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CA Govt Code § 56705 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000|PART 3 - COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS FOR A CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - Form, Filing, and Certification of Petition|Section 56705.

56705.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), no petition shall be accepted for filing unless the signatures on the petition are secured within six months of the date on which the first signature on the petition was affixed and the petition is submitted to the executive officer for filing within 60 days after the last signature is affixed. If the elapsed time between the date on which the last signature is affixed and the date on which the petition is submitted for filing is more than 60 days, the executive officer shall file the petition in accordance with Section 56709.(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in cities with a population of more than 100,000 residents that are located in a county with a population of over 4,000,000, no petition shall be accepted for filing unless the signatures thereon have been secured within 90 days of the publication of the notice required pursuant to Section 56760 and the petition is submitted to the executive officer for filing within 60 days after the last signature is affixed. If the elapsed time between the date on which the last signature is affixed and the date on which the petition is submitted for filing is more than 60 days, the executive officer shall file the petition in accordance with Section 56709.(2) This subdivision shall not apply to a petition for a special reorganization, as defined in Section 56075.5. Subdivision (a) shall apply to a special reorganization, as defined in Section 56075.5, regardless of the number of residents in the city or county in which signatures have been secured on the petition. This paragraph is declaratory of existing law.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 106. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Govt Code § 56706 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000|PART 3 - COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS FOR A CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - Form, Filing, and Certification of Petition|Section 56706.

56706.  (a) Within 30 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, after the date of receiving a petition, the executive officer shall cause the petition to be examined by, in the case of a registered voter petition, the county elections official, in accordance with Sections 9113 to 9115, inclusive, of the Elections Code, or in the case of a landowner petition, the county assessor, and shall prepare a certificate of sufficiency indicating whether the petition is signed by the requisite number of signers.(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if the certificate of the executive officer shows the petition to be insufficient, the executive officer shall immediately give notice by certified mail of the insufficiency to the proponents, if any. That mailed notice shall state in what amount the petition is insufficient. Within 15 days after the date of the notice of insufficiency, a supplemental petition bearing additional signatures may be filed with the executive officer.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the proponents of the petition may, at their option, collect signatures for an additional 15 days immediately following the statutory period allowed for collecting signatures without waiting for notice of insufficiency. Any proponent choosing to exercise this option may not file a supplemental petition as provided in paragraph (1).(c) Within 10 days after the date of filing a supplemental petition, the executive officer shall examine the supplemental petition and certify in writing the results of his or her examination.(d) A certificate of sufficiency shall be signed by the executive officer and dated. That certificate shall also state the minimum signature requirements for a sufficient petition and show the results of the executive officer’s examination. The executive officer shall mail a copy of the certificate of sufficiency to the proponents, if any.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 68, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 56707 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000|PART 3 - COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS FOR A CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - Form, Filing, and Certification of Petition|Section 56707.

56707.  If a petition is signed by registered voters, the executive officer shall cause the names of the signers on the petition to be compared with the voters’ register in the office of the county clerk or registrar of voters and ascertain both of the following:(a) The number of registered voters in the affected territory.(b) The number of qualified signers appearing upon the petition.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)
CA Govt Code § 56708 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000|PART 3 - COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS FOR A CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - Form, Filing, and Certification of Petition|Section 56708.

56708.  If a petition is signed by owners of land, the executive officer shall cause the names of the signers on the petition to be compared with the names of the persons shown as owners of land on the most recent assessment roll being prepared by the county at the time the proponent adopts a resolution of application pursuant to Section 56654 or files a notice of intention to circulate a petition with the executive officer pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 56700.4 and ascertain, to the extent possible, both of the following:(a) The total number of landowners within the territory and the total assessed valuation of all land within the affected territory.(b) The total number of landowners represented by qualified signers and the total assessed valuation of land owned by qualified signers.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 548, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 56709 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000|PART 3 - COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS FOR A CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - Form, Filing, and Certification of Petition|Section 56709.

56709.  If the petition, including any supplemental petition, is certified to be insufficient, it shall be filed with the executive officer as a public record, without prejudice to the filing of a new petition. The executive officer shall give mailed notice to the chief petitioners, if any, stating that the petition has been found to be insufficient.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)
CA Govt Code § 56710 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000|PART 3 - COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS FOR A CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - Form, Filing, and Certification of Petition|Section 56710.

