PART 8. SAN DIEGO COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT [90000. - 93017.]
Part 8 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2039.
§§ 90000–93017 · 221 sections
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 90000–90025 · 13 sections
ARTICLE 1. Definitions §§ 90000–90006 · 7 sections
- § 90000 This part shall be known and cited as the “San Diego County Transit District Act of 1965.”
- § 90001 Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this article govern the construction of this part.
- § 90002 “District” means the San Diego County Transit District.
- § 90003 “Board” means the board of directors of the district.
- § 90004 “Voter” means any elector who is registered under the Elections Code.
- § 90005 “Transit” means the transportation of passengers only and their incidental baggage by means other than by chartered bus, sightseeing bus, or any other motor…
- § 90006 “Transit works” or “transit facilities” means all real and personal property, equipment, rights, or interests owned or to be acquired by the district for…
ARTICLE 2. General Provisions §§ 90020–90025 · 6 sections
- § 90020 It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of California to develop transit system districts in the various metropolitan areas within the state for…
- § 90021 The San Diego County Transit District may be created as provided in this part and when so created may exercise the powers herein granted.
- § 90022 Except as otherwise provided in this part, elections shall be held and conducted and the result ascertained, determined, and declared in all respects as nearly…
- § 90023 Except as otherwise provided in this part, all ordinances and notices which are required to be published shall be published within the district pursuant to…
- § 90024 Whenever the signature of any officer or employee of a district or of any member of the retirement board or of any officer or employee of the retirement system…
- § 90025 The district is hereby designated a rapid transit district and the transit facilities and services the district is authorized to acquire, own, operate,…
CHAPTER 2. Formation of District §§ 90050–90120 · 11 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions § 90050 · 1 section
- § 90050 The area to be embraced in the district shall include all of the corporate area of each of the Cities of San Diego, Chula Vista, Coronado, National City, La…
ARTICLE 2. Election §§ 90070–90078 · 8 sections
- § 90070 The Board of Supervisors of San Diego County shall call an election in the area to be included within the district on the question of the formation of the…
- § 90071 Each signer of a petition within a particular city shall be a registered voter and resident of that city.
- § 90072 Upon receipt of the resolutions or petitions, or sufficient combination of both, the board of supervisors shall call a hearing thereon not less than 77 days…
- § 90073 At any time within 30 days following the receipt by the board of supervisors of petitions or resolutions, or both, requiring the calling of an election…
- § 90074 At the hearing, the board of supervisors shall have the power to exclude any unincorporated territory which, in its determination, would not receive reasonable…
- § 90075 The election shall be called, noticed, held, and conducted, election officers appointed, voting precincts designated, ballots printed, polls opened and closed,…
- § 90076 The count of the votes of the election shall be conducted in two parts (see Section 90050). One part shall consist of the votes cast in the City of San Diego.…
- § 90078 If from the canvass it appears and the board of supervisors finds that a majority of the votes cast in the City of San Diego and a majority of the votes cast…
ARTICLE 3. Establishment of the District § 90100 · 1 section
- § 90100 If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition in the City of San Diego and a majority of the electors in the other section specified in Section 90050…
ARTICLE 4. Contest of Incorporation § 90120 · 1 section
- § 90120 No informality in any proceeding or in the conduct of the election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any citizen, shall be held to…
CHAPTER 3. Internal Organization of District §§ 90170–90300 · 40 sections
ARTICLE 1. Government §§ 90170–90171 · 2 sections
- § 90170 The government of the district shall be vested in a board of directors elected concurrent with the district’s formation. If no unincorporated area of the…
- § 90171 The directors elected shall be residents of the respective city they represent at the time of their election and during the term of their office. Any director…
ARTICLE 2. Terms of Office §§ 90190–90194 · 5 sections
- § 90190 The term of each director shall be for four years, except as provided in this article.
