Section 23281 Of Article 4.5. Alteration Of Boundaries From California Government Code >> Division 1. >> Title 3. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.5.

. If upon a canvass of the total votes cast in the territory proposed to be transferred at the election, it appears that more than 50 percent of the total number of all votes cast within the territory proposed to be transferred are in favor of the proposed boundary change, the board of supervisors of the transferring county, by resolution, shall:
  (a) Declare the results of the election and that the proposed county boundary change shall be deemed effected pursuant to the general laws of this state from the date of filing a copy of the resolution with the Secretary of State.
  (b) State the effective date or dates upon which the various service responsibilities and functions for the transferred territory shall be transferred from the transferring county to the accepting county. Such date or dates shall be established in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the commission and in such a manner as to provide for the orderly and expeditious transition of responsibilities and functions but shall in no event exceed two fiscal years from the date on which the county boundary change shall be deemed legally effected as provided in subdivision (a).