Amended in Assembly March 26, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 347

Introduced by Assembly Member Chang

February 13, 2015

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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 347, as amended, Chang. begin delete General plan. end delete begin insert Local agencies: city selection committees: County of Los Angeles. end insert

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Existing law provides that in any county in which 2 or more cities are incorporated there is a city selection committee for the purpose of appointing city representatives to boards, commissions, and agencies as required by law. Existing law provides that the membership of each city selection committee shall consist of the mayor of each city within the county and that when the mayor is unable to attend a meeting of the city selection committee, he or she shall designate another member of the city’s legislative body to attend and vote at the meeting in the mayor’s place.

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This bill, for the city selection committee in the County of Los Angeles, would require that when the mayor is unable to attend a city selection committee meeting the vice mayor or mayor pro tempore serve as the voting member on his or her behalf, and if the vice mayor or mayor pro tempore are unable to attend that meeting then the next ranking council member would be required to serve as the voting member on the mayor’s behalf, as provided.

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This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Los Angeles.

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The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city, county, or city and county to adopt a comprehensive general plan that addresses a number of elements. If a general plan has been adopted, each county or city officer, department, board, or commission, as specified, is required to submit a list of proposed public works for the ensuing fiscal year. The agency receiving the list of proposed public works is required to prepare, as specified, a coordinated program of proposed public works for the ensuing fiscal year.

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This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

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

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begin insert Section 50271 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is
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50271.  

begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert When the mayor is unable to attend a meeting of
a city selection committee, the mayor shall designate another
member of the city’s legislative body to attend and vote at the
meeting as the mayor’s representative.

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(b) For the city selection committee in the County of Los
Angeles, the following shall apply when the mayor is unable to
attend a meeting of the city selection committee:

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(1) The vice mayor or mayor pro tempore shall serve as the
voting member and shall be entitled to one vote.

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(2) (A) In the absence of the mayor and the vice mayor or mayor
pro tempore, the next ranking council member shall serve as the
voting member and shall be entitled to one vote.

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(B) The ranking council member shall be determined by seniority
of service on the council.

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The Legislature finds and declares that a special law
is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable
within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California
Constitution because of the challenges faced as a result of the
current governance structure of the County of Los Angeles.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 65401 of the Government Code is
amended to read:

65401.  

If a general plan or part thereof has been adopted, within
the time fixed by the legislative body, each county or city officer,
department, board, or commission, and each governmental body,
commission, or board, including the governing body of any special
district or school district, whose jurisdiction lies wholly or partially
within the county or city, whose functions include recommending,
preparing plans for, or constructing major public works, shall
submit to the official agency, as designated by the respective
county board of supervisors or city council, a list of the proposed
public works recommended for planning, initiation, or construction
during the ensuing fiscal year. The official agency receiving the
list of proposed public works shall list and classify all of these
recommendations and shall prepare a coordinated program of
proposed public works for the ensuing fiscal year. The coordinated
program shall be submitted to the county or city planning agency
for review and report to the official agency as to conformity with
the adopted general plan or part thereof.

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