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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 51910.

51910. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions set forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 51911.

51911. “Largest city” means the largest city in Sacramento County as determined by the last federal census.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 51912.

51912. “Other cities” mean the cities in Sacramento County with lesser population than the largest city.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 51913.

51913. “Cities” mean all of the cities within Sacramento County.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 51914.

51914. “County” means the County of Sacramento.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 51915.

51915. “City-County of Sacramento” means the City and the County of Sacramento resulting from the reorganization of local government within Sacramento County.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 51916.

51916. “Charter commissioners” shall mean the Citizens Committee on Local Governmental Reorganization, an existing nonprofit corporation and citizens’ committee established by the county and largest city to formulate a proposal and charter for governmental reorganization for presentation to the electorate.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 51917.

51917. “Reorganize” and “reorganization” means the consolidation of a county with all of the cities within the county pursuant to Article XI of the California Constitution.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 51918.

51918. The incorporated cities within the County of Sacramento and the County of Sacramento may be reorganized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 51919.

51919. When reorganization proceedings are followed pursuant to this chapter, this chapter alone applies.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51920.

51920. Reorganization proceedings pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed to have commenced with the appointment of the charter commissioners by the county and largest city.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51921.

51921. The charter commissioners shall propose a charter for the government of the City-County of Sacramento. The charter so prepared shall be signed by a majority of the charter commissioners and shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the largest city and in the office of the county clerk. The legislative body of the county shall, within 15 days after such filing, cause such charter to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the county and in each edition thereof, during the day of publication.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51922.

51922. The legislative body of the county shall cause copies of the charter to be printed in convenient pamphlet form and in type of not less than 10-point and shall cause copies to be mailed to each of the qualified electors of the county and cities, and shall, until the day fixed for the election upon reorganization and adoption of the charter, advertise in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the county a notice that copies may be had upon application therefor.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51923.

51923. The proposed charter shall be submitted to the electors of the entire county (including all cities) at a date to be fixed by the charter commissioners before filing the proposed charter, either at a special election held not less than 60 days from the completion of the publication of such charter as provided in Section 51921, or at the general election next following the expiration of said 60 days.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51924.

51924. In submitting any such charter, the charter commissioners may also submit separate propositions, whether alternative or conflicting, or one included within the other, at the same time to be voted on by the electors separately, and, as between those so related, if more than one receives a majority of the votes, the proposition receiving the largest number of votes shall control as to all matters in conflict.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51925.

51925. The charter as adopted at the election by a majority of the electors of the entire county (including all cities) voting thereon and by a majority of the electors of the largest city voting thereon shall be the governing law of the reorganized city-county.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51926.

51926. At the election, the questions of reorganization and adoption of a charter shall both be presented as provided in Section 51929. In addition, there shall also be presented to the voters of each of the other cities as a separate proposition, as provided in Section 51929.5, the question of whether the city should retain its existing local governmental structure under the reorganized government as set forth in the charter. This separate question shall follow on the ballot the propositions submitting the charter and separate charter proposals, if any.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51927.

51927. The legislative body of the county shall cause notice of the election to be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the county, at least once a week for the four weeks prior to the election.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51928.

51928. The notice shall:
(a) State distinctly the proposition or propositions to be submitted.
(b) State the names of the cities and the county proposed to be consolidated in a reorganized government.
(c) State the date of the election.
(d) Instruct the electors how to vote in the election.
(e) Designate the voting precincts and places at which polls will be open.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51929.

51929. Upon the ballots used at the election shall be printed the words: “Shall the city (or cities) of (naming them) and the County of Sacramento be reorganized and consolidated and shall the proposed Charter of the City-County of Sacramento be adopted as the governing law of the City-County of Sacramento?”
Opposite and to the right of these words, the words “Yes” and “No” shall be printed on separate lines, with voting squares. Each proposition separately submitted shall also be similarly presented to the electors.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 490, Sec. 1. Effective August 10, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51929.5.

51929.5. Upon the ballots used at the election within each of the other cities proposed to be reorganized and consolidated with the County of Sacramento shall also be printed the words as a separate question or proposition: “If the proposed Charter of the City-County of Sacramento is adopted as the governing law of the City-County of Sacramento, shall the City of ____ retain its local governmental structure?”
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 490, Sec. 2. Effective August 10, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51929.6.

51929.6. The charter of the city-county adopted pursuant to this chapter shall contain provisions which recognize the right of the voters of the other cities to elect to retain their own local governmental structure within the governmental structure of the city-county.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51930.

51930. If, voting on a proposition presented pursuant to Section 51929, an elector stamps a cross in the voting square after the word “Yes,” his vote shall be counted for reorganization and charter adoption, and if he stamps a cross in the voting square after the word “No,” his vote shall be counted against reorganization and charter adoption.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51931.

