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2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5512.5.

5512.5. (a) Except as provided in Section 5506.6, the question whether the district shall be named a regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district shall be considered at the hearing conducted by the board of supervisors of the county having the largest area within the proposed district. At the conclusion of such hearing, the board of supervisors shall pass a resolution naming the district.
(b) Except as provided in Section 5506.6, after formation of a district, the directors may change the name of the district, at the conclusion of a hearing held for that purpose, by resolution approved by four-fifths of the directors of the district. Notice of the hearing, specifying the time and place, shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district; or if there be none, in the county having the largest population within the district.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 813.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5513.

5513. Where all the territory described in the petition is located entirely within one county, the board of supervisors of that county shall, after the petition has been checked and certified by the clerk, proceed in the first instance as provided for the county having the largest area within the proposed district.
(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5514.

5514. (a) The board of supervisors of the county having the largest area within the proposed district shall, if the petition, after the hearing, has been approved, in whole or in part, have jurisdiction to proceed further with the calling of an election within the boundaries of the proposed district as described in the resolution passed at the conclusion of the hearing, and shall, either as a part of the same resolution or by a later resolution, call an election within the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether the district shall be created and established and, if necessary, for the purpose of electing the first board of directors therefor in case the district is created.
(b) In a district proposed to be formed pursuant to Section 5506.5, 5506.11, or 5506.12, the resolution calling the election may provide for a single ballot measure or separate ballot measures on the question of formation, establishment of an appropriations limit authorized by Section 4 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the authority to tax pursuant to Section 5566, and the authority to sell bonds pursuant to Section 5568, or any combination of those questions.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 24, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5515.

5515. Before calling the election the board of supervisors shall divide the proposed district into five or seven wards or subdistricts, the boundaries of which shall be so drawn that each contains approximately an equal number of electors.
The municipalities and any other territory included in the proposed district may be divided for the purpose of establishing the boundaries of the wards or subdistricts, if no election precinct is divided.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1117.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5516.

5516. Upon establishing the wards the board of supervisors of the county shall give notice of an election to be held within the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether it shall be created and established, and for the purpose of electing directors if established.
The notice shall state the name of the proposed district, and describe its boundaries. It shall also describe the boundaries of the wards or subdistricts provided for the purpose of electing directors.
(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5517.

5517. The notice shall be published once a week for at least three weeks before the day of the election in each municipality in the proposed district. If no newspaper of general circulation is published in any of the municipalities included in the district, the notice shall be posted for at least three weeks in not less than three public places in each of such municipalities. If unincorporated territory is included in the district the notice shall be posted for a like period in at least three public places in the unincorporated territory.
(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5517.1.

5517.1. Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail, a written notification of the election call to the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the county or principal county in which the territory or major portion of the territory of the proposed district is located. Such written notice shall include the name and a description of the proposed district, and may be in the form of a certified copy of the resolution adopted by the legislative body calling the district formation election.
The executive officer, within five days after being notified that a district formation election has been called, shall submit to the commission, for its approval or modification, an impartial analysis of the proposed district formation.
The impartial analysis shall not exceed 500 words in length and shall include a specific description of the boundaries of the district proposed to be formed.
The local agency formation commission, within five days after the receipt of the executive officer’s analysis, shall approve or modify the analysis and submit it to the officials in charge of conducting the district formation election.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 736.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5517.2.

5517.2. The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens entitled to vote on the district formation proposition, or any combination of such voters and associations of citizens, may file a written argument for or a written argument against the proposed district formation.
Arguments shall not exceed 300 words in length and shall be filed with the officials in charge of conducting the election not less than 54 days prior to the date of the district formation election.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 736.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5517.3.

5517.3. If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed district formation is filed with the election officials within the time prescribed, such election officials shall select one of the arguments for printing and distribution to the voters.
In selecting the arguments, the election officials shall give preference and priority in the order named to the arguments of the following:
(a) The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board.
(b) Individual voters or bona fide associations of citizens or a combination of such voters and associations.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 736.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5517.4.

