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Local Agencies in California
There are hundreds of code sections applicable to these local agencies
By Chris Micheli, August 16, 2020 7:23 am
The role, along with their duties and responsibilities, of local agencies in the State of California is quite extensive. Title 5 (Sections 50001 – 57607) of the California Government Code is dedicated to local agencies, and there are hundreds of code sections applicable to these local agencies, including cities, counties and other agencies. An entire book could be written on these provisions of law, which are set forth below by subject area:
DIVISION 1. CITIES AND COUNTIES
PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES AND COUNTIES
ARTICLE 2. Powers and Duties of Legislative Bodies
ARTICLE 3.1. Habitat Maintenance Assessment Districts
ARTICLE 3.5. Voter-Approved Special Taxes
ARTICLE 3.6. Fire Suppression Assessments
ARTICLE 4. Officers and Employees
ARTICLE 5. Books, Maps, and Other Documents
ARTICLE 6. Reimbursement for Use of Drainage Structures
ARTICLE 9. Abandoned Excavations
ARTICLE 11. City Selection Committees
ARTICLE 12. Historical Property Contracts
ARTICLE 1. Extraterritorial Property
ARTICLE 3. Issuance of Bonds for the Acquisition of Property
ARTICLE 6.5. Airport Approaches Zoning Law
ARTICLE 9. Sale of Improvements Financed by Special Assessments
ARTICLE 10. Surplus Real Property
ARTICLE 11. Property Within Designated Qualified Opportunity Zones
CHAPTER 2.5. Open Space Maintenance Districts
ARTICLE 2. Formation of District
ARTICLE 3. Administrative Provisions
ARTICLE 4. Annexations, Additions and Withdrawals
ARTICLE 2. Registration of Bonds
ARTICLE 4. Limited Obligation Bonds
CHAPTER 3.5. Revenue Bonds for Public Improvements
ARTICLE 3. Rental Rates, Charges and Fees
ARTICLE 4. Competitive Projects
ARTICLE 5. Rights of Bondholders
ARTICLE 6. Contributions and Cooperation
ARTICLE 8. Definition and General Provisions
CHAPTER 4. Police Officers’ Pension Fund and Firemen’s Pension Fund
ARTICLE 2. Organization, Powers, and Duties of the Board
ARTICLE 3. Pensions and Death Benefits
ARTICLE 4. Contributions and Surplus
ARTICLE 5. Extraterritorial Activities of County and City Peace Officers
ARTICLE 6. Extraterritorial Activities of Firemen
CHAPTER 4.5. Volunteer Firefighters Length of Service Award Act
ARTICLE 2. Administration, Award System, and Membership
ARTICLE 3. Service Credit and Contributions
ARTICLE 4. Contract Provisions
ARTICLE 5. Termination and Limitations
ARTICLE 7. Termination of the Award System by the Public Employees’ Retirement System
CHAPTER 5.5. The Elder California Pipeline Safety Act Of 1981
CHAPTER 6.1. Cottage Food Operations
CHAPTER 6.3. Urban Agriculture Incentive Zones
CHAPTER 6.5. Open-Space Easements
CHAPTER 6.6. Open-Space Easement Act of 1974
ARTICLE 4. Termination of an Open-Space Easement
ARTICLE 5. Eminent Domain and Other Provisions
ARTICLE 2. Timberland Production Zones
ARTICLE 6. Eminent Domain or Other Acquisition
CHAPTER 6.8. Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones
CHAPTER 6.9. Solar-Use Easement
ARTICLE 3. Extinguishment of a Solar-Use Easement
ARTICLE 2.5. Agricultural Preserves
ARTICLE 6. Eminent Domain or Other Acquisition
ARTICLE 7. Farmland Security Zones
CHAPTER 8. Capital Investment Incentive Program
PART 2. POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES
