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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Board of Directors › Section 61040.

61040. (a) A legislative body of five members known as the board of directors shall govern each district. The board of directors shall establish policies for the operation of the district. The board of directors shall provide for the implementation of those policies which is the responsibility of the district’s general manager.
(b) No person shall be a candidate for the board of directors unless he or she is a voter of the district or the proposed district. No person shall be a candidate for the board of directors that is elected by divisions or from divisions unless he or she is a voter of that division or proposed division.
(c) All members of the board of directors shall exercise their independent judgment on behalf of the interests of the entire district, including the residents, property owners, and the public as a whole in furthering the purposes and intent of this division. Where the members of the board of directors have been elected by divisions or from divisions, they shall represent the interests of the entire district and not solely the interests of the residents and property owners in their divisions.
(d) Service on a municipal advisory council established pursuant to Section 31010 or service on an area planning commission established pursuant to Section 65101 shall not be considered an incompatible office with service as a member of a board of directors.
(e) A member of the board of directors shall not be the general manager, the district treasurer, or any other compensated employee of the district, except for volunteer firefighters as provided by Section 53227.
(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2035.
(Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 505, Sec. 2. (AB 2455) Effective January 1, 2015. Section operative January 1, 2035, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Board of Directors › Section 61040.1.

61040.1. (a) The board of directors of the Santa Rita Hills Community Services District may consist of three members.
(b) (1) Prior to reducing the board of directors to three members pursuant to subdivision (a), the board of directors, after receiving a petition signed by a majority of voters requesting a reduction in the number of board members, shall adopt, by a recorded majority vote of the entire board of directors, a resolution proposing to reduce the number of directors to three members.
(2) The district shall hold a public hearing regarding the proposal to reduce the number of directors.
(3) Notice of the public hearing shall be given by placing a display advertisement of at least one-eighth page in a newspaper of general circulation for three weeks, pursuant to Section 6063, and by United States first-class mail to each landowner voter in the district, postage prepaid, and notice shall be deemed given when deposited in the mail. The envelope or cover of the mailing shall include the name of the local agency and the return address of the sender and the mailed notice shall be in at least 10-point type.
(4) The public hearing shall be held at least 45 days after mailing the notice pursuant to paragraph (3).
(5) At the hearing the board shall receive and consider any written or oral comments regarding the proposed reduction in the number of directors. After receiving and considering the comments, the board, by a recorded majority vote of the entire board of directors shall do one of the following:
(A) Disapprove the proposal.
(B) Adopt a resolution that orders the reduction in the number of members of the board to three members.
(c) A reduction in the number of directors pursuant to this section shall not affect the term of office of any director. A director currently holding office as of the effective date of the reduction in the number of members of the board of directors shall continue to be the director until the office becomes vacant by means of term expiration or otherwise.
(d) This section shall be repealed on January 1, 2035.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 505, Sec. 3. (AB 2455) Effective January 1, 2015. Repealed as of January 1, 2035, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Board of Directors › Section 61040.2.

61040.2. (a) If the number of members of the board of directors of the Santa Rita Hills Community Services district is reduced pursuant to Section 61040.1, the board may increase the board to five members.
(b) (1) Prior to increasing the board of directors to five members pursuant to Section 61040.1, the board of directors shall adopt, by a recorded majority vote of the entire board of directors, a resolution proposing to increase the number of directors to five members.
(2) The district shall hold a public hearing regarding the proposal to increase the number of directors.
(3) Notice of the public hearing shall be given by placing a display advertisement of at least one-eighth page in a newspaper of general circulation for three weeks, pursuant to Section 6063, and by United States first-class mail to each landowner voter in the district, postage prepaid, and notice shall be deemed given when deposited in the mail. The envelope or cover of the mailing shall include the name of the local agency and the return address of the sender and the mailed notice shall be in at least 10-point type.
(4) The public hearing shall be held at least 45 days after mailing the notice pursuant to paragraph (3).
(5) At the hearing the board shall receive and consider any written or oral comments regarding the proposed increase in the number of directors. After receiving and considering the comments, the board, by a recorded majority vote of the entire board of directors shall do one of the following:
(A) Disapprove the proposal.
(B) Adopt a resolution that orders the increase in the number of members of the board to five members.
(c) If the board adopts a resolution to increase the number of directors pursuant to this section, it shall not subsequently reduce the number of directors pursuant to Section 61040.1.
(d) This section shall be repealed on January 1, 2025.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 505, Sec. 4. (AB 2455) Effective January 1, 2015. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Board of Directors › Section 61042.

