§ 8589.71 (a) (1) There is in the Office of Emergency Services the …
§ 8589.72 (a) The commission shall elect annually from its membership its …
§ 8589.73 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the members of the …
§ 8589.74 The commission may appoint from its membership, the engineering and …
§ 8589.75 (a) The commission exists as a separate unit within the Office …
§ 8589.76 The commission, in the discharge of its duties, may do any of the …
§ 8589.77 In accordance with the administrative oversight and policies of the …
§ 8589.78 (a) The personnel records of all transferred employees shall be …

Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 2 > Division 1 > Chapter 7 > Article 5.1 - Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Public Resources Code 14
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • legislative body: means board of trustees, city council, or other governing body of a city. See California Government Code 34000
  • mayor: includes president of the legislative body. See California Government Code 34002
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • property: includes property real and personal. See California Civil Code 14
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • state agency: includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. See California Government Code 11000
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • will: includes codicil. See California Civil Code 14