51931. On each proposition separately submitted, including the proposition presented pursuant to Section 51929.5, if an elector stamps a cross in the voting square after the word “Yes,” his vote shall be counted for the adoption of the proposition, and if he stamps a cross in the voting square after the word “No,” his vote shall be counted against the adoption of the proposition.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51932.

51932. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the election, if a special election, shall be conducted as other special elections in the county or, if a general election, as other general elections in the county. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the analysis of the proposed charter, prepared pursuant to Section 9160 of the Elections Code, shall not exceed 1,500 words.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 76. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51933.

51933. After performing their duties, the election officers shall deliver the ballots, tally sheets, and returns to the clerk of the county.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51934.

51934. At its next regular meeting following the election, the legislative body of the county shall canvass the returns. The canvass shall be completed at the meeting if practicable, or as soon as possible thereafter, avoiding adjournments.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51935.

51935. Immediately upon the completion of the canvass, the legislative body of the county shall declare the results and cause a record to be entered upon its minutes, stating the proposition or propositions submitted, the number of votes cast, and the number of votes cast for and against reorganization and the adoption of the charter and on each separately stated proposition. The votes cast for and against each question in each city shall also be stated.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51936.

51936. If a majority of the votes cast in the largest city or if a majority of the votes in the county as a whole (including the largest city and the other cities) is against reorganization and charter adoption, reorganization shall not be accomplished, the charter shall not be adopted, and proceedings for the reorganization of the cities and county shall not be initiated within fifteen (15) days after the result of the election has been declared.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51937.

51937. If a majority of the votes cast in both the largest city and in the county as a whole (including the largest city and the other cities) is for consolidation and charter adoption, reorganization shall be deemed approved and the charter adopted, and the clerk of the legislative body of the county shall forthwith prepare under seal, and deliver to the clerk of the legislative body of each of the cities and to the county clerk, a copy in duplicate of the record of the canvass, with a statement of the proposition or propositions submitted, at the election.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51938.

51938. A copy of the record of the canvass, with a statement of the proposition or propositions submitted at the election shall be filed with the Secretary of State.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51939.

51939. Upon the filing with the Secretary of State of the Charter of the consolidated City-County of Sacramento which has been approved by the Legislature pursuant to Section 3 of Article XI of the California Constitution, the reorganization is complete and the cities and counties are reorganized and consolidated into the City-County of Sacramento as provided in the charter and in accordance with Sections 51939.1 and 51940.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51939.1.

51939.1. The provisions of Sections 51940 through 51947, inclusive, shall not apply to any of the other cities which has voted, pursuant to Section 51929.5, to retain its existing local governmental structure, or to any districts such as special assessment districts created by and governed by the legislative bodies of such other cities; provided, however, that the Charter of the City-County of Sacramento shall have effect throughout the entire county with respect to county government powers and jurisdiction.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 3 - Reorganization Proceedings › Section 51939.2.

51939.2. The procedures set forth in this article shall have validity and effect and shall be followed only in the event that an amendment to the California Constitution is adopted by the voters of the state as proposed in Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 91 of the 1973 legislative session.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 4 - Effects of Reorganization › Section 51940.

51940. Upon reorganization, the cities are deemed dissolved and disincorporated and are merged together with the county into the City-County of Sacramento, and the charter of the largest city and the charter of the county shall be deemed repealed. The City-County of Sacramento is a charter city and a charter county. Its charter city powers supersede conflicting charter county powers.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 4 - Effects of Reorganization › Section 51941.

51941. Upon reorganization every special district within the county or exercising all or any part of its jurisdiction or powers within the county except as may be otherwise provided in the charter, is deemed dissolved. The functions of all such dissolved districts shall be assumed by the city-county government, except as may be otherwise provided in the charter. The provisions of Section 51942, 51943, 51944, and 51945 shall be applicable to the merger of every such special district merged with the city-county pursuant to this charter.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 727.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 4 - Effects of Reorganization › Section 51942.

51942. When cities and a county are reorganized pursuant to this chapter, the reorganized city-county is the successor of each of the cities and the county so consolidated. Upon reorganization, the title to any property owned or held by, or in trust for, each of the cities and the county, or by their officers or boards in trust for public use, shall be vested in the city-county, or its officers or boards, except as may be otherwise provided in the charter.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 4 - Effects of Reorganization › Section 51943.

51943. Immediately upon reorganization, all persons occupying or possessing the offices of each of the cities and the county shall surrender them to the proper officers of the city-county, except as may be otherwise provided in the charter.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 4 - Effects of Reorganization › Section 51944.

