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Article 2. Terms And Conditions of California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 5. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 2.
The commission may, at any time, authorize any legislative
body holding a hearing pursuant to this division, to continue the
hearing to a date or dates extending beyond the dates specified in
this division.
(a) In any commission order giving approval to any change
of organization or reorganization, the commission may make that
approval conditional upon any of the following factors:
(1) Any of the conditions set forth in Section 56886.
(2) The initiation, conduct, or completion of proceedings for another change of organization or a reorganization.
(3) The approval or disapproval, with or without election, as may be provided by this division, of any resolution or ordinance ordering that change of organization or reorganization.
(4) With respect to any commission determination to approve the disincorporation of a city, the dissolution of a district, or the reorganization or consolidation of agencies that results in the dissolution of one or more districts or the disincorporation of one or more cities, a condition that prohibits a district that is being dissolved or a city that is being disincorporated from taking any of the following actions, unless it first finds that either an emergency situation exists as defined in Section 54956.5, or the legislative body of the successor, as designated by the commission has taken action approving one or more of the following actions:
(A) Approving any increase in compensation or benefits for members of the governing board, its officers, or the executive officer of the agency.
(B) Appropriating, encumbering, expending, or otherwise obligating, any revenue of the agency beyond that provided in the current budget at the time the commission approves the dissolution or disincorporation.
(b) If the commission so conditions its approval, the commission may order that any further action pursuant to this division be continued and held in abeyance for the period of time designated by the commission, not to exceed six months from the date of that conditional approval.
(c) The commission order may also provide that any election called upon any change of organization or reorganization shall be called, held, and conducted before, upon the same date as, or after the date of any election to be called, held, and conducted upon any other change of organization or reorganization.
(d) The commission order may also provide that in any election at which the questions of annexation and district reorganization or, incorporation and district reorganization, or disincorporation and district reorganization are to be considered at the same time, there shall be a single question appearing on the ballot upon the issues of annexation and district reorganization or incorporation and district reorganization.
(1) Any of the conditions set forth in Section 56886.
(2) The initiation, conduct, or completion of proceedings for another change of organization or a reorganization.
(3) The approval or disapproval, with or without election, as may be provided by this division, of any resolution or ordinance ordering that change of organization or reorganization.
(4) With respect to any commission determination to approve the disincorporation of a city, the dissolution of a district, or the reorganization or consolidation of agencies that results in the dissolution of one or more districts or the disincorporation of one or more cities, a condition that prohibits a district that is being dissolved or a city that is being disincorporated from taking any of the following actions, unless it first finds that either an emergency situation exists as defined in Section 54956.5, or the legislative body of the successor, as designated by the commission has taken action approving one or more of the following actions:
(A) Approving any increase in compensation or benefits for members of the governing board, its officers, or the executive officer of the agency.
(B) Appropriating, encumbering, expending, or otherwise obligating, any revenue of the agency beyond that provided in the current budget at the time the commission approves the dissolution or disincorporation.
(b) If the commission so conditions its approval, the commission may order that any further action pursuant to this division be continued and held in abeyance for the period of time designated by the commission, not to exceed six months from the date of that conditional approval.
(c) The commission order may also provide that any election called upon any change of organization or reorganization shall be called, held, and conducted before, upon the same date as, or after the date of any election to be called, held, and conducted upon any other change of organization or reorganization.
(d) The commission order may also provide that in any election at which the questions of annexation and district reorganization or, incorporation and district reorganization, or disincorporation and district reorganization are to be considered at the same time, there shall be a single question appearing on the ballot upon the issues of annexation and district reorganization or incorporation and district reorganization.
