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CA Govt Code § 25212 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 3 - General Powers|Section 25212.

25212.  The board shall have and may exercise all rights and powers, expressed and implied, necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter, including, but not limited to, the following powers:(a) To adopt and enforce rules and regulations for the administration, operation, use, and maintenance of the facilities and services authorized by Article 4 (commencing with Section 25213).(b) To acquire any real or personal property within or outside the county service area, by contract or otherwise; to hold, manage, occupy, dispose of, convey, and encumber that property; and to create a leasehold interest in that property for the benefit of the county service area.(c) To acquire by eminent domain, pursuant to the Eminent Domain Law (Title 7 (commencing with Section 1230.010) of the Code of Civil Procedure), any real or personal property within or outside the county service area.(d) To employ persons to provide, or contract with the county for, necessary staff and support services required by a county service area.(e) To contract for professional services.(f) To enter into and perform all contracts, including, but not limited to, contracts pursuant to either Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 20120) or Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 20150) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, as the case may be.(g) To enter joint powers agreements pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1).(h) To take any and all actions necessary for, or incidental to, the powers expressed or implied by this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 25212.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 3 - General Powers|Section 25212.1.

25212.1.  (a) The board shall act only by ordinance, resolution, or motion.(b) The minutes of the board shall record the aye and nay votes taken by the members of the board for the passage of all ordinances, resolutions, or motions.(c) The board shall keep a record of all of its actions, including financial transactions.(d) The board shall retain and may destroy the records of a county service area pursuant to Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 26200).(e) The board may, by resolution, change the number or the name of a county service area. The resolution shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 23 (commencing with Section 7530) of Division 7 of Title 1. Notwithstanding Section 7530, every county service area shall have the words “county service area” within its name. Within 10 days of its adoption, the clerk of the board of supervisors shall file a copy of the resolution with the Secretary of State, the county clerk, and the local agency formation commission.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 25212.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 3 - General Powers|Section 25212.2.

25212.2.  (a) When acquiring, improving, or using any real property, the board shall comply with Article 5 (commencing with Section 53090) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5. A county service area shall be deemed to be a “local agency” for the purposes of that article, except that the board shall not render any ordinance inapplicable pursuant to Section 53096.(b) When acquiring, improving, or using any real property, the board shall comply with Article 7 (commencing with Section 65400) of Chapter 1 of Division 1 of Title 7. A county service area shall be deemed to be a “local agency” and a “special district” for the purposes of that article, except that the board shall not overrule any decision pursuant to either Section 65402 or 65403.(c) When disposing of surplus land, the board shall comply with Article 7 (commencing with Section 54220) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5. A county service area shall be deemed to be a “local agency” for the purposes of that article.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 25212.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 3 - General Powers|Section 25212.3.

25212.3.  (a) The board may contract with any local agency, state department or agency, federal department or agency, or any tribal government for the provision of any facilities, services, or programs authorized by this chapter within the county service area.(b) Subject to Section 56133, a county service area may provide facilities and services authorized by this chapter outside its boundaries.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 25212.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 3 - General Powers|Section 25212.4.

25212.4.  (a) The board may appoint one or more advisory committees to give advice to the board of supervisors regarding a county service area’s services and facilities.(b) The board may provide for the appointment, qualifications, terms, procedures, meetings, and ethical conduct of the members of an advisory committee. Any comments by an advisory committee are wholly advisory and it is not the responsibility or within the authority of an advisory committee to make decisions, manage, or direct the delivery of services and facilities.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 25213.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 4 - Services and Facilities|Section 25213.1.

25213.1.  In the County of Lassen, a county service area may be formed to purchase electrical energy generated within the boundaries of the county, and the board may enter into contracts for the sale of that energy at wholesale rates to any public agency or public utility engaged in the sale or use of electrical energy.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 25213.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 4 - Services and Facilities|Section 25213.2.

