23200. The Legislature finds and declares that the existing boundaries of some counties no longer meet the needs of their residents and landowners. The Legislature further finds and declares that the statutory procedures for altering county boundaries which existed before the enactment of this article were cumbersome and discouraged county boards of supervisors from adjusting […]
23201. As used in this article: (a) “Affected county” means any county which contains or would contain territory which is the subject of a boundary change. (b) “Affected territory” means any unincorporated area which is proposed to be transferred from one county to another. (c) “Conducting county” means any county whose board of supervisors adopts a resolution pursuant […]
23202. A boundary line between counties shall not be changed, pursuant to this article, if the change would result in any of the following: (a) The line to be moved a distance of more than 5 miles from its original location. (b) A reduction by more than 5 percent in the area of any affected county. (c) A […]
23203. The board of supervisors of any affected county may propose to change the boundary line between that county and another county by adopting a resolution which shall: (a) State that the proposal is made pursuant to this article and request that proceedings be taken. (b) State the reasons for the proposal. (c) Set forth a description of […]
23204. The board of supervisors of the initiating county shall file its resolution with the board of supervisors of the other affected county. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
23205. (a) A proposal to change the boundary line of two counties may be initiated by petition which shall contain all the matters required to be contained in a resolution adopted pursuant to Section 23203. The petition shall also designate a chief petitioner. (b) A petition shall be signed by not less than 25 percent of the […]
23206. Within 30 days of receiving a resolution adopted pursuant to Section 23203 or of determining that a petition filed pursuant to Section 23205 has been signed by the required number of signatures, the board of supervisors shall adopt a resolution which shall: (a) Set a time, date, and place of hearing on the proposal which […]
23207. The board of supervisors of the conducting county shall give notice of the hearing by each of the following: (a) Notice shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the affected territory and within each affected county. Publication shall commence at least 15 days before the date […]
23208. The hearing on the proposed boundary change shall be held by the board of supervisors of the conducting county on the date and at the time specified in the resolution adopted pursuant to Section 23206. The board of supervisors of the conducting county may hold the hearing jointly with the board of supervisors of […]
23209. At the conclusion of the hearing, the board of supervisors of the conducting county shall adopt a resolution abandoning the proposed boundary change if: (a) In the case of inhabited territory, more than 50 percent of the resident-voters in the affected territory have filed and not withdrawn written protests before the conclusion of the hearing. […]
23210. (a) Not later than 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing, if a proposed boundary change has not been abandoned pursuant to Section 23209, the board of supervisors of each affected county shall adopt substantially similar ordinances approving the proposed boundary change. (b) The ordinances shall declare that the proposal meets each of the conditions […]
23211. Each county shall continue to provide services to the territory within its own boundaries until the effective date of the boundary change as specified in the ordinances adopted pursuant to Section 23210. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
23212. When a county boundary is changed pursuant to this article, the boards of supervisors of the affected counties shall file before the following December 1, with the State Board of Equalization and with the assessors of the affected counties, a statement setting forth the legal description of the boundary, as changed, together with a […]
23213. All taxes levied before the effective date of the boundary change shall be collected by the officers of and belong to the county in which the affected territory was situated before the boundary change, unless the ordinances adopted pursuant to Section 23210 provide otherwise. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
23214. After the effective date of the boundary change, the officers of the affected counties shall complete all proceedings necessary for the assessment or collection of state and local taxes for the current year with respect to the affected territory. Subject to Section 23213, all actions taken by the officers of the affected county before […]
23215. The officers of an affected county shall immediately execute and deliver to the board of supervisors of the other affected county copies of all assessments or other proceedings relative to the assessment and collection of the current state and local taxes in the affected territory. The copies shall be filed with the respective officers […]
23216. The county superintendent of schools of an affected county shall furnish the superintendent of the other affected county with a certified copy of the last school census of the school districts in the affected territory. A county superintendent of schools shall transfer to the superintendent of the other affected county any money that is […]
23217. The auditor of an affected county shall transfer to the auditor of the other affected county any money that is or may be due to the other affected county from road districts in the affected territory. The money shall be properly credited in each county. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. […]
23218. No school district and no special district, including a special district which is governed by a board of supervisors or whose governing body is the same as the board of supervisors, shall have its territory divided or have its organization changed in any other way as the result of a county boundary change except […]
23219. If the affected counties are located in different district court of appeals districts, the district court of appeals district which includes the affected territory shall retain jurisdiction in all cases pending in a session of that court. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