5517.4. The elections officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed and mailed to each voter entitled to vote on the district formation question.
The ballot pamphlet shall contain the following, in the order prescribed:
(a) The complete text of the proposition.
(b) The impartial analysis of the proposition, prepared by the local agency formation commission.
(c) The argument for the proposed district formation.
(d) The argument against the proposed district formation.
The elections officials shall mail a ballot pamphlet to each voter entitled to vote in the district formation election at least 10 days prior to the date of the election. The ballot pamphlet is “official matter” within the meaning of Section 13303 of the Elections Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 164. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5518.

5518. The ballots for the election shall contain such instructions as are required by law, and in addition the following:
Shall the (giving the name) district be created and established?
YES
NO
The ballots shall also contain the names of the persons nominated in each ward to serve as a member of the board of directors from the ward, showing separately each ward and its nominees. Any person may be nominated for the office of director upon written petition of 50 or more qualified electors of the ward or subdistrict in which the nominee resides.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 813.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5519.

5519. The election, including the nomination and election of directors and all matters not otherwise provided for by this article, shall be held and conducted and the result ascertained, determined, and declared in accordance with the general election laws of the State, as nearly as may be. No person is entitled to vote at the election unless he is a qualified elector of the territory included in the proposed district. The election may be held on the same day as and consolidated with any State, county, or city election.
(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5520.

5520. The election returns shall be forwarded to the board of supervisors of the county having the largest area within the proposed district at the conclusion of the canvass, pursuant to Section 15372 of the Elections Code. At the next meeting after the receipt of the election returns, the board shall certify the results of the election. If a majority of those who have voted on the proposition vote in favor of the creation of the district the board of supervisors shall order and declare the district created.
If it appears from the canvass that a majority of the electors voting at the election have voted against the formation of the district, the proceedings fail entirely, and there shall be no similar proceedings instituted within that territory within six months from the date of the election.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 423, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5521.

5521. The board of supervisors shall also canvass the returns of the election with respect to the persons voted for as directors, and shall declare the persons receiving the highest number of votes, for each ward, respectively, to be duly elected as directors of the district, if they are residents and electors of the ward of the district as finally determined.
(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5522.

5522. A person is not entitled to serve as a director unless he is a resident and elector of the district as finally determined, and any vacancies on the board of directors caused by the elimination of territory shall be filled by the remaining directors, in which case ward lines may be disregarded in making their appointments.
(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5523.

5523. The directors shall hold their respective offices only until the first Monday after the first day of January next following the first general election held at least 11 months after the election at which the district was formed, and until their successors are elected and qualified.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 813.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5524.

5524. The board of supervisors of the county having the largest area within the district shall cause a certified copy of the order declaring the district created and established, declaring the result of the election, and describing the boundaries of the district, to be recorded with the county recorder of each county in which any portion of the district is situated, and a certified copy shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Thereupon the creation and establishment of the district is complete, and the persons elected as directors shall enter immediately upon their official duties after qualifying according to law.
(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5525.

5525. The board of supervisors calling the election shall make all provisions for holding the election throughout the entire proposed district.
The district shall pay the cost of the election, except that if it fails to be created and established, the county shall pay the cost of the election.
(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1743.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5526.

5526. No informality in any proceeding or in the conduct of the election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any person, shall be held to invalidate the incorporation of any district, and any proceedings in which the validity of the incorporation is attacked shall be commenced within three months from the date of filing the order described in section 5524 with the Secretary of State; otherwise, incorporation and the legal existence of the district is valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.
(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5526.1.

5526.1. Any action or proceeding in a district formed pursuant to Section 5506.5, in Sonoma County, in which the validity of the imposition of any tax authorized by this article or the issuance of any bonds under this article or any of the proceedings in relation thereto is contested, questioned, or denied, shall be commenced pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Any such action brought pursuant to Section 863 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall be commenced within 180 days of the levy of the contested tax or the authorization of the bond sale. Otherwise, the taxes and bonds and all proceedings in relation thereto, including the adoption and approval of ordinances, shall be held to be valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 186, Sec. 4. Effective June 29, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5527.

