CHAPTER 1. Transfer of City Functions

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.

§§ 51300–51350 · 16 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General §§ 51300–51308 · 9 sections

   • § 51300 This article does not apply to cities containing a population of over 1,900,000 according to the 1950 federal census or to cities which are also cities and…
   • § 51301 A board of supervisors may contract with a city, governed under general laws or charter, within the county, and the city legislative body may contract with the…
   • § 51302 The term of the contract shall not exceed five years but may continue for periods of five years each, unless the legislative body of either local agency votes…
   • § 51303 The county officers and employees named in the contract shall exercise within the city all of the powers and duties conferred upon the city officers or…
   • § 51304 The city may provide in the contract for the payment to the county of a consideration agreed upon, which shall be paid to the county treasurer.
   • § 51305 If the contract results in a unification of a county department with a similar city department requiring a reduction of employees in either department and in a…
   • § 51306 The contract shall provide for the assumption of all city pension rights of the transferred employees by the county, or for their continuation by the city, or…
   • § 51307 The board of supervisors shall hold separately in trust pension money or property taken over by it from the city under the contract and all earnings,…
   • § 51308 Any person pensioned at the execution of the contract has a vested property right in the pension fund for the payment of his pension.
2. ARTICLE 2. Chartered Cities §§ 51330–51335 · 6 sections

   • § 51330 If authorized by the city charter and approved by resolution of the board of supervisors, a city organized under a freeholders’ charter may transfer any of its…
   • § 51331 The resolution of the board of supervisors shall recite: (a) The functions to be transferred. (b) The county officers, boards, or commissions to perform the…
   • § 51332 The transfer may be rescinded: (a) At any time by the joint action of the city and the county. (b) By separate action of either with one year’s notice.
   • § 51333 The city shall express its rescission as provided by its charter or, if the charter does not provide, by resolution of its legislative body. The county shall…
   • § 51334 City functions relating to the assessment of property for taxation, the collection of taxes levied for municipal purposes, the collection of assessments, and…
   • § 51335 If the city charter so authorizes, other functions may be transferred and performed as provided by law.
3. ARTICLE 3. County Contract Services § 51350 · 1 section

   • § 51350 A county which provides services through its appropriate departments, boards, commissions, officers or employees, to any city pursuant to contract or as…