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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 1.8 - Eligibility for Office › Section 53227.1.

53227.1. This article shall not be construed to preempt Sections 35107 and 72103 of the Education Code.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 237, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 1.8 - Eligibility for Office › Section 53227.2.

53227.2. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Local agency” means a city, city and county, county, district, municipal or public corporation, political subdivision, or other public agency of the state.
(b) “Legislative body” means the board of supervisors of a county or a city and county, the city council of a city, or the governing body of a district, municipal or public corporation, political subdivision, or other public agency of the state.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 43, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2 - Purchase of United States Bonds › Section 53230.

53230. The legislative body of a county, city, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public district, or other public agency of the State may provide for the purchase of United States savings bonds or similar United States obligations by salary or wage deductions for officers and employees making written requests for the deductions and purchases.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.3 - Compensation › Section 53232.

53232. For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Governing body” means the board of supervisors in the case of a county or a city and county, the city council or board of trustees in the case of a city, and the board of directors or other governing body in the case of a special district.
(b) “Legislative body” has the same meaning as specified in Section 54952.
(c) “Local agency” means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, or special district.
(d) “Meeting” has the same meaning as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 54952.2.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 700, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.3 - Compensation › Section 53232.1.

53232.1. (a) When compensation is otherwise authorized by statute, a local agency may pay compensation to members of a legislative body for attendance at the following occurrences:
(1) A meeting of the legislative body.
(2) A meeting of an advisory body.
(3) A conference or organized educational activity conducted in compliance with subdivision (c) of Section 54952.2, including, but not limited to, ethics training required by Article 2.4 (commencing with Section 53234).
(b) A local agency may pay compensation for attendance at occurrences not specified in subdivision (a) only if the governing body has adopted, in a public meeting, a written policy specifying other types of occasions that constitute the performance of official duties for which a member of the legislative body may receive payment.
(c) This section shall not apply to any local agency that pays compensation in the form of a salary to members of a legislative body, including, but not limited to, those local agencies whose legislative bodies’ compensation is subject to Section 36516 or 36516.1, subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 21166 or Section 22840 of the Water Code, Section 11908.1 of the Public Utilities Code, Section 6060 of the Harbors and Navigation Code, or subdivision (b) of Section 1 or Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 700, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.3 - Compensation › Section 53232.2.

53232.2. (a) When reimbursement is otherwise authorized by statute, a local agency may reimburse members of a legislative body for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties, including, but not limited to, activities described in Article 2.4 (commencing with Section 53234).
(b) If a local agency reimburses members of a legislative body for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties, then the governing body shall adopt a written policy, in a public meeting, specifying the types of occurrences that qualify a member of the legislative body to receive reimbursement of expenses relating to travel, meals, lodging, and other actual and necessary expenses.
(c) The policy described in subdivision (b) may also specify the reasonable reimbursement rates for travel, meals, and lodging, and other actual and necessary expenses. If it does not, the local agency shall use the Internal Revenue Service rates for reimbursement of travel, meals, lodging, and other actual and necessary expenses as established in Publication 463, or any successor publication.
(d) If the lodging is in connection with a conference or organized educational activity conducted in compliance with subdivision (c) of Section 54952.2, including, but not limited to, ethics training required by Article 2.4 (commencing with Section 53234), lodging costs shall not exceed the maximum group rate published by the conference or activity sponsor, provided that lodging at the group rate is available to the member of a legislative body at the time of booking. If the group rate is not available, the member of a legislative body shall use comparable lodging that is consistent with the requirements of subdivisions (c) and (e).
(e) Members of the legislative body shall use government and group rates offered by a provider of transportation or lodging services for travel and lodging when available.
(f) All expenses that do not fall within the adopted travel reimbursement policy or the Internal Revenue Service reimbursable rates as provided in subdivision (c), shall be approved by the governing body, in a public meeting before the expense is incurred, except as provided in subdivision (d).
(g) If a member of a legislative body chooses to incur additional costs that are above the rates established pursuant to this section and those costs have not been approved pursuant to subdivision (f), then the member of a legislative body may do so at his or her own expense.
(h) This section shall not supersede any other laws establishing reimbursement rates for local agencies.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 643, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.3 - Compensation › Section 53232.3.