Any change of organization or reorganization may provide
for, or be made subject to one or more of, the following terms and
conditions. If a change of organization or reorganization is made
subject to one or more of the following terms and conditions in the
commission's resolution making determinations, the terms and
conditions imposed shall prevail in the event of a conflict between a
specific term and condition authorized pursuant to this section and
any of the general provisions of Part 5 (commencing with Section
57300). However, none of the following terms and conditions shall
directly regulate land use, property development, or subdivision
requirements:
(a) The payment of a fixed or determinable amount of money, either as a lump sum or in installments, for the acquisition, transfer, use, or right of use of all or any part of the existing property, real or personal, of any city, county, or district.
(b) The levying or fixing and the collection of any of the following, for the purpose of providing for any payment required pursuant to subdivision (a):
(1) Special, extraordinary, or additional taxes or assessments.
(2) Special, extraordinary, or additional service charges, rentals, or rates.
(3) Both taxes or assessments and service charges, rentals, or rates.
(c) The imposition, exemption, transfer, division, or apportionment, as among any affected cities, affected counties, affected districts, and affected territory of liability for payment of all or any part of principal, interest, and any other amounts which shall become due on account of all or any part of any outstanding or then authorized but thereafter issued bonds, including revenue bonds, or other contracts or obligations of any city, county, district, or any improvement district within a local agency, and the levying or fixing and the collection of any (1) taxes or assessments, or (2) service charges, rentals, or rates, or (3) both taxes or assessments and service charges, rentals, or rates, in the same manner as provided in the original authorization of the bonds and in the amount necessary to provide for that payment.
(d) If, as a result of any term or condition made pursuant to subdivision (c), the liability of any affected city, affected county, or affected district for payment of the principal of any bonded indebtedness is increased or decreased, the term and condition may specify the amount, if any, of that increase or decrease which shall be included in, or excluded from, the outstanding bonded indebtedness of that entity for the purpose of the application of any statute or charter provision imposing a limitation upon the principal amount of outstanding bonded indebtedness of the entity.
(e) The formation of a new improvement district or districts or the annexation or detachment of territory to, or from, any existing improvement district or districts.
(f) The incurring of new indebtedness or liability by, or on behalf of, all or any part of any local agency, including territory being annexed to any local agency, or of any existing or proposed new improvement district within that local agency. The new indebtedness may be the obligation solely of territory to be annexed if the local agency has the authority to establish zones for incurring indebtedness. The indebtedness or liability shall be incurred substantially in accordance with the laws otherwise applicable to the local agency.
(g) The issuance and sale of any bonds, including authorized but unissued bonds of a local agency, either by that local agency or by a local agency designated as the successor to any local agency which is extinguished as a result of any change of organization or reorganization.
(h) The acquisition, improvement, disposition, sale, transfer, or division of any property, real or personal.
(i) The disposition, transfer, or division of any moneys or funds, including cash on hand and moneys due but uncollected, and any other obligations.
(j) The fixing and establishment of priorities of use, or right of use, of water, or capacity rights in any public improvements or facilities or any other property, real or personal. However, none of the terms and conditions ordered pursuant to this subdivision shall modify priorities of use, or right of use, to water, or capacity rights in any public improvements or facilities that have been fixed and established by a court or an order of the State Water Resources Control Board.
(k) The establishment, continuation, or termination of any office, department, or board, or the transfer, combining, consolidation, or separation of any offices, departments, or boards, or any of the functions of those offices, departments, or boards, if, and to the extent that, any of those matters is authorized by the principal act.
(l) The employment, transfer, or discharge of employees, the continuation, modification, or termination of existing employment contracts, civil service rights, seniority rights, retirement rights, and other employee benefits and rights.
(m) The designation of a city, county, or district, as the successor to any local agency that is extinguished as a result of any change of organization or reorganization, for the purpose of succeeding to all of the rights, duties, and obligations of the extinguished local agency with respect to enforcement, performance, or payment of any outstanding bonds, including revenue bonds, or other contracts and obligations of the extinguished local agency.
(n) The designation of (1) the method for the selection of members of the legislative body of a district or (2) the number of those members, or (3) both, where the proceedings are for a consolidation, or a reorganization providing for a consolidation or formation of a new district and the principal act provides for alternative methods of that selection or for varying numbers of those members, or both.