CHAPTER 1. Transfer of City Functions
ARTICLE 3. County Contract Services
CHAPTER 2. Transfer of City Tax Functions
CHAPTER 4. Special Assessments
ARTICLE 1. Collection of Special Assessments by County Officer
CHAPTER 5. Local Government Reorganization
ARTICLE 1. Findings and Declarations of Policy
ARTICLE 2. Definitions and General Provisions
ARTICLE 3. Reorganization Proceedings
ARTICLE 4. Effects of Reorganization
PART 3. CITY AND COUNTY AGENCIES
CHAPTER 1. Community Energy Authority
ARTICLE 2. Creation of Community Energy Authorities
ARTICLE 3. Officers and Employees
ARTICLE 4. Alternative Officers
ARTICLE 8. Tax Exemption of Community Energy Authority
DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES
PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES
ARTICLE 2.5. Disposal of Coastal Property
ARTICLE 2.6. Restoration of Records Destroyed by Public Calamity
ARTICLE 3. Roster of Public Agencies
ARTICLE 3.5. Cable Television and Video Provider Customer Service and Information Act
ARTICLE 4.5. Video Customer Service Act
ARTICLE 4.6. Consumer Contracts: Cable Television
ARTICLE 5. Regulation of Local Agencies by Counties and Cities
ARTICLE 5.5. Regulation of the Environmental Management Plan by State Agencies
ARTICLE 6. Local Emergency Telephone Systems
ARTICLE 6.6. State Nonemergency Telephone System
ARTICLE 7. Federally Mandated Audits of Block Grant Funds Allocated to Local Agencies
ARTICLE 8. Costs of Emergency Response
ARTICLE 9. Preservation of Videotapes and Recordings
ARTICLE 10. Prohibition on Requiring Landlords to Terminate A Tenancy
ARTICLE 11. Cellular Communications Interception
ARTICLE 12. Public Broadband Services
ARTICLE 12. Local Identification Cards
CHAPTER 1.5. Integrated Financing District Act
ARTICLE 1. Definitions and General Provisions
ARTICLE 2. Proceedings to Create an Integrated Financing District
ARTICLE 3. Purposes and Powers
ARTICLE 4. Reimbursement Agreements
ARTICLE 5. Confirmation and Collection of Levy
CHAPTER 2. Officers and Employees
ARTICLE 1.1. Deferred Compensation
ARTICLE 1.6. Health Insurance Purchasing Alliance
ARTICLE 1.7. Local District Bonds
ARTICLE 1.8. Eligibility for Office
ARTICLE 2. Purchase of United States Bonds
ARTICLE 2.4.5. Sexual Harassment Prevention Training and Education
ARTICLE 2.5. Replacing or Repairing Property of Employees
ARTICLE 2.7. Salary Warrants and Checks
ARTICLE 3. Firemen’s Vacations
ARTICLE 3.5. Employment Contracts
ARTICLE 3.7. Employment of Firefighters
ARTICLE 4. Transfer of Public Functions
ARTICLE 4.5. Disclosure of Information: Local Government
CHAPTER 2.5. The Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982
ARTICLE 2. Proceedings to Create a Community Facilities District
ARTICLE 3. Extension of Authorized Facilities and Services and Changes in Special Taxes
ARTICLE 3.5. Annexation of Territory
ARTICLE 4. Procedures for Levying
ARTICLE 6. Transfer of Community Facilities Districts
CHAPTER 2.6. Infrastructure and Revitalization Financing Districts
ARTICLE 2. Preparation and Adoption of Infrastructure Revitalization Financing District Plans
ARTICLE 4. Tax Increment Bonds
CHAPTER 2.7. Community Rehabilitation District Law
ARTICLE 2. Formation of District
ARTICLE 3. Appointment of Board Members
ARTICLE 4. Powers of a District
ARTICLE 5. Senior Obligation Bonds
ARTICLE 7. Alternative Revenue Sources
