Within 10 days after notice of appointment and acceptance by the last appointed member, the members of the commission shall meet at the principal administrative office of the principal county and organize by electing from their number a chairman. They shall also appoint a secretary who shall not be a member of the commission. Thereafter the members of the commission may meet at such times and places as they select.

A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting business and making the determinations required by this article.

Terms Used In California Government Code 23531

  • Affected county: means each county which is proposed to be part of a consolidated county or which is consolidated with one or more counties. See California Government Code 23501
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • Notice: includes all papers and orders required to be served in any proceedings before any court, board, or officer, or when required by law to be served independently of such proceeding. See California Government Code 26660
  • Principal county: means the county with the greatest proportion of assessed value, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll, to the total amount of taxable property in the county. See California Government Code 23501
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.

The commission shall conduct a public hearing to receive information regarding its determinations, and to hear submissions of any interested persons and any protests and objections to the proposed county consolidation. Notices of the hearing shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 in a newspaper of general circulation in each affected county. In addition, the commission shall cause mailed notice of the hearing to be given to each of the chief petitioners, if any, at least two weeks prior to the date fixed for the hearing.

(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1391.)

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