CHAPTER 3. Special Districts

Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 292.

§§ 16270–16279.5 · 18 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions §§ 16270–16271 · 2 sections

   • § 16270 The Legislature finds and declares that many special districts have the ability to raise revenue through user charges and fees and that their ability to raise…
   • § 16271 As used in this chapter: (a) “Governing body” means the board of supervisors except that in the case of a subsidiary district “governing body” means the city…
2. ARTICLE 2. State Allocation §§ 16272–16272.7 · 3 sections

   • § 16272 Out of the amount appropriated by Section 16100, there shall be allocated among the governing bodies, for the 1978–79 fiscal year only, one hundred and…
   • § 16272.5 The State Controller, shall total the amounts determined pursuant to former Section 16272.3, as amended by Chapter 332 of the Statutes of 1978, and shall…
   • § 16272.7 (a) The allocation for each governing body as determined in Section 16272.5 shall be distributed to each governing body by the State Controller as follows: 33…
3. ARTICLE 3. Distribution Process §§ 16274–16279 · 8 sections

   • § 16274 Not later than seven days after the notice from the State Controller, the governing body shall hold a public hearing for the purpose of determining the…
   • § 16275 Following the close of the public hearing, the governing body shall distribute the funds in accordance with the following criteria: (a) Public Safety Services:…
   • § 16276 Within 30 days of the notice of allocation received pursuant to Section 16272.5, the governing body shall determine the amount of funds to be disbursed to each…
   • § 16276.3 Within five days of the determination by the governing body pursuant to Section 16276, the governing body shall publish a notice in a newspaper of general…
   • § 16276.5 The county auditor shall disburse funds to the special district in the same manner as disbursements which are made from the county treasurer’s property tax…
   • § 16277 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the governing body to specify the manner in which such funds are to be expended by any district where…
   • § 16278 The determination of the governing body in distributing funds to a special district pursuant to this chapter shall be final and conclusive in the absence of…
   • § 16279 No action or proceeding shall be commenced to contest any determination of the governing body pursuant to this chapter, unless such action or proceeding shall…
4. ARTICLE 4. Additional Assistance §§ 16279.1–16279.5 · 5 sections

   • § 16279.1 The Legislature finds and declares that Article XIIIA of the Constitution, as added by the adoption of Proposition 13 on the ballot at the Direct Primary…
   • § 16279.2 (a) The sum of thirty-five million seven hundred ten thousand dollars ($35,710,000) is hereby appropriated from the Local Agency Emergency Loan Fund to the…
   • § 16279.3 As used in this article, “eligible special district” means a special district, subsidiary district, or multicounty special district which, during the three…
   • § 16279.4 Pursuant to a resolution adopted by its governing board, a county or city may distribute funds to any special district from any available county or city…
   • § 16279.5 Pursuant to a resolution adopted by its governing board, a county or city may lend any of its available funds to any special district which will receive state…