California

Government Code

21,845 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 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
• § 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.
• § 25215.2 — The board may levy special taxes pursuant to Article 3.
• § 25215.3 — The board may levy benefit assessments for operations and maintenance consistent with the requirements of Article XIII D of the California Constitution, including, but not limited to, benefit assessme
• § 25215.4 — The board may, by resolution or ordinance, do any of the following: (a) Establish user fees, rates, or other charges, provided that they are not property-related fees and charges, for the services and
• § 25215.5 — The board may, by resolution or ordinance, do any of the following: (a) Impose property-related fees and charges for the property-related services that the county service area provides, subject to the
• § 25215.6 — (a) The board may charge standby charges for water, sewer, or water and sewer services pursuant to the Uniform Standby Charge Procedures Act (Chapter 12.
• § 25215.7 — Whenever a person installs any facilities including, but not limited to, facilities for sewer or water service, and the board determines that it is necessary that those facilities be constructed so th
• § 25216 — Whenever the board determines that the amount of revenue available to a county service area is inadequate to acquire, construct, improve, rehabilitate, or replace the facilities authorized by this cha
• § 25216.1 — (a) Whenever the board determines that it is necessary for a county service area to incur a general obligation bond indebtedness for the acquisition or improvement of real property, the board may proc
• § 25216.2 — The board of supervisors may finance any enterprise and issue revenue bonds pursuant to the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5), and
• § 25216.3 — The board may levy benefit assessments to finance facilities consistent with the requirements of Article XIII D of the California Constitution including, but not limited to, benefit assessments levied
• § 25217 — (a) Whenever the board determines that it is in the public interest to provide different authorized services, provide different levels of service, provide different authorized facilities, or raise add
• § 25217.1 — (a) At the public hearing, the board shall hear and consider any protests to the formation of the zone.
• § 25217.2 — The board may change the boundaries of a zone or dissolve a zone by following the procedures in Sections 25217 and 25217.
• § 25217.3 — A local agency formation commission shall have no power or duty to review and approve or disapprove a proposal to form a zone, a proposal to change the boundaries of a zone, or a proposal to dissolve
• § 25217.4 — (a) The board may provide any authorized service, any level of service, or any authorized facility within a zone that the board may provide in the county service area as a whole.
• § 25250 — At least biennially the board of supervisors shall examine and audit, or cause to be audited, the financial accounts and records of all officers having responsibility for the care, management, collect
• § 25251 — The board shall examine, settle, and allow all accounts legally chargeable against the county, except salaries of officers and such demands as are authorized by law to be allowed by some other person
• § 25252 — The board of supervisors shall establish or abolish, those funds as are necessary for the proper transaction of the business of the county, and may transfer money from one fund to another, as the publ
• § 25252.5 — The board of supervisors may in its discretion establish: (a) A revolving fund of an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) from which the county probation officer may make loans to proba
• § 25252.6 — The board of supervisors may in its discretion establish and determine the amount of, or may by resolution authorize the county auditor to establish and determine the amount of, a revolving cash trust
• § 25253 — Annually the board shall cause to be prepared and published a statistical report showing in compendious form all the financial transactions of the county for the last fiscal year, exhibiting separatel
• § 25254 — The board may cause to be prepared and printed: (a) An annual statement showing valuations of property, taxes levied, tax rates, legal requirements, and other information on assessment of property and
• § 25256 — Except as permitted by the Constitution, the board shall not for any purpose contract debts or liabilities which exceed in any fiscal year the income and revenue provided for that year.
• § 25257 — (a) Any department, officer, or employee of a county charged by law with the collection of any county or district tax assessment, penalty, cost, license fees, or any money, which is due and payable to
• § 25258 — The application for a discharge from accountability under Section 25257 shall include: (a) The amount owing.
• § 25259 — The board of supervisors may make an order discharging the department, officer, or employee from further accountability and direct the county auditor to adjust any charge against the department, offic
• § 25259.5 — The board of supervisors may, by resolution, authorize and designate the county auditor to exercise the powers set forth in Sections 25257 through 25259.
• § 25259.7 — Any collection program that is operated by a court may apply to the presiding judge of the court for a discharge from accountability for any court-ordered debt or bail that it would otherwise be respo
• § 25259.8 — (a) The application for a discharge from accountability under Section 25259.
