text: Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, separate rates of contribution for male and female employees shall not be maintained or established nor shall different allowances or benefits for male or female employees be maintained or established.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1436.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.5. Pension Trusts


kind: section

code: GOV

text: In the case of a pension trust established pursuant to this article which provides for individual accounts and permits a participant or beneficiary to direct investments in his or her account, if a participant or beneficiary directs investments in his or her account, no person who is a corporate custodian or a corporate trustee that provides services to the pension trust shall be liable for any loss, or by reason of any breach, which results from that participant’s or beneficiary’s directions with respect to the assets in his or her account.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 34, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)

division: 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

chapter: 2. Officers and Employees

article: 1.5. Pension Trusts

path: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES > 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES > 2. Officers and Employees > 1.5. Pension Trusts


text:
(a) Any former member who left the service of a local agency with established reciprocity, and who became a member of a county retirement system, a retirement system established under the Public Employees’ Retirement Law, or another reciprocal retirement system and who did not elect to, or was not eligible to, leave his or her contributions on deposit, may elect to redeposit those contributions if he or she is an active member of a reciprocal retirement system or the Public Employees’ Retirement System at the time of redeposit. A former member may exercise this right by redepositing in the retirement fund of the local agency he or she left, the amount of accumulated contributions and interest that he or she withdrew from that retirement fund plus regular interest thereon from the date of separation.

(b) A former member who redeposits under this section shall have the same rights as a member who elected to leave his or her accumulated contributions on deposit in the local agency’s fund. The deferred retirement allowance of the member shall be determined in accordance with provisions applicable to a member retiring directly from local agency employment on the date of his or her retirement.

(c) A former member who redeposits under this section shall be entitled to a reduced age at entry, commencing with contributions payable the first day of the month following the date the local agency receives notice of the redeposit, if applicable.

(d) This section does not apply to either of the following:

(1) A member or former member who is retired.

(2) A former member who is not in the service of an employer making him or her a member of a county retirement system, a retirement system established under the Public Employees’ Retirement Law, or another reciprocal retirement system.

(e) This section only applies to either of the following:

(1) A former member who is in the service of an employer as an officer or employee of a law enforcement agency or fire department whose principal duties consist of active law enforcement or firefighting and prevention service, but excluding one whose principal duties are those of a telephone operator, clerk, stenographer, machinist, mechanic, or otherwise, and whose functions do not clearly come within the scope of active law enforcement or firefighting and prevention service, even though the officer or employee is subject to occasional call, or is occasionally called upon, to perform duties within the scope of active law enforcement or firefighting and prevention service.

(2) A former member who is in the service of an employer and seeks to redeposit contributions for past employment as an officer or employee of a law enforcement agency or fire department in this system whose principal duties consisted of active law enforcement or firefighting and prevention service, but excluding one whose principal duties were those of a telephone operator, clerk, stenographer, machinist, mechanic, or otherwise, and whose functions did not clearly come within the scope of active law enforcement or firefighting and prevention service, even though the officer or employee was subject to occasional call, or was occasionally called upon, to perform duties within the scope of active law enforcement or firefighting and prevention service.

(f) For purposes of this section, a “former member” is a member who left service under a retirement system established under this article and who did not elect to, or was not eligible to, leave his or her contributions on deposit.

(g) Each retirement system subject to this section shall establish criteria to determine the eligibility of a former member to redeposit contributions, and the amount of contributions that may be redeposited, in those cases in which the system no longer maintains complete records with respect to the former member.

(h) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to recognize a statewide public obligation to all those whose duties as local public safety officers expose them to more than ordinary risks through their contribution to ensuring public safety and to ensure that those who do serve or have served as local public safety officers shall have the ability to receive pension benefits for past public service in other jurisdictions within the state.

history: (History: Added by renumbering Section 53216.8 (as amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 62, Sec. 156) by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 226. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.5. Pension Trusts


text: From funds under its jurisdiction the legislative body may authorize payment to the trust of amounts equaling all or any portion of the moneys necessary to fund any pension trust established pursuant to this article. The legislative body may also authorize payment of amounts to cover the reasonable expenses of the administration of the trust. Such expenditures are charges against the funds of the agency making them.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 29.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.5. Pension Trusts


text:
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section, to provide a uniform limit on the pension trust benefits for the members of the legislative bodies of all political subdivisions of the state, including charter cities and charter counties. The Legislature finds and declares that uneven, conflicting, and inconsistent pension trust benefits for legislative bodies distort the statewide system of intergovernmental finance. The Legislature further finds and declares that the inequities caused by these problems extend beyond the boundaries of individual public agencies.

Therefore, the Legislature finds and declares that these problems are not merely municipal affairs or matters of local interest and that they are truly matters of statewide concern that require the direct attention of the state government. In providing a uniform limit on the pension trust benefits for the legislative bodies of all political subdivisions of the state, the Legislature has provided a solution to a statewide problem that is greater than local in its effect.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the pension trust benefits of any member of a legislative body of any city, including a charter city, county, including a charter county, city and county, special district, school district, or any other political subdivision of the state shall be no greater than that received by nonsafety employees of that public agency. In the case of agencies with different benefit structures, the benefits of members of the legislative body shall not be greater than the most generous schedule of benefits being received by any category of nonsafety employees.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, members of the legislative body of a city, including a charter city, county, including a charter county, city and county, special district, school district, or any other political subdivision of the state shall not be eligible to accrue multiple pension trust benefits greater than the most generous schedule of benefits being received by any category of nonsafety employees from two or more public agencies for concurrent service except in the case of a member who serves as a regular full-time employee in a separate public agency.

(d) This section shall be applicable to any member of a legislative body whose first service commences on and after January 1, 1995.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1065, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1995.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.5. Pension Trusts


text:
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to recognize a public obligation to all those whose duties as local prosecutors, local public defenders, and local public defender investigators expose them to more than ordinary risks in their contribution to an effective statewide criminal justice system and to ensure that those who serve as local prosecutors, local public defenders, and local public defender investigators and who become incapacitated in the performance of their duties or by age may be replaced by more capable employees and shall receive pension benefits commensurate with those received by local prosecutors, local public defenders, and local public defender investigators in other jurisdictions within the state.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the pension trust benefits of any officer or employee of any city, including a charter city, county, including a charter county, or city and county whose positions meet or, on or after January 1, 2002, met the criteria of a local prosecutor, local public defender, or local public defender investigator, as described in Section 20423.6 or 31469.2, shall be those pension trust benefits accorded to safety members of the applicable county sheriff’s department or the applicable police or fire department of the public agency. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the pension trust benefits accorded to a local prosecutor, local public defender, or local public defender investigator may not be greater than those benefits provided to local safety members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System under Section 21363.1 or safety members of a county retirement system under Section 31664.2.

(c) Except as provided in subdivision (e) and notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, past service shall be converted to safety service, if the past service was rendered in a position that has been made subject to safety benefits pursuant to this section. For local prosecutors described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 20423.6, and paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 31469.2, service in the office of a district attorney and a local child support agency shall be considered service for the district attorney for purposes of this section. Any unfunded liability resulting from this section shall be paid by the employer.

(d) This section shall apply only to a person whose effective date of retirement is on or after the date this section becomes operative in the city, including a charter city, county, including a charter county, or city and county.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, within 90 days after this section becomes operative in the city, including a charter city, county, including a charter county, or city and county, or on the first day of the calendar month following his or her entrance into service, whichever is later, any local prosecutor, local public defender, or local public defender investigator may file a written election not to become subject to the pension benefits accorded to safety members under the retirement system of the city, including a charter city, county, including a charter county, or city and county.