53232.3. (a) If a local agency reimburses members of a legislative body for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties, then a local agency shall provide expense report forms to be filed by the members of the legislative body for reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred on behalf of the local agency in the performance of official duties. Reimbursable expenses shall include, but not be limited to, meals, lodging, and travel.
(b) Expense reports shall document that expenses meet the existing policy, adopted pursuant to Section 53232.2, for expenditure of public resources.
(c) Members of a legislative body shall submit expense reports within a reasonable time after incurring the expense, as determined by the legislative body, and the reports shall be accompanied by the receipts documenting each expense.
(d) Members of a legislative body shall provide brief reports on meetings attended at the expense of the local agency at the next regular meeting of the legislative body.
(e) All documents related to reimbursable agency expenditures are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 195. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.3 - Compensation › Section 53232.4.

53232.4. Penalties for misuse of public resources or falsifying expense reports in violation of expense reporting polices may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) The loss of reimbursement privileges.
(b) Restitution to the local agency.
(c) Civil penalties for misuse of public resources pursuant to Section 8314.
(d) Prosecution for misuse of public resources, pursuant to Section 424 of the Penal Code.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 700, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.4 - Ethics Training › Section 53234.

53234. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Legislative body” has the same meaning as specified in Section 54952.
(b) “Local agency” means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, school district, county office of education, charter school, or special district.
(c) “Local agency official” means any of the following:
(1) A member of a local agency legislative body or an elected local agency official who receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.
(2) An employee designated by a local agency governing body to receive the training specified under this article.
(3) A member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, whether or not that member receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.
(d) “Ethics laws” include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Laws relating to personal financial gain by public servants, including, but not limited to, laws prohibiting bribery and conflict-of-interest laws.
(2) Laws relating to claiming perquisites of office, including, but not limited to, gift and travel restrictions, prohibitions against the use of public resources for personal or political purposes, prohibitions against gifts of public funds, mass mailing restrictions, and prohibitions against acceptance of free or discounted transportation by transportation companies.
(3) Government transparency laws, including, but not limited to, financial interest disclosure requirements and open government laws.
(4) Laws relating to fair processes, including, but not limited to, common law bias prohibitions, due process requirements, incompatible offices, competitive bidding requirements for public contracts, and disqualification from participating in decisions affecting family members.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 279, Sec. 1. (AB 2158) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.4 - Ethics Training › Section 53235.

53235. (a) (1) If a local agency provides any type of compensation, salary, or stipend to a member of a legislative body, or provides reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member of a legislative body in the performance of official duties, then all local agency officials shall receive training in ethics pursuant to this article.
(2) All local agency officials who are members of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school shall receive training in ethics pursuant to this article, whether or not any member receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.
(b) Each local agency official shall receive at least two hours of training in general ethics principles and ethics laws relevant to the official’s public service every two years.
(c) If an entity develops curricula to satisfy the requirements of this section, then the Fair Political Practices Commission and the Attorney General shall be consulted regarding the sufficiency and accuracy of the proposed course content. When reviewing any proposed course content the Fair Political Practices Commission and the Attorney General shall not preclude an entity from also including local ethics policies in the curricula.
(d) A local agency or an association of local agencies may offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests, to meet the requirements of this section. These courses may be taken at home, in-person, or online.
(e) A provider of training courses to meet the requirements of this article shall provide participants with proof of participation to meet the requirements of Section 53235.2.
(f) A local agency shall provide information on training available to meet the requirements of this article to its local officials at least once annually.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 279, Sec. 2. (AB 2158) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.4 - Ethics Training › Section 53235.1.

