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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2 - General Powers › Section 25209.

25209. If real property is conveyed by a county and it is subsequently determined and mutually agreed by the board of supervisors and the person to whom the property was conveyed that an error was made in the description of the property conveyed, so that less property is included in the description than was intended by the parties, the board may by resolution recite the facts of such error and approve such determination and agreement; thereafter the board may execute or cause to be executed a corrective deed without conforming to the requirements of law, if any, for the sale of real property by counties and without commencing a judicial action to reform the deed.
A similar procedure may be followed with respect to property conveyed to a county, where the error results in more property being conveyed than was intended. In either case the resolution of the board shall be conclusive as to the facts recited therein as to good faith purchasers or encumbrancers for value.
This section shall not apply to a conveyance by or to a county if the error is in the published description required by law or charter, nor shall this section require notice of such sale or purchase to be published if not otherwise required by law.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1965.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2 - General Powers › Section 25209.1.

25209.1. (a) During any fiscal year, the board of supervisors of any county or city and county may upon the recommendation of the county auditor authorize the treasurer of the county or city and county to make a temporary transfer from the funds in his custody to any school district in the county or city and county. Such temporary transfer shall be made only in the event that the funds transferred are not immediately needed to pay claims against such funds of the county treasury, and the temporary transfer of funds made to eligible school districts shall not exceed an amount computed to be equal to 50 percent of the school district’s entitlement for payment of Public Law 81-874 funds for the immediately preceding fiscal year.
(b) School districts may repay such temporary transfer of funds without any interest to the county or city and county on or before June 1 of the fiscal year in which the funds were transferred. Upon receipt of Public Law 81-874 funds next following the aforesaid transfer, the school district shall immediately apply all of such funds to the repayment of the funds transferred pursuant to subdivision (a).
If such temporary transfer of funds is not repaid by June 1 of the fiscal year in which the temporary transfer occurred, the county auditor shall withhold from the next principal apportionment of taxes an amount equal to the temporary transfer of funds and charges, less any repayments made by the school district.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 404.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2 - General Powers › Section 25209.3.

25209.3. The board of supervisors may do and perform all acts necessary to enable the county to participate in the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended, and its successors, including the authorization of the expenditure by the county of whatever funds that may be required by the federal government as a condition to the county’s participation.
(Added by renumbering Section 25210 by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2 - General Powers › Section 25209.5.

25209.5. The board of supervisors may do and perform all acts necessary to participate in the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-512) including the authorization of the expenditure by the county of funds received by the county pursuant to said act for the priority expenditures set forth in Section 103 of said act. The authorization as contained in this section is in addition to any other powers that a county may have to expend funds for purposes provided by law.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2 - General Powers › Section 25209.6.

25209.6. The board of supervisors may take all necessary action on behalf of the county to participate as a health maintenance organization in Section 1876 of the Social Security Act (Public Law 92-603, Section 226), or Section 300(e) of Title 42 of the United States Code, or any other health maintenance organization provision under Title 18 or 19 of the Social Security Act, or any or all of such provisions, and to provide to its enrollees services in addition to those described in subsection (c), as provided in subsection (g) of Section 1876, including the establishment, receipt, segregation and use of prepayments by and for the benefit of enrollees, execution and performance of contracts, and authorization of the expenditure by the county of whatever funds may be required therefor. In connection with a program under this section, county funds may be expended to provide county supplementation of enrollee prepayment amounts, up to 100 percent of the full prepayment amount for persons or families who, in the judgment of the county, are not financially capable of making the full prepayment.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 81, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 25210.

25210. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the County Service Area Law.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 25210.1.

25210.1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Population growth and development in unincorporated areas result in new and increased demands for public facilities and services that promote the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare.
(b) The residents and property owners in unincorporated areas should have reasonable methods available so that they can finance and provide these needed public facilities and services.
(c) The residents and property owners in some unincorporated areas may propose the incorporation of new cities or annexations to existing cities as a way to fulfill these demands for public facilities and services.
(d) In other unincorporated areas, independent special districts with directly elected or appointed governing boards can fulfill these demands for public facilities and services.
(e) County boards of supervisors need alternative organizations and methods to finance and provide needed public facilities and services to the residents and property owners of unincorporated areas.
(f) In enacting the County Service Area Law by this chapter, it is the intent of the Legislature to continue a broad statutory authority for county boards of supervisors to use county service areas as a method to finance and provide needed public facilities and services.
(g) Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that county boards of supervisors, residents, and property owners use the powers and procedures provided by the County Service Area Law to meet the diversity of local conditions, circumstances, and resources.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 25210.2.