- § 90191 Any vacancy, including any caused by death or resignation of any member, shall be filled by appointment of the board of directors within 60 days of date of…
- § 90192 The person to fill any vacancy on the board shall serve temporarily to fill the unexpired term or until a successor is regularly elected at the next election…
- § 90193 The first members of the board of directors elected after the formation of the district shall so classify themselves by lot that one more than one-half of the…
- § 90194 Every director is subject to recall by voters of the district, in accordance with the recall provisions of the general laws of the state applicable to county…
ARTICLE 3. Powers and Duties of Directors §§ 90210–90219 · 10 sections
- § 90210 The oath of office of directors shall be taken, subscribed, and filed with the secretary of the district at any time after the director has been elected, but…
- § 90211 The board shall choose one of its members president, and another vice president, who shall be authorized to act for the president during his absence or…
- § 90212 The board is the legislative body of the district and determines all questions of policy.
- § 90213 All matters and things necessary for the proper administration of the affairs of the district which are not provided for in this act shall be provided for by…
- § 90214 The board shall supervise and regulate every transit facility owned and operated by the district, including the fixing of rates, rentals, charges, and…
- § 90215 The board may adopt a personnel system for the purpose of recruiting and maintaining an effective working force with good morale. The board shall by resolution…
- § 90216 The board may from time to time contract for or employ any professional service required by the district or for the performance of work or service which cannot…
- § 90217 The board shall have an annual audit made of all books and accounts of the district by a certified public accountant or public accountant.
- § 90218 The board may provide by resolution, under such terms and conditions as it sees fit, for the payment of demands against the district without prior specific…
- § 90219 To facilitate the business of the district, the board may provide for the creation and administration of such funds as the needs of the district may require.…
ARTICLE 4. Meetings and Legislation §§ 90240–90245 · 6 sections
- § 90240 All meetings of the board shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the Ralph M. Brown Act, Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950), Part 1, Division 2,…
- § 90241 A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
- § 90242 The board shall establish rules for its proceedings and may provide by ordinance or resolution that each member shall receive for each attendance at the…
- § 90243 The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance. No ordinance shall be passed by the board on the day of its introduction, nor…
- § 90244 All ordinances shall be published after passage.
- § 90245 The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be as follows: “Be it ordained by the Board of Directors of the San Diego County Transit District.” All ordinances…
ARTICLE 5. Other Officers §§ 90260–90300 · 17 sections
- § 90260 The board shall appoint and fix the salary of a general manager, who shall have full charge of the acquisition, construction, maintenance and operation of the…
- § 90261 All other things being equal, the board shall appoint as general manager some person who has had experience in the construction or management of transit…
- § 90262 The general manager need not be a resident of this state at the time of his appointment.
- § 90263 The general manager shall hold office for an indefinite term and may be removed by the board only upon the adoption of a resolution by the affirmative vote of…
- § 90264 Notwithstanding this article, until such time as the district has operated, controlled, or used facilities or parts of facilities for providing the inhabitants…
- § 90265 The board shall appoint a secretary and an attorney, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the board.
- § 90266 The attorney shall be admitted to practice law in the Supreme Court of the state, and shall have been actively engaged in the practice of his profession for…
- § 90267 The secretary and such assistants as the board may determine, and shall have the power to administer all oaths or affirmations required by this act, including…
- § 90268 The board may consolidate any of the district offices in one person.
- § 90269 The oath of all appointive officers of the district shall be taken, subscribed, and filed with the secretary of the district at any time after the officer has…
- § 90270 Each appointive officer shall give such bond and in such amount as the board may require.
- § 90271 Subject to the control of the board, the powers and duties of the general manager are: (a) To have full charge of the acquisition, construction, maintenance,…
- § 90272 The general manager shall within 90 days from the end of each fiscal year cause to be published a financial report showing the result of the operations for the…
- § 90273 The attorney shall take charge of all suits and other legal matters to which the district is a party or in which it is legally interested. He shall give his…
- § 90274 The general manager shall provide for the custody of the funds of the district and the keeping of accounts of all receipts and disbursements. Payments shall be…
- § 90275 With the consent of the board, the general manager may: (a) Authorize the trust department of any state or national bank in this state or a trust company…
- § 90300 (a) Employees have the right to self-organize, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own…
CHAPTER 5. Retirement System §§ 90350–90351 · 2 sections
- § 90350 The district is empowered to contract with the State Employees’ Retirement System and may provide retirement and disability benefits for employees under the…
- § 90351 Whenever the district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned public utility, either in proceedings in eminent domain or otherwise,…
CHAPTER 6. Powers and Functions of District §§ 90400–90570 · 46 sections
ARTICLE 1. Corporate Power §§ 90400–90402 · 3 sections
- § 90400 The district has perpetual succession and may adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.