53235.1. (a) Each local agency official in local agency service as of January 1, 2006, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 9, 2007, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2007. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2006, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than one year from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.
(2) Each local agency official who, as of January 1, 2025, is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 1, 2026, shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2026. Thereafter, each local agency official who is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.
(c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency shall satisfy the requirements of this article once every two years without regard to the number of local agencies with which the official serves.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 279, Sec. 3. (AB 2158) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.4 - Ethics Training › Section 53235.2.

53235.2. (a) A local agency that requires its local agency officials to complete the ethical training prescribed by this article shall maintain records indicating both of the following:
(1) The dates that local officials satisfied the requirements of this article.
(2) The entity that provided the training.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency shall maintain these records for at least five years after local officials receive the training. These records are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 196. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.4.5 - Sexual Harassment Prevention Training and Education › Section 53237.

53237. For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Local agency” means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, or special district.
(b) “Local agency official” means any member of a local agency legislative body and any elected local agency official.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 816, Sec. 1. (AB 1661) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.4.5 - Sexual Harassment Prevention Training and Education › Section 53237.1.

53237.1. (a) If a local agency provides any type of compensation, salary, or stipend to a local agency official of that agency, then all local agency officials of that agency shall receive sexual harassment prevention training and education pursuant to this article. A local agency may also require any of its employees to receive sexual harassment prevention training and education pursuant to this article.
(b) Each local agency official, or employee who is so required, shall receive at least two hours of sexual harassment prevention training and education within the first six months of taking office or commencing employment, and every two years thereafter.
(c) An entity that develops curricula to satisfy the requirements of this section shall consult with legal counsel for the entity regarding the sufficiency and accuracy of that proposed content. An entity is permitted to include local sexual harassment prevention training and education policies in the curricula.
(d) The training and education required by this section shall include information and practical guidance regarding the federal and state statutory provisions concerning the prohibition against, and the prevention and correction of, sexual harassment and the remedies available to victims of sexual harassment in employment. The training and education shall also include practical examples aimed at instructing the local agency official in the prevention of sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, and shall be presented by trainers or educators with knowledge and expertise in the prevention of sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation.
(e) A local agency or an association of local agencies may offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests, to meet the requirements of this section. These courses may be taken at home, in person, or online.
(f) All providers of training courses shall provide participants with proof of participation to meet the requirements of this article.
(g) A local agency shall provide a recommendation on training available to meet the requirements of this article to its local agency officials and its employees at least once in written form before assuming a new position and every two years thereafter.
(h) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency shall satisfy the requirements of this article once every two years without regard to the number of local agencies he or she serves.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 387, Sec. 12. (SB 205) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.4.5 - Sexual Harassment Prevention Training and Education › Section 53237.2.

53237.2. (a) A local agency that requires its local agency officials or employees to complete the sexual harassment prevention training and education prescribed by this article shall maintain records indicating both of the following:
(1) The dates that local agency officials or employees satisfied the requirements of this article.
(2) The entity that provided the training.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a local agency shall maintain these records for at least five years after local agency officials or employees receive the training. These records are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 197. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.4.5 - Sexual Harassment Prevention Training and Education › Section 53237.5.

53237.5. The requirements of this article are in addition to any other law requiring similar or related training, and nothing in this article shall be construed to supersede the requirements of Section 12940 or 12950.1.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 816, Sec. 1. (AB 1661) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.5 - Replacing or Repairing Property of Employees › Section 53240.

53240. The legislative body of a county, city, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public district, or other public agency may provide for the payment of the costs of replacing or repairing property or prostheses of an employee, such as eyeglasses, hearing aids, dentures, watches, or articles of clothing necessarily worn or carried by the employee when any such items are lost or damaged in the line of duty without fault of employee. If the items are damaged beyond repair, the actual value of such items may be paid. The value of such items shall be determined as of the time of the loss thereof or damage thereto.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 234.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.6 - Abuse of Office › Section 53243.

