BILL NUMBER: AB 2753	CHAPTERED  08/28/06

	CHAPTER  193
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 28, 2006
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 28, 2006
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 7, 2006
	PASSED THE SENATE  JUNE 29, 2006
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 15, 2006
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 9, 2006
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 3, 2006

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member De La Torre

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2006

   An act to add Section 36503.5 to the Government Code, relating to
local government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2753, De La Torre  Local government: cities: recall of
governing officers.
   Existing law specifies the terms of office for the governing
officers and employees of cities, including the election and removal,
term, and compensation.
   This bill would specify that during the period between the
commencement of a recall election of an elective officer of a city
and the certification of the election results, or if the recall
prevails, upon the qualification of a successor, the elective officer
sought to be recalled shall not expend, or participate in any action
that would commit to expend, city funds.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 36503.5 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   36503.5.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the
period commencing the day of a recall election pursuant to Division
11 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Elections Code, of an
elective officer of a city, and ending upon certification of the
election results pursuant to Division 15 (commencing with Section
15000) of the Elections Code, or, if the recall prevails, upon
qualification of the successor declared elected pursuant to Section
11385 of the Elections Code, an elective officer sought to be
recalled shall not expend, or participate in any action that would
commit to expend, city funds.