Section 26227 Of Chapter 13. Miscellaneous Powers From California Government Code >> Division 2. >> Title 3. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 13.
26227
. The board of supervisors of any county may appropriate and
expend money from the general fund of the county to establish county
programs or to fund other programs deemed by the board of supervisors
to be necessary to meet the social needs of the population of the
county, including but not limited to, the areas of health, law
enforcement, public safety, rehabilitation, welfare, education, and
legal services, and the needs of physically, mentally and financially
handicapped persons and aged persons.
The board of supervisors may contract with other public agencies
or private agencies or individuals to operate those programs which
the board of supervisors determines will serve public purposes. In
the furtherance of those programs, the board of supervisors may make
available to a public agency, nonprofit corporation, or nonprofit
association any real property of the county which is not and, during
the time of possession, will not be needed for county purposes, to be
used to carry out the programs, upon terms and conditions determined
by the board of supervisors to be in the best interests of the
county and the general public, and the board of supervisors may
finance or assist in the financing of the acquisition or improvement
of real property and furnishings to be owned or operated by any
public agency, nonprofit corporation, or nonprofit association to
carry out the programs, through a lease, installment sale, or other
transaction, in either case without complying with any other
provisions of this code relating to acquiring, improving, leasing, or
granting the use of or otherwise disposing of county property.
A program may consist of a community support program including a
charitable fund drive conducted in cooperation with one or more
nonprofit charitable organizations if the board of supervisors deems
a program will assist in meeting the social needs of the population
of the county. If the board establishes a program, the officers and
employees of the county shall have the authority to carry out the
program, using county funds and property if authorized by the board.
During working hours, a program may include direct solicitation by
county officers and employees and the assignment of officers and
employees to attend or assist in the administration of program
activities if authorized by the board.