53060. The legislative body of any public or municipal corporation or district may contract with and employ any persons for the furnishing to the corporation or district special services and advice in financial, economic, accounting, engineering, legal, or administrative matters if such persons are specially trained and experienced and competent to perform the special services […]
53060.1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section, to provide a uniform limit on the retirement benefits for the members of the legislative bodies of all political subdivisions of the state, including charter cities and charter counties. The Legislature finds and declares that uneven, conflicting, and inconsistent retirement benefits for legislative […]
53060.3. (a) Every employee of a local agency has the right to inspect personnel records pursuant to Section 1198.5 of the Labor Code. (b) As used in this section: (1) “City” means any city or municipal corporation, whether general law city or charter city. (2) “County” means any county, whether general law county or charter county, including a city […]
53060.4. (a) The legislative body of a city or county may delegate to a county or city official or department head its authority to issue subpoenas and to report noncompliance thereof to the judge of the superior court of the county, in order to enforce any local law or ordinance, including, but not limited to, local […]
53060.5. The term “district,” as used in this section, means a district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public corporation in the state, but does not include the state or a county, city and county, or city. Any district, directly or through a representative, may attend the Legislature or any other […]
53060.7. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1) That police protection is an essential service for the protection of life and property and necessary to ensure the orderly conduct of society. (2) Cities and counties have been the traditional law enforcement providers in the state. (3) Some special districts have been granted statutory authorization to perform […]
53061. The legislative body of a city, county, or fire protection district may expend money for the payment of contributions to a retirement system authorized to do business in the State for retirement benefits to volunteer or paid firemen of the fire department. For the purposes of determining such contributions the compensation of such firemen […]
53062. Whenever any notice or other communication is required by law to be mailed by registered mail to or by any county, city or district, or any officer or agency thereof, the mailing of such notice or other communication by certified mail shall be deemed to be a sufficient compliance with the requirements of such […]
53063. Any county, city, city and county, district, authority or other public corporation or agency which has the power to produce, conserve, control or supply water for beneficial purposes shall have the power to engage in practices designed to produce, induce, increase or control rainfall or other precipitation for the general benefit of the territory […]
53064. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the event there are two or more identical lowest or highest bids, as the case may be, submitted to a local agency for the purchase, sale, or lease of real property, supplies, materials, equipment, services, bonds, or the awarding of any contract, pursuant to a provision requiring […]
53064.5. No local agency furnishing water for residential use to a tenant shall seek to recover any charges or penalties for the furnishing of water to or for the tenant’s residential use from any subsequent tenant on account of nonpayment of charges by a previous tenant. The local agency may, however, require that service to […]
53065. The provisions of law (except Section 25256 of this code) relating to budgets and other fiscal matters except borrowing which apply to counties shall also apply to any district, whose governing body is the board of supervisors or for which county fiscal officers are ex officio fiscal officers, except that this section shall not […]
53065.5. Each special district, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 56036, shall, at least annually, disclose any reimbursement paid by the district within the immediately preceding fiscal year of at least one hundred dollars ($100) for each individual charge for services or product received. “Individual charge” includes, but is not limited to, one meal, […]
53066. (a) Any city or county or city and county in the State of California may, pursuant to such provisions as may be prescribed by its governing body, authorize by franchise or license the construction of a community antenna television system. In connection therewith, the governing body may prescribe such rules and regulations as it deems […]
53066.01. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 53066, with respect to any franchise which becomes effective on or after January 1, 1984, the initial franchise fee payment shall not be paid or be made payable in advance for any period of operation which occurs more than 12 months following the date upon which initial payment is […]
53066.2. (a) In awarding a cable television franchise pursuant to Section 53066, a city, county, or city and county shall assure that access to cable service is not denied to any group of potential residential cable subscribers because of the income of the residents of the local area in which the group resides. (b) Nothing in subdivision […]
53066.3. (a) If a city, county, or city and county elects to grant an additional cable television franchise in an area where a franchise has already been granted to a cable television operator, it shall do so only after a public hearing noticed pursuant to Section 6066, in a newspaper of general circulation as defined in […]
53066.4. Every cable television system operating under a franchise or license awarded pursuant to Section 53066 shall, by July 1, 1984, and thereafter, offer to make a lockbox available to each of its subscribers. The monthly service charge for a lockbox shall not exceed fifty cents ($0.50), except that on January 1, 1985, and annually […]
53066.5. Unless a cable television system operating under a franchise granted pursuant to Section 53066 incorporates technology to prevent unwanted reception of audio and video signals from occurring under normal operating conditions, the system shall provide a written statement to all new subscribers advising them that audio or video signals, or both, may be present […]
53067. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) That trees and other woody plants respond in specific and predictable ways to pruning and other maintenance practices. (2) That careful scientific studies indicate that arboriculture practices including, but not limited to, “topping” are often misunderstood and misapplied. (3) That the results of the 1988 California urban forestry survey […]
