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CA Govt Code § 6505.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6505.5.

6505.5.  If a separate agency or entity is created by the agreement, the agreement shall designate the treasurer of one of the contracting parties, or in lieu thereof, the county treasurer of a county in which one of the contracting parties is situated, or a certified public accountant to be the depositary and have custody of all the money of the agency or entity, from whatever source.The treasurer or certified public accountant so designated shall do all of the following:(a) Receive and receipt for all money of the agency or entity and place it in the treasury of the treasurer so designated to the credit of the agency or entity.(b) Be responsible, upon his or her official bond, for the safekeeping and disbursement of all agency or entity money so held by him or her.(c) Pay, when due, out of money of the agency or entity held by him or her, all sums payable on outstanding bonds and coupons of the agency or entity.(d) Pay any other sums due from the agency or entity from agency or entity money, or any portion thereof, only upon warrants of the public officer performing the functions of auditor or controller who has been designated by the agreement.(e) Verify and report in writing on the first day of July, October, January, and April of each year to the agency or entity and to the contracting parties to the agreement the amount of money he or she holds for the agency or entity, the amount of receipts since his or her last report, and the amount paid out since his or her last report.The officer performing the functions of auditor or controller shall be of the same public agency as the treasurer designated as depositary pursuant to this section. However, where a certified public accountant has been designated as treasurer of the entity, the auditor of one of the contracting parties or of a county in which one of the contracting parties is located shall be designated as auditor of the entity. The auditor shall draw warrants to pay demands against the agency or entity when the demands have been approved by any person authorized to so approve in the agreement creating the agency or entity.The governing body of the same public entity as the treasurer and auditor specified pursuant to this section shall determine charges to be made against the agency or entity for the services of the treasurer and auditor. However, where a certified public accountant has been designated as treasurer, the governing body of the same public entity as the auditor specified pursuant to this section shall determine charges to be made against the agency or entity for the services of the auditor.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 83, Sec. 65. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Govt Code § 6505.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6505.6.

6505.6.  In lieu of the designation of a treasurer and auditor as set forth in Section 6505.5, the agency or entity may appoint one of its officers or employees to either or both of such positions. Such offices may be held by separate officers or employees or combined and held by one officer or employee. Such person or persons shall comply with the duties and responsibilities of the office or offices as set forth in subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, of Section 6505.5.In the event the agency or entity designates its officers or employees to fill the functions of treasurer or auditor, or both, pursuant to this section, such officers or employees shall cause an independent audit to be made by a certified public accountant, or public accountant, in compliance with Section 6505.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 276.)
CA Govt Code § 6506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6506.

6506.  The agency or entity provided by the agreement to administer or execute the agreement may be one or more of the parties to the agreement or a commission or board constituted pursuant to the agreement or a person, firm or corporation, including a nonprofit corporation, designated in the agreement. One or more of the parties may agree to provide all or a portion of the services to the other parties in the manner provided in the agreement. The parties may provide for the mutual exchange of services without payment of any consideration other than such services.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 209.)
CA Govt Code § 6507 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6507.

6507.  For the purposes of this article, the agency is a public entity separate from the parties to the agreement.(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 990.)
CA Govt Code § 6508 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6508.

6508.  The agency shall possess the common power specified in the agreement and may exercise it in the manner or according to the method provided in the agreement. If the agency is not one or more of the parties to the agreement but is a public entity, commission or board constituted pursuant to the agreement and such agency is authorized, in its own name, to do any or all of the following: to make and enter contracts, or to employ agents and employees, or to acquire, construct, manage, maintain or operate any building, works or improvements, or to acquire, hold or dispose of property or to incur debts, liabilities or obligations, said agency shall have the power to sue and be sued in its own name. Any authorization pursuant to the agreement for the acquisition by the agency of property for the purposes of a project for the generation or transmission of electrical energy shall not include the condemnation of property owned or otherwise subject to use or control by any public utility within the state.The governing body of any agency having the power to sue or be sued in its own name, created by an agreement entered into after the amendment to this section at the 1969 Regular Session of the Legislature, between parties composed exclusively of parties which are cities, counties, or public districts of this state, irrespective of whether all such parties fall within the same category, may as provided in such agreement, and in any ratio provided in the agreement, be composed exclusively of officials elected to one or more of the governing bodies of the parties to such agreement. Any existing agreement composed of parties which are cities, counties or public districts which creates a governing board of any agency having the power to sue or be sued may, at the option of the parties to the agreement, be amended to provide that the governing body of the created agency shall be composed exclusively of officials elected to one or more of the governing boards of the parties to such agreement in any ratio agreed to by the parties to the agreement. The governing body so created shall be empowered to delegate its functions to an advisory body or administrative entity for the purposes of program development, policy formulation, or program implementation, provided, however, that any annual budget of the agency to which the delegation is made must be approved by the governing body of the Joint Powers Agency. In the event that such agency enters into further contracts, leases or other transactions with one or more of the parties to such agreement, an official elected to the governing body of such party may also act in the capacity of a member of the governing body of such agency.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 482.)
CA Govt Code § 6508.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6508.1.