(f) This section shall not be operative in a city, including a charter city, county, including a charter county, or city and county unless and until the city council or board of supervisors, by ordinance or resolution adopted by majority vote, makes this section operative in the city, county, or city and county. A resolution to make this section operative shall include all local prosecutors, local public defenders, and local public defender investigators as described in Section 20423.6 or 31469.2.

(g) This section does not apply to any local prosecutor, local public defender, or local public defender investigator, as described in Section 20423.6 or 31469.2, who dies prior to the date this section becomes operative in the city, county, or city and county.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1152, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2003.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.5. Pension Trusts


text:
(a) On or after January 1, 2003, a member who is credited with less than the number of years of service required for vesting shall have the right to elect to leave accumulated contributions on deposit in the local agency’s retirement fund. Failure to make an election to withdraw accumulated contributions shall be deemed an election to leave accumulated contributions on deposit in the retirement fund.

(b) An election to allow accumulated contributions to remain in the retirement fund may be revoked by the member at any time except: (1) while the member is employed in service in a position in which the member is not excluded from membership in the local system retirement fund with respect to that service; (2) while the member is in service as a member of public retirement system supported, in whole or in part, by state funds; or (3) while the member is in service, entered within six months after discontinuing county service, as a member of a reciprocal retirement system. All accumulated contributions contributed up to the time of revocation may then be withdrawn.

(c) A member whose membership continues under this section is subject to the same age, service, and disability requirements as apply to other members for service or disability retirement. After the qualification of the member for retirement by reason of age, which shall be the lowest age applicable to any membership category in which the member has credited service, disability, the member shall be entitled to receive a retirement allowance based upon the amount of the member’s accumulated contributions and service standing to the member’s credit at the time of retirement and on the employer contributions held for the member and calculated in the same manner as for other members.

(d) Service, solely for purposes of meeting minimum service qualifications for service or disability retirement, shall also include service credited as an employee of a reciprocal system when the member retires concurrently from all reciprocal retirement systems. A member whose combined service from all reciprocal retirement systems does not meet the minimum service qualifications may not receive a service or disability retirement from this system.

(e) For purposes of this section, “accumulated contributions” means the sum of all member contributions standing to the credit of a member’s individual account, and interest thereon.

(f) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to recognize that the state has a compelling interest in ensuring that its public agencies recruit and retain the highest caliber of public employees by allowing local public employees to retain the service credit that they earned through their service as local public employees in order to encourage them to return to public employment and continue to serve the public.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 883, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2003.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.5. Pension Trusts


text: Any law prohibiting, restricting, or limiting the assignment of or order for wages or salary does not prohibit, restrict, or limit the powers conferred in this article nor the power of officers or employees to authorize and approve payment of trust contributions by wage and salary deductions.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 924.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.5. Pension Trusts


text: A pension trust established pursuant to this article shall have trustees, agents or officers who shall carry on the business of the pension trust. The by-laws or declaration of trust shall prescribe the manner in which and the officers or agents by whom the pension trust may be conducted and the manner in which its funds shall be collected and disbursed. The funds and investments of a pension trust shall be held separately and independently of the funds and investments of the employer and of any other person.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.5. Pension Trusts


text:
Unless the legislative body of the local agency specifically provides that a pension trust plan established pursuant to this article is compulsory upon the officers and employees of the local agency, it shall not be compulsory for an officer or employee of such agency to accept or join in such plan.

If, pursuant to Section 53216, the legislative body of the local agency makes such plan compulsory, it may provide that every officer and employee of the local agency who is eligible for membership, except for elective officers, shall on the start of the first pay period following the effective date of this section automatically become a member of said plan; and, that thereafter each other employee and officer of said agency who is eligible for membership in said plan under its terms, except for elective officers, automatically becomes a member of said plan on the day of his entry into employment with said agency. The legislative body of the local agency may provide that elective officers of said agency become members of said plan either on the first day of taking office or on the first day of the payroll period following the filing of a declaration by such an officer with the board of trustees of the pension trust to become a member.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 653.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.5. Pension Trusts


text: The legislative body of the local agency which establishes a pension trust plan pursuant to the provisions of this article may provide for waiver of membership by prospective employees in the case of newly hired employees who have obtained the age of 60 years of age. Such legislative body may also provide that an employee shall at the end of the pay period in which he or she obtains the age of 70 automatically cease to be an employee of the agency which hired him.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 653.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.5. Pension Trusts


text: The legislative body of a local agency which establishes a pension trust plan pursuant to the provisions of this article may grant reciprocal retirement benefits to members who are entitled to retirement rights or benefits from other retirement systems established under this article, Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 45300) of Division 5 of Title 4 of this code, the Public Employees’ Retirement Law, or the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.5. Pension Trusts


text: If a local legislative body establishes a pension trust pursuant to this article that provides for disability retirement or has established reciprocity with a retirement system that provides for disability retirement, the legislative body of the local agency, in determining whether a member is eligible to retire for disability, shall make a determination on the basis of competent medical opinion and shall not use disability retirement as a substitute for the disciplinary process.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 370, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2009.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.5. Pension Trusts


text: The legislative body of the local agency which establishes a pension trust plan pursuant to the provisions of this article may adopt any other provisions and regulations concerning such plan which are not specifically prohibited by statute.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.5. Pension Trusts


text: The legislative body of a local agency which establishes a pension trust plan pursuant to the provisions of this article may contribute to a plan which is established pursuant to the Federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 268.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.5. Pension Trusts


text:
(a) The Health Insurance Purchasing Alliance Program is hereby authorized. The program shall be administered by the Board of Directors of the Health Insurance Purchasing Alliance Program pursuant to this article.

(b) The governing bodies of any two or more counties that maintain a county retirement system pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 31450) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 3 may, after notifying and consulting with all other counties that maintain county retirement systems pursuant to that chapter, elect, by resolution, to form or to participate in, subject to the time limitations set forth in subdivision (c), the program and to appoint one county officer as a member of the board of directors. In any county maintaining a retirement system pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 31450) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 3 in which the county board of retirement has elected, pursuant to Section 31691, 31691.1, or 31694.1, to make contributions for health benefits coverage of retirees and their dependents, the election shall be exercised jointly by the board of supervisors of the county and the county board of retirement. In any county of the first class, as defined by Section 20820, as amended by Chapter 1204 of the Statutes of 1971, and Section 20822, as amended by Chapter 43 of the Statutes of 1961, the resolution shall be initiated by the county board of retirement. The county board of supervisors shall contribute a reasonable amount of funds to pay its share of the initial startup costs and the administrative costs of the program.

(c) Once the board of directors has put into operation a health insurance contract year, any county maintaining a county retirement system pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 31450) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 3, city, or district that desires to participate in the program may elect, by resolution, adopted at least one year prior to the commencement of the next insurance contract year, to participate in the program. Each city and district that elects to participate may appoint one of its officers as a member of the Advisory Committee to the board of directors. The governing body of the participating public agency shall contribute a reasonable amount of funds, as determined by the board of directors, to pay its share of the initial startup costs and the administrative costs of the program.

(d) Each county, city, or district that elects to participate in the program shall:

(1) Furnish to the alliance such employee information as the board of directors may determine to be necessary.

(2) Provide to its eligible employees and retirees and their dependents only the health insurance plans offered by the alliance.

(3) Make the selected health insurance plans offered by the alliance available to all their eligible employees and retirees and their eligible dependents.

(4) Carry out the purposes of the program and pay its share of the initial startup costs.

(5) Abide by the rules and regulations adopted by the board of directors and all applicable state and federal rules and regulations.

(e) The board of directors may, within 180 days of receipt of an application to participate, reject the application of any city or district.

