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CA Health & Safety Code § 34246 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities|Section 34246.

34246.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing bodies of any two or more cities or counties or any combination thereof may by agreement create an area housing authority. Each governing body party to such agreement shall appoint two persons as commissioners of such authority, and, except as otherwise provided in Section 34246.5, the governing bodies shall jointly appoint one commissioner at large, and, upon appointment of all required commissioners, the authority shall be authorized to exercise all of the powers and transact all of the business which a housing authority of a city or county which is functioning and exercising its powers is authorized to exercise or transact. (b)  The governing body of each city or county shall designate one of those commissioners first appointed by it to serve for a term of three years and one to serve for a term of four years. Successors shall be appointed by the governing body for terms of four years, except that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. The commissioner at large shall serve for a term of four years. His successors shall be appointed jointly by the governing bodies for terms of four years, except that a vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term. In the event that a successor shall not have been appointed by the governing bodies within 30 days following a vacancy, the Governor shall appoint a successor.(c)  Three-fifths of the commissioners of an area housing authority constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. Action may be taken by the authority upon a vote of a majority of the commissioners. (d)  The commissioners shall select a chairman from their number. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 611.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34246.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities|Section 34246.5.

34246.5.  (a)  The governing bodies party to an agreement entered pursuant to Section 34246 shall jointly appoint a tenant of the area housing authority as commissioner of such authority. If the area housing authority does not have tenants, the governing bodies shall appoint a tenant of the area housing authority to the commission within one year after the area housing authority first does have tenants. (b)  The appointment of a tenant commissioner shall be in lieu of the appointment of a commissioner at large pursuant to Section 34246. If a commissioner at large is in office on the effective date of this section, the tenant commissioner initially appointed shall take office at such time as the term of the commissioner at large shall expire. (c)  The tenant appointed as a commissioner shall serve for a term of two years, but only so long as he remains a tenant of the area housing authority. His successors shall also be tenants of the area housing authority and shall be appointed jointly by the governing bodies for terms of two years, except that a vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term. (d)  A tenant appointed as a commissioner shall have all the rights, powers, duties, privileges, and immunities of any other commissioner. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 611.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34247 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities|Section 34247.

34247.  The area of operation of an authority created pursuant to Section 34246 shall be the combined possible areas of operation of participating cities and counties, as determined by Sections 34208 and 34209.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 917.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34248 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities|Section 34248.

34248.  (a)  If a city or county which enters into an agreement pursuant to Section 34246 has previously established a housing authority, the powers and duties of such authority shall be vested in the area housing authority upon the appointment of all required commissioners to the area authority. (b)  Upon such transfer of powers and duties, the title to any property owned or held by, or in trust for the city or county authority, and any debts, demands, liabilities or obligations existing in favor or against such authority, and any proceedings of such authority, shall become those of the area housing authority, and any and all such titles, debts, demands, liabilities, obligations, and proceedings shall have the same validity, force and effect as if acquired, incurred, accrued, or taken by the area housing authority. (c)  Any such transfer of powers and duties shall not affect or impair the status or rights of any duly appointed employees of the city or county authority, and such status and rights shall have the same validity, force, and effect as if attained during employment with the area housing authority. (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 917.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34249 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities|Section 34249.

34249.  Nothing in this article shall be interpreted to prohibit agreements between public agencies pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code. When such an agreement creates an agency or entity which is separate from the parties to the agreement and which is responsible for the administration of a housing program authorized by this part, the public agencies party to such agreement shall provide for the appointment of a tenant of such agency or entity to the governing body of the agency or entity. If such agency or entity does not have tenants, then the parties to the agreement shall provide for the appointment of a tenant of the agency or entity to the governing body thereof within one year after the agency or entity first does have tenants. The term of a tenant appointed to the governing body of such an agency or entity shall be two years, but if a tenant appointee ceases to be a tenant of the agency or entity, he shall be disqualified and another tenant of the agency or entity shall be appointed to serve the remainder of the unexpired term. A tenant appointed to the governing body of such an agency or entity shall have all the rights, powers, duties, privileges, and immunities of any other member of such governing body.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 611.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34250 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 2 - Creation of Housing Authorities|Section 34250.

34250.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a governing body, at the time of the adoption of a resolution pursuant to Section 34240 or 34245 and pursuant to another resolution authorizing such an action, may contract with the Department of Housing and Community Development, or any other redevelopment agency or authority, for the furnishing by the department, redevelopment agency, or authority of any necessary staff services associated with or required by an authority and which could be performed by the staff of an authority. In such a case the governing body shall be vested with all of the rights, powers, duties, and privileges and immunities vested by this part in an authority.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1238.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34270 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees|Section 34270.