56710.  For purposes of evaluating the sufficiency of any petition signed by owners of land:(a) The assessed value to be given land exempt from taxation or owned by a public agency shall be determined by the county assessor, at the request of the executive officer, in the same amount as the county assessor would assess that land, if the land were not exempt from taxation or owned by a public agency.(b) The value given land held in joint tenancy or tenancy in common shall be determined in proportion to the proportionate interest of the petitioner in that land.(c) The executive officer shall disregard the signature of any person not shown as owner on the most recent assessment roll being prepared by the county at the time the proponent adopts a resolution of application pursuant to Section 56654 or files a notice of intention to circulate a petition with the executive officer pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 56700.4, unless prior to certification the executive officer is furnished with written evidence, satisfactory to the executive officer, that the signer meets any of the following requirements:(1) Is a legal representative of the owner.(2) Is entitled to be shown as owner of land on the next assessment roll.(3) Is a purchaser of land under a recorded written agreement of sale.(4) Is authorized to sign for, and on behalf of, any public agency owning land.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 548, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 56711 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000|PART 3 - COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS FOR A CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - Form, Filing, and Certification of Petition|Section 56711.

56711.  Any public or federal agency owning land within the territory which is the subject of the proposed change of organization or reorganization shall be deemed a landowner for the purpose of the signing and certification of a petition for the change of organization or reorganization. That agency may authorize the petition to be signed for the agency, and on behalf of the agency, by any duly authorized officer or employee.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)
CA Govt Code § 57001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000|PART 4 - CONDUCTING AUTHORITY PROCEEDINGS FOR CHANGES OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|Section 57001.

57001.  If a certificate of completion for a change of organization or reorganization has not been filed within one year after the commission approves a proposal for that proceeding, the proceeding shall be deemed terminated unless prior to the expiration of that year the commission authorizes an extension of time for that completion. The extension may be for any period deemed reasonable to the commission for completion of necessary prerequisite actions by any party. If a proceeding has not been completed because of the order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction temporarily enjoining or restraining the proceedings, this shall not be deemed a failure of completion and the one-year period shall be tolled for the time that order or decree is in effect.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 75. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 57002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000|PART 4 - CONDUCTING AUTHORITY PROCEEDINGS FOR CHANGES OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|Section 57002.

57002.  (a) Within 35 days following the adoption of the commission’s resolution making determinations, the executive officer of the commission shall set the proposal for hearing and give notice of that hearing by mailing, publication, and posting, as provided in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 56150) of Part 1. The hearing shall not be held prior to the expiration of the reconsideration period specified in subdivision (b) of Section 56895. The date of that hearing shall not be less than 21 days, or more than 60 days, after the date the notice is given.(b) Where the proceeding is for the establishment of a district as a subsidiary district of a city, upon the request of the affected district, the date of the hearing shall be at least 90 days, but no more than 135 days, from the date the notice is given.(c) If authorized by the commission pursuant to Section 56662 or 56663, a change of organization or reorganization may be approved without notice, hearing, and election.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 114, Sec. 14. (AB 1532) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Govt Code § 57003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000|PART 4 - CONDUCTING AUTHORITY PROCEEDINGS FOR CHANGES OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|Section 57003.

57003.  Once notice is given by the executive officer of the commission pursuant to this chapter, and until proceedings are completed or terminated pursuant to this part, no conflicting petition or resolution of application seeking the change of organization or reorganization of all or part of the territory described by the notice given by the executive officer shall be filed with, or acted on, by the commission.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 215. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Govt Code § 57007 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000|PART 4 - CONDUCTING AUTHORITY PROCEEDINGS FOR CHANGES OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|Section 57007.

57007.  Protest proceedings for a district formation shall be conducted by the commission as the conducting authority, and the procedural requirements of this division shall apply and shall prevail in the event of a conflict with the procedural requirements of the principal act of the district proposed to be formed. In the event of a conflict, the commission shall specify the procedural requirements that apply, consistent with the requirements of Section 56100.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 548, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 57008 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000|PART 4 - CONDUCTING AUTHORITY PROCEEDINGS FOR CHANGES OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|Section 57008.

57008.  For any proposal initiated by the commission pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 56375, the commission shall hold a public protest hearing in the affected territory.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 220. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Govt Code § 57009 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000|PART 4 - CONDUCTING AUTHORITY PROCEEDINGS FOR CHANGES OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|Section 57009.

57009.  Expenditures for political purposes related to proceedings for a change of organization or reorganization that will be conducted pursuant to this part, and contributions in support of or in opposition to those proceedings, shall be disclosed and reported pursuant to Section 56100.1.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 113, Sec. 3. (AB 528) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Govt Code § 57025 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000|PART 4 - CONDUCTING AUTHORITY PROCEEDINGS FOR CHANGES OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - Notice of Hearing|Section 57025.