(f) A request to withdraw from the alliance shall be submitted in writing at least one year prior to the end of the health insurance contract year after which coverage is no longer desired.

(g) The board of directors may, after giving one year’s advance written notice, terminate a participating public agency for cause pursuant to the rules and regulations.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 199, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

path: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES > 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES > 2. Officers and Employees > 1.6. Health Insurance Purchasing Alliance


text:
The board of directors shall:

(a) Negotiate and enter into contractual arrangements with health care insurance providers to provide health benefits coverage for the eligible employees and retirees of participating public agencies and their eligible dependents.

(b) Act upon the requests of counties, cities, and districts to participate in the program.

(c) Gather, compile, and furnish such information as may be needed by the health care insurance providers for premium computation purposes.

(d) Analyze federal and state laws and regulations to assure that the health benefits coverage plans being made available and the operations of the program comply with those statutes and regulations.

(e) Provide appropriate consumer information for use by the participating public agencies during the annual open enrollment periods.

(f) Monitor the utilization of the plans by the participating public agencies for cost effectiveness and potential fraud and abuse, and to assure that the needs of those agencies are being met.

(g) Adopt, after the expiration of a reasonable review and comment period, such rules and regulations as may be necessary to provide for the effective operation of the program, including defining of the eligibility of employees and retirees and their dependents to participate in the program.

(h) Employ such staff and consultants, either directly or by contract, as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the program.

(i) Make copies of its proposed budget available to the board of supervisors of all participating counties for review and comment prior to the adoption of the budget.

(j) Establish, in conjunction with the adoption of the annual budget, a schedule of fees and charges for the equitable distribution of the program operating expenses among the participating public agencies.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.6. Health Insurance Purchasing Alliance


text: The Advisory Committee shall provide the board advice and assistance in determining the health insurance coverage needs of the participating public agencies and in the adoption of rules and regulations.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES


text: This article shall apply to districts other than school districts.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 330, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1995.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.7. Local District Bonds

path: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES > 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES > 2. Officers and Employees > 1.7. Local District Bonds


text: The legislative body of any district electing to adopt by resolution the procedures in this chapter shall, prior to an election of officers of the districts, prescribe the amounts of officials’ bonds of the officers of the district.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.7. Local District Bonds


text: As an alternative or supplementary to the bonds required by this article, the legislative body may establish a master bond pursuant to Section 1481.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.7. Local District Bonds


text: The legislative body of a district, other than a school district, may, by resolution, insure against losses caused by an employee or officer of the district in lieu of providing a bond or bonds. After the resolution is adopted, any requirements of law regarding faithful performance or revolving fund bonds shall be inapplicable to the district or any officer or employee of the district. The amount of the insurance shall be determined pursuant to Sections 1480 and 1481 and shall give the same or greater protection to the district that a bond would provide in indemnifying the district against any loss caused by the employee or officer of the district.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 852, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1995.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.7. Local District Bonds


text:
(a) An employee of a local agency may not be sworn into office as an elected or appointed member of the legislative body of that local agency unless he or she resigns as an employee. If the employee does not resign, the employment shall automatically terminate upon his or her being sworn into office.

(b) For any individual who is an employee of a local agency and an elected or appointed member of that local agency’s legislative body prior to January 1, 1996, this section shall apply when he or she is reelected or reappointed, on or after January 1, 1996, as a member of the local agency’s legislative body.

(c) This section does not apply to any volunteer firefighter who does not receive a salary, or where the salary the volunteer firefighter would otherwise receive is applied directly by the local agency toward the purchase of disability, life, health, or similar insurance coverage.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 364, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.8. Eligibility for Office

path: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES > 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES > 2. Officers and Employees > 1.8. Eligibility for Office


text: This article shall not be construed to preempt Sections 35107 and 72103 of the Education Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 237, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.8. Eligibility for Office


text:
For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Local agency” means a city, city and county, county, district, municipal or public corporation, political subdivision, or other public agency of the state.

(b) “Legislative body” means the board of supervisors of a county or a city and county, the city council of a city, or the governing body of a district, municipal or public corporation, political subdivision, or other public agency of the state.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 43, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1.8. Eligibility for Office


text: The legislative body of a county, city, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public district, or other public agency of the State may provide for the purchase of United States savings bonds or similar United States obligations by salary or wage deductions for officers and employees making written requests for the deductions and purchases.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2. Purchase of United States Bonds

path: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES > 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES > 2. Officers and Employees > 2. Purchase of United States Bonds


text:
For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Governing body” means the board of supervisors in the case of a county or a city and county, the city council or board of trustees in the case of a city, and the board of directors or other governing body in the case of a special district.

(b) “Legislative body” has the same meaning as specified in Section 54952.

(c) “Local agency” means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, or special district.

(d) “Meeting” has the same meaning as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 54952.2.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 700, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.3. Compensation

path: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES > 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES > 2. Officers and Employees > 2.3. Compensation


text:
(a) When compensation is otherwise authorized by statute, a local agency may pay compensation to members of a legislative body for attendance at the following occurrences:

(1) A meeting of the legislative body.

(2) A meeting of an advisory body.

(3) A conference or organized educational activity conducted in compliance with subdivision (c) of Section 54952.2, including, but not limited to, ethics training required by Article 2.4 (commencing with Section 53234).

(b) A local agency may pay compensation for attendance at occurrences not specified in subdivision (a) only if the governing body has adopted, in a public meeting, a written policy specifying other types of occasions that constitute the performance of official duties for which a member of the legislative body may receive payment.

(c) This section shall not apply to any local agency that pays compensation in the form of a salary to members of a legislative body, including, but not limited to, those local agencies whose legislative bodies’ compensation is subject to Section 36516 or 36516.1, subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 21166 or Section 22840 of the Water Code, Section 11908.1 of the Public Utilities Code, Section 6060 of the Harbors and Navigation Code, or subdivision (b) of Section 1 or Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.3. Compensation


text:
(a) When reimbursement is otherwise authorized by statute, a local agency may reimburse members of a legislative body for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties, including, but not limited to, activities described in Article 2.4 (commencing with Section 53234).

(b) If a local agency reimburses members of a legislative body for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties, then the governing body shall adopt a written policy, in a public meeting, specifying the types of occurrences that qualify a member of the legislative body to receive reimbursement of expenses relating to travel, meals, lodging, and other actual and necessary expenses.

(c) The policy described in subdivision (b) may also specify the reasonable reimbursement rates for travel, meals, and lodging, and other actual and necessary expenses. If it does not, the local agency shall use the Internal Revenue Service rates for reimbursement of travel, meals, lodging, and other actual and necessary expenses as established in Publication 463, or any successor publication.

(d) If the lodging is in connection with a conference or organized educational activity conducted in compliance with subdivision (c) of Section 54952.2, including, but not limited to, ethics training required by Article 2.4 (commencing with Section 53234), lodging costs shall not exceed the maximum group rate published by the conference or activity sponsor, provided that lodging at the group rate is available to the member of a legislative body at the time of booking. If the group rate is not available, the member of a legislative body shall use comparable lodging that is consistent with the requirements of subdivisions (c) and (e).

(e) Members of the legislative body shall use government and group rates offered by a provider of transportation or lodging services for travel and lodging when available.

(f) All expenses that do not fall within the adopted travel reimbursement policy or the Internal Revenue Service reimbursable rates as provided in subdivision (c), shall be approved by the governing body, in a public meeting before the expense is incurred, except as provided in subdivision (d).

(g) If a member of a legislative body chooses to incur additional costs that are above the rates established pursuant to this section and those costs have not been approved pursuant to subdivision (f), then the member of a legislative body may do so at his or her own expense.