61042. (a) The term of office of each member of a board of directors is four years or until his or her successor qualifies and takes office. Directors shall take office at noon on the first Friday in December following their election.
(b) For districts formed before January 1, 2006, where the members of the board of directors are not serving staggered terms, at the first meeting after January 1, 2006, the members shall classify themselves by lot into two classes. One class shall have three members and the other class shall have two members. For the class that has three members, the terms of the offices that begin after the next general district election shall be four years. For the class that has two members, the initial terms of the offices that begin after the next general district election shall be two years. Thereafter, the terms of all members shall be four years.
(c) Any vacancy in the office of a member elected to a board of directors shall be filled pursuant to Section 1780.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Board of Directors › Section 61043.

61043. (a) Within 45 days after the effective date of the formation of a district, the board of directors shall meet and elect its officers. Thereafter, within 45 days after each general district or unopposed election, the board of directors shall meet and elect the officers of the board of directors. A board of directors may elect the officers of the board of directors annually.
(b) The officers of a board of directors are a president and a vice president. The president shall preside over meetings of the board of directors and the vice president shall serve in the president’s absence or inability to serve.
(c) A board of directors may create additional offices and elect members to those offices, provided that no member of a board of directors shall hold more than one office.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Board of Directors › Section 61044.

61044. A board of directors shall hold a regular meeting at least once every three months. Meetings of the board of directors are subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act, Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Board of Directors › Section 61045.

61045. (a) A majority of the total membership of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(b) The board of directors shall act only by ordinance, resolution, or motion.
(c) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, a majority vote of the total membership of the board of directors is required for the board of directors to take action.
(d) The minutes of the board of directors shall record the aye and no votes taken by the members of the board of directors for the passage of all ordinances, resolutions, or motions.
(e) The board of directors shall keep a record of all its actions, including financial transactions.
(f) The board of directors shall adopt rules or bylaws for its proceedings.
(g) The board of directors shall adopt policies for the operation of the district, including, but not limited to, administrative policies, fiscal policies, personnel policies, and the purchasing policies required by this division.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Board of Directors › Section 61046.

61046. (a) Ordinances may be passed by the voters by initiative pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 9300) of Chapter 4 of Division 9 of the Elections Code.
(b) Legislative acts may be disapproved by the voters by referendum pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 9340) of Chapter 4 of Division 9 of the Elections Code.
(c) Members of the board of directors may be recalled by the voters pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Division 11 of the Elections Code.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Board of Directors › Section 61047.

61047. (a) The board of directors may provide, by ordinance or resolution, that each of its members may receive compensation in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each day of service. A member of the board of directors shall not receive compensation for more than six days of service in a month.
(b) The board of directors, by ordinance adopted pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 20200) of Division 10 of the Water Code, may increase the amount of compensation that may be received by members of the board of directors.
(c) The board of directors may provide, by ordinance or resolution, that its members may receive their actual and necessary traveling and incidental expenses incurred while on official business. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3.
(d) A member of the board of directors may waive any or all of the payments permitted by this section.
(e) For the purposes of this section, a “day of service” means any of the following:
(1) A meeting conducted pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act, Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.
(2) Representation of the district at a public event, provided that the board of directors has previously approved the member’s representation at a board of directors’ meeting and that the member delivers a written report to the board of directors regarding the member’s representation at the next board of directors’ meeting following the public event.
(3) Representation of the district at a public meeting or a public hearing conducted by another public agency, provided that the board of directors has previously approved the member’s representation at a board of directors’ meeting and that the member delivers a written report to the board of directors regarding the member’s representation at the next board of directors’ meeting following the public meeting or public hearing.
(4) Representation of the district at a meeting of a public benefit nonprofit corporation on whose board the district has membership, provided that the board of directors has previously approved the member’s representation at a board of directors’ meeting and the member delivers a written report to the board of directors regarding the member’s representation at the next board of directors’ meeting following the corporation’s meeting.
(5) Participation in a training program on a topic that is directly related to the district, provided that the board of directors has previously approved the member’s participation at a board of directors’ meeting, and that the member delivers a written report to the board of directors regarding the member’s participation at the next board of directors’ meeting following the training program.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Board of Directors › Section 61048.

