Section 376 Of Chapter 3.5. Water Conservation Programs From California Water Code >> Division 1. >> Chapter 3.5.
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. (a) Any ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to Section
375 is effective upon adoption. Within 10 days after its adoption,
the ordinance or resolution shall be published pursuant to Section
6061 of the Government Code in full in a newspaper of general
circulation that is printed, published, and circulated in the public
entity. If there is no such newspaper, the ordinance or resolution
shall be posted within 10 days after its adoption in three public
places within the public entity.
(b) The publication of ordinances or resolutions, as required by
subdivision (a), may be satisfied by either of the following actions:
(1) The public entity may publish a summary of a proposed
ordinance, resolution, or proposed amendment to an existing ordinance
or resolution. The summary shall be prepared by an official
designated by the governing body. A summary shall be published and a
certified copy of the full text of the proposed ordinance,
resolution, or amendment shall be posted in the office of the
governing body at least five days prior to the governing body's
meeting at which the proposed ordinance, resolution, or amendment is
to be adopted. Within 15 days after adoption of the ordinance,
resolution, or amendment, the governing body shall publish a summary
of the ordinance, resolution, or amendment with the names of those
members voting for and against the ordinance, resolution, or
amendment and the official shall post in the office of the governing
body a certified copy of the full text of the adopted ordinance,
resolution, or amendment along with the names of those members voting
for and against the ordinance, resolution, or amendment.
(2) If the official designated by the governing body determines
that it is not feasible to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the
proposed or adopted ordinance, resolution, or amendment, and if the
governing body so orders, a display advertisement of at least
one-quarter of a page in a newspaper of general circulation in the
county shall be published at least five days prior to the governing
body meeting at which the proposed ordinance, resolution, or
amendment is to be adopted. Within 15 days after adoption of the
ordinance, resolution, or amendment, a display advertisement of at
least one-quarter of a page shall be published. The advertisement
shall indicate the general nature of, and provide information about,
the proposed or adopted ordinance, resolution, or amendment,
including information sufficient to enable the public to obtain
copies of the complete text of the ordinance, resolution, or
amendment, and the names of those members voting for and against the
ordinance, resolution, or amendment.