CHAPTER 6.5. Contracts of Sanitation or Sewerage Enterprises
Chapter 6.5 added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1249.
§§ 54725–54740.6 · 18 sections
- § 54725 As used in this chapter, local agency means any city, county, municipal utility district, public utility district, sanitary district, county sanitation…
- § 54726 As used in this chapter, “law” includes the charter of any local agency.
- § 54727 As used in this chapter, “enterprise” means systems, plants, works, or undertakings used or useful in the collection, treatment, and disposal of waste, refuse,…
- § 54728 As used in this chapter, “improve” means reconstruct, replace, extend, repair, better, equip, develop, embellish, or otherwise improve.
- § 54729 As used in this chapter, “bonds” means bonds issued by a local agency payable exclusively from the revenues of the enterprise for which the bonds are issued.
- § 54730 If in the opinion of the legislative body it will benefit the local agency to enter the contract, any local agency issuing bonds for the acquisition,…
- § 54731 All consideration paid under the contract is payable solely from the revenues of the enterprise and the contracts shall expressly provide.
- § 54732 The duration and terms of the contracts shall be those which the legislative body determines to be for the best interests of the local agency in each case.
- § 54733 The contracts may be made for any period not exceeding the time when the principal and interest of all bonds of the enterprise have been paid in full.
- § 54734 When the legislative body determines that an enterprise is necessary and convenient for the preservation of public health, it may adopt a general specification…
- § 54735 The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder and shall conform to all other statutes and ordinances applicable to public contracts.
- § 54736 A local agency shall not by any such contract transfer or attempt to transfer to any person or in any way restrict the exercise of the local agency’s legal…
- § 54737 The affirmative vote of four-fifths of the legislative body is required to approve the contracts.
- § 54738 When determined by its legislative body to be in the public interest or necessary for the protection of the public health, the local agency may enter into and…
- § 54739 (a) Any local agency listed in Section 54725 may require any of the following: (1) Pretreatment of any industrial waste which the local agency determines is…
- § 54740 (a) Any person who violates any requirement adopted or ordered by a local agency pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 54739 may be…
- § 54740.5 (a) The local agency may issue an administrative complaint to any person who violates any requirement adopted or ordered by a local agency pursuant to…
- § 54740.6 (a) Any party aggrieved by a final order issued by the governing board of a local agency under Section 54740.5, after granting review of the order of a hearing…