61048. A board of directors may appoint one or more advisory committees to advise the board of directors about the district’s finances, policies, programs, or operations.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - District Officers › Section 61050.

61050. (a) The board of directors shall appoint a general manager.
(b) The county treasurer of the principal county shall serve as the treasurer of the district. If the board of directors designates an alternative depositary pursuant to Section 61053, the board of directors shall appoint a district treasurer who shall serve in place of the county treasurer.
(c) The board of directors may appoint the same person to be the general manager and the district treasurer.
(d) The general manager and the district treasurer, if any, shall serve at the pleasure of the board of directors.
(e) The board of directors shall set the compensation, if any, for the general manager and the district treasurer, if any.
(f) The board of directors may require the general manager to be bonded. The board of directors shall require the district treasurer, if any, to be bonded. The district shall pay the cost of the bonds.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - District Officers › Section 61051.

61051. The general manager shall be responsible for all of the following:
(a) The implementation of the policies established by the board of directors for the operation of the district.
(b) The appointment, supervision, discipline, and dismissal of the district’s employees, consistent with the employee relations system established by the board of directors.
(c) The supervision of the district’s facilities and services.
(d) The supervision of the district’s finances.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - District Officers › Section 61052.

61052. (a) Except as provided by Section 61053, the county treasurer of the principal county shall be treasurer of the district and shall be the depositary and have the custody of all of the district’s money.
(b) All claims against a district shall be audited, allowed, and paid by the board of directors by warrants drawn on the county treasurer.
(c) As an alternative to subdivision (b), the board of directors may instruct the county treasurer to audit, allow, and draw his or her warrant on the county treasury for all legal claims presented to him or her and authorized by the board of directors.
(d) The county treasurer shall pay the warrants in the order in which they are presented.
(e) If a warrant is presented for payment and the county treasurer cannot pay it for want of funds in the account on which it is drawn, the treasurer shall endorse the warrant, “NOT PAID BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT FUNDS” and sign his or her name and the date and time the warrant was presented. From that time until it is paid, the warrant bears interest at the maximum rate permitted pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 53530) of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 2.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - General Powers › Section 61060.

61060. A district shall have and may exercise all rights and powers, expressed and implied, necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this division, including, but not limited to, the following powers:
(a) To adopt ordinances following the procedures of Article 7 (commencing with Section 25120) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 2 of Title 3.
(b) To adopt, by ordinance, and enforce rules and regulations for the administration, operation, and use and maintenance of the facilities and services listed in Part 3 (commencing with Section 61100).
(c) To sue and be sued in its own name.
(d) To acquire any real or personal property within or outside the district, by contract or otherwise, to hold, manage, occupy, dispose of, convey, and encumber the property, and to create a leasehold interest in the property for the benefit of the district.
(e) To acquire by eminent domain any real or personal property within or outside the district. If a district acquires real or personal property of a public utility by eminent domain, the district shall also pay for the cost of the removal, reconstruction, or relocation of any structure, railways, mains, pipes, conduits, wires, cables, or poles that must be moved to a new location.
(f) To appoint employees, to define their qualifications and duties, and to provide a schedule of compensation for performance of their duties.
(g) To engage counsel and other professional services.
(h) To enter into and perform all contracts, including, but not limited to, contracts pursuant to Article 43 (commencing with Section 20680) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the Public Contract Code.
(i) To adopt a seal and alter it.
(j) 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.
(k) To provide insurance pursuant to Part 6 (commencing with Section 989) of Division 3.6 of Title 1.
(l) To provide training that will assist the members of the board of directors in the governance of the district.
(m) To construct any works along, under, or across any street, road, or highway, subject to the consent of the governing body in charge, and along, under, or across any other property devoted to a public use.
(n) To take any and all actions necessary for, or incidental to, the powers expressed or implied by this division.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - General Powers › Section 61061.

61061. (a) A district shall have perpetual succession.
(b)  A board of directors may, by resolution, change the name of the district. The resolution shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 23 (commencing with Section 7530) of Division 7 of Title 1. Notwithstanding Section 7530, any district formed on and after January 1, 2006, and any district that changes its name on or after January 1, 2006, shall have the words “community services district” within its name. Within 10 days of its adoption, the board of directors shall file a copy of its resolution with the Secretary of State, the State Board of Equalization, the county clerk, the county auditor, the board of supervisors, and the local agency formation commission of each county in which the district is located.
(c) A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 332, Sec. 70.5. (SB 113) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - General Powers › Section 61062.