5527. The government of each district shall be vested in a board of five or seven directors, one from each of the wards or subdistricts, together with the other officers mentioned in this article. Directors shall be residents and electors of the wards or subdistricts from which they are nominated. Directors who are elected at any election which is held after October 1, 1965, shall be elected by ward or subdistrict and the qualified electors in any ward or subdistrict may only vote at a district election at which a director is to be elected to represent such ward or subdistrict and may only vote for one of the persons who is nominated for such office.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1660.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5527.1.

5527.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 5527, the local agency formation commission, in approving either a consolidation of districts or the reorganization of two or more districts into a single regional park district may, pursuant to subdivisions (k) and (n) of Section 56886 of the Government Code, increase the number of directors to serve on the board of directors of the consolidated or reorganized district to 7, 9, or 11, who shall be members of the board of directors of the districts to be consolidated or reorganized as of the effective date of the consolidation or reorganization.
(b) Upon the expiration of the terms of the members of the board of directors of the consolidated district, or a district reorganized as described in subdivision (a), whose terms first expire following the effective date of the consolidation or reorganization, the total number of members on the board of directors shall be reduced until the number equals the number of members permitted by the principal act of the consolidated or reorganized district, or any larger number as may be specified by the local agency formation commission in approving the consolidation or reorganization.
(c) In addition to the powers granted under Section 1780 of the Government Code, in the event of a vacancy on the board of directors of the consolidated district or a district reorganized as described in subdivision (a) at which time the total number of directors is greater than five, the board of directors may, by majority vote of the remaining members of the board, choose not to fill the vacancy. In that event, the total membership of the board of directors shall be reduced by one board member. Upon making the determination not to fill a vacancy, the board of directors shall notify the board of supervisors of its decision.
(d) For the purposes of this section: “consolidation” means consolidation, as defined in Section 56030 of the Government Code; “district” or “special district” means district or special district, as defined in Section 56036 of the Government Code; and “reorganization” means reorganization, as defined in Section 56073 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 172, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5528.

5528. All elections and nominations of candidates for directors subsequent to the first shall be held and conducted in accordance with the general election laws of the State as near as they may be applicable when not in conflict with this article.
(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5529.

5529. At least 10 days before the date fixed for the district election, notice of the election shall be given by publication once in one or more newspapers of general circulation published and circulated in the district. In districts where no newspaper of general circulation is published, notice shall be posted in three public places for two successive weeks. No other notice of an election need be given. The notice shall refer to the wards as previously established by resolution or ordinance of the board of directors.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 71, Sec. 1. Effective March 1, 1982.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5530.

5530. The board of directors shall, in the notice, ordinance, or resolution calling an election, consolidate the district election with the election to be held at the same time in the respective counties in which the district is located and shall authorize the respective boards of supervisors to canvass the returns of the district election and certify the result of the canvass to the directors of the district. The board or boards of supervisors shall so consolidate the election, canvass the returns and cause the result to be properly certified to the board of directors of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5531.

5531. The election shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election, and only one ticket or ballot shall be used. Nomination papers shall be circulated throughout the ward. A nomination paper containing the name of the candidate to be nominated, with such other information as is required by this article, shall be signed by at least 50 voters residing within the ward.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 71, Sec. 1.5. Effective March 1, 1982.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5533.

5533. Of the directors elected at the next general state election following the election at which the district is created, those three elected by the highest vote in a five-ward district, or those four elected by the highest vote in a seven-ward district, shall hold office for four years, and the other two in a five-ward district and the other three in a seven-ward district for two years, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, at each biennial general election, a number of directors corresponding to the number whose term of office expires shall be elected for terms of four years. The terms shall commence on the first Monday after the first day of January next following the election.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1117.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5533.5.

5533.5. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5533, with respect to any district formed after December 31, 1974, the board of directors shall at its first meeting determine by lot which three wards in a five-ward district or four wards in a seven-ward district, and which two wards in a five-ward district or three wards in a seven-ward district, shall have four- and two-year terms, respectively, at the next general election. Thereafter, at each biennial general election, a number of directors corresponding to the number whose term of office expires shall be elected for terms of four years. The terms shall commence on the first Monday after the first day of January next following the election.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 813.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5533.7.

