Amended in Senate August 2, 2016

Amended in Senate June 23, 2016

Amended in Senate June 9, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 1217


Introduced by Assembly Member Daly

February 27, 2015


An act to add Sectionbegin delete 6538end deletebegin insert 6539end insert to the Government Code, relating to joint powers.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1217, as amended, Daly. Orange County Fire Authority.

Existing law authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by agreement, to form a joint powers authority to exercise any power common to the contracting parties, as specified. Existing law authorizes the agreement to set forth the manner by which the joint powers authority will be governed. Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of any county to contract with any local agency within the county or with the state for services relating to the prevention and suppression of fires.

This bill would prohibit the composition of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Fire Authority from including alternate members.

This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Orange County Fire Authority.

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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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to reevaluate
2the structure of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Fire
3Authority within a reasonable period from the effective date of
4this act to consider the effectiveness of the size and structure of
5the board.

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Sectionbegin delete 6538end deletebegin insert 6539end insert is added to the Government
8Code
, to read:

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Notwithstanding any other law, the composition of the
11Board of Directors of the Orange County Fire Authority shall not
12include alternate members.

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The Legislature finds and declares that a special law
15is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable
16within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California
17Constitution because of the challenges faced as a result of the
18current governance structure of the Orange County Fire Authority.



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