BILL NUMBER: SB 533	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Cogdill

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   An act to amend Section 25502.5 of the Government Code, relating
to counties.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 533, as introduced, Cogdill. Counties: purchasing agents.
   Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to
employ a purchasing agent. In counties having a population of 200,000
or more, the board of supervisors may authorize the purchasing agent
to engage independent contractors to perform services for the
county, as specified, if the aggregate cost does not exceed $100,000.

   This bill would instead authorize the board of supervisors to
authorize the purchasing agent to engage independent contractors to
perform services for the county, as specified, if the aggregate cost
does not exceed $150,000.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 25502.5 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   25502.5.  (a) In counties having a population of 200,000 or more,
the board of supervisors may authorize the purchasing agent to engage
independent contractors to perform services for the county or county
officers, with or without the furnishing of material, when the
aggregate cost does not exceed one hundred  fifty thousand
dollars  ($100,000)   ($150,000)  .
   (b) The board of supervisors may establish rules and regulations
to effectuate the purposes of this section.