Chapter 8. Annexation of California Public Utilities Code >> Division 10. >> Part 7. >> Chapter 8.

Territory within Marin County may be annexed to the district in the manner provided in this chapter.

Whenever the board finds and determines that additional territory will be benefited by annexation to the district, it shall pass a resolution to that effect.

The resolution shall be passed by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the board.

The resolution shall:
  (a) Describe the boundaries of the territory proposed to be annexed.
  (b) Designate the proposed annexation by an appropriate name.
  (c) Declare that the area to be annexed to the district will be benefited by such annexation.
  (d) Name the time and place for the hearing of objections by any person interested in the proposed annexation.

The resolution, together with the names of the members of the board, voting for and against it shall be published pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code in a newspaper published in the territory proposed to be annexed, or if there is no such paper, then in some newspaper of general circulation, circulated in such territory.

On the day fixed for hearing or any day to which the hearing is adjourned, the board shall hear and consider any objections presented to the annexation of the territory. After the hearing of objections, if it shall be determined by a vote of two-thirds of all the members of the board that the territory proposed to be annexed will be benefited by such annexation, the board shall proceed to fix and determine the boundaries of the territory to be annexed to the district, provided, however, that if there is filed with the clerk of the board prior to the close of said hearing, written protests against said annexation signed by fifty percent (50%) or more of the registered voters within the area proposed to be annexed, then said annexation proceedings shall be terminated by board action and the board shall not within six months after said termination adopt a resolution pursuant to Section 70271 applicable to the same or substantially the same area involved in the prior terminated proceeding.

After making all necessary and proper changes in the boundaries, by a resolution passed by a vote of two-thirds of the members, the board shall order the annexation of the territory so described. The resolution, together with the names of the members of the board voting for and against the same shall be spread upon the minutes of the board.

Whenever any territory is annexed to the district it shall thereupon become a part of the district subject to all the liabilities and entitled to all the benefits of the district.