(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law:

(1) The legislative body of a city, county, or city and county shall not grant credit for service to an elective officer for service that the elective officer has not performed.

Terms Used In California Government Code 50033

  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • Legislative body: as used in this division , means board of supervisors in the case of a county or city and county, and city council or board of trustees in the case of a city, unless the context otherwise requires. See California Government Code 50002

(2) The legislative body of a city, county, or city and county shall not pay contributions for credit for service if an elective officer has not performed the service, regardless of the fact that the elected officer may personally elect to contribute for additional credit for service.

(b) The prohibition provided by this section does not preclude an elective officer from choosing to receive credit for service in a retirement system by paying his or her own contributions for that purpose pursuant to the applicable provisions of the retirement system.

(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 355, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2007.)

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