BILL NUMBER: AB 2003	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 22, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Mendoza

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2010

   An act to add Section 50035 to the Government Code, relating to
local government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2003, as amended, Mendoza. Legislative bodies: contracts and
appointments.
   Existing law prohibits an elective officer of a city from
expending or participating in any action that would expend city funds
between the date a recall election involving that elective officer
has been called and the date the certification of the election
results is released, as specified.
   This bill would provide that any contract entered into or
appointment made by a legislative body of a local agency, as defined,
 between the date that   during the period
after the  election results are certified for an election
involving that legislative body and before  the date the
newly elected members   a new member  of the
legislative body  are   is  sworn in to
take office shall not take effect until the legislative body, which
includes the newly elected  members  member
 , has reviewed and approved the contract or appointment.
   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 50035 is added to the Government Code, to read:

   50035.   (a)    Notwithstanding any other
 provision of  law, any contract entered into or
appointment made by the legislative body of a local agency during the
period after the election results are certified pursuant to Division
15 (commencing with Section 15000) of the Elections Code for an
election involving that legislative body and before a new member of
the legislative body is sworn in to take office, shall not take
effect until the legislative body, which includes the newly elected
 members   member  , has reviewed and
approved that contract or appointment. 
   (b) For purposes of this section, "local agency" means any local
agency whose governing body is subject to election, including, but
not limited to, a city, county, city and county, school district, or
special district.  
   (c) This section shall not apply to any contract entered into
before the effective date of the act adding this section.