- § 90401 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.
- § 90402 The district may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted in this act. The…
ARTICLE 2. Contracts §§ 90420–90421 · 3 sections
- § 90420 The district may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise,…
- § 90420.5 The district further shall be empowered to furnish contractual service outside of the district’s boundaries.
- § 90421 Neither the general manager nor any director of the district shall in any manner be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract awarded or to be…
ARTICLE 4. Property §§ 90460–90461 · 2 sections
- § 90460 The district may take by grant, purchase, gift, devise, or lease, or condemn in proceedings under eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, and hold and enjoy,…
- § 90461 Whenever the board by resolution determines that any record, map, book or paper in the possession of the district or any officer or employee thereof is of no…
ARTICLE 5. Transit Facilities and Service §§ 90480–90490 · 11 sections
- § 90480 The district may acquire, construct, own, operate, control or use rights-of-way, rail lines, buslines, stations, platforms, switches, yards, terminals, and any…
- § 90480.5 The negotiated purchase price of any existing facilities which are acquired by the district shall not exceed the fair market value of the tangible real and…
- § 90481 The district may without limitation by any other provisions of this part requiring approval of indebtedness, accept contributions of money, rights-of-way,…
- § 90482 The district may plan for, establish, construct, finance and operate rapid transit facilities and service within or without the district’s boundaries,…
- § 90484 The district may construct and operate or acquire and operate works and facilities in, under, upon, over, across, or along any street or public highway or any…
- § 90485 The district may enter into agreements for the joint use of any property and rights by the district and any city, public agency or public utility operating…
- § 90486 The rates and charges for service furnished pursuant to this act shall be fixed by the board and shall be reasonable.
- § 90487 The board of supervisors or the city council of a municipality having territory located within the district may file a request for a hearing before the…
- § 90488 Upon the filing of a request for hearing as provided in Section 90487 the district board shall fix the time and place for hearing. The time fixed shall not be…
- § 90489 At the time fixed for any hearing before the board any board of supervisors or city council eligible to file a request for hearing, not a party to the original…
- § 90490 Within 30 days after submission of the case, the board shall render its decision and its decision shall be final.
ARTICLE 6. Indebtedness §§ 90500–90508 · 10 sections
- § 90500 The district may borrow money and incur indebtedness, and may issue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness. No indebtedness shall be incurred exceeding the…
- § 90501 The district may borrow money for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the district lawfully incurred after the commencement of the fiscal year, but prior…
- § 90501.5 The board of directors of the district may, within a period of two years from and after the formation of the district, pursuant to a resolution adopted by it…
- § 90502 The district shall not incur an indebtedness for public works which in the aggregate exceeds 15 percent of the assessed value of all the real and personal…
- § 90503 Indebtedness which has been incurred for the acquisition, construction, and operation of transit facilities, where the revenue from the transit facilities for…
- § 90504 The district may accept, without limitation by any other provisions of this act requiring approval of indebtedness, contributions or loans from the United…
- § 90505 The district may purchase equipment such as cars, trolley buses and motorbuses, and rolling equipment, and may execute agreements, leases and equipment trust…
- § 90506 The agreement to purchase or lease may direct the vendor or lessor to sell and assign or lease the rolling equipment to a bank or trust company, duly…
- § 90507 The agreements and leases shall be duly acknowledged before a person authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds and in the form required for…
- § 90508 The covenants, conditions and provisions of the agreements, leases, and equipment trust certificates shall not conflict with any of the provisions of any trust…
ARTICLE 7. Investments §§ 90520–90522 · 3 sections
- § 90520 The district may invest any surplus money in its treasury, including money in any sinking fund, in any of the following: (a) Its own bonds. (b) Treasury notes,…
- § 90521 Such investment may be made by direct purchase of any issue of such bonds, treasury notes, or obligations, or part thereof, at the original sale or by the…
- § 90522 Any bonds, treasury notes, or obligations purchased and held as investments by the district may from time to time be sold and the proceeds reinvested in bonds,…
ARTICLE 8. Taxation §§ 90540–90552 · 13 sections
- § 90540 A district may levy, and collect or cause to be collected, taxes for any lawful purpose.