5533.7. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 5533 and 5533.5, with respect to a district formed pursuant to Section 5506.12 where the board of directors of the district is appointed by the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is located, the terms of office of each member of the board of directors is four years, commencing at noon on the first Monday in January, except as provided in subdivision (b).
(b) Within 30 days after the date a district is formed pursuant to this chapter, the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is formed shall appoint five persons to the board of directors of the district. Each person appointed by the board of supervisors to serve on the board of directors of the district shall be a registered voter in the district. The persons appointed to the initial board of directors shall hold their first meeting not later than the first Monday that falls after 45 days after the date of formation of the district. At the first meeting of the board, the directors shall classify themselves by lot into two classes of members. The term of office of the first class with three members shall expire at noon on the first Monday in January that is closest to the fourth year after the appointments made pursuant to this subdivision. The term of office of the class with two members shall expire at noon on the first Monday in January that is closest to the second year after the appointments made pursuant to this subdivision.
(c) Any vacancy in the office of a member of the board of directors of the district appointed pursuant to this section shall be filled by the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is formed. Any person appointed to fill a vacant office shall fill the balance of the unexpired term.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 24, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5534.

5534. The board of directors may by resolution or ordinance fix the boundaries of the wards or subdistricts for the purpose of electing directors, after the first election creating and establishing the district. The wards shall be established in ample time prior to each biennial general election to permit candidates for the position of directors to circulate nominating papers.
(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5534.5.

5534.5. Notwithstanding any provision in this article to the contrary, the board may at any time by ordinance alter the existing boundaries of the wards or subdistricts and create new wards or subdistricts for the purpose of increasing the number of the board of directors.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1117.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5535.

5535. The board of directors shall choose one of its members president, and another vice president, who shall act for the president during his absence or disability. The board of directors shall either choose one of its members to serve as secretary and another to serve as treasurer or shall employ one or more administrative secretaries or clerks to perform the duties of secretary or treasurer, or both. The board shall provide for the time and place of holding its meetings, which shall be held at least once each month. All legislative sessions of the board, whether regular or special, shall be open to the public. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 630.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5536.5.

5536.5. Members of the board of directors may be allowed actual necessary traveling and incidental expenses incurred in the performance of official business of the district as approved by the district board. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 700, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5538.

5538. The board shall appoint a general manager, who shall be the chief administrative officer of the district, and a controller, and may appoint other subordinate officers, and shall fix their compensation and duties. Such appointees shall hold office at the pleasure of the board. They shall give such bonds and in such amounts as the board may require. The board may consolidate any of such offices in one person. The board may also provide for an assistant to any officer of the district, who, when appointed by the board, may perform any act that his principal may perform, when authorized so to do by the board.
The board may from time to time contract for or employ any professional services required by the district, or by the board, or by any officers of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 455.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5538.3.

5538.3. The officers and employees of the County of San Diego may act, ex officio, as officers and employees of the regional district formed pursuant to Section 5506.3 and may discharge the authority and responsibility specified in this article. The County of San Diego may provide the services and facilities needed to carry out the functions of the regional district. The proceeds of assessments levied pursuant to Section 5539.3 may be expended to reimburse the county for the actual costs of those services and facilities.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1155, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5538.4.

5538.4. If a district is created and established in Napa County, the district may contract with Napa County to furnish the services of the officers and employees of the county to discharge the authority and responsibility specified in this article.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 74, Sec. 2. Effective June 3, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5538.5.

5538.5. If the Board of Supervisors of the County of Marin acts as the governing body of a district pursuant to Section 5506.5, the respective officers of that county shall act, ex officio, as officers and employees of the district and discharge the authority and responsibility specified in this article.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 131. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5538.7.

5538.7. If a district is created and established in Riverside County, officers and employees of the County of Riverside may act, ex officio, as officers and employees of the district and may discharge the authority and responsibility specified in this article.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 789, Sec. 20.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5538.8.