53243. On or after January 1, 2012, any contract executed or renewed between a local agency and an officer or employee of a local agency that provides paid leave salary offered by the local agency to the officer or employee pending an investigation shall require that any salary provided for that purpose be fully reimbursed if the officer or employee is convicted of a crime involving an abuse of his or her office or position.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 692, Sec. 7. (AB 1344) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.6 - Abuse of Office › Section 53243.1.

53243.1. On or after January 1, 2012, any contract executed or renewed between a local agency and an officer or employee of a local agency that provides funds for the legal criminal defense of an officer or employee shall require that any funds provided for that purpose be fully reimbursed to the local agency if the officer or employee is convicted of a crime involving an abuse of his or her office or position.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 692, Sec. 7. (AB 1344) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.6 - Abuse of Office › Section 53243.2.

53243.2. On or after January 1, 2012, any contract of employment between an employee and a local agency employer shall include a provision which provides that, regardless of the term of the contract, if the contract is terminated, any cash settlement related to the termination that an employee may receive from the local agency shall be fully reimbursed to the local agency if the employee is convicted of a crime involving an abuse of his or her office or position.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 692, Sec. 7. (AB 1344) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.6 - Abuse of Office › Section 53243.3.

53243.3. On or after January 1, 2012, if a local agency provides, in the absence of a contractual obligation, for any of the payments described in this article, then the employee or officer receiving any payments provided for those purposes shall fully reimburse the local agency that provided those payments in the event that the employee or officer is convicted of a crime involving the abuse of his or her office or position.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 692, Sec. 7. (AB 1344) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.6 - Abuse of Office › Section 53243.4.

53243.4. For purposes of this article, “abuse of office or position” means either of the following:
(a) An abuse of public authority, including, but not limited to, waste, fraud, and violation of the law under color of authority.
(b) A crime against public justice, including, but not limited to, a crime described in Title 5 (commencing with Section 67), Title 6 (commencing with Section 85), or Title 7 (commencing with Section 92) of Part 1 of the Penal Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 210, Sec. 7. (SB 184) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.6 - Abuse of Office › Section 53244.

53244. (a) A local public officer, as defined in subdivision (b), who is convicted by a state or federal trial court of any felony under state or federal law for conduct arising out of, or in the performance of, his or her official duties shall forfeit any contract right or other common law, constitutional, or statutory claim against a local public agency employer to retirement or pension rights or benefits, however those benefits may be characterized, including lost compensation, other than the accrued rights and benefits to which he or she may be entitled under any public retirement system in which he or she is a member. The forfeiture provided by this section shall be in addition to, and independent of, any forfeiture of public retirement system rights and benefits pursuant to Section 7522.70, 7522.72, or 7522.74.
(b) For the purposes of this section, “local public officer” means a person, either elected or appointed, who exercised discretionary, executive authority in his or her employment.
(c) This section shall apply to any claim filed prior to the effective date of the act enacting this section, and still pending on that date, and any claim commenced after that date.
(d) Upon conviction, a local public officer as described in subdivision (a), and the prosecuting agency shall each notify the public employer who employed the local public officer at the time of the commission of the felony within 60 days of the felony conviction. The operation of this section is not dependent upon the performance of the notification required by this subdivision.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 775, Sec. 2. (SB 39) Effective October 12, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.7 - Salary Warrants and Checks › Section 53245.

53245. (a) Any person now or hereafter employed by a county, city, municipal corporation, district, or other public agency may file with their appointing power a designation of a person who, notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall, on the death of the employee, be entitled to receive all warrants or checks that would have been payable to the decedent had they survived. The employee may change the designation from time to time. A person so designated shall claim such warrants or checks from the appointing power. On sufficient proof of identity, the appointing power shall deliver the warrants or checks to the claimant. A person who receives a warrant or check pursuant to this section is entitled to negotiate it as if they were the payee.
(b) For purposes of this section, “person” includes, but is not limited to, a corporation, a trust, or an estate.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 55, Sec. 2. (AB 444) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.8 - Comparable Pay › Section 53247.