• § 25259.9 — (a) The presiding judge may make an order discharging the collection program from further accountability.
• § 25259.95 — The presiding judge may authorize and designate another judge in the court to exercise the powers of the presiding judge set forth in Sections 25259.
• § 25260 — The board of supervisors may by resolution create one or more working capital funds.
• § 25261 — The board shall by resolution create enterprise funds specified as mandatory by the State Controller pursuant to regulations adopted under the provisions of Section 30200.
• § 25262 — The county budget may contain a provision for an equipment replacement reserve within a fund.
• § 25263 — Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board of supervisors of a county may, by resolution, establish and maintain a reserve account to insure against its liability or the liability of its
• § 25265 — Where a county provides financial or accounting services to a special district, including a school district, and such district requests either: (1) A type of financial or accounting service not curren
• § 25300 — The board of supervisors shall prescribe the compensation of all county officers, including the board of supervisors, and shall provide for the number, compensation, tenure, appointment, and condition
• § 25303 — The board of supervisors shall supervise the official conduct of all county officers, and officers of all districts and other subdivisions of the county, and particularly insofar as the functions and
• § 25303.1 — The board of supervisors of any county may authorize any officer of a county who is not specifically authorized by any other code section to accept negotiable paper in payment of any assessment, licen
• § 25303.2 — As used in this chapter, negotiable paper means bank checks and drafts and express and post-office money orders.
• § 25303.3 — The acceptance of negotiable paper constitutes payment of any amount owing to a county or a city and county as of the date of acceptance when, but not before, the negotiable paper is duly paid.
• § 25303.4 — (a) If, pursuant to another provision of law, a bank account has been authorized for the use of the officer, he shall deposit in that account as soon as practicable any negotiable paper accepted by hi
• § 25303.5 — If any negotiable paper is not paid on due presentment for any reason, any record of payment made on any official record or in cash and fee book of the officer shall be canceled.
• § 25303.6 — When cancellation is made, the officer making it shall record it on the roll or on his cash and fee book.
• § 25303.7 — (a) (1) A county may create a sheriff oversight board, either by action of the board of supervisors or through a vote of county residents, comprised of civilians to assist the board of supervisors wit
• § 25304 — The board of supervisors shall fill by appointment all vacancies that occur in any office filled by the appointment of the board and elective county officers, except judge of the superior court and su
• § 25304.5 — If on the first Monday after January 1 following a general election the person elected to an elective county office has resigned or died, the board of supervisors shall provide that the office which w
• § 25305 — When in its judgment the public interest requires, the board may purchase automobiles for the use of county officers and county employees whose duties require frequent trips on county business.
• § 25306 — The board may rent or lease office space for the members of the board and employ a secretary at such office.
• § 25307 — All meetings conducted by the board pertaining to salaries of county employees shall be open and public, except as provided in the Ralph M.
• § 25330 — The Legislature finds that counties are faced with critical revenue shortages and a need to provide and maintain vital public services that the public wants and needs.
• § 25331 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the fees or charges authorized by this chapter are for optional services that the public may or may not choose to purchase, and are not taxes for the purposes
• § 25332 — (a) The Boards of Supervisors of Butte, Kings, Los Angeles, Merced, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Clara, Sonoma, and Ventura Counties may enter into contracts with private enterprise to pro
• § 25333 — The board of supervisors may approve a contract or new fee only after conducting a public hearing as a part of a regularly held meeting of the board of supervisors.
• § 25334 — Persons interested in receiving notice of the public hearing held pursuant to Section 25333 shall file a written request with the clerk of the board of supervisors, and pay a fee to cover the county’s
• § 25335 — Any contract entered into pursuant to this chapter shall be authorized by a resolution of the board of supervisors.
• § 25336 — Any fee adopted by the board of supervisors pursuant to this chapter shall be adopted by ordinance.
• § 25337 — The procedures, pursuant to this chapter, are alternative to any other procedure provided by law with respect to the establishment of fees or charges, execution of contracts, or the publication of not
• § 25338 — The services to be provided by the county pursuant to this chapter shall not include any of the following: (a) Services provided pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 4525) of Title 1 of Div
• § 25350 — No purchase of real property, including any water right or other interest therein, of which the purchase price is in excess of the dollar limit established by ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 253
• § 25350.1 — (a) Nothing in this chapter limits, restricts, or prohibits a county from complying with Article 8 (commencing with Section 54220) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, and Section 65402.