61062. (a) When acquiring, improving, or using any real property, a district shall comply with Article 5 (commencing with Section 53090) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, and Article 7 (commencing with Section 65400) of Chapter 1 of Division 1 of Title 7.
(b) When disposing of surplus land, a district shall comply with Article 8 (commencing with Section 54220) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 343, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - General Powers › Section 61063.

61063. (a) Each district shall adopt policies and procedures, including bidding regulations, governing the purchasing of supplies and equipment not governed by Article 43 (commencing with Section 20680) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the Public Contract Code. Each district shall adopt these policies and procedures by rule or regulation pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 54201) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of Title 5.
(b) A district may request the State Department of General Services to make purchases of materials, equipment, or supplies on its behalf pursuant to Section 10298 of the Public Contract Code.
(c) A district may request the purchasing agent of the principal county to make purchases of materials, equipment, or supplies on its behalf pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 25500) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of Title 3.
(d) A district may request the purchasing agent of the principal county to contract with persons to provide projects, services, and programs authorized by this division pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 25500) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of Title 3.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - General Powers › Section 61064.

61064. (a) Violation of any rule, regulation, or ordinance adopted by a board of directors is a misdemeanor punishable pursuant to Section 19 of the Penal Code.
(b) Any citation issued by a district for violation of a rule, regulation, or ordinance adopted by a board of directors may be processed as an infraction pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 17 of the Penal Code.
(c) To protect property and to preserve the peace at facilities owned or managed by a district, a board of directors may confer on designated uniformed district employees the power to issue citations for misdemeanor and infraction violations of state law, city or county ordinances, or district rules, regulations, or ordinances when the violation is committed within a facility and in the presence of the employee issuing the citation. District employees shall issue citations pursuant to Chapter 5C (commencing with Section 853.5) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - General Powers › Section 61065.

61065. (a) The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1 applies to all districts.
(b) A board of directors may establish an employee relations system that may include, but is not limited to, a civil service system or a merit system.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - General Powers › Section 61066.

61066. A board of directors may require any employee or officer to be bonded. The district shall pay the cost of the bonds.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - General Powers › Section 61067.

61067. A board of directors may provide for any program for the benefit of its employees and members of the board of directors pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 53200) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - General Powers › Section 61068.

61068. A board of directors may authorize its members and the employees of the district to attend professional or vocational meetings and conferences. A board of directors may reimburse its members and the employees of the district for their documented, actual, and necessary traveling and incidental expenses while on official business. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 643, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - General Powers › Section 61069.

61069. (a) A district may request an inspection warrant pursuant to Title 13 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The warrant shall state the location which it covers and shall state its purposes. A warrant may authorize district employees to enter property only to do one or more of the following:
(1) Inspect to determine the presence of public nuisances that the district has the authority to abate.
(2) Abate public nuisances, either directly or by giving notice to the property owner to abate the public nuisance.
(3) Determine if a notice to abate a public nuisance has been complied with.
(b) Where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy and subject to the limitations of the United States Constitution and the California Constitution, employees of a district may enter any property within the district for any of the following purposes:
(1) Inspect the property to determine the presence of public nuisances that the district has the authority to abate.
(2) Abate public nuisances, either directly or by giving notice to the property owner to abate the public nuisance.
(3) Determine if a notice to abate a public nuisance has been complied with.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 2 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - General Powers › Section 61070.

61070. A district may contract with any local agency, state department or agency, federal department or agency, or any tribal government for the provision by or to the district of any facilities, services, or programs authorized by this division, within or without the district, subject to compliance with Section 56133.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 3 - PURPOSES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Authorized Services and Facilities › Section 61101.

61101. A district may provide the facilities and services authorized by Section 61100 outside its boundaries, subject to Section 56133.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 3 - PURPOSES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Authorized Services and Facilities › Section 61102.

61102. A district may provide electricity within its boundaries if the local agency formation commission designated the district as the successor to another special district that was extinguished as the result of any change of organization or reorganization, and that other special district had provided electricity pursuant to the principal act under which that other special district had operated.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 3 - PURPOSES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Authorized Services and Facilities › Section 61103.