53247. As used in this article, “local agency” means any county, city, city and county, including any charter county, city, or city and county, and any district, school district, municipal or public corporation, political subdivision, or public agency of the state, or any instrumentality of one or more of any such agencies.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 906, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2.8 - Comparable Pay › Section 53248.

53248. (a) No local agency shall adopt or continue in effect an ordinance or policy which prohibits consideration of comparability of the value of the work as one of the factors which may be used during the collective-bargaining process to negotiate salaries. Existing memoranda of understanding, presently in effect, would continue to control until they expire. Thereafter, there shall be negotiations in accordance with this article.
(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Comparability of the value of the work” means the value of the work performed by an employee, or group of employees within a class or salary range, in relation to the value of the work of another employee, or group of employees, to any class or salary range maintained by a local agency, and shall be measured by the composite of the skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions normally required in the performance of the work with other classes of employees.
(2) “Skill” means the skill required in the performance of the work, including any type of intellectual or physical skill acquired by the employee through experience, training, education, or natural ability.
(3) “Effort” means the effort required in the performance of the work, including any intellectual or physical effort.
(4) “Responsibility” means the responsibility required in the performance of the work, including the extent to which the employer relies on the employee to perform the work, the importance of the duties, and the accountability of the employee for the work of others and for resources.
(5) “Working conditions” means the conditions under which the work of an employee is performed, including physical or psychological factors.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 906, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 3 - Firemen s Vacations › Section 53250.

53250. The legislative body of a city or a fire protection district in which there is a regularly organized paid fire department or county fire warden department, shall grant to each regular or permanent member of the department an annual leave of absence from active duty of not less than fifteen consecutive days. It shall also grant each member a leave of absence from active duty of not less than four working shifts in each month of service.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 465, Sec. 1. Effective August 22, 1988.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 3 - Firemen s Vacations › Section 53251.

53251. The legislative body shall arrange such leaves so as not to impair the efficiency of the department.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 3 - Firemen s Vacations › Section 53252.

53252. Deduction shall not be made from the salary or pay of a member of the department granted such a leave of absence.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 3.5 - Employment Contracts › Section 53260.

53260. (a) All contracts of employment between an employee and a local agency employer shall include a provision that provides that regardless of the term of the contract, if the contract is terminated, the maximum cash settlement that an employee may receive shall be an amount equal to the monthly salary of the employee multiplied by the number of months left on the unexpired term of the contract, with the following exceptions:
(1) If the unexpired term of the contract is greater than 18 months, the maximum cash settlement shall be an amount equal to the monthly salary of the employee multiplied by 18.
(2) In the case of a district superintendent of schools, for contracts of employment executed on or after January 1, 2016, the maximum cash settlement shall be an amount equal to the monthly salary of the employee multiplied by 12.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if a local agency employer, including an administrator appointed by the Superintendent, terminates its contract of employment with its district superintendent of schools, that local agency employer shall not provide a cash or noncash settlement to its superintendent in any amount if the local agency employer believes, and subsequently confirms, pursuant to an independent audit, that the superintendent has engaged in fraud, misappropriation of funds, or other illegal fiscal practices.
(2) This subdivision applies only to a contract for employment executed on or after January 1, 2016.
(c) The cash settlement formulas described in subdivision (a) are maximum amounts that may be paid by a local agency employer to an employee and not a target or example of the amount of the cash settlement to be paid by a local agency employer to an employee in all contract termination cases.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 240, Sec. 1. (AB 215) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 3.5 - Employment Contracts › Section 53261.

