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CA Pub Util Code § 98162.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 4 - Labor Provisions|Section 98162.5.

98162.5.  Any question which may arise with respect to whether a majority of the employees in an appropriate unit desire to be represented by a labor organization shall be submitted to the Public Employment Relations Board.In resolving the questions of representation, including the determination of the appropriate unit or units, petitions, and the conduct of hearings and elections, the director shall apply the relevant federal law and administrative practice developed under the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended, and for this purpose shall adopt appropriate rules and regulations. The rules and regulations shall be administered by the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service and shall provide for a prompt public hearing and a secret ballot election to determine the question of representation.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 130. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98163 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 4 - Labor Provisions|Section 98163.

98163.  Whenever any district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned public utility either in proceedings by eminent domain or otherwise, to the extent necessary for operation of facilities, all of the employees of such public utility whose duties pertain to the facilities acquired who have been employed by said utility for at least seventy-five (75) days shall be appointed to comparable positions in the district without examination and shall be governed thereafter by the personnel system adopted by the board, and these employees shall be given sick leave, seniority, and vacation credits in accordance with the records of the acquired public utility.The provisions of this section shall apply only to those officers or supervisory employees of the acquired utility as shall be designated by the board.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98164 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 4 - Labor Provisions|Section 98164.

98164.  Whenever any district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned public utility, either in proceedings in eminent domain or otherwise, that has a pension plan in operation, members and beneficiaries of such pension plan shall continue to have the rights, privileges, benefits, obligations and status with respect to such established system.Whenever any such facilities are acquired by the district, the board shall consider and take into account the outstanding obligations and liabilities of the publicly or privately owned public utility by reason of such pension plan and shall negotiate an allowance in the purchase price of such utility for the assumption of such obligations and liabilities when acquiring the facilities.The persons entitled to pension benefits as provided for in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 98180) of this part and the benefits which are provided shall be specified in the agreement or order by which any public utility is acquired by the district.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98165 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 4 - Labor Provisions|Section 98165.

98165.  All persons receiving pension benefits from such acquired public utility and all persons entitled to pension benefits under the pension plan of such acquired public utility may become members or receive pensions under the retirement system established by the district by mutual agreement of such persons and the district.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98166 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 4 - Labor Provisions|Section 98166.

98166.  Notwithstanding any provisions of the Government Code, the board may authorize payment of any or all of the premiums on any group life, accident and health insurance, health and welfare plan, or pension or retirement plan, on officers or employees of the district. Upon authorization by its employees, the district may make deductions from the wages and salaries of its employees:(a) For the payment of contributions pursuant to any health and welfare, pension, or retirement plan.(b) For any purpose for which deductions may be authorized by employees of any private employer.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98167 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 4 - Labor Provisions|Section 98167.

98167.  The obligation of the district is to bargain in good faith with a duly designated or certified labor organization and, when an agreement is reached, to execute a written collective bargaining agreement with the labor organization covering the wages, hours, and working conditions of the employees represented by the labor organization in an appropriate unit, and, thereafter, to comply with the terms of the agreement.The obligation of the district to bargain collectively extends to all subjects of collective bargaining concerning wages, hours, working conditions, and other conditions of employment.This section supersedes Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code if there is any conflict between this section and that chapter, but in all other situations that chapter governs.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 368, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98168 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 4 - Labor Provisions|Section 98168.

98168.  The district shall not require any employee, who is a member of a bona fide religion, body, or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting labor organizations, to join or financially support any public employee labor organization as a condition of employment. However, that employee may be required, in lieu of paying periodic dues, fees, or assessments to a labor organization, to pay sums equal to those dues, fees, or assessments to a nonreligious, nonlabor charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c) (3)), chosen by the employee from a list of at least three qualifying funds, designated in a memorandum of understanding between the district and the labor organization or, if the memorandum of understanding fails to designate the funds, then to any qualifying fund chosen by the employee. Proof of payments made pursuant to this section shall be made on a monthly basis to the district as a condition of continued exemption from the requirement of financial support to a labor organization.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 368, Sec. 3.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6.5 - Existing Systems|Section 98300.

