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Ethics Training for California’s Local Agencies

December 22, 2022 8:14 amDecember 22, 2022 8:17 am

The California Government Code provides numerous powers and duties to local agencies, including cities and counties, as well as to their officers and employees. These local agency officers and employees and required to have ethics training. Government Code Section 53234...

Promoting Employment Growth

December 21, 2022 5:38 pmDecember 21, 2022 5:42 pm

In California’s Government Code, there is a section on state economic policy, specifically a policy for promoting employment growth. Government Code Section 15900 sets forth a legislative declaration that it is the continuing policy and responsibility of the state to...

Expenses of the California Supreme Court

December 20, 2022 6:49 pmDecember 20, 2022 7:06 pm

California’s Government Code, in Title 8, Chapter 3, Article 1, provides general provisions related to the state supreme court, most of which deal with costs of running the state’s high court. Government Code Section 68801 requires the seven justices and...

Official Reporter of California Appellate Court Decisions

December 19, 2022 6:08 pmDecember 19, 2022 6:13 pm

California law requires the appointment of a “reporter of decisions” of the state supreme court, as well as the courts of appeal. Government Code Title 8, Chapter 3, Article 3 concerns the Reporter of Decisions. Government Code Section 68900 requires...

California’s Court of Appeal

December 18, 2022 2:03 pmDecember 18, 2022 2:21 pm

California has three levels of courts – trial courts (called the superior courts), courts of appeal, and the high court (called the supreme court). Title 8 of the California Government Code deals with the organization and government of the state’s...

California’s Infrastructure Plan

December 17, 2022 7:58 amDecember 17, 2022 8:02 am

Government Code Title 2, Division 3, Part 3, Chapter2, Article 2 provides the Infrastructure Plan in Sections 13100 – 13104. Section 13100 provides that it is the intent of the Legislature in enacting Article 2 that the state is to...

Complying with the Federal Single Audit Act

December 16, 2022 7:15 amDecember 16, 2022 7:18 am

Government Code Section 13070.5 requires the Department of Finance (DOF) to ensure the State of California carries out its responsibilities in accordance with the federal Single Audit Act (31 U.S.C. Sec. 7501 et seq.). In that regard, the DOF is...