AB 745, as amended, Levine. Regional park and open-space districts: general manager: powers.
begin insertExisting law authorizes the general manager of any park or open-space district, with district board approval, to bind the district, in accordance with board policy, and without advertising, for the payment of amounts not exceeding $10,000 for any purpose other than new construction of a building, structure, or improvement, and for the payment for new construction of a building, structure, or improvement, in amounts not exceeding $25,000, as specified. Existing law authorizes the general manager of 3 identified park and open-space districts to make payments in amounts not exceeding $25,000, without advertising, for any purpose.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would permit the general manager of any park or open-space district to make these payments, without advertising, for any purpose, in amounts not exceeding $25,000.
end insertbegin insertExisting law authorizes the payments discussed above for supplies, materials, or labor, but only authorizes these payments for other valuable consideration (1) for purposes other than new construction of a building, structure, or improvement, or (2) by a general manager of one of the 3 identified park and open-space districts.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would permit the general manager of any park or open-space district to make payments for other valuable consideration for new construction of a building, structure, or improvement.
end insertExisting law authorizes the general managers of the East Bay Regional Park District, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, and the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District to bind those districts, with district board approval and in accordance with board policy, for the payment for supplies, materials, labor, or other valuable consideration for any purpose, in amounts not exceeding $25,000.
end deleteThis bill would also extend that authorization to the general managers of the Marin County Open Space District and the Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District.
end deleteVote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 5549 of the Public Resources Code is
2amended to read:
(a) The general manager has the following administrative
4and executive functions, powers, and duties. The general manager
5shall do all of the following:
6(1) Enforce this article and all ordinances and regulations of the
7district.
8(2) Appoint and remove subordinates, clerks, and other
9employees, and exercise supervision and control over all
10departments and offices of the district, subject to the personnel
11rules, civil service or merit system, and policies adopted by the
12board.
13(3) Attend all meetings of the board unless excused by the board.
14(4) Submit to the board for adoption any measures, ordinances,
15and regulations he or she deems necessary or expedient.
16(5) Enforce all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the
17district or its inhabitants in any contract and report any violations
18to the board or the police department, as appropriate.
P3 1(6) Prepare and submit the annual budget to the board and
2perform all other duties imposed by this article or by the board.
3(b) begin delete(1)end deletebegin delete end deleteWith the approval of the board, the general manager
4may bind the district,
in accordance with board policy, and without
5advertising, for the payment for supplies, materials, labor, or other
6valuable consideration for any purpose, other than new construction
7of a building, structure, or improvement, in amounts not exceeding
8begin delete ten thousand dollars ($10,000),end deletebegin insert twenty-five thousand dollars
9($25,000),end insert and for the payment for supplies, materials,begin delete orend delete laborbegin insert,
10or other valuable considerationend insert for new construction of a building,
11structure, or improvement, in amounts not exceeding twenty-five
12thousand dollars ($25,000). All expenditures shall be reported to
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the board of directors at its next regular meeting.
14(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), with the approval of the
15board, the general manager of the East Bay Regional Park District,
16the general manager of the Marin County Open Space District, the
17general manager of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space
18District, the general manager of the Napa County Regional Park
19and Open Space District, and the
general manager of the Sonoma
20County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District may
21bind those districts, in accordance with board policy, and without
22advertising, for the payment for supplies, materials, labor, or other
23valuable consideration for any purpose, including the new
24construction of any building, structure, or improvement, in amounts
25not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). All
26expenditures shall be reported to the board of directors at its next
27regular meeting.
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