- § 90541 If, in the opinion of the board, the revenues will not be sufficient for any and all lawful purposes, the board shall levy a tax for such purpose or purposes…
- § 90542 The board shall, at the time of fixing the general tax levy and in the manner provided for the general tax levy, levy and collect annually until the district’s…
- § 90543 The taxes required to be levied and collected on account of interest, principal and sinking fund of district bonds shall be in addition to all other taxes…
- § 90544 The board may provide for the assessment, levy, and collection of taxes by the district, including the sale of property to the district for delinquent taxes,…
- § 90545 The board shall avail itself of the assessments made by the assessor of the county and of the assessments made by the State Board of Equalization for the…
- § 90546 In such case the county assessor shall, on or before the third Monday in August of each year, transmit to the board a statement in writing showing the total…
- § 90547 The board shall, on or before the first weekday in September, or if such weekday falls upon a holiday then on the first business day thereafter, fix the rate…
- § 90548 The board shall immediately after fixing the rate of taxes as above provided transmit to the county assessor of the county a statement of the rate of taxes…
- § 90549 The district’s taxes so levied shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes. When collected the net amount, ascertained as…
- § 90550 Whenever any real property has been sold for taxes and has been redeemed, the money paid for redemption shall be apportioned and paid to the district by the…
- § 90551 The compensation to be charged by and paid to any county for the performance of services under this article shall be fixed by agreement between the board of…
- § 90552 All taxes levied under this act are a lien on the property on which they are levied. The enforcement of the collection of such taxes shall be in the same…
ARTICLE 9. Claims § 90570 · 1 section
- § 90570 All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 700) of Division 3.5 of Title 1 of the Government Code…
CHAPTER 7. Bonds §§ 90600–90721 · 32 sections
ARTICLE 1. Issuance §§ 90600–90612 · 13 sections
- § 90600 The district may from time to time incur a bonded indebtedness as provided in this chapter to pay the cost of acquiring, constructing, or completing the whole…
- § 90601 Whenever the board by resolution passed by vote of two-thirds of all its members determines that the public interest or necessity demands the acquisition,…
- § 90602 In lieu of a resolution passed by the board, proceedings for the issuance of bonds for the purposes provided in this chapter may be initiated by petition of…
- § 90603 Whenever any petition signed by voters within the district equal in number to at least 15 percent of the total vote cast at the last general election is…
- § 90604 If the required number of signatures is found to be genuine, the secretary shall transmit to the board an authentic copy of the petition without the signatures.
- § 90605 Upon receiving a petition with the certificate of the secretary stating that it contains the required number of signatures, the board shall formulate for…
- § 90606 The ordinance calling a special bond election shall fix the date on which the election will be held, and the manner of holding the election and of voting for…
- § 90607 Propositions for incurring indebtedness for more than one object or purpose may be submitted at the same election.
- § 90608 Any special bond election may be held separately, or may be consolidated with any other election authorized by law at which the voters of the district may…
- § 90609 The ordinance shall be published, and no other notice of election need be given.
