SECTIONS 53050-53051 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 53050-53051

53050. The term "public agency," as used in this article, means a
district, public authority, public agency, and any other political
subdivision or public corporation in the state, but does not include
the state or a county, city and county, or city.

53051. (a) Within seventy (70) days after the date of commencement
of its legal existence, the governing body of each public agency
shall file with the Secretary of State on a form prescribed by the
Secretary of State and also with the county clerk of each county in
which the public agency maintains an office, a statement of the
following facts:
1. The full, legal name of the public agency.
2. The official mailing address of the governing body of the
public agency.
3. The name and residence or business address of each member of
the governing body of the public agency.
4. The name, title, and residence or business address of the
chairman, president, or other presiding officer, and clerk or
secretary of the governing body of such public agency.
(b) Within 10 days after any change in the facts required to be
stated pursuant to subdivision (a), an amended statement containing
the information required by subdivision (a) shall be filed as
provided therein. The information submitted to the Secretary of State
shall be on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State.
(c) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State and of the
county clerk of each county to establish and maintain an indexed
"Roster of Public Agencies," to be so designated, which shall contain
all information filed as required in subdivisions (a) and (b), which
roster is hereby declared to be a public record.