Bill Text: CA AB1053 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: City selection committees: County of Los Angeles: quorum: teleconferencing.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2022-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB1053 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB1053-Amended.html

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Amended  IN  Assembly  March 18, 2021

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1053

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Introduced by Assembly Member Gabriel

February 18, 2021

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An act to amend Section 10000 of the Streets and Highways Code, relating to municipal streets. Sections 50272 and 50277 of the Government Code, relating to local government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1053, as amended, Gabriel. Municipal Improvement Act of 1913. City selection committees: quorum: teleconferencing.

Existing law creates a city selection committee in each county that consists of 2 or more incorporated cities for the purpose of appointing city representatives to boards, commissions, and agencies. Under existing law, a quorum for a city selection committee requires a majority of the number of the incorporated cities within the county entitled to representation on the city selection committee. Existing law requires a city selection committee meeting to be postponed or adjourned to a subsequent time and place whenever a quorum is not present at the meeting.

This bill would reduce the quorum requirement to ¹/₃ of all member cities within the county for a meeting that was postponed to a subsequent time and place because a quorum was not present, as long as the agenda is limited to items that appeared on the immediately preceding agenda where a quorum was not established.

Existing law requires a city selection committee to conduct regular meetings at the times specified by the committee in its rules and regulations, and to meet upon the call of its chairperson. Existing law authorizes the chairperson of the committee to call a special meeting of the committee at any time and requires the chairperson to call a special meeting upon the written request of 50% of the members of the city selection committee.

This bill would authorize a city selection committee meeting to be conducted by teleconferencing and electronic means.

The Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 authorizes a legislative body of any municipality, whenever the public interest or convenience requires, to install, among other things, in or along its streets, any works, utility, or appliances necessary or convenient for providing any other public service.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provision naming the act.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 50272 of the Government Code is amended to read:

50272.

 (a) (1) Representatives of a majority of the number of cities within a county entitled to representation on the city selection committee shall constitute a quorum of the committee; provided, however, that a majority the committee.

(2) A majority vote of the representatives of the number of cities within a county entitled to representation on the committee is shall be necessary to appoint representatives to boards, commissions, or agencies. Whenever

(b) Whenever a quorum is not present at a meeting of any city selection committee, the meeting shall be postponed or adjourned to a subsequent time and place, as determined by the chairman. chairperson.

(c) The quorum for a meeting postponed to a subsequent time and place pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be reduced to one-third of all member cities within the county, if the agenda is limited to items that appeared on the immediately preceding agenda where a quorum was not established.

SEC. 2.

 Section 50277 of the Government Code is amended to read:

50277.

 (a) A city selection committee shall conduct regular meetings at the times specified by it in its rules and regulations, and shall also meet upon the call of its chairman. The chairman chairperson.

(b) (1) The chairperson of a selection committee may call a special meeting of the committee at any time, and the chairman chairperson shall call a special meeting of the selection committee upon the written request of 50 percent of the members of the city selection committee. When

(2) When a chairman chairperson is required to call a special meeting of a city selection committee pursuant to this section, such a the meeting shall be called and held within 60 days after receipt of such the written request. Within request required under paragraph (1).

(3) Within three weeks prior to the date fixed for a special meeting of the committee, the chairman chairperson of the committee shall notify the committee secretary of the date, time, and place of the special meeting.

(c) City selection committee meetings may be conducted by teleconferencing and electronic means, provided that the meeting complies with all other requirements of this section.

SECTION 1.Section 10000 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:

10000.

This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913.