(h) This section shall not supersede any other laws establishing reimbursement rates for local agencies.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 643, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2007.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.3. Compensation


text:
(a) If a local agency reimburses members of a legislative body for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties, then a local agency shall provide expense report forms to be filed by the members of the legislative body for reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred on behalf of the local agency in the performance of official duties. Reimbursable expenses shall include, but not be limited to, meals, lodging, and travel.

(b) Expense reports shall document that expenses meet the existing policy, adopted pursuant to Section 53232.2, for expenditure of public resources.

(c) Members of a legislative body shall submit expense reports within a reasonable time after incurring the expense, as determined by the legislative body, and the reports shall be accompanied by the receipts documenting each expense.

(d) Members of a legislative body shall provide brief reports on meetings attended at the expense of the local agency at the next regular meeting of the legislative body.

(e) All documents related to reimbursable agency expenditures are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 195. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.3. Compensation


text:
Penalties for misuse of public resources or falsifying expense reports in violation of expense reporting polices may include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) The loss of reimbursement privileges.

(b) Restitution to the local agency.

(c) Civil penalties for misuse of public resources pursuant to Section 8314.

(d) Prosecution for misuse of public resources, pursuant to Section 424 of the Penal Code.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.3. Compensation


text:
For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Legislative body” has the same meaning as specified in Section 54952.

(b) “Local agency” means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, school district, county office of education, charter school, or special district.

(c) “Local agency official” means any of the following:

(1) A member of a local agency legislative body or an elected officer of a local agency who receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.

(2) A department head or other similar administrative officer of a local agency.

(A) For a local educational agency, a “department head or other similar administrative officer” means the superintendent of a school district, the county superintendent of schools, or the chief administrator of a charter school.

(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), a “local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.

(3) An employee designated by a local agency governing body to receive the training specified under this article.

(4) A member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, whether or not that member receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.

(d) “Ethics laws” include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) Laws relating to personal financial gain by public servants, including, but not limited to, laws prohibiting bribery and conflict-of-interest laws.

(2) Laws relating to claiming perquisites of office, including, but not limited to, gift and travel restrictions, prohibitions against the use of public resources for personal or political purposes, prohibitions against gifts of public funds, mass mailing restrictions, and prohibitions against acceptance of free or discounted transportation by transportation companies.

(3) Government transparency laws, including, but not limited to, financial interest disclosure requirements and open government laws.

(4) Laws relating to fair processes, including, but not limited to, common law bias prohibitions, due process requirements, incompatible offices, competitive bidding requirements for public contracts, and disqualification from participating in decisions affecting family members.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 661, Sec. 1. (SB 827) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.4. Ethics Training

path: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES > 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES > 2. Officers and Employees > 2.4. Ethics Training


text:
(a) (1) If a local agency provides any type of compensation, salary, or stipend to a member of a legislative body, or provides reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member of a legislative body in the performance of official duties, then all local agency officials shall receive training in ethics pursuant to this article.

(2) All local agency officials who are members of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school shall receive training in ethics pursuant to this article, whether or not any member receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.

(b) Each local agency official shall receive at least two hours of training in general ethics principles and ethics laws relevant to the official’s public service every two years.

(c) (1) The Fair Political Practices Commission, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall create, maintain, and make available to local agency officials an ethics training course that satisfies the requirements of this section.

(2) (A) If another entity develops curricula to satisfy the requirements of this section, the entity shall consult with the Fair Political Practices Commission and the Attorney General regarding the sufficiency and accuracy of the proposed course content.

(B) When reviewing any proposed course content developed by another entity, the Fair Political Practices Commission and the Attorney General shall not preclude the entity from also including local ethics policies in the curricula.

(d) A local agency or an association of local agencies may offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests, to meet the requirements of this section. These courses may be taken at home, in-person, or online.

(e) A provider of training courses to meet the requirements of this article shall provide participants with proof of participation to meet the requirements of Section 53235.2.

(f) A local agency shall provide information on training available to meet the requirements of this article to its local officials at least once annually.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 201, Sec. 1. (AB 2631) Effective January 1, 2025.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.4. Ethics Training


text:
(a) Each local agency official in local agency service as of January 1, 2006, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 9, 2007, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2007. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2006, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than one year from the first day of service with the local agency and each local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2026, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than six months from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.

(2) Each local agency official who, as of January 1, 2025, is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 1, 2026, shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2026. Thereafter, each local agency official who is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.

(c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency shall satisfy the requirements of this article once every two years without regard to the number of local agencies with which the official serves.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 661, Sec. 2. (SB 827) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.4. Ethics Training


text:
(a) A local agency that provides the ethical training prescribed by this article shall maintain records indicating both of the following:

(1) The dates that local officials satisfied the requirements of this article.

(2) The entity that provided the training.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency shall maintain these records for at least five years after local officials receive the training. These records are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).

(c) Commencing July 1, 2026, a local agency that maintains an internet website shall post on that website clear instructions and contact information for the purpose of requesting records required by this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 661, Sec. 3. (SB 827) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.4. Ethics Training


text:
For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Local agency” means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, or special district.

(b) “Local agency official” means any member of a local agency legislative body and any elected local agency official.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 816, Sec. 1. (AB 1661) Effective January 1, 2017.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

path: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES > 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES > 2. Officers and Employees > 2.4.5. Sexual Harassment Prevention Training and Education


text:
(a) If a local agency provides any type of compensation, salary, or stipend to a local agency official of that agency, then all local agency officials of that agency shall receive sexual harassment prevention training and education pursuant to this article. A local agency may also require any of its employees to receive sexual harassment prevention training and education pursuant to this article.

(b) Each local agency official, or employee who is so required, shall receive at least two hours of sexual harassment prevention training and education within the first six months of taking office or commencing employment, and every two years thereafter.

(c) An entity that develops curricula to satisfy the requirements of this section shall consult with legal counsel for the entity regarding the sufficiency and accuracy of that proposed content. An entity is permitted to include local sexual harassment prevention training and education policies in the curricula.

(d) The training and education required by this section shall include information and practical guidance regarding the federal and state statutory provisions concerning the prohibition against, and the prevention and correction of, sexual harassment and the remedies available to victims of sexual harassment in employment. The training and education shall also include practical examples aimed at instructing the local agency official in the prevention of sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, and shall be presented by trainers or educators with knowledge and expertise in the prevention of sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation.

(e) A local agency or an association of local agencies may offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests, to meet the requirements of this section. These courses may be taken at home, in person, or online.

(f) All providers of training courses shall provide participants with proof of participation to meet the requirements of this article.

(g) A local agency shall provide a recommendation on training available to meet the requirements of this article to its local agency officials and its employees at least once in written form before assuming a new position and every two years thereafter.

(h) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency shall satisfy the requirements of this article once every two years without regard to the number of local agencies he or she serves.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 387, Sec. 12. (SB 205) Effective January 1, 2018.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.4.5. Sexual Harassment Prevention Training and Education


text:
(a) A local agency that requires its local agency officials or employees to complete the sexual harassment prevention training and education prescribed by this article shall maintain records indicating both of the following:

(1) The dates that local agency officials or employees satisfied the requirements of this article.

(2) The entity that provided the training.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a local agency shall maintain these records for at least five years after local agency officials or employees receive the training. These records are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 197. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES


text: The requirements of this article are in addition to any other law requiring similar or related training, and nothing in this article shall be construed to supersede the requirements of Section 12940 or 12950.1.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES


text:
For purposes of this article:

(a) “Fiscal and financial training” includes, but is not limited to, training in all of the following:

(1) Laws and principles relating to financial administration and short- and long-term fiscal management, including, but not limited to, the role and responsibilities of financial administration, financial policies, municipal budgets and budget processes, and financial reporting and auditing.