34270.  When the governing body of a city adopts a resolution declaring the need for an authority, it shall promptly notify the mayor of the adoption. Upon receiving the notice and if his office is one filled by election by the people, the mayor, subject to the confirmation of a majority of the members of the governing body, shall appoint five persons as commissioners of the authority. The mayor shall appoint two additional commissioners who are tenants of the authority if the authority has tenants, or within one year after the authority first does have tenants. One such tenant commissioner shall be over 62 years of age if the authority has tenants of such age.If the office of the mayor is not elective, the city governing body shall make the appointments.The amendments to this section enacted by the Legislature at the 1975–76 Regular Session shall not affect the office of any commissioner of a housing authority, which on January 1, 1976, has seven commissioners, but the successors to the two additional commissioners appointed pursuant to the changes in this section which were made by Chapter 120 of the Statutes of 1972 or Chapter 545 of the Statutes of 1974 shall be tenants of the authority and one shall be over 62 years of age if the authority has tenants of such age.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 611.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34270.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees|Section 34270.1.

34270.1.  The provisions of this section apply to an authority in a city and county.Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, including Section 34272, the mayor shall appoint five persons as commissioners of the authority in a city and county. The mayor shall appoint two additional commissioners who are tenants of the authority. One such tenant commissioner shall be over 62 years of age if the authority has tenants of such age. Appointments shall not be subject to confirmation by the governing body of the city and county. All commissioners appointed on and after January 1, 1977, shall be residents of the city and county, at the time of their appointment and during their term of office. A failure to maintain residence in the city and county shall cause the office to be vacant. Vacancies in office for whatever reason, including but not limited to, the expiration of a term, shall be filled by the mayor as provided for in this section.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1400.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34271 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees|Section 34271.

34271.  When the governing body of a county adopts such a resolution it shall appoint five persons as commissioners of the authority. The governing body shall appoint two additional commissioners who are tenants of the authority if the authority has tenants, or within one year after the authority first does have tenants. One such tenant commissioner shall be over 62 years of age if the authority has tenants of such age.The amendments to this section enacted by the Legislature at the 1975–76 Regular Session shall not affect the office of any commissioner of a housing authority, which on January 1, 1976, has seven commissioners, but the successors to the two additional commissioners appointed pursuant to the changes in this section which were made by Chapter 120 of the Statutes of 1972 or Chapter 545 of the Statutes of 1974 shall be tenants of the authority and one shall be over 62 years of age if the authority has tenants of such age.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 611.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34271.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees|Section 34271.5.

34271.5.  (a)  The governing body of a county of the 10th class may appoint two additional commissioners to increase the number of commissioners of an authority which is in existence and transacting business and exercising its powers on March 7, 1973. (b)  One of the two additional commissioners shall be a project tenant and the other shall be a senior citizen over 62 years of age who may be a tenant. The two additional commissioners first appointed shall not be or have been commissioners of such authority. (c)  The two additional commissioners shall serve for terms of four years from the date of their appointments. Their successors shall be appointed for a term of four years except that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. (d)  Under this section, four commissioners shall constitute a quorum of the authority for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. (e)  All of the provisions of this part shall apply to an authority of a county of the 10th class, except those provisions which conflict with the provisions of this section. (Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 545.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34272 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees|Section 34272.

34272.  (a)  In the case of a commission of five persons, three of the commissioners first appointed shall be designated by the appointing authority to serve for terms of one, two, and three years, respectively, from the date of their appointment, and two shall be designated to serve for terms of four years from the date of their appointments. If two tenant commissioners are added to increase the number of commissioners of an authority, such commissioners shall serve for terms of two years from the date of their appointments, and their successors shall be tenants. Successors of commissioners shall be appointed for a term of four years, except that successors of tenant commissioners shall be appointed for a term of two years and all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. A tenant commissioner shall have all the powers, duties, privileges, and immunities of any other commissioner. If a tenant commissioner ceases to be a tenant of the authority, he shall be disqualified as commissioner and another tenant shall be appointed to fill the unexpired term. (b)  Notwithstanding any other law, and subject to the conditions in this section, a commissioner may be an officer or employee of the county or city for which the authority is created, or he may be a member, commissioner, or employee of any other agency or authority of, or created for, the community. (c)  An officer or employee of a city or county in which an authority is established may serve as a commissioner only if such officer or employee does not exercise powers or duties in his office or employment that may conflict with the exercise of the independent judgment required to carry out the purposes of an authority. (d)  Any appointment of a successor to a commissioner of a city housing authority shall be made by the mayor if his office is one filled by election by the people, subject to the confirmation of a majority of the members of the governing body. If the office of mayor is not elective the governing body of the city shall make the appointment. All appointments of commissioners of a county housing authority shall be made by the governing body of the county. The amendments to this section enacted by the Legislature at the 1975–76 Regular Session shall not affect the office of any commissioner of a housing authority, which on January 1, 1976, has seven commissioners, but the successors to the two additional commissioners appointed pursuant to the changes in this section which were made by Section 2 of Chapter 367 of the Statutes of 1972 or Chapter 1112 of the Statutes of 1974 shall be tenants of the authority and one shall be over 62 years of age if the authority has tenants of such age.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 611.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34273 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees|Section 34273.

