SECTIONS 56730-56734 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 56730-56734

56730. Proceedings for a special reorganization shall be conducted
in accordance with the procedures otherwise prescribed for
incorporation of a city, including, but not limited to, the
provisions specified in Sections 56720, 56800, 56810, and 56815.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, an election, if
required, shall be conducted in accordance with Sections 57119 and
57132.5.

56732. If the commission approves a proposal for a special
reorganization that includes the incorporation of a city with a
population of more than 1,000,000, the commission shall do both of
the following:
(a) Specify in the resolution making determinations that,
notwithstanding Section 36501, the legislative body of the city shall
consist of an even number of members, with at least 12 elected by
districts, as defined in Section 34871. The commission shall
establish the initial boundaries of a sufficient number of districts
of approximately equal populations, consistent with state and federal
law, not to exceed more than 100,000 residents per district.
(b) Specify in the resolution that the mayor, who shall be a
voting member of the council, shall be elected on a citywide basis.

56734. (a) This section shall only apply to a special
reorganization.
(b) All public employees to which Chapter 10 (commencing with
Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1 applies shall continue to be
deemed public employees of the original local agency or of the newly
incorporated local agency for all the purposes of that chapter,
including, but not limited to, the continuation and application of
any collective bargaining agreement that applies to these employees,
and all representational and collective bargaining rights under that
chapter.
(c) Any existing collective bargaining agreement shall remain in
effect and be fully binding on the original local agency or on the
newly incorporated local agency, and on the employee organizations
that are parties to the agreement for the balance of the term of the
agreement, and until a subsequent agreement has been established.
(d) Any existing retiree benefits, including, but not limited to,
health, dental, and vision care benefits, shall not be diminished.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an employee
organization that has been recognized as the exclusive representative
of local agency public employees affected by a special
reorganization shall retain exclusive representation of the unit
employees of the original local agency, or of the newly incorporated
local agency.