Chapter 18. Consolidation of California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 14. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 18.

19320.

At any time after the establishment of two or more districts in any county, the board of supervisors may determine that any two or more of such districts which contain similar type lighting systems, whether or not they are contiguous, should be consolidated.

19321.

The board shall fix a time and place for hearing the matter of consolidation of the districts and shall direct its clerk to publish a notice once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper or newspapers circulated in each of the districts which it proposes to consolidate, and which the board deems most likely to give notice to the inhabitants of the districts.

19322.

The notice shall be headed "Notice of the proposed consolidation of ____ Highway Lighting District and ____ Highway Lighting District," stating the names of the districts proposed to be consolidated and shall contain a statement of the time and place fixed by the board for hearing the matter.

19323.

The notice shall state that it is proposed to consolidate into one district all of the territory within the named districts.

19324.

At the time and place fixed for hearing or at any time to which the hearing may be continued, the board shall hear any person objecting to the consolidation.

19325.

At the conclusion of the hearing the board may refuse to consolidate any of the districts or it may order the consolidation of any or all of the districts proposed to be consolidated.

19326.

If the board determines to consolidate any of the districts it shall so declare by resolution stating the name by which the consolidated district shall be known.

19327.

The district resulting from the consolidation of two or more districts shall become liable for all outstanding liabilities of the districts consolidated.

19328.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the district resulting from the consolidation of two or more districts shall assume all of the assets of the separate districts so consolidated and shall be entitled to all of the property tax revenues to which each of the separate districts so consolidated would have been entitled had the districts not been consolidated.