Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State of California does hereby pledge to, and agree with, the holders of bonds issued by any agency or entity created by a joint exercise of powers agreement by and among two or more cities, counties, or cities and counties, that the state will not change the composition of the issuing agency or entity unless such change in composition is authorized by a majority vote of the legislative body of each such city, county, or city and county, or by a majority vote of the qualified electors of each such city, county, or city and county.

“Change in composition,” as used in this section, means the addition of any public agency or person to any agency or entity created by a joint exercise of powers agreement pursuant to this chapter, the deletion of any public agency from any such joint powers agency or entity, or the addition to, or deletion from, the governing body of any such joint powers agency, or entity of any public official of any member public agency or other public agency, or any other person.

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Terms Used In California Government Code 6519

  • 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
  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • public agency: includes , but is not limited to, the federal government or any federal department or agency, this state, another state or any state department or agency, a county, county board of education, county superintendent of schools, city, public corporation, public district, regional transportation commission of this state or another state, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any joint powers authority formed pursuant to this article by any of these agencies. See California Government Code 6500
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18

(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 170, Sec. 1.)