53261. The cash settlement specified in Section 53260 shall not include any other noncash items except health benefits, which may be continued for the same duration of time as covered in the settlement, pursuant to the same time limitations as provided in Section 53260, or until the employee finds other employment, whichever occurs first.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 962, Sec. 6. Effective September 28, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 3.5 - Employment Contracts › Section 53262.

53262. (a) All contracts of employment with a superintendent, deputy superintendent, assistant superintendent, associate superintendent, community college president, community college vice president, community college deputy vice president, general manager, city manager, county administrator, or other similar chief administrative officer or chief executive officer of a local agency shall be ratified in an open session of the governing body which shall be reflected in the governing body’s minutes.
(b) Copies of any contracts of employment, as well as copies of the settlement agreements, shall be available to the public upon request.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 962, Sec. 6. Effective September 28, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 3.5 - Employment Contracts › Section 53263.

53263. For purposes of this article, “local agency” means any general law county, general law city, and any district, school district, community college district, municipal or public corporation, political subdivision, or public agency of the state, or any instrumentality of any one or more of these agencies.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 962, Sec. 6. Effective September 28, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 3.5 - Employment Contracts › Section 53264.

53264. This article shall apply prospectively and shall affect any contract originally approved by the governing body, or any existing contract that is extended by the governing body, after the effective date of this article.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 962, Sec. 6. Effective September 28, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 4 - Transfer of Public Functions › Section 53290.

53290. As used in this article:
(a) “Local agency” means city, county, or district.
(b) “Legislative body” means the board of supervisors in the case of a county or a city and county, the city council or board of trustees in the case of a city, and the board of directors or other governing body in the case of a district.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 2399.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 4 - Transfer of Public Functions › Section 53291.

53291. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, whenever a local agency takes over or assumes any of the functions of another local agency under a law which provides that all or any employees of such other local agency become employees of the local agency assuming the function, the governing body of the local agency assuming the function may prescribe the qualifications and conditions under which such employees will become employees of the local agency. Any employees who do not meet such qualifications or conditions shall not become employees of the local agency.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 2399.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 4 - Transfer of Public Functions › Section 53292.

53292. (a) Whenever a special district or joint powers agency that provides fire protection or a city fire department is dissolved or the area it serves is decreased by reason of a consolidation, merger, incorporation, annexation, or contract, and the district, joint powers agency, or city fire department taking over the duties of the dissolved or decreased district, joint powers agency, or department decides to hire additional firefighters, it shall give first choice for the positions to be filled to firefighters employed by the dissolved or decreased district, joint powers agency, or department. As nearly as possible, the firefighters who are hired shall be given positions with a rank comparable to that which they held in the dissolved or decreased district, joint powers agency, or department. No firefighter shall be hired who is over the mandatory retirement age of the district, joint powers agency, or city fire department which is taking over the duties of the dissolved or decreased district, joint powers agency, or department.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where firefighters are hired as a result of the consolidation, merger, incorporation, annexation, or contract, the seniority or other employment rights of the employees of the district, joint powers agency, or fire department taking over the duties of the dissolved or decreased district, joint powers agency, or department shall not be impaired as a result of the consolidation, merger, incorporation, annexation, or contract, except as otherwise agreed upon in a county, other than a county of the first class, in a memorandum of understanding with each employee organization, which has been recognized pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1, and which represents employees of the district, joint powers agency, or department taking over the duties of the dissolved or decreased district, joint powers agency, or department who are in classes affected by the consolidation, merger, incorporation, annexation, or contract.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 394, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 4 - Transfer of Public Functions › Section 53293.

53293. No agency of the state, formed pursuant to general law or special act, for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries and which has as its primary function the control and conservation of floodwaters, shall contract to provide engineering or surveying services, as defined by Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) and Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 8700), respectively, of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, except with another governmental agency whose boundaries encompass all or a portion of the agency performing the services, or where the agencies have a mutual interest in the project or area of service for which such engineering or surveying services are to be performed.
The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any contract executed by any such agency prior to the effective date of this section.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 817.)