Section 61131 Of Chapter 4. Capital Financing From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 6. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 4.
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. (a) A district may issue promissory notes to borrow money
and incur indebtedness for any lawful purpose, including, but not
limited to, the payment of current expenses, pursuant to this
section.
(b) The total amount of indebtedness incurred pursuant to this
section outstanding at any one time shall not exceed 5 percent of the
district's total enterprise and nonenterprise revenues in the
preceding fiscal year. Any indebtedness incurred pursuant to this
section shall be repaid within five years from the date on which it
is incurred. Any indebtedness incurred pursuant to this section shall
bear interest at a rate which shall not exceed the rate permitted
under Article 7 (commencing with Section 53530) of Chapter 3 of Part
1 of Division 2 of Title 5.
(c) Each indebtedness incurred pursuant to this section shall be
authorized by resolution adopted by a four-fifths vote of the total
membership of the board of directors and shall be evidenced by a
promissory note signed by the president of the board of directors and
the general manager.