency” means public agency. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

Services performed or expenditures made by a local agency within or without its territorial limits are conclusively deemed for the direct protection and benefit of its inhabitants and property if made or performed for: (a) A national or local emergency created by military attack …

If such services are performed outside the local agency’s limits, they shall be ordered by the chief administrative officer of the office or department performing them unless otherwise provided by the legislative body of the local agency. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law or any local ordinance all the privileges and immunities from liability, exemptions from laws and rules, all pension, relief, disability, workmen’s compensation, and other benefits, which apply to officers, agents, or employees of the l…

When the legislative body of a local agency finds and by resolution declares that its location is such that it cannot adequately or conveniently be provided with conduits, unless it constructs and maintains certain connecting conduits in, across, or along certain streets, or othe…

The resolution shall contain: (a) A description of the conduits proposed to be constructed and maintained in the other local agency. (b) A description of the streets or other public places in, across, or along which the conduits are proposed to be constructed and maintained. (Add…

The resolution shall be accompanied by a written request that permission be granted to the local agency to construct and maintain the conduits described in the resolution. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

The clerk of the local agency shall sign the request. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

In its discretion the legislative body receiving the request and copy of the resolution may grant permission. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

The permission shall be granted by ordinance, or by resolution in the case of a sanitary district. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

The ordinance or resolution shall state any terms and conditions of the permission prescribed by the legislative body. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

If the legislative body grants permission for the construction and maintenance of sewers, it may require as a condition that it may connect its sewers with those constructed under permission and use them in connection with its sewer system upon paying a proportionate part of the …

The cost may be determined by resolutions of the legislative bodies of both local agencies. The payment shall be made at the times and in the amounts determined by the legislative bodies. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

When the principal act authorizes or requires a petition, formation proceedings shall be commenced by petition. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 331.)

The petition shall be signed by the requisite number of petitioners and addressed to and filed with the supervising authority. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 331.)

The petition may be filed in sections. Each section shall comply with all the requirements for a petition, except that it need not contain all the signatures required for the petition. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 331.)

Before publication of the petition, a petitioner may withdraw his signature by filing with the clerk a signed statement of his intention to withdraw his signature from the petition. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 331.)

The petition shall: (a) State the proposed name for the district. (b) Set forth the district boundaries or describe the land situated in the district. (c) Request that the district be formed pursuant to the principal act. (d) Describe generally the nature of the proposed project …

Whenever a newspaper desires to have its standing as a newspaper of general circulation ascertained and established, it may, by its publisher, manager, editor or attorney, file a verified petition in the superior court of the county in which it is established, printed and publish…

The petition or the substance thereof, together with a notice that the petitioner intends on a named day to apply for an order declaring it to be a newspaper of general circulation, shall be published pursuant to Section 6062: (a) In the petitioning newspaper, and (b) In some oth…

Upon proof of the publication of the petition and notice, the court shall set the petition for hearing. Any person may appear and contest the petition either prior to or on the day set for the hearing or the day to which it is continued. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

The court shall hear the proofs of the petitioner and contestant, if there be any. Within 10 days thereafter it shall render its decision and judgment and the clerk shall enter it in the records of the court. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

(1) The decision and judgment may be vacated, modified or set aside by the court on its own motion, or on the motion of any person, whether a party to the original proceeding or not upon: (a) A verified statement of facts being made to the court. (b) Ten days’ notice to the petit…

All publications made in a newspaper during the period it was adjudged to be a newspaper of general circulation are valid and sufficient. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

An appeal may be taken to the supreme court from any final decision or judgment, or from any final order vacating, modifying or setting aside a decision or judgment previously entered. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

On and after July 1, 1952, a newspaper shall not be in fact or in law a newspaper of general circulation unless it obtains or has theretofore obtained a judicial decree establishing it as having such status pursuant to the provisions of this article. (Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. …

For purposes of this division, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates or requires another or different meaning or intent: (a) “Act” means the Bergeson-Peace Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Act. (b) “Bank” …

The definitions in this article apply to the provisions of this division only and do not affect any other provisions of law. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1536.)

“Advisory agency” means a designated official or an official body charged with the duty of making investigations and reports on the design and improvement of proposed divisions of real property, the imposing of requirements or conditions thereon, or having the authority by local …

“Appeal board” means a designated board or other official body charged with the duty of hearing and making determinations upon appeals with respect to divisions of real property, the imposition of requirements or conditions thereon, or the kinds, nature and extent of the design o…

(a) “City engineer” means the person authorized to perform the functions of a city engineer. The land surveying functions of a city engineer may be performed by a city surveyor, if that position has been created by the local agency. (b) A city engineer registered as a civil engin…