(o) The initiation, conduct, or completion of proceedings on a proposal made under, and pursuant to, this division.
(p) The fixing of the effective date or dates of any change of organization, subject to the limitations of Section 57202.
(q) Any terms and conditions authorized or required by the principal act with respect to any change of organization.
(r) The continuation or provision of any service provided at that time, or previously authorized to be provided by an official act of the local agency.
(s) The levying of either of the following:
(1) Assessments or fees, including the imposition of a fee pursuant to Section 50029 or 66484.3. For the purposes of this section, imposition of a fee as a condition of the issuance of a building permit does not constitute direct regulation of land use, property development, or subdivision requirements.
(2) General or special taxes subject to approval by the voters.
(t) The extension or continuation of any previously authorized charge, fee, assessment, or tax by the local agency or a successor local agency in the affected territory.
(u) The transfer of authority and responsibility among any affected cities, affected counties, and affected districts for the administration of special tax and special assessment districts, including, but not limited to, the levying and collecting of special taxes and special assessments, including the determination of the annual special tax rate within authorized limits; the management of redemption, reserve, special reserve, and construction funds; the issuance of bonds which are authorized but not yet issued at the time of the transfer, including not yet issued portions or phases of bonds which are authorized; supervision of construction paid for with bond or special tax or assessment proceeds; administration of agreements to acquire public facilities and reimburse advances made to the district; and all other rights and responsibilities with respect to the levies, bonds, funds, and use of proceeds that would have applied to the local agency that created the special tax or special assessment district.
(v) Any other matters necessary or incidental to any of the terms and conditions specified in this section. If a change of organization, reorganization, or special reorganization provides for, or is made subject to one or more of, the terms and conditions specified in this section, those terms and conditions shall be deemed to be the exclusive terms and conditions for the change of organization, reorganization, or special reorganization, and shall control over any general provisions of Part 5 (commencing with Section 57300).
(a) The payment of a fixed or determinable amount of money, either as a lump sum or in installments, for the acquisition, transfer, use, or right of use of all or any part of the existing property, real or personal, of any city, county, or district.
(b) The levying or fixing and the collection of any of the following, for the purpose of providing for any payment required pursuant to subdivision (a):
(1) Special, extraordinary, or additional taxes or assessments.
(2) Special, extraordinary, or additional service charges, rentals, or rates.
(3) Both taxes or assessments and service charges, rentals, or rates.
(c) The imposition, exemption, transfer, division, or apportionment, as among any affected cities, affected counties, affected districts, and affected territory of liability for payment of all or any part of principal, interest, and any other amounts which shall become due on account of all or any part of any outstanding or then authorized but thereafter issued bonds, including revenue bonds, or other contracts or obligations of any city, county, district, or any improvement district within a local agency, and the levying or fixing and the collection of any (1) taxes or assessments, or (2) service charges, rentals, or rates, or (3) both taxes or assessments and service charges, rentals, or rates, in the same manner as provided in the original authorization of the bonds and in the amount necessary to provide for that payment.
(d) If, as a result of any term or condition made pursuant to subdivision (c), the liability of any affected city, affected county, or affected district for payment of the principal of any bonded indebtedness is increased or decreased, the term and condition may specify the amount, if any, of that increase or decrease which shall be included in, or excluded from, the outstanding bonded indebtedness of that entity for the purpose of the application of any statute or charter provision imposing a limitation upon the principal amount of outstanding bonded indebtedness of the entity.
(e) The formation of a new improvement district or districts or the annexation or detachment of territory to, or from, any existing improvement district or districts.
(f) The incurring of new indebtedness or liability by, or on behalf of, all or any part of any local agency, including territory being annexed to any local agency, or of any existing or proposed new improvement district within that local agency. The new indebtedness may be the obligation solely of territory to be annexed if the local agency has the authority to establish zones for incurring indebtedness. The indebtedness or liability shall be incurred substantially in accordance with the laws otherwise applicable to the local agency.