6508.1.  (a) If the agency is not one or more of the parties to the agreement but is a public entity, commission, or board constituted pursuant to the agreement, the debts, liabilities, and obligations of the agency shall be debts, liabilities, and obligations of the parties to the agreement, unless the agreement specifies otherwise. However, the parties to the agreement may not agree otherwise with respect to the retirement liabilities of the agency if the agency contracts with a public retirement system.(b) For purposes of this section, “public retirement system” means any pension or retirement system of a public employer, including, but not limited to, an independent retirement plan offered by a public employer that the public employer participates in or offers to its employees for the purpose of providing retirement benefits, or a system of benefits for public employees that is governed by Section 401(a) of Title 26 of the United States Code. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 909, Sec. 2. (AB 1912) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 6509 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6509.

6509.  Such power is subject to the restrictions upon the manner of exercising the power of one of the contracting parties, which party shall be designated by the agreement.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 84.)
CA Govt Code § 6509.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6509.5.

6509.5.  Any separate agency or entity created pursuant to this chapter shall have the power to invest any money in the treasury pursuant to Section 6505.5 that is not required for the immediate necessities of the agency or entity, as the agency or entity determines is advisable, in the same manner and upon the same conditions as local agencies pursuant to Section 53601 of the Government Code.If a nonprofit corporation is designated by the agreement to administer or execute the agreement for the parties to the agreement, it shall invest any moneys held for disbursement on behalf of the parties in the same manner and upon the same conditions as local agencies pursuant to Section 53601.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 209.)
CA Govt Code § 6509.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6509.6.

6509.6.  Notwithstanding any other law, a joint powers authority created pursuant to this chapter may purchase or acquire, by sale, assignment, pledge, or other transfer from a local agency, and any local agency may sell, assign, pledge, or transfer to a joint powers authority any or all of that local agency’s right, title, and interest in and to an assessment contract authorized by Chapter 29 (commencing with Section 5898.10) of Part 3 of Division 7 of the Streets and Highways Code, including any related lien, right, subsidy, or other right and receivable, and the enforcement and collection thereof, pursuant to any terms and conditions agreed to between the joint powers authority and the local agency.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 583, Sec. 2. (AB 1873) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Govt Code § 6509.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6509.7.

6509.7.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, two or more public agencies that have the authority to invest funds in their treasuries may, by agreement, jointly exercise that common power. Funds invested pursuant to an agreement entered into under this section may be invested in securities and obligations as described by subdivision (p) of Section 53601. A joint powers authority formed pursuant to this section may issue shares of beneficial interest to participating public agencies. Each share shall represent an equal proportionate interest in the underlying pool of securities owned by the joint powers authority. To be eligible under this section, the joint powers authority issuing the shares of beneficial interest shall have retained an investment adviser that meets all of the following criteria:(1) The adviser is registered or exempt from registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission.(2) The adviser has not less than five years of experience investing in the securities and obligations authorized in subdivisions (a) to (o), inclusive, of Section 53601.(3) The adviser has assets under management in excess of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000).(b) As used in this section, “public agency” includes a nonprofit corporation whose membership is confined to public agencies or public officials, in addition to those agencies listed in Section 6500.(c) A joint powers authority formed pursuant to this section is authorized to establish the terms and conditions pursuant to which agencies may participate and invest in pool shares. Consistent with its status as a public agency as provided under Section 6500, a federally recognized Indian tribe is eligible to participate in a joint powers authority formed under this section or otherwise invest in pool shares consistent with the terms and conditions established by the joint powers authority.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 235, Sec. 1. (SB 998) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Govt Code § 6510 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6510.

6510.  The agreement may be continued for a definite term or until rescinded or terminated. The agreement may provide for the method by which it may be rescinded or terminated by any party.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 84.)
CA Govt Code § 6511 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6511.

6511.  The agreement shall provide for the disposition, division, or distribution of any property acquired as the result of the joint exercise of powers.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 84.)
CA Govt Code § 6512 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6512.

6512.  The agreement shall provide that after the completion of its purpose, any surplus money on hand shall be returned in proportion to the contributions made.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 84.)
CA Govt Code § 6512.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6512.1.

6512.1.  If the purpose set forth in the agreement is the acquisition, construction or operation of a revenue-producing facility, the agreement may provide (a) for the repayment or return to the parties of all or any part of any contributions, payments or advances made by the parties pursuant to Section 6504 and (b) for payment to the parties of any sum or sums derived from the revenues of said facilities. Payments, repayments or returns pursuant to this section shall be made at the time and in the manner specified in the agreement and may be made at any time on or prior to the rescission or termination of the agreement or the completion of the purpose of the agreement.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 942.)
CA Govt Code § 6512.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6512.2.

