CHAPTER 2. Hearings on Formation [20800. - 20850.]
Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.
§§ 20800–20850 · 23 sections
ARTICLE 1. Preliminary Hearing §§ 20800–20806 · 7 sections
- § 20800 The formation petition shall be presented to the board of supervisors of the principal county.
- § 20801 The petition shall be presented at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors.
- § 20802 The board of supervisors shall hear all competent and relevant testimony offered in support of or in opposition to the sufficiency of the petition and the…
- § 20803 The hearing may be adjourned from time to time, but not exceeding two weeks in all.
- § 20804 At the hearing the board of supervisors shall determine by resolution whether or not the petition and notice comply with Chapter 1 of this part.…
- § 20805 (a) If the board of supervisors determines that any of the requirements for the formation petition or notice were not complied with, the petition shall be…
- § 20806 If the board of supervisors determines that the requirements for the formation petition and notice have been complied with, the resolution so determining shall…
ARTICLE 2. Reference to Department §§ 20820–20824 · 5 sections
- § 20820 On or before the day on which the petition is presented to the board of supervisors, a copy of the petition shall be filed in the office of the department.
- § 20821 Upon the adoption of the preliminary formation resolution the board of supervisors shall send a copy of the resolution to the department.
- § 20822 Upon receiving a copy of the resolution, the department shall make such preliminary investigation as may be practicable to determine the feasibility of the…
- § 20823 The department shall report in writing to the board of supervisors as soon as practicable, but at all events within 90 days from the date of the adoption of…
- § 20824 If the department reports within the specified time that the supply of water available for the use of the proposed district or that may be acquired by any…
ARTICLE 3. Final Hearing §§ 20840–20850 · 11 sections
- § 20840 The board of supervisors not later than its first regular meeting after the occurrence of any one of the following shall set a time for the final hearing of…
- § 20841 The time set for the final hearing shall not be less than one week from the meeting at which the time is set.
- § 20842 Notice of the time of the final hearing shall be given either by: (a) Registered mail to the person designated for that purpose in the petition. (b)…
- § 20843 Failure to give notice of the final hearing shall not affect the validity of subsequent proceedings.
- § 20844 On a final hearing the board of supervisors may adjourn from time to time, but at no time for a longer period than three days, until a determination of the…
- § 20845 At the final hearing the board of supervisors shall determine the land to be formed into the proposed district: (a) Land shall be excluded which will not in…
- § 20846 At the final hearing no evidence shall be heard against the genuineness or sufficiency of the petition or notice unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the…
- § 20847 At the conclusion of the final hearing on the petition the board of supervisors shall make an order containing all of the following: (a) Reaffirmance, when it…
- § 20848 The order on final hearing shall also contain all of the following: (a) Division of the district into the following number of divisions, which shall be as…
- § 20849 The order on final hearing shall be entered in full upon the minutes of the board of supervisors.
- § 20850 A finding of the board of supervisors in favor of the genuineness and sufficiency of the petition and notice shall be conclusive against all persons except the…