25213.2.  (a) In the County of Napa, a county service area may be formed for the sole purpose of acquiring, constructing, leasing, or maintaining, or any combination thereof, farmworker housing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, only a county service area formed under this section in the County of Napa may exercise this specific authority.(b) The Board of Supervisors of the County of Napa may, following the procedures of Article 4.6 (commencing with Section 53750) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, levy an annual assessment not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15) per planted vineyard acre for the purposes of the county service area formed under this section. An annual assessment levied pursuant to this section may remain in effect for a period not exceeding five years. However, an annual assessment levied pursuant to this section may be reauthorized for additional five-year periods pursuant to Article 4.6.(c) No assessment shall be imposed on any parcel that exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel.(d) The board may allocate the proceeds of the annual assessment, as it deems appropriate, for any or all of the following purposes:(1) Acquiring farmworker housing.(2) Building farmworker housing.(3) Leasing farmworker housing.(4) Providing maintenance or operations for farmworker housing owned or leased by the Napa Valley Housing Authority or another public agency whose principal purpose is to develop or facilitate the development of farmworker housing in the County of Napa.(e) The board shall appoint an advisory committee that includes, but is not limited to, farmworkers and planted vineyard landowners or agents to advise and counsel the board on the allocation of the proceeds of the annual assessment.(f) In ascertaining parcels to be included in this county service area, the board shall use data gathered by the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District.(g) Vineyard property owners who present proof to the board that they are providing housing for their own workers shall be exempt from the assessment. The board and the advisory committee shall audit the programs receiving the proceeds of the allocation every two years and make recommendations for changes.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 72, Sec. 1. (SB 240) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Govt Code § 25213.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 4 - Services and Facilities|Section 25213.3.

25213.3.  In the County of Orange, a county service area that is the successor to a dissolved harbor improvement district may exercise the powers of a harbor improvement district pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 5800) of Division 8 of the Harbors and Navigation Code.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 25213.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 4 - Services and Facilities|Section 25213.4.

25213.4.  (a) In the County of San Bernardino, a county service area in whose territory all or any portion of the redevelopment project area referenced in subdivision (e) of Section 33492.41 of the Health and Safety Code is located may locate, construct, and maintain facilities and infrastructure for sewer and water pipelines or other facilities for sewer transmission and water supply or distribution systems along and across any street or public highway and on any lands that are now or hereafter owned by the state, for the purpose of providing facilities or services related to development, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 56426, to, or in that portion of, the redevelopment project area that, as of January 1, 2000, meets all of the following requirements:(1) Is unincorporated territory.(2) Contains at least 100 acres.(3) Is surrounded or substantially surrounded by incorporated territory.(4) Contains at least 100 acres zoned for commercial or industrial uses or is designated on the applicable county general plan for commercial or industrial uses.(b) The facilities or services related to development may be provided by the county service area to all or any portion of the area defined in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (a). Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, building ordinances, zoning ordinances, and any other local ordinances, rules, and regulations of a city or other political subdivision of the state shall not apply to the location, construction, or maintenance of facilities or services related to development pursuant to this section.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 25213.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 4 - Services and Facilities|Section 25213.5.

25213.5.  (a) If the board desires to exercise a latent power, the board shall first receive the approval of the local agency formation commission, pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 56824.10) of Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 3.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 56824.14, the local agency formation commission shall not, after a public hearing called and held for the purpose pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 56824.14, approve a county service area’s proposal to exercise a latent power if the local agency formation commission determines that another local agency already provides substantially similar services or facilities to the territory where the county service area proposes to exercise that latent power.(c) After receiving the approval of the local agency formation commission, the county service area may exercise that latent power. Within 30 days of the adoption of that resolution, the clerk of the board shall mail a copy of the resolution to the local area formation commission.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 25213.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 4 - Services and Facilities|Section 25213.6.

25213.6.  (a) If a board desires to divest a county service area of the authority to provide a service or facility, the board shall adopt a resolution of intention. The resolution of intention shall:(1) State the number or name of the county service area.(2) Generally describe the territory within the county service area.(3) Specify the services and facilities that the board proposes to terminate.(4) Identify the public agency, if any, that would be required to provide a new or higher level of services and facilities if the board divests the power to provide those services and facilities.(5) Fix the date, time, and place for a hearing on the question of divesting the power to provide those services and facilities. The hearing date shall be not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days from the adoption of the resolution of intention.(b) The clerk of the board of supervisors shall publish notice of the hearing pursuant to Section 6061. The clerk of the board shall also mail the notice of the hearing at least 15 days before the hearing to the local agency formation commission and to any public agency that would be required to provide a new or higher level of services and facilities.(c) At the hearing, the board shall consider all written and oral testimony. At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall take one of the following actions:(1) Adopt a resolution to abandon the proceedings.(2) If the proposed divestiture would not require another public agency other than the county to provide a new or higher level of services or facilities, the board may adopt a resolution that divests the county service area of the power to provide those services or facilities.(3) If the proposed divestiture would require another public agency to provide a new or higher level of services or facilities, the board shall first seek the approval of the local agency formation commission. To the extent feasible, the local agency formation commission shall proceed pursuant to Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 56824.10) of Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 3. After receiving the approval of the local agency formation commission, the board may adopt a resolution that divests the county service area of the power to provide those services or facilities.(d) If the board adopts a resolution that divests a county service area of the power to provide a service or facility, the clerk of the board of supervisors shall mail a copy of that resolution to the local agency formation commission within 30 days of the date of adoption of the resolution.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 25214 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 5 - Finance|Section 25214.