51944. Except as otherwise provided in the charter, reorganization does not affect any debts, demands, liabilities, or obligations of any kind existing in favor of or against the cities and the county, at the time of reorganization. Reorganization does not affect any pending action or proceeding involving any such debt, demand, liability, or obligation or any action or proceeding brought by or against any city or the county prior to reorganization. All such proceedings shall be continued and concluded, by final judgment or otherwise, as if reorganization had not been effected. All such rights or liabilities become the rights and liabilities of the city-county; provided, however, that the charter may provide for certain debts, demands, liabilities or obligations which are payable by assessments or ad valorem taxes on properties within a district or area (such as within a former district or city) to remain payable from such assessments or ad valorem taxes within such a district or area as though reorganization had not occurred.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 4 - Effects of Reorganization › Section 51945.

51945. The legislative body of the city-county shall levy and collect the taxes necessary to pay the indebtedness or liability of each city and the county incurred prior to reorganization within the city or the county which incurred such indebtedness, except as may be otherwise provided in the charter.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 4 - Effects of Reorganization › Section 51946.

51946. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 2161), Part 4, Division 1, of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the charter shall contain provisions either establishing a limitation on the combined ad valorem property tax rate and increases in such tax rate which may be levied by the city-county and reorganized local jurisdictions under said charter or establishing a method to limit such combined ad valorem property tax rate or increases in such tax rate, to the extent that the California Constitution or state law applicable to the city-county from time to time may require such a limitation on the ad valorem property tax rate and increases in such rate by the city-county.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 4 - Effects of Reorganization › Section 51947.

51947. Immediately upon reorganization, all ordinances of the cities and the county shall be deemed repealed. Such repeal shall not discharge any person from any existing civil or criminal liability, nor affect any pending prosecution for violation of any such ordinances, nor affect vested rights created pursuant to said ordinances. The charter may provide that ordinances of any city, reorganized and consolidated, or the county shall remain in effect and shall be applicable throughout the city-county until repealed by the legislative body of the city-county.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 4 - Effects of Reorganization › Section 51948.

51948. The repeal of ordinances pursuant to Section 51947 shall not apply to:
(a) Ordinances under which vested rights have accrued to the extent legally necessary to protect said vested rights.
(b) Ordinances relating to proceedings for street or other public improvements, to the extent legally necessary to preserve said proceedings completed or pending.
(c) Proceedings for opening, extending, widening, straightening, or changing the grade of streets or other public places.
These proceedings shall be continued and conducted by the city-county, with the same effect as if continued and conducted by the city or county which commenced them.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 4 - Effects of Reorganization › Section 51949.

51949. Upon reorganization, the charter of the city-county shall have full effect throughout the city-county. The charter shall recognize the status of each of the other cities which have voted to retain their local governmental structure pursuant to Article 3 or their governmental independence pursuant to Article 3.5, whichever is applicable. The charter may provide for subgovernments, different tax rates, and other differences in taxation, services, costs of government and levels of service, and type of government representation and administration in different areas of the city-county.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 4 - Effects of Reorganization › Section 51950.

51950. If reorganization is completed, all proper expenses of reorganization proceedings not otherwise provided for shall be paid by the county. If reorganization is not completed, the county shall pay the expenses of calling and holding any election within it at which the question of consolidation was submitted.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 4 - Effects of Reorganization › Section 51951.

51951. One copy of the charter ratified and approved in accordance with the provisions of this article shall be filed with the Secretary of State and one with the recorder in the city-county; and thereafter the courts shall take judicial notice of the provisions of such charter.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Local Government Reorganization › ARTICLE 4 - Effects of Reorganization › Section 51952.

51952. This chapter shall not be construed to prevent any consolidated city-county from framing and adopting a new or revised charter after consolidation in which case the provisions of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 34450) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 4 shall be applicable.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)
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51953. The charter may provide for the manner in which any of the other cities which has elected to retain its local governmental structure pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 51920) or its governmental independence pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 51939.50), whichever is applicable, may at any time become consolidated and merged into the city-county government following a majority vote of its voters voting thereon.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 101, Sec. 73.)
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52000. This chapter may be cited as the Community Energy Authority Act.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52001. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this part to provide the means by which a county or city can plan and implement a comprehensive energy strategy that will assist in planning energy projects and uses that will encourage energy efficiency and conservation in new and existing construction and will also minimize the impact of future energy price increases on financially disadvantaged low- and moderate-income households as well as adversely affecting the stability of the local economy.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52002. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52003. “Authority” means a community energy authority created pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52004. “City” means any city or city and county.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52005. “County” means any county.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52006. “Governing body” means the city council in the case of a city or the board of supervisors in the case of a county.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52007. “Area of operation” means either of the following:
(a) In the case of an authority created by a city, the area within its boundaries. It does not include any area which lies within another city unless the governing body of the other city has consented by resolution or ordinance. It does not include any area which lies within the unincorporated area of any county.
(b) In the case of an authority created by a county, all of the county except the area within any city.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52008. “Federal government” means the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of the United States.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52009. “Energy project” means any project within the city’s or county’s boundaries that directly or indirectly involves a substantial use of energy in its operation, except that this part does not apply to any work or project undertaken within the city or county by a privately owned public utility to maintain or extend service to its customers or subscribers.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52010. “Bond” means any bonds, notes, certificates of participation, interim certificates, debentures, or other obligations issued by an authority pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52011. If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, this invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52012. This chapter shall be interpreted liberally to effect its purposes.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 3 - CITY AND COUNTY AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - Community Energy Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Creation of Community Energy Authorities › Section 52030.