25210.2. Unless the context requires otherwise, as used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Board” means the county board of supervisors acting as the governing authority of a county service area.
(b) “Commission” or “local agency formation commission” means a local agency formation commission that operates in the county pursuant to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5.
(c) “County service area” means a county service area formed pursuant to this chapter or any of its statutory predecessors.
(d) “Geologic hazard” means an actual or threatened landslide, land subsidence, soil erosion, earthquake, or any other natural or unnatural movement of land or earth.
(e) “Inhabited territory” means territory within which there reside 12 or more registered voters. All other territory shall be deemed “uninhabited.”
(f) “Landowner” or “owner of land” means all of the following:
(1) Any person shown as the owner of land on the county’s most recent assessment roll, except where that person is no longer the owner. Where that person is no longer the owner, the landowner or owner of land is any person entitled to be shown as the owner of land on the next assessment roll.
(2) Where land is subject to a recorded written agreement of sale, any person shown in the agreement as purchaser.
(3) Any public agency owning land, provided that a public agency which owns highways, rights-of-way, easements, waterways, or canals shall not be deemed a landowner or owner of land.
(g) “Latent power” means any service or facility authorized by Article 4 (commencing with Section 25213) that the local agency formation commission has determined, pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 56425, that the county service area was not authorized to provide prior to January 1, 2009.
(h) “Voter” means a voter as defined by Section 359 of the Elections Code.
(i) “Zone” means a zone formed pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 25217).
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 332, Sec. 4. (SB 113) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 25210.3.

25210.3. (a) This chapter provides the authority for the organization and powers of county service areas. This chapter succeeds the former Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 25210.1) as added by Chapter 858 of the Statutes of 1953, and as subsequently amended.
(b) Any county service area established pursuant to the former Chapter 2.2 which was in existence on January 1, 2009, shall remain in existence as if it had been formed under this chapter.
(c) Any improvement area, improvement zone, or zone formed pursuant to the former Chapter 2.2, which was in existence on January 1, 2009, shall be deemed to be a zone and remain in existence as if it had been formed as a zone pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 25217).
(d) Any indebtedness, bond, note, certificate of participation, contract, special tax, benefit assessment, fee, charge, election, ordinance, resolution, regulation, rule, or any other action of a board taken pursuant to the former Chapter 2.2 before January 1, 2009, shall not be impaired or voided solely because of the enactment of this chapter or any error, omission, informality, misnomer, or inconsistency with this chapter.
(e) Any approval or determination, including, but not limited to, terms and conditions made with respect to a county service area by a local agency formation commission before January 1, 2009, shall remain in full force and effect.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 25210.4.

25210.4. This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 25210.5.

25210.5. If any provision of this chapter or the application of any provision of this chapter in any circumstance or to any person, county, city, special district, school district, the state, or any agency or subdivision of the state is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application of the invalid provision, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 25210.6.

25210.6. (a) Any action to determine the validity of the organization of a county service area or zone shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(b) Any action to determine the validity of any bonds, warrants, contracts, obligations, loans, notes, or evidence of indebtedness of a county service area shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(c) (1) Any action or proceeding to validate, attack, review, set aside, void, or annul an ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to this chapter and levying, fixing, or extending an assessment, charge, or fee or modifying or amending any existing ordinance or resolution shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(2) If an ordinance or resolution provides for an automatic adjustment in an assessment, charge, or fee, and the automatic adjustment results in an increase in the amount of an assessment, charge, or fee, any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the increase shall be commenced within 60 days of the effective date of the increase.
(3) Any appeal from a final judgment in the action or proceeding brought pursuant to this subdivision shall be filed within 30 days after entry of the judgment.
(d) Any judicial action to review any other action taken pursuant to this chapter shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1084) of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 25210.7.

