Article 2. Creation Of The Agency, Powers And Duties, Membership of California Government Code >> Division 2. >> Title 3. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 13.6. >> Article 2.

There is hereby created the San Joaquin County Regional Justice Facility Financing Agency in the county.

(a) The board of directors of the agency shall be comprised of five members, as follows:
  (1) Two members of the board of supervisors who shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the board of supervisors.
  (2) Two public members who shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the board of supervisors.
  (3) The Sheriff of San Joaquin County.
  (b) The senior member of the two appointed members of the board of supervisors shall serve as the chairperson of the board of directors of the agency through December 31, 1990. Thereafter, the chairperson of the board of directors of the agency shall be elected by vote of a majority of the members of the board of directors of the agency and shall serve for a period of one calendar year.
  (c) The board of directors shall adopt those rules and procedures as it deems necessary to conduct its business.

The agency may adopt a seal and alter it at its pleasure.

The agency may sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction. All claims for money or damages against the agency are governed by Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1, except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto.

The agency may compensate the members of its board of directors for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the course of performing their duties.

All reasonably necessary staff shall be provided by the county or hired by the agency. The county shall be reimbursed by the agency for the costs of any staff services provided to the agency by the county in accordance with an agreement entered into between the agency and county.

The agency may enter into contracts. The agency may employ attorneys and consultants as necessary or convenient to carrying out its purposes and powers.

The agency shall have the power to do all of the following:
  (a) Administer this chapter.
  (b) Finance the construction, acquisition, and furnishing of adult detention facilities, sheriff facilities, functionally related court facilities, and structures necessary or convenient thereto, in compliance with a master plan.
  (c) Exercise the power of eminent domain for acquisition, and finance the acquisition of, the lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the general governmental purposes of the agency set forth in this section.
  (d) Hold title as necessary to land or facilities and convey title to such land or facilities to the county.
  (e) Retire all or a portion of any capital debt previously incurred for any adult detention facilities, sheriff facilities, or functionally related court facilities which exists on the date the election is held for voter approval of the retail transactions and use tax ordinance authorized by this chapter.
  (f) Finance all or part of the cost of any prevention program.
  (g) Reimburse costs incurred by the county in implementing the master plan, reimburse costs incurred by the county in the operation of any facility constructed or acquired pursuant to this chapter, or reimburse costs incurred by prevention programs provided the board of supervisors certifies to the agency that progress toward completion of adult detention facilities, sheriff facilities, and functionally related court facilities has progressed substantially in accordance with the master plan.
  (h) Construct, furnish, and acquire adult detention facilities, sheriff facilities, functionally related court facilities, and structures necessary or convenient thereto, in accordance with the master plan.

The agency may do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

The initial meeting of the agency shall be held in the county when called by the board of supervisors. At that meeting, or at any subsequent meeting of the agency called by the board of supervisors for the purposes of approving the transactions and use tax ordinance and ballot proposition, the agency may approve a transactions and use tax ordinance and may call an election in accordance with Article 3 (commencing with Section 26292) which election, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may be held within 60 days of the calling of the election. The board of supervisors or the agency may file written arguments, including rebuttal arguments, in favor of the ballot proposition. No arguments shall exceed 500 words in length.