5538.8. If a regional district is created and established in San Bernardino County, the regional district may contract with the County of San Bernardino to furnish its officers and employees to discharge the authority and responsibility specified in this article.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1017, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5538.9.

5538.9. If the regional district is created and established in Los Angeles County, officers and employees of the County of Los Angeles may act, ex officio, as officers and employees of the regional district and may discharge the authority and responsibility specified in this article. The County of Los Angeles may provide the services and facilities needed to carry out the functions of the regional district. Proceeds of assessments levied pursuant to Section 5539.9 may be used to reimburse the county for the actual costs of these services and facilities.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 823, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5538.10.

5538.10. The officers and employees of the County of Sacramento may act, ex officio, as officers and employees of the regional district formed pursuant to Section 5506.10 and may discharge the authority and responsibility specified in this article. The County of Sacramento may provide the services and facilities needed to carry out the functions of the regional district. The proceeds of assessments levied pursuant to Section 5539.10 may be expended to reimburse the county for the actual costs of those services and facilities.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1071, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5539.

5539. A district:
(a) Has perpetual succession.
(b) May sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings in all courts or tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
(c) May adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.
(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5539.4.

5539.4. The formation of a district with boundaries coterminous with those of Napa County is not subject to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the Government Code).
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 296, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5539.5.

5539.5. For purposes of open space, parkland acquisition, and development, all provisions of the Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000), Streets and Highways Code), the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500), Streets and Highways Code), and the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000), Streets and Highways Code), are applicable to a district. Whenever the public interest or convenience requires, a district may, at the discretion of the board of directors, use any or all provisions of these acts in order to carry out any purpose of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 982, Sec. 25.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5539.7.

5539.7. (a) In addition to the authority conferred in Section 5539.5, all provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Division 15 (commencing with Section 22500) of the Streets and Highways Code) are applicable to a district if created and established in Riverside County.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the acts listed in Section 5539.5 and in this section, no assessment shall be levied on real property in the district created and established in Riverside County unless and until it is approved by a majority of the electors of the district. An election called for this purpose may be consolidated with the election for the creation and establishment of the district.
(c) The particular amount of the proposed assessment, or a range within which the governing body may fix the amount of the assessment and thereafter revise it during a specified period of time, shall be specified in the measure submitted to the electors pursuant to subdivision (b). In addition, the measure may contain a provision obligating the district, if created and established in Riverside County, to issue to any person paying the assessment an annual pass or coupons entitling that person to the free use, or use on a reduced-fee basis, of district facilities, of a value not to exceed the amount paid by the person as an assessment.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 789, Sec. 21.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5540.

5540. A district may take by grant, appropriation, purchase, gift, devise, condemnation, or lease, and may hold, use, enjoy, and lease or dispose of real and personal property of every kind, and rights in real and personal property, within or without the district, necessary to the full exercise of its powers.
Lands subject to the grant of an open-space easement executed and accepted by the district in accordance with this article are enforceably restricted within the meaning of Section 8 of Article XIII of the California Constitution. An easement or other interest in real property may be dedicated for park or open-space purposes, or both, by the adoption of a resolution by the board of directors, and any interest so dedicated may be conveyed only as provided in this section.
A district may not validly convey any interest in any real property actually dedicated and used for park or open-space, or both, purposes without the consent of a majority of the voters of the district voting at a special election called by the board and held for that purpose. Consent need not first be obtained for a lease of any real property for a period not exceeding 25 years; and consent need not first be obtained for a conveyance of any real property if the Legislature, by concurrent resolution, authorizes a conveyance after a resolution of intention has been adopted by at least a two-thirds vote of the board of directors of the district, specifically describing the property to be conveyed.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 371, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5540.1.

5540.1. Notwithstanding Section 5540, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District shall not exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire any real property or any interest in real property in the San Mateo County Coastal Annexation Area, as defined in the Resolution of Application for Annexation Proceedings No. 03-20, which was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District on June 6, 2003.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 27, first Sec. 2. Effective April 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5540.5.

