HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011961 - RES-030 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Approval of
Proposed Legislation Adopting
an Alternative Procedure for
the Dissolution of Special i C} NO � �'�
Districts. 1d
WHEREAS, the County Administrator has presented to
this Board proposed legislation designed to permit dissolu-
tion of inactive special districts by boards of supervisors,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this-Board
does appprove and endorse said proposed legislation, a copy
of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.
PASSED ANIS ADOPTED this 18th day of April, 1961,
by the following vote of the Board:
AYES: Supervisors James P. Kenny, Mel F. Nielsen,
Thomas John Gall, Edmund A. Linscheid,
Joseph S. Silva.
NOES. None.
ABSENT. None.
An act to amend Title 6 Division 1 Chapter of the Government
o e relating to the dissolution- of special str ct�s.
The People of the. State of California do enact as follows;
SECTION 1., Title 6 Division 1, Chapter 1+ of the Government
Code is amended by the addition of Article 3, to read:
Article 3. Dissolution by Supervisors
58990. The method of dissolution set forth in this article
is alternative to other provisions for dissolution established by
law.
58991. The board of directors of a district, by resolution
unanimously passed, may petition the board of supervisors of the
county in which such district is located, or, if located in .more
than one county, the board of supervisors of the county in which
is located the greatest valuation of land and improvements as
shown by the last equalized assessment rolls, for dissolution of
said district whenever the following factual situation mists:
a.. The district has no indebtedness, bonded, contractual,
or otherwise;
b. The district is not serving consumers;
c. The district has no property, works, or assets except
unexpended cash reserves;
d. The board of directors determines that no useful purpose
would be served by continuing the existence of the district; and
e. The district has not submitted nor will submit a budget
for the tax year in which such dissolution is requested.
The resolution shall state all of the above facts. For the
purposes of this section, a resolution is unanimously passed if it
is passed by all the directors other than those who have died and
those who are not residents of the county in which the district or
any part of it is located,
58992. Upon receipt of such resolution,, the board of
supervisors shall set the time and place for a public hearing on
such resolution, which shall not be more than 45 days after receipt
thereof.
58993• Notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be
published in the district pursuant to Section 6066.
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5$99+. At the hearing or any adjournment thereof, the board
shall hear all persons appearing either for or against the dissolu-
tion of said district. The board may adjourn the hearing from time
to time, but not to exceed 60 days from the date the hearing first
began,
5$995. If at the conclusion of said hearing the board of
supervisors of the county determines that all of the allegations
of the petition and resolution of the board of directors of the
district are true and that there is no useful purpose in continuing
the existence of the district, the board of supervisors of the
county shall pass a resolution declaring the district to be dissolved;
provided, however that the district shall not be dissolved pursuant
to this article if, at the conclusion of said hearing, the written
protest of 10 per cent of the registered voters of the district has
been received.
58996. The board of supervisors shall cause a certified
copy of the resolution to be filed with the Secretary of State and
with the county assessor of each of the counties in which any part of
the district is located. Thereupon the district is dissolved for all
purpo sea
58997. Upon dissolution of the district pursuant to this
article, any unexpended cash reserves standing to the credit of
the district shall be deposited in the general fund of the county
hearing the petition.
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