61103. (a) A district that acquires, constructs, improves, and maintains streets, roads, rights-of-way, bridges, culverts, drains, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and any incidental works pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 61100 shall have the powers, duties, and authority of a county for those works, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 940), Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 1450), and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1480) of Division 2 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(2) Part 3 (commencing with Section 8300) of the Streets and Highways Code.
(3) Division 11 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Vehicle Code.
(4) Article 4 (commencing with Section 35700) of Chapter 5 of Division 15 of the Vehicle Code.
(b) A district shall not exercise those powers, duties, and authority for any of those works if it is owned by another public agency unless that other public agency gives its written consent.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 3 - PURPOSES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Authorized Services and Facilities › Section 61104.

61104. (a) A district that acquires, constructs, improves, and maintains streets, roads, rights-of-way, bridges, culverts, drains, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and any incidental work pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 61100 may grant franchises pursuant to any of the following:
(1) Section 53066.
(2) Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 49500) of Part 8 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code.
(3)  Division 3 (commencing with Section 6001) of the Public Utilities Code.
(b) A district shall not grant a franchise over any work owned by another public agency unless that other public agency gives its consent.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 3 - PURPOSES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Authorized Services and Facilities › Section 61106.

61106. (a) If a board of directors desires to exercise a latent power, the district shall first receive the approval of the local agency formation commission, pursuant to Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 56824.10) of Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 3.
(b) After receiving the approval of the local agency formation commission, the board of directors may, by ordinance, order the exercise of that power.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 3 - PURPOSES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Authorized Services and Facilities › Section 61107.

61107. (a) If a board of directors desires to divest itself of a power that is authorized pursuant to this chapter and if the termination of that power would require another public agency to provide a new or higher level of services or facilities, the district shall first receive 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 of directors may, by ordinance, divest itself of that power.
(b)  Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 56824.14, the local agency formation commission shall not, after a public hearing called and held for that purpose pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 56824.14, approve a district’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 district proposes to exercise that latent power.
(c) If a board of directors desires to divest itself of a power that is authorized pursuant to this chapter and if the termination of that power would not require another public agency to provide a new or higher level of services or facilities, the board of directors may, by ordinance, divest itself of that power.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 643, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 3 - PURPOSES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Finance › Section 61110.

61110. (a) On or before July 1 of each year or, for districts using two one-year budgets or a biennial budget, every other year, the board of directors may adopt a preliminary budget that conforms to generally accepted accounting and budgeting procedures for special districts.
(b) The board of directors may divide the preliminary budget into categories, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Maintenance and operation.
(2) Services and supplies.
(3) Employee compensation.
(4) Capital outlay.
(5) Interest and redemption for indebtedness.
(6) Designated reserve for capital outlay.
(7) Designated reserve for contingencies.
(c) On or before July 1 of each year or, for districts using two one-year budgets or a biennial budget, every other year, the board of directors shall publish a notice stating all of the following:
(1) Either that it has adopted a preliminary budget or that the general manager has prepared a proposed final budget which is available for inspection at a time and place within the district specified in the notice.
(2) The date, time, and place when the board of directors will meet to adopt the final budget and that any person may appear and be heard regarding any item in the budget or regarding the addition of other items.
(d) The board of directors shall publish the notice at least two weeks before the hearing in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the district pursuant to Section 6061.
(e) At the time and place specified for the hearing, any person may appear and be heard regarding any item in the budget or regarding the addition of other items. The hearing on the budget may be continued from time to time.
(f) On or before September 1 of each year or, for districts using two one-year budgets or a biennial budget, every other year, the board of directors shall adopt a final budget that conforms to generally accepted accounting and budgeting procedures for special districts. The general manager shall forward a copy of the final budget to the auditor of each county in which the district is located.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 3 - PURPOSES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Finance › Section 61111.

61111. (a) At any regular meeting or properly noticed special meeting after the adoption of its final budget, the board of directors may adopt a resolution amending the budget and ordering the transfer of funds between categories, other than transfers from the designated reserve for capital outlay and the designated reserve for contingencies.
(b) The board of directors may authorize the general manager to transfer funds between budget categories, other than transfers from the designated reserve for capital outlay and the designated reserve for contingencies.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 3 - PURPOSES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Finance › Section 61112.