34273.  A certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner shall be filed with the clerk and the certificate is conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of the commissioner.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34274 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees|Section 34274.

34274.  A commissioner shall not be regularly employed by the authority to which he is appointed during his tenure of office, but may receive per diem payment for attendance at not more than four meetings per month of the authority, which shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50) per day, and shall receive necessary traveling and subsistence expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 43.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34275 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees|Section 34275.

34275.  The power of each authority is vested in the commissioners in office from time to time.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34276 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees|Section 34276.

34276.  In the case of a commission of five persons, three commissioners constitute a quorum of the authority for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes while in the case of a commission of seven persons, four commissioners constitute a quorum for such purposes. Action may be taken by the authority upon a vote of a majority of the commissioners empowered to vote, unless in any case the bylaws of the authority require a larger number.(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 120.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34277 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees|Section 34277.

34277.  The mayor of the city or the governing body of the county shall designate the first chairman from among the commissioners. The authority shall select his successor from among its commissioners.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34278 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees|Section 34278.

34278.  (a) An authority shall select from among its commissioners a vice chairman. It also may employ a secretary, who shall be executive director, technical experts, and any other officers, agents, and employees that it requires, and shall determine their qualifications, duties, terms of employment, and compensation. The authority shall adopt personnel rules and regulations applying to all employees. Those rules shall contain procedures affecting conflicts of interest, use of funds, and personnel procedures on hiring and firing, including removal of personnel for inefficiency, neglect of duties, or misconduct in office. Those rules and regulations shall be of public record.(b) An authority may contract with the Department of Housing and Community Development, any city, any county, or any other authority, for the furnishing by the department, city, county, or authority of any necessary staff services associated with or required by an authority and which could be performed by the staff of an authority.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 596, Sec. 10.5. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34279 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees|Section 34279.

34279.  For the legal services it requires, an authority may call upon the chief law officer of the city or the county or may employ its own counsel and legal staff.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34280 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees|Section 34280.

34280.  An authority may delegate to one or more of its agents or employees the powers or duties it deems proper.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34281 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees|Section 34281.

34281.  A commissioner or employee of an authority shall not acquire any direct or indirect interest in any housing project or in any property included or planned to be included in any project, nor shall he have any direct or indirect interest in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished or used in connection with any housing project. If he owns or controls a direct or indirect interest in any such property, he shall immediately make a written disclosure of it to the authority and the disclosure shall be entered upon its minutes. Failure so to disclose his interest constitutes misconduct in office.Nothing contained in this section or in any other provision of law shall be construed as precluding a tenant of an authority from serving as a commissioner of that authority, provided that the fact of such tenancy is disclosed to the authority in writing and entered upon its minutes immediately upon his assuming office; nor shall any provision in this code or elsewhere be construed as in any manner inhibiting the right of such tenant commissioner to exercise the full powers vested in his office.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1054.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 34282 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 24 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING|PART 2 - HOUSING AUTHORITIES|CHAPTER 1 - Housing Authorities Law|ARTICLE 3 - Officers and Employees|Section 34282.

34282.  For inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office, a commissioner may be removed by the governing body of the county in the case of a county authority, or by the mayor, if he has the power of appointment of commissioners, otherwise, by the governing body of the city in the case of a city authority. A commissioner shall be removed only after he has been given a copy of the charges at least 10 days prior to the hearing on them and has had an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel. If a commissioner is removed, a record of the proceedings and the charges and findings on them shall be filed in the office of the clerk.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)