25210.7. (a) Territory, whether contiguous or noncontiguous, in the unincorporated area of a single county may be included in a county service area.
(b) A county service area that includes the entire unincorporated area of a county may be formed to provide any or all of the services and facilities authorized by this chapter if the county does not provide those services and facilities to the same extent to the entire area of the county.
(c) All or any part of a city may be included in a county service area only if the city council gives its consent, as provided in this chapter. The executive officer of a local agency formation commission shall not issue a certificate of filing pursuant to Section 56658 for an application for an annexation of incorporated territory to a county service area or a reorganization that would result in the annexation of incorporated territory to a county service area, unless the application is accompanied by a resolution adopted by the city council of the affected city that consents to the annexation of that incorporated territory.
(d) Land devoted primarily to the commercial production of agricultural products, timber, or livestock may be included in a county service area only if that land is contiguous to other land within the county service area and only if the land will benefit from the services and facilities that the county service area provides. A local agency formation commission shall not approve any change of organization or reorganization that would result in the inclusion of land devoted primarily to the commercial production of agricultural products, timber, or livestock in a county service area unless the board finds that the land will benefit from the services and facilities that the county service area provides.
(e) Except as provided in this chapter, the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5) shall govern any change of organization or reorganization of a county service area. In the case of any conflict between that division or this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail.
(f) A county service area shall not be deemed an “independent special district” as defined by Section 56044 and as that term is used in the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5).
(g) Whenever the boundaries of an improvement zone change, a county shall comply with Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 54900) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 25210.8.

25210.8. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, elections for a county service area or zone are subject to the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code).
(b) A county may conduct any election for a county service area or zone by all-mailed ballots pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 4000) of the Elections Code.
(c) A county may hold advisory elections for a county service area or zone pursuant to Section 9603 of the Elections Code.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 2 - Formation › Section 25211.

25211. A new county service area may be formed pursuant to this article.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 2 - Formation › Section 25211.1.

25211.1. (a) A proposal to form a new county service area may be made by petition. The petition shall do all of the things required by Section 56700. In addition, the petition shall do all of the following:
(1) State which services and facilities it is proposed that the county service area be authorized to provide upon formation.
(2) Set forth the proposed methods by which the county service area will finance those services and facilities, including, but not limited to, special taxes, benefit assessments, and fees.
(3) Propose a number or distinctive name for the county service area. Notwithstanding Section 7530, every county service area shall have the words “County Service Area” within its name.
(b) The petitions, the proponents, and the procedures for certifying the sufficiency of the petitions shall comply with Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 56700) of Part 3 of Division 5. In the case of any conflict between that chapter and this article, the provisions of this article shall prevail.
(c) As determined by the local agency formation commission, the petition shall be signed by not less than either:
(1) Twenty-five percent of the registered voters living in the area to be included in the county service area.
(2) Twenty-five percent of the number of owners of land who own not less than 25 percent of the assessed value of land within the area to be included in the county service area.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 2 - Formation › Section 25211.2.

25211.2. (a) Before circulating any petition, the proponents shall publish a notice of intention which shall include a written statement not to exceed 500 words in length, setting forth the reasons for forming the county service area, the proposed services and facilities that the county service area will provide, and the proposed methods by which the county service area will be financed. The notice shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the territory proposed to be included within the county service area.
(b) The notice shall be signed by one or more petitioners, and shall be in substantially the following form:
“Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition.
Notice is hereby given of the intention to circulate a petition to form the ___________ ?number or distinctive name of the county service area?. The reasons for forming the proposed county service area are: _______________________. The proposed services and facilities that the county service area will provide are: ________________________. The proposed method(s) by which the county service area will finance those services and facilities are: ________________________________.”
(c) Within five days after the date of publication, the proponents shall file with the executive officer of the local agency formation commission and the clerk of the board of supervisors a copy of the notice together with an affidavit made by a representative of the newspaper or newspapers in which the notice was published certifying to the fact of the publication.
(d) After the filing required by subdivision (c), the petition may be circulated for signatures.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 2 - Formation › Section 25211.3.

25211.3. (a) A proposal to form a new county service area may also be made by the adoption of a resolution of application by the board of supervisors. Except for the provisions regarding the signers, the signatures, and the proponents, a resolution of application shall contain all of the matters specified for a petition in Section 25211.1.
(b) Before adopting a resolution of application, the board of supervisors shall hold a public hearing on the resolution. Notice of the hearing shall be published pursuant to Section 6061. At least 20 days before the hearing, the board of supervisors shall give mailed notice of its hearing to the executive officer of the local agency formation commission. The notice shall generally describe the proposed formation of the county service area, the territory proposed to be included in the county service area, the proposed services and facilities that the county service area will provide, and the proposed methods of financing those services and facilities.
(c) The clerk of the board of supervisors shall file a certified copy of the resolution of application with the executive officer of the local agency formation commission.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 2 - Formation › Section 25211.5.