• § 25350.10 — (a) Taxes collected by the State Board of Equalization pursuant to Section 7204 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, that are derived from the taxes imposed by the County of Orange pursuant to Part 1.
• § 25350.105 — (a) Taxes collected by the State Board of Equalization pursuant to Section 7204 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, that are derived from the taxes imposed by a county of the second class pursuant to Pa
• § 25350.11 — Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the sum of the amounts pledged with respect to any fiscal year pursuant to Sections 25350.
• § 25350.115 — Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the sum of the amounts pledged with respect to any fiscal year pursuant to Sections 25350.
• § 25350.5 — The board of supervisors of any county may acquire by eminent domain any property necessary to carry out any of the powers or functions of the county.
• § 25350.51 — (a) The board may, by ordinance or resolution, delegate to the purchasing agent or other appropriate county official, subject to any rules and regulations as it may impose, the following authority: (1
• § 25350.55 — (a) Prior to entering into an agreement to finance the lease or lease-purchase of property through the execution and delivery or issuance, as the case may be, of certificates of participation or lease
• § 25350.6 — (a) Moneys credited to the Motor Vehicle License Fee Account in the Transportation Tax Fund or allocated to the Vehicle License Fee Property Tax Compensation Fund of the County of Orange pursuant to p
• § 25350.60 — (a) The board of supervisors of a county may, by ordinance, authorize a county officer it deems appropriate to perform any or all acts necessary to approve and accept for the county the acquisition of
• § 25350.7 — (a) Prior to entering into an agreement to finance the lease or lease-purchase of property through the execution and delivery or issuance, as the case may be, of certificates of participation or lease
• § 25350.75 — (a) Prior to entering into an agreement to finance the lease or lease-purchase of property through the execution and delivery or issuance, as the case may be, of certificates of participation or lease
• § 25350.8 — (a) Taxes collected by the State Board of Equalization pursuant to Section 7204 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, that are derived from that portion of the taxes imposed by the County of Orange in exc
• § 25350.85 — (a) Taxes collected by the State Board of Equalization pursuant to Section 7204 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, that are derived from that portion of the taxes imposed by a county of the second clas
• § 25350.9 — (a) Prior to entering into an agreement to finance the lease or lease-purchase of property through the execution and delivery or issuance, as the case may be, of certificates of participation or lease
• § 25350.95 — (a) Prior to entering into an agreement to finance the lease or lease-purchase of property through the execution and delivery or issuance, as the case may be, of certificates of participation or lease
• § 25351 — (a) The board may construct, expand, lease, build, rebuild, furnish, refurnish, or repair buildings for a hospital, almshouse, courthouse, jail, historical museum, aquarium, library, art gallery, art
• § 25351.1 — After January 1, 1980, with respect to the construction, purchase, or lease of buildings which are located or will be located in a standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA) with a population of 25
• § 25351.15 — The requirement of Section 25351.
• § 25351.2 — In the operation of a county art institute, the board may charge fees necessary to defray the cost of instruction and may issue certificates evidencing the completion of courses of instruction to the
• § 25351.3 — In addition to its other powers and duties, the board of supervisors may do any or all of the following: (a) Acquire land for and construct, lease, sublease, build, furnish, refurnish, or repair build
• § 25351.35 — In the case of any contract or lease described in subdivision (b) of Section 25351.
• § 25351.4 — As used in Section 25351.
• § 25351.5 — When a county owns, leases or operates a convention hall, an exhibition hall, an auditorium, an opera house, a music hall and center, a museum, an art gallery, or an amphitheater as a place of public
• § 25351.6 — As used in Section 25351.
• § 25352 — The board may purchase, acquire, construct, equip, and maintain all necessary tanks, reservoirs, pumps, apparatus, motor vehicles, and other machinery necessary or proper to facilitate the performance
• § 25353 — The board may purchase, receive by donation, lease, or otherwise acquire water rights or real or personal property necessary for use of the county for any county buildings, public pleasure grounds, pu
• § 25354 — The board shall receive from the United States, or other sources, lands and other property granted or donated to the county for the purpose of aiding in the erection of county buildings, roads, bridge
• § 25355 — The board may accept or reject any gift, bequest, or devise made to or in favor of the county, or to or in favor of the board in trust for any public purpose.
