Article 6. Transfer Of Community Facilities Districts of California Government Code >> Division 2. >> Title 5. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.5. >> Article 6.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this section shall govern the construction of this article.
  (a) "City" means any city, including a chartered city.
  (b) "County" means any county of the state.
  (c) "Districts" means community facilities districts created pursuant to this chapter.
  (d) "Governing boards" means, in the case of the county, the board of supervisors of the county and, in the case of the city, the city council of the city.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority for the governance of one or more districts may be transferred from the jurisdiction of a county to the jurisdiction of a city upon written agreement entered into between the governing boards of the county and the city and satisfaction of any conditions contained in the agreement and the conditions to transfer contained in Section 53368.2.
  (a) The legislative body empowered pursuant to this chapter to exercise all authority over the district shall be the governing board of the city.
  (b) The legal name of the district shall be changed so that the words "County of ____" are deleted therefrom and replaced by the words "City of ____."
  (c) Neither a county nor any of its officers, members, employees, or agents shall bear any liability for any action taken with regard to the district on or after the effective date of the transfer of jurisdiction.

The transfer of jurisdiction of a district from the governing board of the county to the governing board of the city shall be effective only if the following shall have occurred:
  (a) An amended boundary map shall have been recorded with respect to the district with the county recorder in conformity with this subdivision. The amended map shall comply with the requirements of Section 3110 of the Streets and Highways Code, except that the word "proposed" shall not appear on the face of the map and the date and number of the resolution referred to in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 3110 shall be the date and number of the resolution adopted by the governing board of the city authorizing the transfer. The amended boundary map shall include on its face the new name of the district and a statement to the effect that it amends the boundary map for (here insert original name or number of district or both the name and number of district, together with county), State of California, prior recorded at book ____ of maps of assessment and community facilities districts at page ____ in the office of the county recorder for the County of ____, State of California. The county recorder shall endorse, file, and cross-index the amended boundary map in accordance with Section 3113 of the Streets and Highways Code.
  (b) An amended notice of special tax lien shall be recorded with the county recorder in the form required by Section 3114.5 of the Streets and Highways Code which shall reference the original notice which it is amending; provided, however, that the notice shall state the amended name of the district, reference the amended boundary map filed in accordance with subdivision (a) and the names of the owners and the list of assessor's parcel numbers to be appended to the amended notice shall be the list that was attached to the original notice of special tax lien that was filed with respect to the district. The county recorder shall record the amended notice of special tax lien, endorse it, and index it, as further provided in Section 3114.5 of the Streets and Highways Code. The provisions of Section 3115.5 of the Streets and Highways Code shall apply to the amended notice of special tax lien as if it were a notice of special tax lien recorded pursuant to Section 3114.5 of the Streets and Highways Code.
  (c) The clerk of the governing board of the city shall have mailed notice to each property owner within the district as set forth on the latest secured assessment roll of the county, which notice shall state the amended name of the district, the effective date of the transfer of jurisdiction, the name and telephone number of the person or office at the city that will be responsible for annually preparing the current roll of special tax levy, as required by subdivision (a) of Section 53340.2, and from whom the notice specified in subdivision (b) of Section 53340.2 and other information regarding the district may be obtained.
  (d) The city shall have adopted policies as required by Section 53312.7.
  (e) For a district with outstanding bonded indebtedness, replacement bonds stating that the transfer of jurisdiction is being made in accordance with this article shall have been executed and delivered by the governing board of the city and delivered to the fiscal agent for the bonds.
  (f) The governing board of the county shall have adopted a resolution granting its final consent to the transfer of jurisdiction for the district.

Neither the enactment of this article nor any action taken pursuant hereto with respect to the transfer of jurisdiction of a district, nor the failure of any property owner to receive notice as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 53368.2, shall in any way impair any existing special tax lien, the priority thereof, any pledge of special taxes or other revenues to the repayment of any bonds or the validity of any bonds of a district.