California Government Code 53368.1 – Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority for the …
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority for the governance of one or more districts may be transferred from the jurisdiction of a county to the jurisdiction of a city upon written agreement entered into between the governing boards of the county and the city and satisfaction of any conditions contained in the agreement and the conditions to transfer contained in Section 53368.2.
(a) The legislative body empowered pursuant to this chapter to exercise all authority over the district shall be the governing board of the city.
Terms Used In California Government Code 53368.1
- 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
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(b) The legal name of the district shall be changed so that the words “County of ____” are deleted therefrom and replaced by the words “City of ____.”
(c) Neither a county nor any of its officers, members, employees, or agents shall bear any liability for any action taken with regard to the district on or after the effective date of the transfer of jurisdiction.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 165, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)