• § 25356 — If any gift, bequest, or devise is unaccompanied by any provision prescribing or limiting the uses and purposes to which the property received, or the income or increase thereof, may be put, it may be
• § 25357 — Whenever any public building belongs to or is used by a county and is situate on land dedicated to public use but which is not owned by the county in fee, the board may select and acquire a new site f
• § 25358 — The board shall provide all necessary officers, employees, attendants, services, and supplies for the proper maintenance, care, and upkeep of the county buildings and grounds, and the board may contra
• § 25359 — The board may provide for the working of prisoners confined in the county jail under judgment of conviction of misdemeanors, under the direction of a responsible person appointed by the sheriff, upon
• § 25360 — A county may establish and maintain a facility to provide security for victims of and witnesses to crimes who have been or may be subjected to threats or intimidation for the purpose of dissuading or
• § 25361 — The board may insure county buildings and other property in the name and for the benefit of the county.
• § 25362 — The board may grant and convey real property to the United States or any of its agencies, for use for public purposes, in consideration of the grant and conveyance of real property to the county by th
• § 25363 — The board of supervisors may sell or lease at public auction, and convey to the highest bidder, for cash, any property belonging to the county not required for public use.
• § 25364 — The board may dispose of surplus plants, trees, shrubs, and nursery stock belonging to the county and not required for public use, by public or private sale, or by exchanging them with any person or a
• § 25365 — (a) The board of supervisors may, by a four-fifths vote, grant, convey, quitclaim, assign, or otherwise transfer to the state or to any community redevelopment agency, housing authority, community dev
• § 25365.5 — The board of supervisors of a county, without complying with any other provision of this code, may at any time hereinafter donate, or transfer for such consideration as it determines, lands owned by t
• § 25365.6 — The board of supervisors of a county of over 4,000,000 population, without complying with any other provision of law, may transfer with or without consideration and upon such terms and conditions as i
• § 25366 — The board may perform services for and sell personal property to any road improvement, lighting, irrigation, waterworks, flood control, or other special district within the county whose affairs and fu
• § 25366.5 — In the case of real property which is leased, sold, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of pursuant to this chapter, the failure of the county to comply with the procedures applicable to such lease, sale
• § 25367 — The board may vacate or abandon county easements for light and air or any other easement of the county intended to prohibit the construction of certain structures whenever it determines that the easem
• § 25368 — The board of supervisors of any county in which a local hospital district including the entire county has been organized pursuant to Division 23 of the Health and Safety Code, by unanimous vote, may c
• § 25369 — By a four-fifths vote of the board of supervisors, any county in which a local hospital district including the entire county has been organized may grant any money accumulated in a capital outlay fund
• § 25369.5 — In any county having a department under the management and control of a county forester and fire warden, the board may authorize rescue or first aid service, or both, as a function of that department
• § 25371 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of supervisors of any county or city and county is hereby authorized and empowered to let to any person, firm or corporation, for a term not to ex
• § 25372 — (a) Except as restricted by any conditions by which the county acquired the property, the board of supervisors may donate or lease any real or personal property that the board declares to be surplus t
• § 25373 — (a) The board of supervisors may acquire property for the preservation or development of a historical landmark.
• § 25374 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of supervisors in a county containing a population of 4,000,000 or more may, without advertising for bids, lease any real property owned by th
• § 25374.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of supervisors in counties with a population of over 600,000 and under 700,000, as determined on the basis of the 1960 federal census, may, withou
• § 25375 — In any county containing a population of 4,000,000 or more, the board of supervisors by appropriate rules may provide that nonprofit hospital volunteer groups and hospital auxiliaries recognized by su
• § 25376 — Notwithstanding anything in this chapter to the contrary, the board of supervisors may convey, upon such terms and conditions as the board determines to be in the public interest, any surplus real pro
• § 25380 — Pursuant to this article, the board of supervisors may purchase, receive by donation, lease, or otherwise acquire real or personal property in another county necessary for the use of the county for a
• § 25381 — No purchase of real property shall be made unless a notice of the intention of the board to make the purchase is published for at least three weeks prior to the purchase in a newspaper of general circ
• § 25382 — The board may construct, lease, build, rebuild, furnish, refurnish, or repair the jail, and provide all necessary offices, employees, attendants, and supplies for its proper maintenance.