(2) Laws and principles relating to, but not limited to, capital financing and debt management, mechanisms for local agency revenues, pensions and other postemployment benefits, cash management and investments, the prudent investor standard, and the ethics of safeguarding public resources.

(3) General fiscal and financial planning principles and any pertinent laws relevant to the local agency official’s public service and role in overseeing the local agency’s operations and relevant to the local agency’s procurement and contracting practices and responsibilities.

(b) “Legislative body” has the same meaning as in Section 54952.

(c) “Local agency” means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, or special district.

(d) “Local agency official” means any of the following:

(1) Any member of a local agency legislative body or any elected officer of a local agency.

(2) Any official who is appointed by the governing body who, as part of their official duties, makes decisions or recommendations regarding financial administration, budgeting, or the use of public resources.

(3) A local agency executive, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 3511.1, or other similar administrative officer of a local agency.

(4) An employee designated by a local agency governing body to receive the training specified under this article.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 661, Sec. 4. (SB 827) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.4.6. Fiscal and Financial Training

path: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES > 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES > 2. Officers and Employees > 2.4.6. Fiscal and Financial Training


text:
(a) All local agency officials shall receive at least two hours of fiscal and financial training pursuant to this article.

(b) A local agency or an association of local agencies may contract with or otherwise collaborate with a provider of a training course to offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests, to its local agency officials to meet the requirements of this article.

(c) Training courses, or the sets of self-study materials with tests, may be taken in person or online. These courses and materials shall be developed in consultation with widely recognized experts in local government finance, including local government associations.

(d) All providers of training courses under this article shall provide participants with proof of participation to meet the requirements of Section 53238.3.

(e) A local agency shall provide information on training available to meet the requirements of this article to its local agency officials at least once annually.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.4.6. Fiscal and Financial Training


text:
(a) Every local agency official who is in a local agency’s service as of January 1, 2026, and commenced that service prior to January 1, 2026, shall receive the fiscal and financial training required by this article before January 1, 2028, unless that official’s term of office ends before January 9, 2028. Thereafter, the local agency official shall receive the training at least once every two years.

(b) Every local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2026, shall receive the fiscal and financial training required by this article no later than six months from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, the local agency official shall receive the training at least once every two years.

(c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency is only required to comply with the training requirements of this article once every two years, regardless of the number of local agencies the local agency official serves. However, the local agency official shall provide a copy of proof of participation to all local agencies that they serve.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.4.6. Fiscal and Financial Training


text:
(a) A local agency that provides the fiscal and financial training required by this article shall maintain records indicating both of the following:

(1) The dates that local agency officials satisfied the requirements of this article.

(2) The entity that provided the training.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency shall maintain these records for at least five years after local agency officials receive the training. These records are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).

(c) Commencing July 1, 2026, a local agency that maintains an internet website shall post on that website clear instructions and contact information for the purpose of requesting records required by this section.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.4.6. Fiscal and Financial Training


text: A local agency official who is in compliance with Section 26945, 26945.1, 27000.7, 27000.8, or 27000.9 is exempt from the provisions of this article.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.4.6. Fiscal and Financial Training


text: The legislative body of a county, city, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public district, or other public agency may provide for the payment of the costs of replacing or repairing property or prostheses of an employee, such as eyeglasses, hearing aids, dentures, watches, or articles of clothing necessarily worn or carried by the employee when any such items are lost or damaged in the line of duty without fault of employee. If the items are damaged beyond repair, the actual value of such items may be paid. The value of such items shall be determined as of the time of the loss thereof or damage thereto.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 234.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

path: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES > 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES > 2. Officers and Employees > 2.5. Replacing or Repairing Property of Employees


text: On or after January 1, 2012, any contract executed or renewed between a local agency and an officer or employee of a local agency that provides paid leave salary offered by the local agency to the officer or employee pending an investigation shall require that any salary provided for that purpose be fully reimbursed if the officer or employee is convicted of a crime involving an abuse of his or her office or position.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 692, Sec. 7. (AB 1344) Effective January 1, 2012.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.6. Abuse of Office

path: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES > 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES > 2. Officers and Employees > 2.6. Abuse of Office


text: On or after January 1, 2012, any contract executed or renewed between a local agency and an officer or employee of a local agency that provides funds for the legal criminal defense of an officer or employee shall require that any funds provided for that purpose be fully reimbursed to the local agency if the officer or employee is convicted of a crime involving an abuse of his or her office or position.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.6. Abuse of Office


text: On or after January 1, 2012, any contract of employment between an employee and a local agency employer shall include a provision which provides that, regardless of the term of the contract, if the contract is terminated, any cash settlement related to the termination that an employee may receive from the local agency shall be fully reimbursed to the local agency if the employee is convicted of a crime involving an abuse of his or her office or position.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.6. Abuse of Office


text: On or after January 1, 2012, if a local agency provides, in the absence of a contractual obligation, for any of the payments described in this article, then the employee or officer receiving any payments provided for those purposes shall fully reimburse the local agency that provided those payments in the event that the employee or officer is convicted of a crime involving the abuse of his or her office or position.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.6. Abuse of Office


text:
For purposes of this article, “abuse of office or position” means either of the following:

(a) An abuse of public authority, including, but not limited to, waste, fraud, and violation of the law under color of authority.

(b) A crime against public justice, including, but not limited to, a crime described in Title 5 (commencing with Section 67), Title 6 (commencing with Section 85), or Title 7 (commencing with Section 92) of Part 1 of the Penal Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 210, Sec. 7. (SB 184) Effective January 1, 2014.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.6. Abuse of Office


text:
(a) A local public officer, as defined in subdivision (b), who is convicted by a state or federal trial court of any felony under state or federal law for conduct arising out of, or in the performance of, his or her official duties shall forfeit any contract right or other common law, constitutional, or statutory claim against a local public agency employer to retirement or pension rights or benefits, however those benefits may be characterized, including lost compensation, other than the accrued rights and benefits to which he or she may be entitled under any public retirement system in which he or she is a member. The forfeiture provided by this section shall be in addition to, and independent of, any forfeiture of public retirement system rights and benefits pursuant to Section 7522.70, 7522.72, or 7522.74.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “local public officer” means a person, either elected or appointed, who exercised discretionary, executive authority in his or her employment.

(c) This section shall apply to any claim filed prior to the effective date of the act enacting this section, and still pending on that date, and any claim commenced after that date.

(d) Upon conviction, a local public officer as described in subdivision (a), and the prosecuting agency shall each notify the public employer who employed the local public officer at the time of the commission of the felony within 60 days of the felony conviction. The operation of this section is not dependent upon the performance of the notification required by this subdivision.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 775, Sec. 2. (SB 39) Effective October 12, 2013.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.6. Abuse of Office


text:
(a) Any person now or hereafter employed by a county, city, municipal corporation, district, or other public agency may file with their appointing power a designation of a person who, notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall, on the death of the employee, be entitled to receive all warrants or checks that would have been payable to the decedent had they survived. The employee may change the designation from time to time. A person so designated shall claim such warrants or checks from the appointing power. On sufficient proof of identity, the appointing power shall deliver the warrants or checks to the claimant. A person who receives a warrant or check pursuant to this section is entitled to negotiate it as if they were the payee.