61112. (a) In its budget, the board of directors may establish a designated reserve for capital outlay and a designated reserve for contingencies. When the board of directors establishes a designated reserve, it shall declare the exclusive purposes for which the funds in the reserve may be spent. The funds in the designated reserve shall be spent only for the exclusive purposes for which the board of directors established the designated reserve. The reserves shall be maintained according to generally accepted accounting principles.
(b) Any time after the establishment of a designated reserve, the board of directors may transfer any funds to that designated reserve.
(c) If the board of directors finds that the funds in a designated reserve are no longer required for the purpose for which it established the designated reserve, the board of directors may, by a four-fifths vote of the total membership of the board of directors, discontinue the designated reserve or transfer any funds that are no longer required from the designated reserve to the district’s general fund.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in a state of emergency or in a local emergency, as defined in Section 8558, a board of directors may temporarily transfer funds from the designated reserve for capital outlay or the designated reserve for contingencies to the district’s general fund. The board of directors shall restore these funds to the designated reserves when feasible.
(e) The board of directors of each district that has designated an alternative depositary pursuant to Section 61053 and appointed a district treasurer shall adopt and annually review a policy for the management of reserves.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 3 - PURPOSES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Finance › Section 61113.

61113. (a) On or before July 1 of each year, the board of directors shall adopt a resolution establishing its appropriations limit, if any, 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).
(b) Pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 9 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, this section shall not apply to a district 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 12
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(c) This section shall not apply to any district that has previously transferred services and all of the property tax revenue allocation associated with those services to another local agency.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 3 - PURPOSES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Finance › Section 61114.

61114. The auditor of each county in which a district is located shall allocate to the district its share of property tax revenue pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 95) of Part 0.5 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 3 - PURPOSES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Finance › Section 61116.

61116. (a) A district 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 district.
(b) In addition to any other existing authority, a district 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. 18.5. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 3 - PURPOSES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Finance › Section 61117.

61117. The board of directors may establish a revolving fund pursuant to Article 15 (commencing with Section 53950) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 3 - PURPOSES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Finance › Section 61118.

61118. (a) The board of directors shall provide for regular audits of the district’s accounts and records pursuant to Section 26909.
(b) The board of directors 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.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 3 - PURPOSES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Finance › Section 61119.

61119. All claims for money or damages against a district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 3 - PURPOSES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Alternative Revenues › Section 61120.

61120. Whenever the board of directors determines that the amount of revenue available to the district or any of its zones is inadequate to meet the costs of operating and maintaining the facilities, programs, and services authorized by this division, the board of directors may raise revenues pursuant to this chapter or any other provision of law.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 3 - PURPOSES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Alternative Revenues › Section 61121.

61121. A district may levy special taxes pursuant to:
(a) 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 district, except that unimproved property may be taxed at a lower rate than improved property.
(b) The Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 53311) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 3 - PURPOSES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Alternative Revenues › Section 61122.

61122. A district may levy benefit assessments for operations and maintenance consistent with the requirements of Article XIII D of the California Constitution, including, but not limited to, benefit assessments levied pursuant to any of the following:
(a) The Improvement Act of 1911, Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000) of the Streets and Highways Code.
(b) The Improvement Bond Act of 1915, Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500) of the Streets and Highways Code.
(c) The Municipal Improvement Act of 1913, Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Streets and Highways Code.
(d) The Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Act of 1972, Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code, notwithstanding Section 22501 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(e) Any other statutory authorization enacted on or after January 1, 2006.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 6 - DISTRICTS › DIVISION 3 - COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS › PART 3 - PURPOSES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Alternative Revenues › Section 61123.

61123. (a) A board of directors may charge a fee to cover the cost of any service which the district provides or the cost of enforcing any regulation for which the fee is charged. No fee shall exceed the costs reasonably borne by the district in providing the service or enforcing the regulation for which the fee is charged.
(b) Before imposing or increasing any fee for property-related services, a board of directors shall follow the procedures in Section 6 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution.
(c) A board of directors may charge residents or taxpayers of the district a fee authorized by this section that is less than the fee which it charges nonresidents or nontaxpayers.
(d) A board of directors may authorize district employees to waive the payment, in whole or in part, of a fee authorized by this section when the board of directors determines that payment would not be in the public interest. Before authorizing any waiver, a board of directors shall adopt a resolution that specifies the policies and procedures governing waivers.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)