(g) The issuance and sale of any bonds, including authorized but unissued bonds of a local agency, either by that local agency or by a local agency designated as the successor to any local agency which is extinguished as a result of any change of organization or reorganization.
(h) The acquisition, improvement, disposition, sale, transfer, or division of any property, real or personal.
(i) The disposition, transfer, or division of any moneys or funds, including cash on hand and moneys due but uncollected, and any other obligations.
(j) The fixing and establishment of priorities of use, or right of use, of water, or capacity rights in any public improvements or facilities or any other property, real or personal. However, none of the terms and conditions ordered pursuant to this subdivision shall modify priorities of use, or right of use, to water, or capacity rights in any public improvements or facilities that have been fixed and established by a court or an order of the State Water Resources Control Board.
(k) The establishment, continuation, or termination of any office, department, or board, or the transfer, combining, consolidation, or separation of any offices, departments, or boards, or any of the functions of those offices, departments, or boards, if, and to the extent that, any of those matters is authorized by the principal act.
(l) The employment, transfer, or discharge of employees, the continuation, modification, or termination of existing employment contracts, civil service rights, seniority rights, retirement rights, and other employee benefits and rights.
(m) The designation of a city, county, or district, as the successor to any local agency that is extinguished as a result of any change of organization or reorganization, for the purpose of succeeding to all of the rights, duties, and obligations of the extinguished local agency with respect to enforcement, performance, or payment of any outstanding bonds, including revenue bonds, or other contracts and obligations of the extinguished local agency.
(n) The designation of (1) the method for the selection of members of the legislative body of a district or (2) the number of those members, or (3) both, where the proceedings are for a consolidation, or a reorganization providing for a consolidation or formation of a new district and the principal act provides for alternative methods of that selection or for varying numbers of those members, or both.
(o) The initiation, conduct, or completion of proceedings on a proposal made under, and pursuant to, this division.
(p) The fixing of the effective date or dates of any change of organization, subject to the limitations of Section 57202.
(q) Any terms and conditions authorized or required by the principal act with respect to any change of organization.
(r) The continuation or provision of any service provided at that time, or previously authorized to be provided by an official act of the local agency.
(s) The levying of either of the following:
(1) Assessments or fees, including the imposition of a fee pursuant to Section 50029 or 66484.3. For the purposes of this section, imposition of a fee as a condition of the issuance of a building permit does not constitute direct regulation of land use, property development, or subdivision requirements.
(2) General or special taxes subject to approval by the voters.
(t) The extension or continuation of any previously authorized charge, fee, assessment, or tax by the local agency or a successor local agency in the affected territory.
(u) The transfer of authority and responsibility among any affected cities, affected counties, and affected districts for the administration of special tax and special assessment districts, including, but not limited to, the levying and collecting of special taxes and special assessments, including the determination of the annual special tax rate within authorized limits; the management of redemption, reserve, special reserve, and construction funds; the issuance of bonds which are authorized but not yet issued at the time of the transfer, including not yet issued portions or phases of bonds which are authorized; supervision of construction paid for with bond or special tax or assessment proceeds; administration of agreements to acquire public facilities and reimburse advances made to the district; and all other rights and responsibilities with respect to the levies, bonds, funds, and use of proceeds that would have applied to the local agency that created the special tax or special assessment district.
(v) Any other matters necessary or incidental to any of the terms and conditions specified in this section. If a change of organization, reorganization, or special reorganization provides for, or is made subject to one or more of, the terms and conditions specified in this section, those terms and conditions shall be deemed to be the exclusive terms and conditions for the change of organization, reorganization, or special reorganization, and shall control over any general provisions of Part 5 (commencing with Section 57300).
When applicable, the terms and conditions of any change of
organization or reorganization shall provide public utilities, as
defined in Section 216 of the Public Utilities Code, 90 days
following the recording of the certificate of completion to make the
necessary changes to impacted utility customer accounts.