CHAPTER 2.8. Infrastructure Financing Districts
ARTICLE 2. Preparation and Adoption of Infrastructure Financing Plans
ARTICLE 4. Tax Increment Bonds
CHAPTER 2.9. Infrastructure Financing Districts in the Border Development Zone
ARTICLE 2. Preparation and Adoption of Infrastructure Financing Plans
ARTICLE 4. Tax Increment Bonds
CHAPTER 2.99. Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District
ARTICLE 2. Preparation and Adoption of Infrastructure Financing Plan
ARTICLE 4. Tax Increment Bonds
ARTICLE 1.5. Bond Accountability
ARTICLE 2. Mutilated or Defaced Bonds
ARTICLE 3. Lost or Destroyed Bonds
ARTICLE 4. Pledge and Use of Revenues to Pay and Secure General Obligation Bonds
ARTICLE 4.5. General Obligation Bonds
ARTICLE 5. Validating Proceedings
ARTICLE 5.5. Lien for General Obligation Bonds
ARTICLE 7. Interest Rates on Bonds
ARTICLE 8. Issuance, Sale and Cancellation of Bonds
ARTICLE 9. Refunding of Bonded Indebtedness of Local Agencies
ARTICLE 10. Refunding of Revenue Bonds of Local Agencies
ARTICLE 11. Provisions Applicable to All Refunding Bonds of All Local Agencies
ARTICLE 12. Financial Advisers and Bond Counsel
ARTICLE 13. Collateralized Borrowing
ARTICLE 1. Investment of Surplus
ARTICLE 1.5. Health Fund Investments
ARTICLE 2.5. Sale of Securities
ARTICLE 3.5. Proceeds of Taxes
ARTICLE 3.6. Public Library Special Taxes
ARTICLE 3.7. Voter Approval of Taxes
ARTICLE 3.8. Hospital Districts: Special Taxes
ARTICLE 4. Capital Outlay Fund
ARTICLE 4.5. Tort Liability Fund
ARTICLE 4.6. Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act
ARTICLE 6. Exceeding the Budget
ARTICLE 6.5. Building Certificates
ARTICLE 7. Temporary Borrowing
ARTICLE 7.4. Securitized Limited Obligations Notes
ARTICLE 7.5. Alternate Procedure for Temporary Borrowing
ARTICLE 7.6. Temporary Borrowing
ARTICLE 7.7. Grant Anticipation Notes
ARTICLE 8. Delinquent Assessment Acquisition and Sales Law of 1915
ARTICLE 8.5. Notification of Subordinate Interests
ARTICLE 10. Local Filing of Financial Reports
ARTICLE 10.5. Local Agency Internet Posting of Financial Information
ARTICLE 11.5. Destruction of Bonds Previously Paid and Canceled
ARTICLE 12. Proceeds of Sale for Taxes or Assessments
ARTICLE 13. Priority of Special Assessment Liens
ARTICLE 13.5. Payment and Apportionment of Special Assessment Liens
ARTICLE 14. Pleasure Riding Tax
ARTICLE 15. District Revolving Funds
ARTICLE 16. Police and Fire Protection Funds
ARTICLE 17. Community Facilities Plan
ARTICLE 18. Local Tax Allocation Agreements to Implement Community Facilities Plan
ARTICLE 18.5. Division of Property Taxes
ARTICLE 19. Obligation of Contract
CHAPTER 4.5. Sale of Proposition 1A Receivables
ARTICLE 2. Automobile Parking Areas
ARTICLE 3. Coliseum and Stadium Parking
ARTICLE 4.5. Reconstruction of Buildings
ARTICLE 6. Federal Surplus Property
ARTICLE 7. Purchases of Supplies and Equipment by Local Agencies
ARTICLE 8.5. Surplus Residential Property
ARTICLE 10. The Local Government Privatization Act of 1985
CHAPTER 5.5. Water Research and Development
CHAPTER 6. Revenue Bond Law of 1941
ARTICLE 1. Definitions and General Provisions
ARTICLE 2. Powers of a Local Agency
ARTICLE 3. Authorization of Bonds
ARTICLE 4. Provisions Relating to Bonds
ARTICLE 5. Additional Powers to Secure Bonds
ARTICLE 6. Duties of Local Agencies
ARTICLE 8. Validating Proceedings
ARTICLE 10. Remedies of Bondholders