(b) For purposes of this section, “person” includes, but is not limited to, a corporation, a trust, or an estate.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 55, Sec. 2. (AB 444) Effective January 1, 2022.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.7. Salary Warrants and Checks

path: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES > 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES > 2. Officers and Employees > 2.7. Salary Warrants and Checks


text: As used in this article, “local agency” means any county, city, city and county, including any charter county, city, or city and county, and any district, school district, municipal or public corporation, political subdivision, or public agency of the state, or any instrumentality of one or more of any such agencies.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 906, Sec. 1.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.8. Comparable Pay

path: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES > 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES > 2. Officers and Employees > 2.8. Comparable Pay


text:
(a) No local agency shall adopt or continue in effect an ordinance or policy which prohibits consideration of comparability of the value of the work as one of the factors which may be used during the collective-bargaining process to negotiate salaries. Existing memoranda of understanding, presently in effect, would continue to control until they expire. Thereafter, there shall be negotiations in accordance with this article.

(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Comparability of the value of the work” means the value of the work performed by an employee, or group of employees within a class or salary range, in relation to the value of the work of another employee, or group of employees, to any class or salary range maintained by a local agency, and shall be measured by the composite of the skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions normally required in the performance of the work with other classes of employees.

(2) “Skill” means the skill required in the performance of the work, including any type of intellectual or physical skill acquired by the employee through experience, training, education, or natural ability.

(3) “Effort” means the effort required in the performance of the work, including any intellectual or physical effort.

(4) “Responsibility” means the responsibility required in the performance of the work, including the extent to which the employer relies on the employee to perform the work, the importance of the duties, and the accountability of the employee for the work of others and for resources.

(5) “Working conditions” means the conditions under which the work of an employee is performed, including physical or psychological factors.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 2.8. Comparable Pay


text: The legislative body of a city or a fire protection district in which there is a regularly organized paid fire department or county fire warden department, shall grant to each regular or permanent member of the department an annual leave of absence from active duty of not less than fifteen consecutive days. It shall also grant each member a leave of absence from active duty of not less than four working shifts in each month of service.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 465, Sec. 1. Effective August 22, 1988.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 3. Firemen’s Vacations

path: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES > 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES > 2. Officers and Employees > 3. Firemen’s Vacations


text: The legislative body shall arrange such leaves so as not to impair the efficiency of the department.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 3. Firemen’s Vacations


text: Deduction shall not be made from the salary or pay of a member of the department granted such a leave of absence.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 3. Firemen’s Vacations


text:
(a) All contracts of employment between an employee and a local agency employer shall include a provision that provides that regardless of the term of the contract, if the contract is terminated, the maximum cash settlement that an employee may receive shall be an amount equal to the monthly salary of the employee multiplied by the number of months left on the unexpired term of the contract, with the following exceptions:

(1) If the unexpired term of the contract is greater than 18 months, the maximum cash settlement shall be an amount equal to the monthly salary of the employee multiplied by 18.

(2) In the case of a district superintendent of schools, for contracts of employment executed on or after January 1, 2016, the maximum cash settlement shall be an amount equal to the monthly salary of the employee multiplied by 12.

(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if a local agency employer, including an administrator appointed by the Superintendent, terminates its contract of employment with its district superintendent of schools, that local agency employer shall not provide a cash or noncash settlement to its superintendent in any amount if the local agency employer believes, and subsequently confirms, pursuant to an independent audit, that the superintendent has engaged in fraud, misappropriation of funds, or other illegal fiscal practices.

(2) This subdivision applies only to a contract for employment executed on or after January 1, 2016.

(c) The cash settlement formulas described in subdivision (a) are maximum amounts that may be paid by a local agency employer to an employee and not a target or example of the amount of the cash settlement to be paid by a local agency employer to an employee in all contract termination cases.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 240, Sec. 1. (AB 215) Effective January 1, 2016.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 3.5. Employment Contracts

path: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES > 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES > 2. Officers and Employees > 3.5. Employment Contracts


text: The cash settlement specified in Section 53260 shall not include any other noncash items except health benefits, which may be continued for the same duration of time as covered in the settlement, pursuant to the same time limitations as provided in Section 53260, or until the employee finds other employment, whichever occurs first.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 962, Sec. 6. Effective September 28, 1992.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 3.5. Employment Contracts


text:
(a) All contracts of employment with a superintendent, deputy superintendent, assistant superintendent, associate superintendent, community college president, community college vice president, community college deputy vice president, general manager, city manager, county administrator, or other similar chief administrative officer or chief executive officer of a local agency shall be ratified in an open session of the governing body which shall be reflected in the governing body’s minutes.

(b) Copies of any contracts of employment, as well as copies of the settlement agreements, shall be available to the public upon request.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 3.5. Employment Contracts


text: For purposes of this article, “local agency” means any general law county, general law city, and any district, school district, community college district, municipal or public corporation, political subdivision, or public agency of the state, or any instrumentality of any one or more of these agencies.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 3.5. Employment Contracts


text: This article shall apply prospectively and shall affect any contract originally approved by the governing body, or any existing contract that is extended by the governing body, after the effective date of this article.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 3.5. Employment Contracts


text:
(a) The Legislature hereby finds that the hiring of permanent career civilian federal, state, and local government firefighters by local agencies as specified in this section is in need of uniform statewide regulation and constitutes a matter of statewide concern that shall be governed solely by this section.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon approval by its governing body, a local government, including, but not limited to, a fire protection district, joint powers agency, or the fire department of a city, including a charter city, county, or city and county, or any political subdivision of one of these agencies, when hiring additional firefighters, may appoint as a member or officer any person who meets all of the following criteria:

(1) Was serving as a permanent career civilian firefighter, in good standing, employed by the federal government or contracted to serve at a federal installation or a permanent career firefighter employed by the state or a local government within the state.

(2) Has satisfactorily completed all firefighter training required for employment as a permanent career civilian federal, state, or local government firefighter.

(3) Was, as a consequence of the closure, downsizing, or realignment of a federal installation, terminated as a permanent career civilian firefighter, or as a consequence of job-elimination, terminated as a permanent career state or local government firefighter, within 36 months prior to the appointment.

(c) The appointment authority created by this section shall take precedence over any provision of, or any condition or circumstance arising from a provision of, a charter, ordinance, or resolution that governs employment of firefighters, that would otherwise frustrate the purpose of this section, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) The local government maintains a civil service or merit system governing the appointment of firefighters.

(2) The local government has available to it an eligible or regular reemployment list of persons eligible for those appointments.

(3) The appointed person is not on any eligible list.

(d) A local government may not employ a person pursuant to this section if a special reemployment list is in existence for the firefighter position to be filled.

(e) If a local government determines to appoint a person pursuant to this section, it shall give first priority to residents of the jurisdiction, and second priority to residents of the county not residing in the jurisdiction.

(f) The seniority, seniority-related privileges, and rank that a permanent career civilian federal, state, or local government firefighter possessed while employed at a federal installation or by the state or a local government shall not be required to be transferred to a position in a local government fire department obtained pursuant to this section.

(g) To effectuate the purposes of this section, the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program may administer, prepare, and circulate to local governments a list of permanent career civilian federal, state, and local government firefighters eligible for appointment pursuant to this section. A permanent career civilian federal, state, or local government firefighter may apply for placement on the list after he or she receives a notice of termination of position or a priority placement notice and shall remain on the list for a period of 36 months.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 110, Sec. 4. (SB 156) Effective September 17, 2025.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 3.7. Employment of Firefighters

path: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES > 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES > 2. Officers and Employees > 3.7. Employment of Firefighters


text:
As used in this article:

(a) “Local agency” means city, county, or district.