• § 25383 — The consent of the board of supervisors of the county in which the jail is to be situated shall be first obtained and filed with the board.
• § 25384 — All persons adjudged guilty of an offense punishable by imprisonment in the county jail, may be confined in such jail located in another county to the same extent as if it were located in the county h
• § 25400 — The board of supervisors may purchase, lease, construct, or otherwise acquire, own, operate, manage, and control, in any county in the State, a cement manufacturing plant, and may purchase, lease, or
• § 25401 — No cement manufacturing plant shall be purchased, leased, or otherwise acquired, nor any works constructed, until notice of the intention to purchase or construct such works has been given for a perio
• § 25402 — The notice shall contain a description of the property to be purchased or works to be constructed, a statement of the amount of money to be invested, the terms upon which it is to be invested, and the
• § 25403 — The board of supervisors may sell the products of the cement manufacturing plant in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as it deems proper.
• § 25404 — The State and any municipal or public corporation of the State shall have a preferred right to purchase the products of the cement manufacturing plant at the same price as they are offered to private
• § 25480 — In any county which does not employ a purchasing agent the board of supervisors shall annually or at such lesser intervals as it deems appropriate advertise for at least 10 days in a newspaper of gene
• § 25481 — All bids shall be on a schedule prepared by the clerk of the board showing all articles needed in the several offices and departments and shall state separately the price of each article to be furnish
• § 25482 — In considering the bids, the board may accept or reject all or any of them, or may accept or reject a part of any bid, preference being given, however, to the lowest responsible bidder.
• § 25483 — All supplies furnished the county or any county officer shall be at a price no greater than is specified in the bid which is accepted by the board.
• § 25484 — In any county which does not employ a purchasing agent, the board shall annually fix the price at which the county will be supplied with job printing and blank books, from a schedule prepared by the c
• § 25485 — Each county officer shall procure blank books, job printing, and advertising required for the proper discharge of his official duties from any person or newspaper he designates, but at a price no grea
• § 25486 — Whenever the county advertises for bids for the furnishing of personal property, it may permit any person to submit at the time bids are received an offer of purchase of any county personal property d
• § 25500 — The board of supervisors may employ a purchasing agent and such assistants as are necessary for him properly to fulfill his duties.
• § 25501 — The purchasing agent may: (a) Purchase for the county and its offices all materials, supplies, furnishings, equipment, livestock, and other personal property.
• § 25501.5 — The board of supervisors may authorize the destruction or disposition of any written requisition received by the purchasing agent which is more than three years old.
• § 25502 — Whenever the board of supervisors employs a purchasing agent it shall not be necessary for it to advertise for bids for furnishing county supplies as required in Section 25480, with the exception of a
• § 25502.3 — In counties having a population of less than 200,000, the board of supervisors may authorize the purchasing agent to engage independent contractors to perform services for the county or county officer
• § 25502.5 — (a) In counties having a population of 200,000 or more, the board of supervisors may authorize the purchasing agent to engage independent contractors to perform services for the county or county offic
• § 25502.6 — It is unlawful for the purchasing agent in any county having a population of 900,000 or more to split or separate into smaller work orders or projects any public work project for the purpose of evadin
• § 25502.7 — Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 25502.
• § 25503 — When purchasing personal property for which it is not necessary to advertise for bids, the board may authorize the county purchasing agent by ordinance to solicit and accept advantageous trade-in allo
• § 25504 — The county purchasing agent may by direct sale or otherwise sell, lease, or dispose of any personal property belonging to the county not required for public use, subject to such regulations as may be
• § 25504.5 — The county purchasing agent, with the approval of the board of supervisors, and after publishing notice of his or her intended action pursuant to Section 6061, may, by direct sale or otherwise, sell t
• § 25505 — Where specifically authorized by law the purchasing agent may sell, lease, or dispose of the personal property of any special district, and pay the proceeds into the treasury of the district, or, if a
• § 25506 — Notices of sales shall be posted for not less than five business days preceding the day of sale in the courthouse of the county and in the office of the purchasing agent.