98300.  As used in this chapter:(a) “Establish” includes establish, construct, complete, acquire, extend or reroute. It does not, however, include the maintenance and operation of any existing system by the district.(b) “Existing system” means any transit service or system of a publicly or privately owned public utility situated entirely within the district or at least 75 percent of whose revenue vehicle miles for the preceding calendar year were operated within the district.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6.5 - Existing Systems|Section 98301.

98301.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, before the district may establish any transit service or system which may at any time divert, lessen, or compete for the patronage or revenues of any existing system, the district shall give a written notice to the public utility which is operating the existing system. The written notice shall describe the transit service or system which the district proposes to establish and shall state the time within which the district proposes to establish such service or system.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6.5 - Existing Systems|Section 98302.

98302.  The district shall not establish the proposed service or system, or maintain and operate the service or system until it has offered to purchase the buses and such other facilities of the existing system as it will have need of and use for, and such offer has either been rejected or the purchase completed.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98303 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6.5 - Existing Systems|Section 98303.

98303.  The purchase price to be paid for the existing system, or that part thereof which the district desires to purchase, shall be the reasonable market value of the buses and other facilities of the existing system on the date that the district commences negotiations for such purchase.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98304 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6.5 - Existing Systems|Section 98304.

98304.  The district and the public utility operating the existing system may agree upon the purchase price or they may agree that the purchase price is to be established by arbitration and upon the method of naming arbitrators and the method of conducting such arbitration. If they do not, the purchase price may be fixed and judgment entered thereon in a suit brought either by the public utility or the district in the superior court in and for the county in which is located that portion of the existing system to be acquired by the district which has the highest value.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98305 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6.5 - Existing Systems|Section 98305.

98305.  Section 851 of the Public Utilities Code does not apply to any contract for sale or sale of an existing system, or any portion thereof, pursuant to this chapter, and the Public Utilities Commission shall have no jurisdiction with respect thereto.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98390 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 8 - Annexation|Section 98390.

98390.  Territory may be annexed to the district in the manner provided in this chapter. Territory to be annexed need not be contiguous to the present district.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98391 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 8 - Annexation|Section 98391.

98391.  Whenever the board finds and determines that additional territory will be benefited by annexation to the district, it shall pass a resolution to that effect. Approval of the local agency formation commission shall be required for such annexation, and shall be obtained before the board holds its hearing.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98392 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 8 - Annexation|Section 98392.

98392.  The resolution shall be passed by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the board and shall:(a) Describe the boundaries of the territory proposed to be annexed.(b) Designate the proposed annexation by an appropriate name.(c) Declare that the area to be annexed to the district will be benefited by such annexation.(d) Name the time and place for the hearing of objections by any person interested in the proposed annexation.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98393 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 8 - Annexation|Section 98393.

98393.  The resolution, together with the names of the members of the board, voting for and against it shall be published pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code in a newspaper published in the territory proposed to be annexed, or if there is no such paper, then in some newspaper of general circulation, circulated in such territory.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98394 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 8 - Annexation|Section 98394.

98394.  On the day fixed for hearing or any day to which the hearing is adjourned, the board shall hear and consider any objections presented to the annexation of the territory. After the hearing of objections, if it shall be determined by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all the members of the board that the territory proposed to be annexed will be benefited by such annexation, the board shall proceed to fix and determine the boundaries of the territory to be annexed to the district.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98395 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 8 - Annexation|Section 98395.

98395.  After making all necessary and proper changes in the boundaries, by a resolution passed by a vote of two-thirds of the members, the board shall order the annexation of the territory so described. The resolution together with the names of the members of the board voting for and against the same shall be spread upon the minutes of the board.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98396 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 8 - Annexation|Section 98396.

98396.  Whenever any territory is annexed to the district it shall thereupon become a part of the district subject to all the liabilities and entitled to all the benefits of the district.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98397 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 9 - Exclusion|Section 98397.

98397.  Territory within the district may be excluded from the district in the manner provided in this chapter. Proceedings for the exclusion of such territory may be initiated by the filing of a petition with the board of supervisors signed by not less than 10 percent of the registered voters in the territory proposed to be excluded. The petition shall:(a) Describe the boundaries of the territory to be excluded.(b) Declare that the area to be excluded from the district is not benefited by remaining in the district.(c) Request exclusion of the territory.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98398 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 9 - Exclusion|Section 98398.

