Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 2 > Division 5 > Part 3 > Chapter 12 > Article 5 - Compulsory Retirement

• Board: means the State Public Works Board. See California Government Code 15802
• candidate: includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election. See California Elections Code 305
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
• Elections official: means any of the following:

  California Elections Code 320

• 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.
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18