- § 90610 The board shall comply with Article 3 (commencing with Section 9160) of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code, the provisions of which are applicable…
- § 90611 The votes of 60 percent of all the voters voting on the proposition at the election are required to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds under…
- § 90612 If the proposition submitted at a special bond election fails to receive the requisite number of votes, the board shall not within six months after the…
ARTICLE 2. Form and Content §§ 90620–90623 · 4 sections
- § 90620 Bonds authorized by this chapter shall mature serially in amounts to be fixed by the board; except that payment shall begin not later than 10 years from the…
- § 90621 The bonds shall be issued in such denominations as the board determines, except that no bonds shall be issued of a denomination less than one hundred dollars…
- § 90622 The board may at any time prior to the issuance and sale of any bonds provide for the call and redemption of any or all of the bonds on any interest payment…
- § 90623 The bonds shall be signed by the president of the board or by such officer of the district as the board shall by resolution authorize and designate for that…
ARTICLE 3. Issue and Sale §§ 90640–90642 · 3 sections
- § 90640 The bonds may be issued and sold for not less than their par value, but otherwise as the board determines. Before selling any bonds or any part thereof, the…
- § 90641 All premiums and accrued interest received on the sale of bonds shall be placed in the fund to be used for the payment of principal of and interest on the…
- § 90642 In lieu of the immediate levy of a tax to pay the interest or any part thereof on any bonded indebtedness incurred in accordance with this part the board may,…
ARTICLE 4. Refunding §§ 90660–90666 · 7 sections
- § 90660 Whenever the board by resolution passed by a vote of two-thirds of all its members determines that the refunding of the whole or any portion of the bonded…
- § 90661 The issuance of refunding bonds shall not be construed as the incurring or increase of an indebtedness within the meaning of this part, and the approval of the…
- § 90662 Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of this chapter shall substantially govern as to all matters pertaining to the issuance of refunding bonds,…
- § 90663 Refunding bonds shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding the interest rate on the refunded bonds, but payment of the refunding bonds shall begin not later…
- § 90664 The proceeds of the sale of refunding bonds shall be applied only to the purchase, or retirement at not more than par and accrued interest, or the call price,…
- § 90665 In lieu of selling refunding bonds and using the proceeds to purchase or retire the bonds to be refunded, the board may exchange refunding bonds at not less…
- § 90666 Whenever outstanding bonds are refunded they shall be surrendered to the treasurer of the district, who shall cancel them by endorsing on their face the manner…
ARTICLE 5. Status as Investments §§ 90680–90681 · 2 sections
- § 90680 All bonds including refunding bonds issued by a district are legal investments for all trust funds and for the funds of all insurance companies, banks, both…
- § 90681 All bonds of the district, to the same extent as bonds of any other municipality, are legal for use by any state or national bank or banks in the state as…
ARTICLE 6. Validating Proceedings § 90700 · 1 section
- § 90700 An action to determine the validity of bonds, including refunding bonds, may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part…
ARTICLE 7. Revenue Bonds §§ 90720–90721 · 2 sections
- § 90720 As an alternative procedure for the raising of funds, the district is authorized to issue bonds, payable from revenues of any facility or enterprise to be…
- § 90721 The district is a local agency within the meaning of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5…
CHAPTER 8. Annexation of Cities §§ 90770–90880 · 24 sections
ARTICLE 1. Annexation Agreement §§ 90770–90774 · 5 sections
- § 90770 Any city not included within the boundaries of the district may be annexed thereto in the manner provided in this chapter, and if such annexation is…
- § 90771 The legislative body of the city proposed to be annexed shall agree in writing with the board upon the terms and conditions of annexation, which agreement,…
- § 90772 As an alternative to commencement of annexation proceedings by action of the legislative body of a city, a petition signed by voters within the city proposed…
- § 90773 The petition may include one or more separate documents, but each document shall contain the affidavit of the party who circulated it, certifying that each…
- § 90774 If the board determines that the annexation of the city, whose voters have petitioned pursuant to Section 90773, would facilitate the acquisition or operation…
ARTICLE 2. Approval by District §§ 90790–90796 · 7 sections
- § 90790 The agreement shall become effective and be binding upon the district and the city when approved in the manner set forth in this chapter. The board shall by…
- § 90791 The ordinance, together with a notice fixing the time and place for hearing thereon, shall be published in the district pursuant to Section 6061 of the…
- § 90792 At the hearing any person interested may file with the board written objections to the execution of the agreement.
- § 90793 Upon the hearing the board shall determine whether or not the agreement will be carried into execution and shall hear and determine all objections thereto.…
- § 90794 Any hearing on the agreement may be adjourned from time to time by the board without further notice other than an order to be entered upon the minutes of the…
- § 90795 If no protests are filed or if the protests filed are overruled and denied, the board shall by resolution finally approve the agreement and authorize its…
- § 90796 When executed by the district the agreement shall be dated and an executed copy filed with the secretary of the district. An executed copy shall also be filed…
ARTICLE 3. Approval by City §§ 90810–90815 · 7 sections
- § 90810 At any time after the board has finally approved the agreement of annexation the legislative body of the city to be annexed shall cause an election to be held…
- § 90810.5 The city shall cause to be held, concurrent with the annexation election, an election for the purpose of selecting one board member for the district in the…
- § 90811 Notice of election shall be published as provided in Section 6066 of the Government Code and shall either state that a copy of the annexation agreement is on…
- § 90812 The ballots for the election shall contain substantially the instructions required to be printed on ballots for use at general state and county elections and…
- § 90813 If upon a canvass of the election it is found that a majority of all votes cast on the proposition at the election were cast in favor of the annexation, the…
- § 90814 If the proposition fails to carry, the result shall be entered upon the minutes of the governing body of the city.