25211.5. (a) If the local agency formation commission orders the formation of a county service area subject to the approval by the voters pursuant to Section 25211.4 and if the proposed county service area contains no voters, the vote shall be by the owners of land within the proposed county service area.
(b) Each landowner shall have one vote for each acre or portion of an acre of land that the landowner owns within the proposed county service area. The number of votes to be voted by a particular landowner shall be specified on the ballot provided to that landowner.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 3 - General Powers › Section 25212.

25212. The board shall have and may exercise all rights and powers, expressed and implied, necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter, including, but not limited to, the following powers:
(a) To adopt and enforce rules and regulations for the administration, operation, use, and maintenance of the facilities and services authorized by Article 4 (commencing with Section 25213).
(b) To acquire any real or personal property within or outside the county service area, by contract or otherwise; to hold, manage, occupy, dispose of, convey, and encumber that property; and to create a leasehold interest in that property for the benefit of the county service area.
(c) To acquire by eminent domain, pursuant to the Eminent Domain Law (Title 7 (commencing with Section 1230.010) of the Code of Civil Procedure), any real or personal property within or outside the county service area.
(d) To employ persons to provide, or contract with the county for, necessary staff and support services required by a county service area.
(e) To contract for professional services.
(f) To enter into and perform all contracts, including, but not limited to, contracts pursuant to either Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 20120) or Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 20150) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, as the case may be.
(g) To enter joint powers agreements pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1).
(h) To take any and all actions necessary for, or incidental to, the powers expressed or implied by this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 3 - General Powers › Section 25212.1.

25212.1. (a) The board shall act only by ordinance, resolution, or motion.
(b) The minutes of the board shall record the aye and nay votes taken by the members of the board for the passage of all ordinances, resolutions, or motions.
(c) The board shall keep a record of all of its actions, including financial transactions.
(d) The board shall retain and may destroy the records of a county service area pursuant to Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 26200).
(e) The board may, by resolution, change the number or the name of a county service area. The resolution shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 23 (commencing with Section 7530) of Division 7 of Title 1. Notwithstanding Section 7530, every county service area shall have the words “county service area” within its name. Within 10 days of its adoption, the clerk of the board of supervisors shall file a copy of the resolution with the Secretary of State, the county clerk, and the local agency formation commission.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 3 - General Powers › Section 25212.2.

25212.2. (a) When acquiring, improving, or using any real property, the board shall comply with Article 5 (commencing with Section 53090) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5. A county service area shall be deemed to be a “local agency” for the purposes of that article, except that the board shall not render any ordinance inapplicable pursuant to Section 53096.
(b) When acquiring, improving, or using any real property, the board shall comply with Article 7 (commencing with Section 65400) of Chapter 1 of Division 1 of Title 7. A county service area shall be deemed to be a “local agency” and a “special district” for the purposes of that article, except that the board shall not overrule any decision pursuant to either Section 65402 or 65403.
(c) When disposing of surplus land, the board shall comply with Article 7 (commencing with Section 54220) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5. A county service area shall be deemed to be a “local agency” for the purposes of that article.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 3 - General Powers › Section 25212.3.

25212.3. (a) The board may contract with any local agency, state department or agency, federal department or agency, or any tribal government for the provision of any facilities, services, or programs authorized by this chapter within the county service area.
(b) Subject to Section 56133, a county service area may provide facilities and services authorized by this chapter outside its boundaries.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 3 - General Powers › Section 25212.4.

25212.4. (a) The board may appoint one or more advisory committees to give advice to the board of supervisors regarding a county service area’s services and facilities.
(b) The board may provide for the appointment, qualifications, terms, procedures, meetings, and ethical conduct of the members of an advisory committee. Any comments by an advisory committee are wholly advisory and it is not the responsibility or within the authority of an advisory committee to make decisions, manage, or direct the delivery of services and facilities.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS › CHAPTER 2.5 - County Service Areas › ARTICLE 4 - Services and Facilities › Section 25213.1.