• § 25507 — In the disposition of any personal property pursuant to this article and upon approval by the board, the purchasing agent may purchase advertising space and may advertise the proposed sale or other di
• § 25508 — The board of supervisors may by ordinance establish rules and regulations requiring the purchasing agent to obtain quotations by the use of formal or informal bids, in connection with the purchase of
• § 25508.8 — (a) The board of supervisors of any county may, by resolution, authorize the purchasing agent to procure construction materials pursuant to Section 25508 for the construction of facilities to be utili
• § 25509 — In any county which employs a purchasing agent the board of supervisors may by ordinance create and maintain a purchasing agent’s stores account for the purchase and maintenance of a stock of general
• § 25515 — The Legislature finds that counties are faced with critical revenue shortages and a need for additional revenue sources to provide basic and essential public services.
• § 25515.1 — (a) After complying with Section 65402 and Article 8 (commencing with Section 54220) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, in managing its real property acquired prior to January 1, 1984, a
• § 25515.2 — (a) Any sale, lease, lease with option to purchase, development, or contract agreement entered into pursuant to this article shall be authorized by an ordinance adopted by the board of supervisors.
• § 25515.3 — The procedure prescribed by this article may be used by a county notwithstanding any other provision of law and without complying with any other provisions in conflict therewith.
• § 25515.4 — The provisions of this article shall not apply to tide and submerged lands granted in trust by the Legislature to a city, county, or a city and county.
• § 25515.5 — Nothing in this article shall amend, alter, or modify the duties of a county to comply with the provisions of a community redevelopment plan or an agreement with a community redevelopment agency with
• § 25520 — The board of supervisors of any county shall receive in the name of the county conveyances for all property received and purchased by it, and shall make in the name of the county conveyances of all pr
• § 25521 — The board of supervisors of any county may sell or lease for a term not exceeding 99 years, without a vote of the electors of the county first being taken, any real property belonging to the county.
• § 25521.5 — The Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside may transfer to the Riverside County Regional Park and Open Space District, without a vote of the electors of the county first being taken, any real
• § 25522 — The sale may be made for cash, or for part cash and upon such terms of deferred payments secured by purchase money, mortgage, or deed of trust as are determined by the action of the board of superviso
• § 25523 — The board of supervisors may use funds derived from the sale for the general purposes of the county, provided that the derived funds are used, in accordance with local, state, and federal law, for the
• § 25524 — Any lease may be made upon such consideration or for such rental, as is authorized by the action of the board of supervisors.
• § 25525 — Every sale or lease shall be made in the manner provided by this article.
• § 25526 — Before ordering the sale or lease of any property the board of supervisors shall, in a regular open meeting, by a two-thirds vote of all its members, adopt a resolution, declaring its intention to sel
• § 25526.5 — Whenever the board of supervisors determines that any real property or interest therein belonging to the county is no longer necessary for county or other public purposes, and its estimated value does
• § 25526.6 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may grant or otherwise convey, or by ordinance, may authorize such county officer or officers as are deemed appropriate, to grant or otherwise con
• § 25526.7 — Whenever the board of supervisors of a county containing a population of 6,000,000 or more determines that any real property or interest therein belonging to the county is no longer necessary for coun
• § 25527 — If, in the discretion of the board, it is advisable to offer to pay a commission to a licensed real estate broker who is instrumental in obtaining any proposal, the fact that such a commission will be
• § 25528 — Notice of the adoption of the resolution and of the time and place of holding the meeting shall be given by posting copies of the resolution signed by the chairman of the board in three public places
• § 25529 — Whenever it is proposed to lease real property and the board of supervisors unanimously determines in the resolution that in its opinion, the monthly rental value of the property does not exceed the s
• § 25530 — At the time and place fixed in the resolution for the meeting of the board of supervisors, all sealed proposals which have been received shall, in public session, be opened, examined, and declared by
• § 25531 — Before accepting any written proposal, the board shall call for oral bids.
• § 25532 — In the event of a sale on a higher oral bid to a purchaser procured by a licensed real estate broker, other than the broker who submitted the highest written proposal, and who is qualified as provided
• § 25533 — The final acceptance by the board of supervisors may be made either at the same session or at any adjourned session of the same meeting held within the 10 days next following.