(b) “Legislative body” means the board of supervisors in the case of a county or a city and county, the city council or board of trustees in the case of a city, and the board of directors or other governing body in the case of a district.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 2399.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 4. Transfer of Public Functions

path: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES > 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES > 2. Officers and Employees > 4. Transfer of Public Functions


text: Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, whenever a local agency takes over or assumes any of the functions of another local agency under a law which provides that all or any employees of such other local agency become employees of the local agency assuming the function, the governing body of the local agency assuming the function may prescribe the qualifications and conditions under which such employees will become employees of the local agency. Any employees who do not meet such qualifications or conditions shall not become employees of the local agency.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 4. Transfer of Public Functions


text:
(a) Whenever a special district or joint powers agency that provides fire protection or a city fire department is dissolved or the area it serves is decreased by reason of a consolidation, merger, incorporation, annexation, or contract, and the district, joint powers agency, or city fire department taking over the duties of the dissolved or decreased district, joint powers agency, or department decides to hire additional firefighters, it shall give first choice for the positions to be filled to firefighters employed by the dissolved or decreased district, joint powers agency, or department. As nearly as possible, the firefighters who are hired shall be given positions with a rank comparable to that which they held in the dissolved or decreased district, joint powers agency, or department. No firefighter shall be hired who is over the mandatory retirement age of the district, joint powers agency, or city fire department which is taking over the duties of the dissolved or decreased district, joint powers agency, or department.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where firefighters are hired as a result of the consolidation, merger, incorporation, annexation, or contract, the seniority or other employment rights of the employees of the district, joint powers agency, or fire department taking over the duties of the dissolved or decreased district, joint powers agency, or department shall not be impaired as a result of the consolidation, merger, incorporation, annexation, or contract, except as otherwise agreed upon in a county, other than a county of the first class, in a memorandum of understanding with each employee organization, which has been recognized pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1, and which represents employees of the district, joint powers agency, or department taking over the duties of the dissolved or decreased district, joint powers agency, or department who are in classes affected by the consolidation, merger, incorporation, annexation, or contract.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 394, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 4. Transfer of Public Functions


text:
No agency of the state, formed pursuant to general law or special act, for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries and which has as its primary function the control and conservation of floodwaters, shall contract to provide engineering or surveying services, as defined by Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) and Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 8700), respectively, of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, except with another governmental agency whose boundaries encompass all or a portion of the agency performing the services, or where the agencies have a mutual interest in the project or area of service for which such engineering or surveying services are to be performed.

The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any contract executed by any such agency prior to the effective date of this section.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 817.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 4. Transfer of Public Functions


text:
Definitions used in this article:

(a) “Local agency” means any county, city, city and county, including any charter county, city, or city and county, and any district, school district, community college district, municipal or public corporation, political subdivision, or public agency of the state, or any instrumentality of any one or more of these agencies.

(b) “Disciplinary action” means any direct form of discipline as defined in personnel rules and regulations adopted by the local agency. “Disciplinary action” shall include the firing of an employee.

(c) “Disclosure of information” means the written provision of evidence regarding gross mismanagement or a significant waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.

(d) “Complaint” means any written document containing a disclosure of information as specified in subdivision (c).

(e) “Employee” means any person employed by a local agency.

(f) “Manager” means any employee having significant responsibilities for formulating or administering local agency or departmental policies and programs or administering the local agency or a department.

(g) “Supervisory employee” or “supervisor” means any employee regardless of job description or title, having authority, in the interest of the employer, to hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees, or responsibility to direct them, or to adjust their grievances, or effectively to recommend this action, if, in connection with the foregoing, the exercise of this authority is not of a merely routine or clerical nature, but requires the use of independent judgment.

(h) “Officer” means any appointed member of a local board, commission, or other governing body who supervises or is responsible for the work of one or more local agency employers.

(i) “Administrative procedure” means any written administrative procedure adopted by the local agency for presentation of a grievance for ultimate decision by the governing body of the local agency. The term does not include grievance procedures embodied in collective bargaining agreements.

(j) “Reprisal action” means any act of intimidation, restraint, coercion, discrimination, or disciplinary action against any employee, or applicant for employment, who files a complaint pursuant to Section 53297.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

path: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES > 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES > 2. Officers and Employees > 4.5. Disclosure of Information: Local Government


text:
(a) An employee, or applicant for employment, shall have the right to file a complaint with the local agency within 60 days of the date of the act or event which is the subject of the complaint.

(b) Prior to filing a written complaint pursuant to this article, the employee shall first make a good faith effort to exhaust all available administrative remedies. The 60-day time limit specified in subdivision (a) shall be extended by the amount of time actually utilized by the employee in pursuing available administrative remedies.

(c) A complaint pursuant to this article shall be filed in accordance with the locally adopted administrative procedure. If there is no administrative procedure, the complaint shall be filed with the governing body.

(d) All complaints brought by employees under this article shall be filed under penalty of perjury.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 353, Sec. 7.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 4.5. Disclosure of Information: Local Government


text:
(a) No local agency officer, manager, or supervisor shall take a reprisal action against any employee or applicant for employment who files a complaint pursuant to Section 53297.

(b) This article is not intended to prevent a local agency from taking, directing others to take, recommending, or approving any personnel action with respect to any employee or applicant for employment if the local agency reasonably believes that the action or inaction is justified on the basis of separate evidence which shows any of the following:

(1) The employee’s complaint has disclosed information that he or she knows to be false or has disclosed information without regard for the truth or falsity thereof.

(2) The employee’s complaint has disclosed information from records which are closed to public inspection pursuant to law.

(3) The employee’s complaint has disclosed information which is confidential under any other provision of law.

(4) The employee was the subject of an ongoing or existing disciplinary action prior to the disclosure of information with the local agency.

(5) The employee has violated any other provision of the local personnel rules and regulations, has failed to perform assigned duties, or has committed any other act unrelated to the disclosure that would otherwise be subject to personnel action.

(c) It is not a violation of this article for an officer, manager, or supervisor to take disciplinary action against an employee if that officer, manager, or supervisor had no prior knowledge that a complaint had been filed by that employee.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 503, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES


text:
(a) Any officer, manager, or supervisor who violates Section 53298 with malicious intent is punishable by a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and imprisonment in the county jail for up to a period of one year. In addition, any local agency officer, manager, or supervisor who maliciously engages in conduct prohibited by Section 53298 shall be disciplined as provided by local personnel rules and regulations.

(b) In addition to all other penalties provided by law, any local officer, manager, or supervisor who has been found by a court to have violated the provisions of Section 53298 with malicious intent shall be individually liable for damages in an action brought against him or her by the injured employee. Punitive damages may be awarded by the court where the offending party has acted with malice. Where liability has been established, the injured employee shall also be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees as provided by law. In no way, shall the provisions of this article establish any liability for punitive damages or any new cause of action against the local public entity other than liabilities contained in existing law.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES


text: In order for the Governor and the Legislature to determine the need to continue or modify local agency personnel procedures as they relate to disclosure of information by public employees, the League of California Cities in consultation with the County Supervisors Association of California, may submit on June 30, 1987, and annually thereafter, a report to the Governor and the Legislature regarding complaints filed, hearings held, and legal actions taken pursuant to this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 129, Sec. 1.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES


text: This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982”.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1451, Sec. 1.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1. General Provisions

path: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES > 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES > 2.5. The Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 > 1. General Provisions


text: This chapter provides an alternative method of financing certain public capital facilities and services, especially in developing areas and areas undergoing rehabilitation. The provisions of this chapter shall not affect or limit any other provisions of law authorizing or providing for the furnishing of governmental facilities or services or the raising of revenue for these purposes. A local government may use the provisions of this chapter instead of any other method of financing part or all of the cost of providing the authorized kinds of capital facilities and services.