25213.1. In the County of Lassen, a county service area may be formed to purchase electrical energy generated within the boundaries of the county, and the board may enter into contracts for the sale of that energy at wholesale rates to any public agency or public utility engaged in the sale or use of electrical energy.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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25213.2. (a) In the County of Napa, a county service area may be formed for the sole purpose of acquiring, constructing, leasing, or maintaining, or any combination thereof, farmworker housing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, only a county service area formed under this section in the County of Napa may exercise this specific authority.
(b) The Board of Supervisors of the County of Napa may, following the procedures of Article 4.6 (commencing with Section 53750) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, levy an annual assessment not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15) per planted vineyard acre for the purposes of the county service area formed under this section. An annual assessment levied pursuant to this section may remain in effect for a period not exceeding five years. However, an annual assessment levied pursuant to this section may be reauthorized for additional five-year periods pursuant to Article 4.6.
(c) No assessment shall be imposed on any parcel that exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel.
(d) The board may allocate the proceeds of the annual assessment, as it deems appropriate, for any or all of the following purposes:
(1) Acquiring farmworker housing.
(2) Building farmworker housing.
(3) Leasing farmworker housing.
(4) Providing maintenance or operations for farmworker housing owned or leased by the Napa Valley Housing Authority or another public agency whose principal purpose is to develop or facilitate the development of farmworker housing in the County of Napa.
(e) The board shall appoint an advisory committee that includes, but is not limited to, farmworkers and planted vineyard landowners or agents to advise and counsel the board on the allocation of the proceeds of the annual assessment.
(f) In ascertaining parcels to be included in this county service area, the board shall use data gathered by the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District.
(g) Vineyard property owners who present proof to the board that they are providing housing for their own workers shall be exempt from the assessment. The board and the advisory committee shall audit the programs receiving the proceeds of the allocation every two years and make recommendations for changes.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 72, Sec. 1. (SB 240) Effective January 1, 2018.)
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25213.3. In the County of Orange, a county service area that is the successor to a dissolved harbor improvement district may exercise the powers of a harbor improvement district pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 5800) of Division 8 of the Harbors and Navigation Code.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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25213.4. (a) In the County of San Bernardino, a county service area in whose territory all or any portion of the redevelopment project area referenced in subdivision (e) of Section 33492.41 of the Health and Safety Code is located may locate, construct, and maintain facilities and infrastructure for sewer and water pipelines or other facilities for sewer transmission and water supply or distribution systems along and across any street or public highway and on any lands that are now or hereafter owned by the state, for the purpose of providing facilities or services related to development, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 56426, to, or in that portion of, the redevelopment project area that, as of January 1, 2000, meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Is unincorporated territory.
(2) Contains at least 100 acres.
(3) Is surrounded or substantially surrounded by incorporated territory.
(4) Contains at least 100 acres zoned for commercial or industrial uses or is designated on the applicable county general plan for commercial or industrial uses.
(b) The facilities or services related to development may be provided by the county service area to all or any portion of the area defined in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (a). Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, building ordinances, zoning ordinances, and any other local ordinances, rules, and regulations of a city or other political subdivision of the state shall not apply to the location, construction, or maintenance of facilities or services related to development pursuant to this section.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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25213.5. (a) If the board desires to exercise a latent power, the board shall first receive the approval of the local agency formation commission, pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 56824.10) of Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 3.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 56824.14, the local agency formation commission shall not, after a public hearing called and held for the purpose pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 56824.14, approve a county service area’s proposal to exercise a latent power if the local agency formation commission determines that another local agency already provides substantially similar services or facilities to the territory where the county service area proposes to exercise that latent power.
(c) After receiving the approval of the local agency formation commission, the county service area may exercise that latent power. Within 30 days of the adoption of that resolution, the clerk of the board shall mail a copy of the resolution to the local area formation commission.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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25213.6. (a) If a board desires to divest a county service area of the authority to provide a service or facility, the board shall adopt a resolution of intention. The resolution of intention shall:
(1) State the number or name of the county service area.
(2) Generally describe the territory within the county service area.
(3) Specify the services and facilities that the board proposes to terminate.
(4) Identify the public agency, if any, that would be required to provide a new or higher level of services and facilities if the board divests the power to provide those services and facilities.
(5) Fix the date, time, and place for a hearing on the question of divesting the power to provide those services and facilities. The hearing date shall be not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days from the adoption of the resolution of intention.
(b) The clerk of the board of supervisors shall publish notice of the hearing pursuant to Section 6061. The clerk of the board shall also mail the notice of the hearing at least 15 days before the hearing to the local agency formation commission and to any public agency that would be required to provide a new or higher level of services and facilities.
(c) At the hearing, the board shall consider all written and oral testimony. At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall take one of the following actions:
(1) Adopt a resolution to abandon the proceedings.
(2) If the proposed divestiture would not require another public agency other than the county to provide a new or higher level of services or facilities, the board may adopt a resolution that divests the county service area of the power to provide those services or facilities.
(3) If the proposed divestiture would require another public agency to provide a new or higher level of services or facilities, the board shall first seek the approval of the local agency formation commission. To the extent feasible, the local agency formation commission shall proceed pursuant to Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 56824.10) of Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 3. After receiving the approval of the local agency formation commission, the board may adopt a resolution that divests the county service area of the power to provide those services or facilities.
(d) If the board adopts a resolution that divests a county service area of the power to provide a service or facility, the clerk of the board of supervisors shall mail a copy of that resolution to the local agency formation commission within 30 days of the date of adoption of the resolution.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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25214. (a) The board shall adopt an annual budget pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 29000) of Division 3.
(b) A county service area shall be deemed to be a “special district whose affairs and finances are under the supervision and control of the board” within the meaning of Section 29002.
(c) The board shall provide for regular audits of the county service area’s accounts and records pursuant to Section 26909.
(d) The board shall provide for the annual financial reports to the Controller pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 53890) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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25214.1. (a) On or before July 1 of each year, the board shall adopt a resolution establishing the appropriations limit, if any, for each county service area and make other necessary determinations for the following fiscal year pursuant to Article XIII B of the California Constitution and Division 9 (commencing with Section 7900) of Title 1.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or Division 9 (commencing with Section 7900) of Title 1, a board of supervisors may include the proceeds of taxes for all county service areas within the county’s own appropriations limit.
(c) Pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 9 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, this section shall not apply to any of the following:
(1) A county service area which existed on January 1, 1978, and which did not as of the 1977–78 fiscal year levy an ad valorem tax on property in excess of twelve and one-half cents ($0.125) per one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed value.
(2) A county service area which existed on January 1, 1978, or was thereafter created by a vote of the people, and which is totally funded by other than the proceeds of taxes.
(d) This section shall not apply to any county service area that has previously transferred services and all of the property tax revenue allocation associated with those services to another local agency.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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25214.2. (a) The board may accept any revenue, money, grants, goods, or services from any federal, state, regional, or local agency or from any person for any lawful purpose of the county service area.
(b) In addition to any other existing authority, the board may borrow money and incur indebtedness pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 53820), Article 7.4 (commencing with Section 53835), Article 7.5 (commencing with Section 53840), Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 53850), and Article 7.7 (commencing with Section 53859) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 4.9. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
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25214.3. The board of supervisors may authorize expenditures from the county’s general fund on behalf of a county service area and shall repay the county general fund from the funds of the county service area in the same fiscal year.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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25214.4. (a) The board of supervisors may loan any available funds of the county to a county service area to pay for any lawful expenses of the county service area. The loan shall be repaid within the same fiscal year in which the board of supervisors loaned the funds at a rate of interest, if any, that the board of supervisors shall determine, provided that the interest rate shall not exceed the rate of interest that the county earns on its temporarily idle funds.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the board of supervisors may extend, by a four-fifths vote, the repayment of a loan for a period that does not exceed three years from the end of the fiscal year in which the loan was made.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if the board of supervisors finds that the repayment of the loan may result in an economic or fiscal hardship to the property owners or residents of the county service area, the board of supervisors may, by a four-fifths vote, waive the repayment in whole or in part.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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25214.5. (a) The board of supervisors may appropriate up to two million dollars ($2,000,000) from any available funds of the county to a revolving fund to be used by county service areas for the acquisition or improvement of real or personal property, environmental studies, fiscal analyses, engineering services, supplies, or any other lawful expenses. The revolving fund shall be reimbursed within 10 years from the date of the disbursement at a rate of interest, if any, that the board of supervisors shall determine, provided that the interest rate shall not exceed the rate of interest that the county earns on its temporarily idle funds.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if the board of supervisors finds that the reimbursement of the revolving fund may result in an economic or fiscal hardship to the property owners or residents of the county service area, the board of supervisors may, by a four-fifths vote, waive the reimbursement in whole or in part.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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25215. Whenever the board determines that the amount of revenue available to a county service area or any of its zones is inadequate to meet the costs of operating and maintaining the services and facilities that the county service area provides, the board may raise revenues pursuant to this article or any other provision of law.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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25215.1. The auditor shall allocate to each county service area its share of property tax revenue, if any, pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 95) of Part 0.5 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)