6512.2.  If the purpose set forth in the agreement is to pool the self-insurance claims of two or more local public entities, the agreement may provide that termination by any party to the agreement shall not be construed as a completion of the purpose of the agreement and shall not require the repayment or return to the parties of all or any part of any contributions, payments, or advances made by the parties until the agreement is rescinded or terminated as to all parties. If the purpose set forth in the agreement is to pool the self-insurance claims of two or more local public entities, it shall not be considered an agreement for the purposes of Section 895.2, provided that the agency responsible for carrying out the agreement is a member of the pool and the pool purchases insurance or reinsurance to cover the activities of that agency in carrying out the purposes of the agreement. The agreement may provide that after the completion of its purpose, any surplus money remaining in the pool shall be returned in proportion to the contributions made and the claims or losses paid.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 38, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Govt Code § 6513 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6513.

6513.  All of the privileges and immunities from liability, exemptions from laws, ordinances and rules, all pension, relief, disability, workmen’s compensation, and other benefits which apply to the activity of officers, agents or employees of any such public agency when performing their respective functions within the territorial limits of their respective public agencies, shall apply to them to the same degree and extent while engaged in the performance of any of their functions and duties extraterritorially under the provisions of this article.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 560.)
CA Govt Code § 6514 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6514.

6514.  A state department or agency concerned with the provisions of services or facilities to persons with intellectual disabilities and their families may enter into agreements under this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 457, Sec. 14. (SB 1381) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 6514.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6514.5.

6514.5.  Any public agency may enter into agreements with other state agencies pursuant to the provisions of Section 11256.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 729, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 6515 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6515.

6515.  In addition to other powers, any agency, commission or board provided for by a joint powers agreement entered into pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of this chapter between an irrigation district and a city, if such entity has the power to acquire, construct, maintain or operate systems, plants, buildings, works and other facilities and property for the supplying of water for domestic, irrigation, sanitation, industrial, fire protection, recreation or any other public or private uses, may issue revenue bonds pursuant to the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (commencing with Section 54300) to pay the cost and expenses of acquiring, constructing, improving and financing a project for any or all of such purposes.Upon the entity adopting the resolution referred to in Article 3 (commencing with Section 54380) the irrigation district and the city shall implement the same by each conducting the election in its own territory. The proposition authorizing the bonds shall be deemed adopted if it receives the affirmative vote of a majority of all the voters voting on the proposition within the entity.The provisions of this section shall be of no further force and effect after December 31, 1973, unless the entity is unable to accomplish the purpose of this section by reason of litigation, in which case this section shall continue to be effective until the final determination of such litigation and for one year thereafter.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1603. Inoperative on January 1, 1974, or later date prescribed by its own provisions.)
CA Govt Code § 6516 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6516.

6516.  Public agencies conducting agricultural, livestock, industrial, cultural, or other types of fairs or exhibitions may enter into a joint powers agreement to form an insurance pooling arrangement for the payment of workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, tort liability, public liability, or other losses incurred by those agencies. An insurance and risk pooling arrangement formed in accordance with a joint powers agreement pursuant to this section is not subject to Section 11007.7 of the Government Code. The Department of Food and Agriculture may enter into such a joint powers agreement for the California Exposition and State Fair, district agricultural associations, or citrus fruit fairs, and the department shall have authority to contract with the California Exposition and State Fair, district agricultural associations, or citrus fruit fairs with respect to such a joint powers agreement entered into on behalf of the California Exposition and State Fair, district agricultural association, or citrus fruit fair. Any county contracting with a nonprofit corporation to conduct a fair pursuant to Sections 25905 and 25906 of the Government Code may enter into such a joint powers agreement for a fair conducted by the nonprofit corporation, and shall have authority to contract with a nonprofit corporation with respect to such a joint powers agreement entered into on behalf of the fair of the nonprofit corporation.Any county contracting with a nonprofit corporation to conduct a fair shall assume all workers’ compensation and liability obligations accrued prior to the dissolution or nonrenewal of the nonprofit corporation’s contract with the county.Any public entity entering into a joint powers agreement under this section shall establish or maintain a reserve fund to be used to pay losses incurred under the agreement. The reserve fund shall contain sufficient moneys to maintain the fund on an actuarially sound basis.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 373, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Govt Code § 6516.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers|ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements|Section 6516.3.

6516.3.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a joint powers agency established in Orange County pursuant to a joint powers agreement in accordance with this chapter may issue bonds pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 6540) of this chapter or Article 4 (commencing with Section 6584) of this chapter, in order to purchase obligations of local agencies or make loans to local agencies, which moneys the local agencies are hereby authorized to borrow, to finance the local agencies’ unfunded actuarial pension liability or to purchase, or to make loans to finance the purchase of, any obligations arising out of any delinquent assessments or taxes levied on the secured roll by the local agencies, the county, or any other political subdivision of the state. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including Section 53854 or subdivision (d) of Section 4705 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the joint powers agency bonds and the local agency obligations or loans, if any, shall be repaid in the time, manner and amounts, with interest, security, and other terms as agreed to by the county or the local agency and the joint powers authority.(Added by Stats. 1995, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 1. Effective May 15, 1995.)