25214.  (a) The board shall adopt an annual budget pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 29000) of Division 3.(b) A county service area shall be deemed to be a “special district whose affairs and finances are under the supervision and control of the board” within the meaning of Section 29002.(c) The board shall provide for regular audits of the county service area’s accounts and records pursuant to Section 26909.(d) The board shall provide for the annual financial reports to the Controller pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 53890) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 25214.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 5 - Finance|Section 25214.1.

25214.1.  (a) On or before July 1 of each year, the board shall adopt a resolution establishing the appropriations limit, if any, for each county service area and make other necessary determinations for the following fiscal year pursuant to Article XIII B of the California Constitution and Division 9 (commencing with Section 7900) of Title 1.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or Division 9 (commencing with Section 7900) of Title 1, a board of supervisors may include the proceeds of taxes for all county service areas within the county’s own appropriations limit.(c) Pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 9 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, this section shall not apply to any of the following:(1) A county service area which existed on January 1, 1978, and which did not as of the 1977–78 fiscal year levy an ad valorem tax on property in excess of twelve and one-half cents ($0.125) per one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed value.(2) A county service area which existed on January 1, 1978, or was thereafter created by a vote of the people, and which is totally funded by other than the proceeds of taxes.(d) This section shall not apply to any county service area that has previously transferred services and all of the property tax revenue allocation associated with those services to another local agency.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 25214.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 5 - Finance|Section 25214.2.

25214.2.  (a) The board may accept any revenue, money, grants, goods, or services from any federal, state, regional, or local agency or from any person for any lawful purpose of the county service area.(b) In addition to any other existing authority, the board may borrow money and incur indebtedness pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 53820), Article 7.4 (commencing with Section 53835), Article 7.5 (commencing with Section 53840), Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 53850), and Article 7.7 (commencing with Section 53859) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 4.9. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Govt Code § 25214.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 5 - Finance|Section 25214.3.

25214.3.  The board of supervisors may authorize expenditures from the county’s general fund on behalf of a county service area and shall repay the county general fund from the funds of the county service area in the same fiscal year.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 25214.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 5 - Finance|Section 25214.4.

25214.4.  (a) The board of supervisors may loan any available funds of the county to a county service area to pay for any lawful expenses of the county service area. The loan shall be repaid within the same fiscal year in which the board of supervisors loaned the funds at a rate of interest, if any, that the board of supervisors shall determine, provided that the interest rate shall not exceed the rate of interest that the county earns on its temporarily idle funds.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the board of supervisors may extend, by a four-fifths vote, the repayment of a loan for a period that does not exceed three years from the end of the fiscal year in which the loan was made.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if the board of supervisors finds that the repayment of the loan may result in an economic or fiscal hardship to the property owners or residents of the county service area, the board of supervisors may, by a four-fifths vote, waive the repayment in whole or in part.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 25214.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 5 - Finance|Section 25214.5.

25214.5.  (a) The board of supervisors may appropriate up to two million dollars ($2,000,000) from any available funds of the county to a revolving fund to be used by county service areas for the acquisition or improvement of real or personal property, environmental studies, fiscal analyses, engineering services, supplies, or any other lawful expenses. The revolving fund shall be reimbursed within 10 years from the date of the disbursement at a rate of interest, if any, that the board of supervisors shall determine, provided that the interest rate shall not exceed the rate of interest that the county earns on its temporarily idle funds.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if the board of supervisors finds that the reimbursement of the revolving fund may result in an economic or fiscal hardship to the property owners or residents of the county service area, the board of supervisors may, by a four-fifths vote, waive the reimbursement in whole or in part.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 25215 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 6 - Revenues|Section 25215.

25215.  Whenever the board determines that the amount of revenue available to a county service area or any of its zones is inadequate to meet the costs of operating and maintaining the services and facilities that the county service area provides, the board may raise revenues pursuant to this article or any other provision of law.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 25215.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 6 - Revenues|Section 25215.1.

25215.1.  The auditor shall allocate to each county service area its share of property tax revenue, if any, pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 95) of Part 0.5 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 25215.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS|CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas|ARTICLE 6 - Revenues|Section 25215.2.

25215.2.  The board may levy special taxes pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5. The special taxes shall be applied uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property within the county service area, except that unimproved property may be taxed at a lower rate than improved property.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)