CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1.
§§ 60000–60062 · 31 sections
- § 60000 This part shall be known and may be cited as the Yolo County Transportation District Act.
- § 60002 As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Authority” means the Yolo County Transit Authority, a joint exercise of powers…
- § 60004 There is hereby created the Yolo County Transportation District. The jurisdiction of the district extends throughout the county, including all of the…
- § 60006 On and after July 1, 1997, the authority is dissolved and the district succeeds to, and is vested with, all of the rights, powers, duties, and obligations of…
- § 60008 (a) The district shall be governed by a five-member board of directors representing the county and cities in the county in the district, appointed as follows:…
- § 60010 Upon dissolution of the authority, employees of the authority shall be deemed to be employees of the district without any break in service nor any loss or…
- § 60012 (a) The district shall assume the duties of public transit provider performed by the authority. On and after July 1, 1997, the Cities of West Sacramento,…
- § 60014 The district, at its first meeting, and thereafter annually at the meeting designated by the district, shall elect a chairperson who shall preside at all…
- § 60016 The district shall adopt rules for its proceedings consistent with the laws of the state.
- § 60018 A majority of the board of directors entitled to vote constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. All official acts of the district require the…
- § 60020 The acts of the district shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance.
- § 60022 All meetings of the district shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
- § 60024 The district shall do all the following: (a) Adopt an annual budget. (b) Adopt an administrative code, by ordinance, which prescribes the powers and duties of…
- § 60026 (a) The district may hire an independent staff of its own or contract with any department or agency of the United States or with any public agency to implement…
- § 60028 The board of directors shall fix the compensation of the district’s officers and employees.
- § 60030 (a) Notice of the time and place of a public hearing on the adoption of the annual budget shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code…
- § 60032 The district may sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
- § 60034 All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code, except as…
- § 60036 The district may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise,…
- § 60038 The district may contract with any department or agency of the United States, with any public agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of…
- § 60040 (a) Contracts for the purchase of services, supplies, equipment, and materials in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) shall be awarded to the lowest…
- § 60042 (a) The district has no authority to impose property, sales, or special taxes, but may, with the concurrence of a majority of the member jurisdictions…
- § 60046 Notwithstanding any other provision of law which relates to the functioning of the district as the Yolo County Congestion Management Agency District, the…
- § 60048 The district shall include in its bylaws a process for assuring that member jurisdictions of the district may reasonably determine to what extent their share…
- § 60050 The district may advocate and act on behalf of all district member jurisdictions with their concurrence to further Yolo County transportation system interests,…
- § 60052 The district shall act as a countywide forum for the coordination of transportation system planning, programming, and prioritization of significant projects.
- § 60054 The district may promulgate a plan for funding transportation projects within its jurisdiction.
- § 60056 The board of directors shall adopt priorities reflecting the district’s goals, including consideration of being designated as the federal Designated Recipient…
- § 60058 The district bylaws shall establish an advisory committee structure, which shall include a Technical Advisory Committee and a Citizen’s Advisory Committee and…
- § 60060 Transportation funding and project prioritization decisions made by the board of directors shall endeavor to be mode neutral, not biased in favor of any one…
- § 60062 The district shall act as the coordinating agency for all state and federal funding applications where appropriate.