ARTICLE 11.5. Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes
ARTICLE 12. Annexation and Exclusion
CHAPTER 6.3. Employee Rental Housing
ARTICLE 2. Powers and Procedures
CHAPTER 6.4. Benefit Assessment Act of 1982
ARTICLE 3. Authorization: Requisites for Assessment
ARTICLE 4. Procedure for Imposition of Benefit Assessment
ARTICLE 5. Special Benefit Assessments
CHAPTER 6.5. Contracts of Sanitation or Sewerage Enterprises
CHAPTER 8.5. Parcel Tax Notices
CHAPTER 9.5. Unlawful Expenditures
CHAPTER 10. Antipoverty Program, Participation
CHAPTER 11. Local Appointments List
CHAPTER 11.5. Local Board and Commission Composition
CHAPTER 12. Municipal Services and Functions
CHAPTER 12.4. Uniform Standby Charge Procedures Act
CHAPTER 13.7. Liability of Public Entities for Public Utility Capital Facilities Fees
PART 2. POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES, COUNTIES, OR OTHER AGENCIES
CHAPTER 1. Joint Sanitation Projects
ARTICLE 2. Request by Legislative Body
ARTICLE 4. Agreements for the Joint Construction and Maintenance of Sanitation Facilities
ARTICLE 5. Sewage Treatment and Disposal Plants
CHAPTER 2. Joint Projects for Sanitation and Electrical Lines
ARTICLE 3. Refusal to Grant Permission
CHAPTER 3. Joint Cement Projects
CHAPTER 4. Fire and Police Protection
ARTICLE 1. Performance of Fire Protection Functions by County Firewarden or State Forester
ARTICLE 2. Supplementary Fire or Police Protection
ARTICLE 3. Rescue and Resuscitator Services
ARTICLE 1. Bradley-Burns Revenues
CHAPTER 1. Counties Transaction and Use Tax
DIVISION 3. CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000
CHAPTER 1. Legislative Findings and Declarations
CHAPTER 3. Introductory and General Provisions
PART 2. LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
CHAPTER 2. Formation of Commission and Selection of Commissioners
CHAPTER 4. Spheres of Influence
PART 3. COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS FOR A CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 2. Form, Filing, and Certification of Petition
CHAPTER 3. Proceedings for Cities
ARTICLE 2. Special Reorganization
ARTICLE 3. Annexation and Other Changes of Organization
ARTICLE 4. Initiation by Petition
ARTICLE 1. Comprehensive Fiscal Analysis
ARTICLE 2. Property Tax Exchange
CHAPTER 5. Proceedings for Special Districts
ARTICLE 1. Representation and Functions
ARTICLE 1.5. New or Different Services
ARTICLE 4. Initiation by Petition
ARTICLE 6. Inactive Special Districts
CHAPTER 6. Commission Decision
ARTICLE 2. Terms and Conditions
PART 4. CONDUCTING AUTHORITY PROCEEDINGS FOR CHANGES OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 4. Resolution of Conducting Authority
CHAPTER 5. Resolution for Order Subject to Election
CHAPTER 7. Confirmation of Election Results
CHAPTER 8. Completion and Effective Date of Change of Organization or Reorganization
PART 5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND EFFECT OF A CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 2. Effect of Annexation
CHAPTER 3. Effect of Detachment
CHAPTER 4. Effect of Incorporation
CHAPTER 5. Effect of Disincorporation
CHAPTER 6. Effect of Dissolution
CHAPTER 7. Effect of Consolidation of Cities
CHAPTER 8. Effect of Consolidation of Districts
CHAPTER 9. Mergers and the Establishment of Subsidiary Districts
CHAPTER 10. Effect of Reorganization
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