If the terms and conditions of any change of organization
provide for the formation of a new improvement district, or the
annexation or detachment of territory to, or from, an existing
improvement district, the commission shall do all of the following:
(a) Exclude any lands proposed to be formed into, or to be annexed to, the improvement district which the commission finds will not be benefited by becoming a part of the improvement district.
(b) Exclude any lands proposed to be detached from an improvement district which the commission finds will be benefited by remaining a part of the improvement district.
(a) Exclude any lands proposed to be formed into, or to be annexed to, the improvement district which the commission finds will not be benefited by becoming a part of the improvement district.
(b) Exclude any lands proposed to be detached from an improvement district which the commission finds will be benefited by remaining a part of the improvement district.
(a) If a proposal includes the formation of a district or
the incorporation of a city, the commission shall determine whether
existing agencies can feasibly provide the needed service or services
in a more efficient and accountable manner. If a new single-purpose
local agency is deemed necessary, the commission shall consider
reorganization with other single-purpose local agencies that provide
related services.
(b) If a proposal includes the consolidation of two or more special districts not formed pursuant to the same principal act, the commission shall determine whether any service provided at that time could be discontinued due to a lack of authority under the principal act of the successor. If a new single-purpose local agency is deemed necessary to provide the needed service or services, the commission shall consider the formation of a new district that is authorized to provide the service or services.
(b) If a proposal includes the consolidation of two or more special districts not formed pursuant to the same principal act, the commission shall determine whether any service provided at that time could be discontinued due to a lack of authority under the principal act of the successor. If a new single-purpose local agency is deemed necessary to provide the needed service or services, the commission shall consider the formation of a new district that is authorized to provide the service or services.
The commission shall not impose a condition for the
provision of services by the annexing city to an area which has not
been placed within that city's adopted sphere of influence, as
defined in Section 56076, unless that condition would mitigate
effects which are a direct result of the annexation.
In the case of any annexation proposal for which a certificate of
completion was not recorded prior to January 1, 1985, a condition
imposed thereon which does not comply with the requirements of this
section is null and void and shall not affect the validity of or
terminate the annexation proceedings.
(a) The commission shall not impose any condition on an
annexing local agency with respect to the standards or frequency of
maintenance of any existing street or road within the annexed
territory.
(b) The commission shall not impose a condition which requires a local agency to improve an existing public facility which is not owned by the agency.
(c) This section shall not be construed as authorizing a commission to impose any conditions which it is not otherwise authorized to impose.
(b) The commission shall not impose a condition which requires a local agency to improve an existing public facility which is not owned by the agency.
(c) This section shall not be construed as authorizing a commission to impose any conditions which it is not otherwise authorized to impose.
Any change of organization or reorganization may be
conditionally approved by a local agency formation commission subject
to the certification by the California Coastal Commission of an
amendment to the local coastal program of a city or a county.
If any change of organization or reorganization pertains
to city or district territory which is located, in whole or in part,
within the boundaries of any city or county, any terms and conditions
authorized by Section 56886 may be made applicable to that city or
county. However, no indebtedness or liability which is subject to the
requirement of an election, under the provisions of Section 18 of
Article XVI of the California Constitution, shall be incurred or
assumed by any city or county, except as provided in Section 18 of
Article XVI of the California Constitution.
If any commission order approving or conditionally approving
a change of organization or reorganization would result in the
annexation to a city of land that is subject to a contract executed
pursuant to the Williamson Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section
51200) of Division 1), for which the commission has determined
pursuant to Section 56754 that the city shall succeed to the
contract, the commission shall impose a condition that requires the
city to adopt the rules and procedures required by the Williamson
Act, including but not limited to the rules and procedures required
by Sections 51231, 51237, and 51237.5.
Any of the terms and conditions authorized by Section 56886
may be made applicable to all or any part of any city or district or
any improvement district within that local agency or any territory
annexed to, or detached from, any city or district or improvement
district within that local agency.