- § 90815 If the proposition receives the vote of the requisite majority of voters, the governing body of the city shall enter in its minutes an order declaring the…
ARTICLE 4. Establishment of Annexation § 90830 · 1 section
- § 90830 Upon receipt by the district of a copy of the agreement of annexation properly executed by the district and the city proposed to be annexed, the board shall…
ARTICLE 5. Annexation of Territory to Cities § 90850 · 1 section
- § 90850 Any territory annexed in accordance with law to any city included in the district shall, upon the completion of such annexation proceeding, be deemed…
ARTICLE 6. Effect of Annexation §§ 90870–90871 · 2 sections
ARTICLE 7. Contest of Annexation § 90880 · 1 section
- § 90880 The validity of any proceedings for the annexation of any city to any district shall not be contested in any action unless the action is brought within three…
CHAPTER 9. Annexation of Unincorporated Territory §§ 90930–91040 · 26 sections
ARTICLE 1. Annexation Agreement §§ 90930–90936 · 7 sections
- § 90930 Unincorporated territory may be annexed to the district in the manner provided in this chapter.
- § 90931 Unincorporated territory not contiguous to the district may not be annexed if the district does not possess facilities for supplying transit service to that…
- § 90932 A petition signed by voters within the territory proposed to be annexed equal in number to at least 10 percent of the total vote cast, describing the territory…
- § 90933 The secretary shall compare the signatures on the petition with the affidavits of registration on file with the county elections official and if he or she…
- § 90934 If the board determines that the annexation of the territory would facilitate the acquisition or operation of any transit facilities for the district, or be of…
- § 90935 Provisions may be made, among other things, for payment of taxes within the territory to be annexed in addition to the taxes elsewhere in this act provided…
- § 90936 As an alternative to commencement of annexation proceedings by a petition by the voters within any unincorporated territory, proposed to be annexed, the…
ARTICLE 2. Approval by District §§ 90950–90955 · 6 sections
- § 90950 The board shall by ordinance setting forth the terms and conditions at length declare its intention of causing the agreement to be approved by the district.
- § 90951 The ordinance together with a notice fixing the time and place for hearing thereon shall be published in the district pursuant to Section 6061 of the…
- § 90952 At the hearing any person interested may file with the board written objections to the approval of the terms and conditions.
- § 90953 Upon the hearing, the board shall determine whether or not the terms and conditions will be approved and shall hear and determine all objections thereto.…
- § 90954 If no protests are filed or the protests filed are overruled and denied by the board, the board shall by resolution finally approve the terms and conditions…
- § 90955 If protests against the proposed annexation are sustained, all proceedings shall be dismissed and no proceedings shall be undertaken again concerning the…
ARTICLE 3. Approval by Unincorporated Territory §§ 90970–90975 · 7 sections
- § 90970 Within 90 days after the board has finally approved the terms and conditions of annexation, the board shall cause an election to be held in the territory…
- § 90971 Notice of election shall be published and shall either state that a copy of the ordinance containing the terms and conditions of annexation at length is on…
- § 90972 The ballots for the election shall contain substantially the instructions required to be printed on ballots for use at general state and county elections and…
- § 90972.5 In the event that no unincorporated territory shall have been included in the original formation of the district, an election shall be held concurrent with the…
- § 90973 If upon a canvass of the election it is found that a majority of all votes cast on the proposition at the election were cast in favor of the annexation, the…
- § 90974 If the proposition fails to carry, the result shall be entered upon the minutes of the board.
- § 90975 If the proposition is defeated by the voters, no annexation proceeding shall be commenced involving the territory or any part thereof until after the…
ARTICLE 4. Establishment of Annexation § 90990 · 1 section
- § 90990 In the event the proposition receives the vote of the requisite majority of voters, the board shall pass a resolution declaring the territory annexed to the…
ARTICLE 5. Annexation Without Election §§ 91010–91012 · 3 sections
- § 91010 Unincorporated territory may be annexed to a district without an election in the manner provided in this article.
