Article 5. Assembly Or Convention Halls of California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 5.

Except as otherwise provided in this article, the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 43600) of Chapter 4 of Division 4 apply to all proceedings initiated pursuant to this article.

A city may acquire, by condemnation or otherwise, the necessary land and construct and maintain a public assembly or convention hall upon it, and may incur indebtedness for such purpose pursuant to this article.

The resolution initiating bonding proceedings may be enacted by majority vote of the legislative body.

In addition to other required recitations, the ordinance calling the election shall recite the rate of interest to be paid on the indebtedness.

The ordinance shall be published in a newspaper published in the city, once a day for five days if in a daily paper, or once a week for three successive weeks, if in a weekly paper.

Money obtained from the use of such building shall be deposited in the city treasury to the credit of the proper fund and applied, in order, to the following purposes exclusively:
  (a) The necessary expenses of maintaining, insuring, and making improvements and repairs on, the hall.
  (b) Payment of interest and principal on the bonds.
  (c) The surplus remaining may be appropriated and used for general municipal purposes.

In cities not having a board of public works, by ordinance the legislative body may appoint a commission to select the site for the building, supervise its construction, and manage its use. By ordinance, the legislative body shall prescribe the powers and duties of the commission.