52030. The governing body of any county or city may, by resolution or ordinance, create a community energy authority.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52031. (a)  The governing bodies of any two or more cities or counties or any combination thereof may by agreement create an area energy authority. Each governing body that is a party to such an agreement shall appoint two persons as commissioners of the authority, and the governing bodies shall jointly appoint one commissioner at large, and, upon appointment of all required commissioners, the area energy authority shall be authorized to exercise all of the powers which a community energy authority is authorized to exercise.
(b) Commissioners appointed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall serve at the pleasure of the governing bodies which appointed them.
(c) A majority of the commissioners of an area energy authority constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. Action may be taken by the area energy authority upon a vote of a majority of the commissioners.
(d) The commissioners shall select a chairperson from their number.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52032. The area of operation of an authority created pursuant to Section 52031 shall be the combined possible areas of operation of participating cities and counties, as determined by Section 52007.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52033. As an alternative to Section 52032, two or more governing bodies may jointly exercise any power under this chapter pursuant to a joint powers agreement entered into pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52050. The members of the governing body shall, ex officio, be the commissioners of the authority except in the case of an area energy authority, as provided by Section 52031.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52051. The powers and functions of an authority are vested in its commissioners.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52052. A majority of the commissioners constitutes a quorum for purposes of conducting the business of the authority. The commissioners shall act by majority vote thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52053. The authority may adopt rules and regulations not in conflict with law.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52054. The records of the authority shall be open to public inspection pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 192. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
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52055. The commissioners shall provide by resolution for the time and place of holding their regular meetings. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson or by two commissioners, and notice thereof shall be mailed to each commissioner and posted in a public place at least 48 hours before the meeting. All meetings of an authority shall be open and public in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1).
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52056. The authority may create advisory committees as deemed necessary for any purpose of the authority.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 3 - CITY AND COUNTY AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - Community Energy Authority › ARTICLE 4 - Alternative Officers › Section 52080.

52080. As an alternative to serving as the commissioners of the authority, the governing body of any county or city, at the time of the adoption of a resolution or ordinance pursuant to Section 52030 or at any time thereafter, may appoint other persons as commissioners of the authority. The governing body shall, in this case, specify the number and appointment of commissioners, except that there shall be not less than three commissioners. The governing body shall prescribe the powers and functions delegated to commissioners appointed under this article.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52081. A governing body of a county or city which has appointed commissioners pursuant to this article retains the power of review and approval of all actions of the authority and may, at any time by resolution or ordinance, determine that it shall resume control of the authority, in which event the appointed commissioners shall no longer function as such.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES › PART 3 - CITY AND COUNTY AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - Community Energy Authority › ARTICLE 5 - Powers and Duties › Section 52100.

52100. For purposes of the District Reorganization Act of 1965 (Division 1 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 6), an authority, except as otherwise provided in this part, is a subsidiary district, as defined in Section 56073, to the governing body which created it. An authority has all the powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, except as limited by the governing body which created it. The governing body may use any of its powers on behalf of an authority which it created.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52101. An authority may, subject to the approval of the governing body, do all of the following:
(a) Sue and be sued.
(b) Have a seal and alter it.
(c) Have a perpetual succession.
(d) Make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)
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52102. Within its area of operation, an authority may do all of the following:
(a) Exercise all powers and authority related to energy projects designated by the governing body and deemed to be necessary and appropriate to carry out the responsibilities of the authority, including, but not limited to, assistance in planning energy projects and uses to encourage energy conservation in new and existing construction and to minimize future energy price increases.
(b) Coordinate or provide energy programs and services to the community, particularly to persons of low and moderate income and to smaller businesses.
(c) Apply for, accept, and utilize any available funds appropriate to the authority’s activities from federal, state, county, special district, or private sources.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1550, Sec. 1.)