5540.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 5540, a district, with the approval by a unanimous vote of the members of its board of directors, may exchange real property, or an interest in real property, dedicated and used for park or open-space purposes, or both park and open-space purposes, for real property, or an interest in real property, that the board of directors determines to be of equal or greater value and is necessary to be acquired for park or open-space purposes, or both park and open-space purposes.
(b) A district shall not in a calendar year exchange more than 10 acres of district-owned real property, or an interest in real property, pursuant to this section for other real property, or an interest in real property, and the real property, or interest in real property, acquired by the district shall be adjacent to other real property owned by the district.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the East Bay Regional Park District, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, and the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District may exchange up to a maximum of 40 acres, of district-owned real property or an interest in real property in a calendar year pursuant to this section, for other real property or an interest in real property, and real property or an interest in real property so acquired by the district shall be adjacent to other real property owned by the district.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 28, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5540.6.

5540.6. Notwithstanding Section 5540, a district may, with the approval by a four-fifths vote of the board of directors, convey to another public agency any real property, or any interest in real property, dedicated and used for park or open-space purposes, or both, provided the public agency undertakes in a recorded written agreement to continue to use the real property, or the interest in the real property, for those purposes and not to convey the real property, or the interest in the real property, without the consent of a majority of the voters of the district at an election called and conducted by the board pursuant to Section 5540.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective April 17, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5541.

5541. A district may plan, adopt, lay out, plant, develop, and otherwise improve, extend, control, operate, and maintain a system of public parks, playgrounds, golf courses, beaches, trails, natural areas, ecological and open space preserves, parkways, scenic drives, boulevards, and other facilities for public recreation, for the use and enjoyment of all the inhabitants of the district, and it may select, designate, and acquire land, or rights in land, within or without the district, to be used and appropriated for such purposes. It may cause such trails, parkways, scenic drives, and boulevards to be opened, altered, widened, extended, graded or regraded, paved or repaved, planted or replanted, repaired, and otherwise improved, may conduct programs and classes in outdoor science education and conservation education, and may do all other things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this article.
The board of directors of a district shall not interfere with control of any of the foregoing or other public property, that are existing, owned or controlled by a municipality or county in the district, except with the consent of the governing body of the municipality, or of the county if the same is in unincorporated territory, and upon such terms as may be mutually agreed upon between the board of directors of the district and the governing body.
(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 857.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5541.1.

5541.1. The East Bay Regional Park District may plan, adopt, lay out, plant, develop, and otherwise improve, extend, control, operate, and maintain vehicular recreational areas and trails for the use and enjoyment of all the inhabitants of the district, and it may select, designate, and acquire land, or rights in land, within or without the district, to be used and appropriated for such purposes. The East Bay Regional Park District may cause such vehicular recreational areas and trails to be opened, altered, widened, extended, graded or regraded, paved or repaved, planted or replanted, repaired, and otherwise improved.
The Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District shall not interfere with the control of any vehicular recreational area or trail that is existing, owned, or controlled by a municipality or county in the district, except with the consent of the governing body of the municipality, or of the county if the same is in unincorporated territory, and upon such terms as may be mutually agreed upon between the board of directors of the district and the governing body.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 288.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5541.2.

5541.2. The Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District may plan, acquire, preserve, protect, and otherwise improve, extend, control, operate, and maintain open-space areas, greenbelt areas, wildlife habitat areas, and regional parks for the use and enjoyment of all the inhabitants of the district. The district may select, designate, and acquire land, or rights in land, within or without the district, to be used and appropriated for those purposes.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1195, Sec. 25.7. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5541.3.

5541.3. The district may develop, improve, operate, and maintain the real property conveyed pursuant to Section 5003.12 as a part of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District trail system.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 374, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 3 - Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts › Section 5542.

5542. A district may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of this article.
A district may not acquire by condemnation any of the lands, properties, or facilities of any municipal utility district which are appropriated to public use or are used in or are useful to the operations of the municipal utility district or which are within the watershed of any stream or reservoir which supplies water for domestic use or which the directors of the municipal utility district determine by resolution to be properties which are required for the purposes of the municipal utility district.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 582.)