- § 91011 A petition describing the territory proposed to be annexed and requesting that proceedings be taken for its annexation shall be signed by all of the owners of…
- § 91012 Proceedings shall thereafter be taken and a hearing held in substantial compliance with the provisions of this chapter relating to the annexation of…
ARTICLE 6. Effect of Annexation § 91020 · 1 section
- § 91020 From and after the date of annexation, the board shall levy upon all of the property in the territory annexed, such taxes, tolls, or charges as are necessary…
ARTICLE 7. Contest of Annexation § 91040 · 1 section
- § 91040 The validity of any proceedings for the annexation of any unincorporated territory to any district shall not be contested in any action unless the action is…
CHAPTER 10. Dissolution §§ 92000–92008 · 9 sections
- § 92000 If the district operates no transit facilities, or its exterior boundaries become coincident with the boundaries of a single city, the board may call an…
- § 92001 The election for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the district the question of whether or not the district shall be dissolved shall be held within 60…
- § 92002 Notice of any election for dissolution, whether called because of the filing of a petition or ordered by the board without petition, shall be published. The…
- § 92003 The ballots for the election shall contain substantially the instructions required to be printed on ballots for use at general state and county elections and…
- § 92004 No other notice of the election other than that provided for in this chapter need be given and no sample ballots need be sent to the voters.
- § 92005 If upon a canvass of the election, it is found that a majority of all votes cast on the proposition at the election were in favor of the dissolution, the…
- § 92006 Upon dissolution of any district which has boundaries that are coincident with the corporate limits of a city, the district property wherever situated vests…
- § 92007 If at the time of dissolution, there is any outstanding indebtedness of the district the legislative authority of the city, where the limits of the district…
- § 92008 In the event that the proposition for dissolution fails to carry, no subsequent election for the dissolution of the district shall be called until after the…
CHAPTER 11. Consolidation With Other Districts §§ 93000–93017 · 18 sections
- § 93000 The district may be consolidated with the Southern California Rapid Transit District organized and operating pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 30000)…
- § 93001 Whenever the board finds and determines that: (a) The Southern California Rapid Transit District is willing to annex the territory comprising the district; (b)…
- § 93002 The board shall thereafter, by resolution setting forth the terms and conditions of the proposed contract at length, declare its intention to cause the…
- § 93003 The resolution, together with a notice fixing the time and place for hearing thereon, shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation published…
- § 93004 At the hearing any interested person may file with the board written objections to the approval of the terms and conditions of the proposed contract or the…
- § 93005 Upon the hearing, the board shall determine whether or not the terms and conditions of the contract will be approved and the consolidation effected, and shall…
- § 93006 Any hearing on the agreement and consolidation may be adjourned from time to time by the board, not exceeding 30 days in all, without further notice other than…
- § 93007 If no protests are filed, or if the protests filed are overruled and denied by the board, the board shall thereupon by resolution finally approve the terms and…
- § 93008 At any time after the board of directors of the district has finally approved the agreement the Board of Supervisors of San Diego County shall cause an…
- § 93009 Notice of election shall be published once a week for two successive weeks (two publications) in a newspaper of general circulation published within the…
- § 93010 The ballots for the election shall contain substantially the instructions required to be printed on ballots for use at general state and county elections and…
- § 93011 If upon a canvass of the election it is found that a majority of all votes cast on the proposition at the election were cast in favor of the consolidation, the…
- § 93012 If the proposition fails to carry, the result shall be entered upon the minutes of the Board of Supervisors of San Diego County.
- § 93013 If the proposition receives the vote of the requisite majority of voters, the Board of Supervisors of San Diego County shall enter in its minutes an order…
- § 93014 Upon receipt by the Southern California Rapid Transit District of a copy of the consolidation agreement properly executed by the district and San Diego County…
- § 93015 From and after the date of consolidation the board of directors of the Southern California Rapid Transit District shall levy upon all of the property in the…
- § 93016 The validity of any consolidating proceedings shall not be contested in any action unless the action is brought within three (3) months after the completion of…
- § 93017 Upon the completion of such consolidation procedure, the San Diego County Transit District shall be deemed to be dissolved. Thereafter, all property and assets…