• § 25534 — The board of supervisors may at the session, if it deems such action to be for the best public interest, reject any and all bids, either written or oral, and withdraw the property from sale or lease.
• § 25535 — Any resolution of acceptance of any bid made by the board of supervisors authorizes and directs the president of the board of supervisors, or other presiding officer, or the members thereof, to execut
• § 25536 — (a) Nothing in this article shall prevent the board of supervisors of a county from, and the board of supervisors of any county is empowered to make contracts, acquiring, leasing, or subleasing proper
• § 25536.2 — Whenever real property has been granted to a county, prior to January 1, 1942, by gift deed for theatrical, musical or other cultural purposes, the board of supervisors, in addition to its other power
• § 25536.5 — The board of supervisors may, by a four-fifths vote, enter into an agreement with the lessee or concessionaire to amend any existing lease, sublease, concession, or managerial contract relating to imp
• § 25536.7 — Whenever real property has been operated by a county as an art institute, the county board of supervisors, in addition to its other powers, may, without complying with the other provisions of this art
• § 25536.8 — (a) In addition to the authority provided for in Section 25536, and in accordance with subdivision (b), the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, by a four-fifths vote of the board, may sell, or ent
• § 25536.9 — (a) In addition to the authority provided for in Section 25536, and in accordance with subdivision (b), the County of Merced, by a four-fifths vote of the board of supervisors, may sell or enter into
• § 25537 — (a) In any county the board of supervisors may prescribe by ordinance a procedure alternative to that required by Sections 25526 to 25535, inclusive, for the leasing or licensing of any real property
• § 25537.5 — In any county the board of supervisors may prescribe by order a procedure alternative to that required by Sections 25526 to 25535 of this article for entering into leases, concessions or managerial co
• § 25538 — (a) In counties having a population of 1,000,000 or more, based on the most recent estimate by the demographic research unit of the Department of Finance, the board of supervisors may prescribe by ord
• § 25538.1 — In counties containing a population of 6,000,000 or more, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, authorize any county officer as is deemed appropriate to take or perform any or all acts or action
• § 25538.5 — (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, the board of supervisors may adopt an ordinance that designates a county officer or department head to sell any real property seized and forfeited p
• § 25539 — In any county the board of supervisors may prescribe by order a procedure alternative to that required by Sections 25526 to 25535 of this article with respect to the manner in which, and the location
• § 25539.1 — The Legislature hereby finds that many persons and families of low or moderate income, as defined by Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code, cannot afford to purchase housing in the conventional
• § 25539.10 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of supervisors of a county of the 15th class may sell, trade, or lease property near the county courthouse in conjunction with a lease-purchase ag
• § 25539.2 — When the legislative body of a county finds the public interest and convenience require the sale for less than the market price of residential property acquired by the county, it may pass an ordinance
• § 25539.3 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of supervisors of a county of the 34th class may lease to employees of the county, without competitive bidding, county dwellings in locations whic
• § 25539.4 — (a) The Legislature recognizes that real property of counties can be utilized, in accordance with a county’s best interests, to provide housing affordable to persons or families of low or moderate inc
• § 25539.6 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of supervisors of a county of the 16th class may lease, for a term of one year or more and without competitive bidding, county-owned residenti
• § 25549.1 — Any county or city and county may enter into leases and agreements relating to real property and buildings to be used jointly by the county or city and county and any private person, firm, or corporat
• § 25549.10 — At the time and place fixed in the resolution for the meeting of the board of supervisors, the board shall meet and receive all plans and proposals submitted for the joint occupancy of the building to
• § 25549.11 — (a) After considering all proposals submitted, the board of supervisors shall have the authority to select the plan or proposal which best meets the needs of the county or city and county and to enter
• § 25549.12 — The board of supervisors shall have the authority to review and approve the plans and specifications of any building constructed for use of the county or city and county pursuant to this article.
• § 25549.13 — The provisions of this article prevail over any provisions of law which conflict therewith.
• § 25549.2 — Before a board of supervisors enters into a lease or agreement pursuant to this article, it shall own a site upon which a building to be used by the county or city and county and the private person, f