Section 23567 Of Article 5. Establishment Of Consolidated Counties From California Government Code >> Division 1. >> Title 3. >> Chapter 3.5. >> Article 5.
23567
. If upon a canvass of the total votes cast in all the
affected counties at the election, it appears that within each
affected county, more than 50 percent of the total number of all
votes cast in such affected county are in favor of formation of the
proposed consolidated county, the board of supervisors of the
principal county, by resolution, shall:
(a) Declare the results of the election and that the consolidated
county shall be deemed established pursuant to the general laws of
this state as a county upon the 91st day after the election on
establishment of the proposed consolidated county was held.
(b) Declare the results of the election on the county seat. If
more than 50 percent of the total number of all votes cast within
each affected county are in favor of the county seat, such location
shall be the county seat until removed in the manner provided by law.
Where the proposed county seat is not affirmed by the voters, the
board of supervisors of the consolidated county shall designate a
temporary county seat until removed in the manner provided by law.
(c) Name the persons receiving the highest number of votes cast
for the several offices to be filled at the election and declare
those persons duly elected to the respective offices and that they
shall enter upon the duties of their offices upon the date which the
consolidated county shall be deemed legally established as provided
in subdivision (a), and prescribe the amount of the bonds such
elected officers shall provide upon taking office.
(d) State the effective date or dates upon which the various
service responsibilities and functions for the consolidated county
shall be transferred from each affected county to the consolidated
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 consolidated county shall be
deemed legally established as provided in subdivision (a).