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

chapter: 2.5. The Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982

article: 1. General Provisions


text: Any provision in this chapter which conflicts with any other provision of law shall prevail over the other provision of law.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1102, Sec. 2. Effective September 24, 1986.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1. General Provisions


text: The local agency may take any actions or make any determinations which it determines are necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter and which are not otherwise prohibited by law.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 538, Sec. 1. Effective September 9, 1985.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1. General Provisions


text:
(a) On and after January 1, 1994, a local agency may initiate proceedings to establish a district pursuant to this chapter only if it has first considered and adopted local goals and policies concerning the use of this chapter. The policies shall include at least the following:

(1) A statement of the priority that various kinds of public facilities and services shall have for financing through the use of this chapter, including public facilities to be owned and operated by other public agencies, including school districts, and services to be provided by other public agencies.

(2) A statement concerning the credit quality to be required of bond issues, including criteria to be used in evaluating the credit quality.

(3) A statement concerning steps to be taken to ensure that prospective property purchasers are fully informed about their taxpaying obligations imposed under this chapter.

(4) A statement concerning criteria for evaluating the equity of tax allocation formulas, and concerning desirable and maximum amounts of special tax to be levied against any parcel pursuant to this chapter.

(5) A statement of definitions, standards, and assumptions to be used in appraisals required by Section 53345.8.

(b) The goals and policies adopted by any school district pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, a priority access policy that gives priority attendance access to students residing in a community facilities district whose residents have paid special taxes that have, in whole or in part, financed the construction of school district facilities. The degree of priority shall reflect the proportion of each school’s financing provided through the community facilities district. In developing a priority access policy for residents of a community facilities district, a school district may incorporate a school district attendance policy including criteria for student assignment such as goals to achieve ethnic, racial, or socioeconomic diversity; federal, state, or court mandates; transportation needs, safe pedestrian routes; grade levels for which facilities were designed; and ensuring students continuity of schooling within any single school year.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 670, Sec. 54. Effective January 1, 2008.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1. General Provisions


text:
(a) (1) Territory that is dedicated or restricted to agricultural, open-space, or conservation uses may not be included within or annexed to a community facilities district that provides or would provide facilities or services related to sewers, nonagricultural water, or streets and roads, unless the landowner consents to the inclusion or annexation of that territory to the community facilities district.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the consent of a landowner owning territory that is dedicated or restricted to agricultural, open-space, or conservation uses, and is located within the regional shoreline of the County of San Mateo shall not be required in order to include a territory within or annex a territory to a community facilities district, if, despite the dedication or restriction, the territory meets either of the following conditions:

(A) A parcel in the territory has existing entitlements for development of commercial, residential, or industrial uses.

(B) A parcel in the territory is already developed with commercial, residential, or industrial uses.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, and except as provided in subdivision (c), if a landowner consents to the inclusion or annexation of territory in a community facilities district pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), the landowner and any local agency may not terminate any easement or effect a final cancellation of any contract with respect to any portion of the land included within or annexed to the community facilities district prior to the release of land that is the subject of the proposed termination or cancellation from all liens that arise under the community facilities district for any sewers, nonagricultural water, or streets and roads that did not benefit land uses allowed under the contract or easement.

(c) Subdivision (b) shall not apply to any of the following:

(1) Land under a contract entered into pursuant to the California Land Conservation Act of 1965 (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 51200) of Part 1 of Division 1) included in a community facilities district for which a tentative map may be filed pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 66474.4 or for which a tentative cancellation has been approved.

(2) Land subject to a conservation easement entered into prior to January 1, 2003.

(3) Land included in a community facilities district prior to the imposition of an enforceable restriction listed in subdivision (d) or prior to January 1, 2003.

(4) Land subject to an enforceable restriction listed in subdivision (d) that expressly waives the requirement of subdivision (b).

(d) As used in this section, “territory that is dedicated or restricted to agricultural, open-space, or conservation uses” means territory that is subject to any of the following:

(1) An open-space easement entered into pursuant to Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 51050) of Part 1 of Division 1.

(2) An open-space easement entered into pursuant to the Open-Space Easement Act of 1974 (Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 51070) of Part 1 of Division 1).

(3) A contract entered into pursuant to the California Land Conservation Act of 1965 (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 51200) of Part 1 of Division 1).

(4) A farmland security zone contract created pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 51296) of Chapter 7 of Part 1 of Division 1, except as otherwise provided in Section 51296.4.

(5) A conservation easement entered into pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 815) of Title 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Civil Code.

(6) An agricultural conservation easement entered into pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 10260) of Division 10.2 of the Public Resources Code.

(7) An agricultural conservation easement entered into pursuant to Section 51256.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 652, Sec. 1. (SB 390) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1. General Provisions


text:
A community facilities district may be established under this chapter to finance any one or more of the following types of services within an area:

(a) Police protection services, including, but not limited to, criminal justice services. However, criminal justice services shall be limited to providing services for jails, detention facilities, and juvenile halls.

(b) Fire protection and suppression services, and ambulance and paramedic services.

(c) Recreation program services, library services, maintenance services for elementary and secondary schoolsites and structures, and the operation and maintenance of museums and cultural facilities. A special tax may be levied for any of the services specified in this subdivision only upon approval of the registered voters as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 53326. An election to enact a special tax for recreation program services, library services, and the operation and maintenance of museums and cultural facilities may be conducted pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 53326.

(d) Maintenance and lighting of parks, parkways, streets, roads, and open space.

(e) Flood and storm protection services, including, but not limited to, the operation and maintenance of storm drainage systems, plowing and removal of snow, and sandstorm protection systems.

(f) Services with respect to removal or remedial action for the cleanup of any hazardous substance released or threatened to be released into the environment. As used in this subdivision, the terms “remedial action” and “removal” shall have the meanings set forth in Sections 78125 and 78135, respectively, of the Health and Safety Code, and the term “hazardous substance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 25281 of the Health and Safety Code. Community facilities districts shall provide the State Department of Health Care Services and local health and building departments with notification of any cleanup activity pursuant to this subdivision at least 30 days prior to commencement of the activity.

(g) Maintenance and operation of any real property or other tangible property with an estimated useful life of five or more years that is owned by the local agency or by another local agency pursuant to an agreement entered into under Section 53316.2.

A community facilities district tax approved by vote of the landowners of the district may only finance the services authorized in this section to the extent that they are in addition to those provided in the territory of the district before the district was created. The additional services shall not supplant services already available within that territory when the district was created.

Bonds shall not be issued pursuant to this chapter to fund any of the services specified in this section, although bonds may be issued to fund capital facilities to be used in providing these services.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 258, Sec. 20. (AB 2327) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 130 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 258.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1. General Provisions


text: To the extent that any capital facility is provided under this chapter, a duplicate levy, impact fee, or other exaction may not be required for the same purpose under Section 66477.

history: (History: Added by renumbering Section 53313.8 (as added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1451) by Stats. 1992, Ch. 427, Sec. 64. Effective January 1, 1993.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1. General Provisions


text: Any territory within a community facilities district established for the acquisition or improvement of school facilities for a school district shall be exempt from any fee, increase in any fee other than a cost-of-living increase as authorized by law, or other requirement first levied, increased, or imposed pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 17620) of Part 10.5 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code or under Chapter 4.7 (commencing with Section 65970) of Division 1 of Title 7, by or to benefit any other school district, except as otherwise negotiated between the school districts. That exemption shall apply until a date 10 years following the most recent issuance of bonds by the community facilities district or, if no bonds have ever been issued by the community facilities district, a date 10 years following the formation of the community facilities district.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 670, Sec. 56. Effective January 1, 2008.)

title: 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

article: 1. General Provisions