57025.  (a) The executive officer of the commission shall give notice of the protest hearing to be held on the proposal by publication pursuant to Sections 56153 and 56154 and by posting pursuant to Sections 56158 and 56159.(b) The executive officer shall give mailed notice to all landowners owning land within any affected territory, consistent with Sections 56155 to 56157, inclusive.(c) If the affected territory is inhabited, the executive officer shall also give mailed notice to all registered voters residing within any affected territory, consistent with Sections 56155 to 56157, inclusive.(d) The executive officer shall also give mailed notice to each affected city, affected district, or affected county, the proponents, if any, and to persons requesting special notice, consistent with Sections 56155 to 56157, inclusive.(e) In the case of a proposed change of organization or reorganization that would result in the extension of any previously authorized special tax or benefit assessment to the affected territory, the executive officer of the commission shall give mailed notice to each landowner within the affected territory.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 86, Sec. 12. (AB 3254) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 57026 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000|PART 4 - CONDUCTING AUTHORITY PROCEEDINGS FOR CHANGES OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - Notice of Hearing|Section 57026.

57026.  The notice required to be given by Section 57025 shall contain all of the following information:(a) A statement of the distinctive short form designation assigned by the commission to the proposal.(b) A statement of the manner in which, and by whom, proceedings were initiated. However, a reference to the proponents, if any, shall be sufficient where proceedings were initiated by a petition.(c) A description of the exterior boundaries of the affected territory.(d) A description of the particular change or changes of organization proposed for each of the subject districts or cities and new districts or new cities proposed to be formed, and any terms and conditions to be applicable. The description may include a reference to the commission’s resolution making determinations for a full and complete description of the change of organization or reorganization, and the terms and conditions.(e) A statement of the reason or reasons for the change of organization or reorganization as set forth in the proposal submitted to the commission.(f) A statement of the time, date, and place of the protest hearing on the proposed change of organization or reorganization.(g) If the affected territory is inhabited and the change of organization or reorganization provides for the submission of written protests, a statement that any owner of land within the territory, or any registered voter residing within the territory, may file a written protest against the proposal with the executive officer of the commission at any time prior to the conclusion of the hearing by the commission on the proposal.(h) If the affected territory is uninhabited and the change of organization or reorganization provides for submission of written protests, a statement that any owner of land within the territory may file a written protest against the proposal with the executive officer of the commission at any time prior to the conclusion of the hearing by the commission on the proposal.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 86, Sec. 13. (AB 3254) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 57050 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000|PART 4 - CONDUCTING AUTHORITY PROCEEDINGS FOR CHANGES OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 3 - Conduct of Hearing|Section 57050.

57050.  (a) The protest hearing on the proposal shall be held by the commission on the date and at the time specified in the notice given by the executive officer. The hearing may be continued from time to time but not to exceed 60 days from the date specified for the hearing in the notice. The hearing on a proposal that includes an incorporation may be continued from time to time but not to exceed 35 days from the date specified for the hearing in the notice.(b) At the protest hearing, prior to consideration of protests, the commission’s resolution making determinations shall be summarized. At that hearing, the commission shall hear and receive any oral or written protests, objections, or evidence that is made, presented, or filed. Any person who has filed a written protest may withdraw that protest at any time prior to the conclusion of the hearing.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 530, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Govt Code § 57051 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000|PART 4 - CONDUCTING AUTHORITY PROCEEDINGS FOR CHANGES OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 3 - Conduct of Hearing|Section 57051.

57051.  At any time prior to the conclusion of the protest hearing in the notice given by the executive officer, but not thereafter, any owner of land or any registered voter within inhabited territory that is the subject of a proposed change of organization or reorganization, or any owner of land within uninhabited territory that is the subject of a proposed change of organization or reorganization, may file a written protest against the change of organization or reorganization. Each written protest shall state whether it is made by a landowner or registered voter and shall include the same information that is required in a petition for a change of organization or reorganization, as specified in Section 56704. Protests may be made on behalf of an owner of land by an agent authorized in writing by the owner to act as agent with respect to that land. Protests may be made on behalf of a private corporation which is an owner of land by any officer or employee of the corporation without written authorization by the corporation to act as agent in making that protest.Each written protest shall show the date that each signature was affixed to the protest. All signatures without a date or bearing a date prior to the date of publication of the notice shall be disregarded for purposes of ascertaining the value of any written protests.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 155, Sec. 4. (AB 1582) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Govt Code § 57052 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000|PART 4 - CONDUCTING AUTHORITY PROCEEDINGS FOR CHANGES OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 3 - Conduct of Hearing|Section 57052.

57052.  Upon conclusion of the protest hearing, the commission shall determine the value of written protests filed and not withdrawn. The value of written protests shall be determined in the same manner prescribed in Sections 56704, 56707, 56708, and 56710 for determining the sufficiency of petitions filed with the commission.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 155, Sec. 5. (AB 1582) Effective January 1, 2010.)