98398.  After the petition is filed with the board of supervisors, the board of supervisors shall determine whether the petition is signed by a sufficient number of voters and if the petition is sufficient, the board of supervisors shall refer the question to the local agency formation commission, which shall hold a hearing on the question.The notice shall contain the following:(a) That a petition for exclusion has been filed with the board of supervisors.(b) That a public hearing will be held upon the said petition and the proposed exclusion by the local agency formation commission, stating the time and place of such public hearing.(c) That any interested person may appear and be heard at said public hearing. (d) Describe the boundaries of the territory proposed to be excluded.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98399 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 9 - Exclusion|Section 98399.

98399.  On the day fixed for the hearing, or any day to which the hearing may be adjourned, the local agency formation commission shall hear persons interested, and shall hear and consider any objections to the proposed exclusion. After the hearing, if it should be determined by a majority of all of the members on the local agency formation commission that the territory proposed to be excluded will not be benefited by remaining in the district, the commission shall recommend to the board of supervisors that the said territory be excluded. The exclusion shall be effective immediately upon resolution by the board of supervisors, provided, however, that the excluded territory shall not be relieved by such exclusion from liability for taxation for the payment of any bonded indebtedness existing at the time of the exclusion. Notice of the exclusion shall be given pursuant to Government Code Sections 54900 et seq.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 10 - Dissolution|Section 98400.

98400.  The board may call an election any time for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the district the question of whether the district will be dissolved. Upon the filing with the clerk of the district of a petition signed by voters within the district equal in number to at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the total vote cast within the district at the last general statewide election asking that the question of dissolution of the district be submitted to the voters of the district, the board shall call such an election.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 10 - Dissolution|Section 98401.

98401.  The election for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the district the question of whether or not the district shall be dissolved shall be held on the next established election date not less than 74 days next succeeding the date on which the petition is filed.(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1146.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 10 - Dissolution|Section 98402.

98402.  Notice of any election for dissolution, whether called because of the filing of a petition or ordered by the board without petition, shall be published. The election shall be held on the next established election date not less than 74 days from the date of the first publication of the notice.(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1146.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98403 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 10 - Dissolution|Section 98403.

98403.  The ballots for the election shall contain substantially the instructions required to be printed on ballots for use at general state and county elections and in addition the following:Shall the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District be dissolved?YESNO(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98404 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 10 - Dissolution|Section 98404.

98404.  The board shall canvass the vote. If a majority of the votes favor dissolution, the board shall by resolution dissolve the district.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98405 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 10 - Dissolution|Section 98405.

98405.  The board shall file a certified copy of the resolution with the Secretary of State and for record in the office of the county recorder.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98406 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 10 - Dissolution|Section 98406.

98406.  Upon dissolution the right, title and interest to property owned or controlled by the district shall be divided among the cities within the district and the county according to the ratio which the assessed valuation of taxable property of each city within the district and the unincorporated area within the district bears to the total assessed valuation of taxable property within the district.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 98407 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 10 - SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 10 - Dissolution|Section 98407.

98407.  The board of supervisors is, ex officio, the governing body of the dissolved district. It may levy taxes and assessments and perform other acts necessary to wind up the district affairs and to raise money for the payment of outstanding indebtedness.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99150 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99150.

99150.  In locating its bus stops, park and ride service facilities, and special service terminal points and stations, a transit district shall consult with, and consider the recommendations of, the city if such transit facilities are to be located therein, or the county if such transit facilities are to be located in the unincorporated area thereof, on the proposed locations.The city or county, as the case may be, in making its recommendations to the transit district on the proposed location of any such transit facilities, shall consider whether the proposed location is consistent with the circulation element of its general plan.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99151 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99151.

99151.  Any transit district whose area is served by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company line from the City of San Jose to the City and County of San Francisco may make a bulk purchase of passenger tickets for that line from the company, or from the Greyhound Bus Lines for transportation services within the area, or from both, for resale at less than the cost to the transit district to residents of the transit district.The governing body of the transit district shall determine the resale price of tickets purchased by it.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 768.)