SECTIONS 35120-35124 - California Statutes

PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE

SECTION 35120-35124

35120. The Santa Clara County Open-Space Authority is hereby
created on February 1, 1993. The maximum jurisdiction of the
authority shall include all areas within the county, except those
areas of the county presently within the boundaries, including the
sphere of influence, of the midpeninsula Regional Open-Space
District. Each city situated within the maximum jurisdictional
boundaries shall pass a resolution stating its intent to be included
within the authority's jurisdiction by January 15, 1993. These
resolutions shall be transmitted to the board of supervisors. Any
city which fails to pass that resolution or which formally states its
intent to not participate shall be excluded from the authority's
jurisdiction. The creation of the authority is not subject to review
by the Santa Clara County Local Agency Formation Commission.

35121. (a) If, after the establishment of the authority's
boundaries pursuant to Section 35120, territory within the authority
is annexed to a city which is outside the authority, that territory
may be detached from the authority pursuant to the
Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000
(Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the
Government Code).
(b) If, after the establishment of the authority's boundaries
pursuant to Section 35120, a city which is outside the authority's
jurisdiction desires to be included within the authority's
jurisdiction, the city shall adopt a resolution as provided in
Section 35120. Following the adoption of the resolution, the
territory within the city may be annexed to the authority pursuant to
the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of
2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the
Government Code). If the authority levies a special tax or an
assessment and proposes to extend that special tax or assessment to
the territory proposed to be annexed, the annexation shall not be
complete until the authority complies with the procedures for levying
the special tax or the assessment in that territory, including
notice, hearing, and an election, in that territory, when required.

35123. (a) Commencing in 2008, the elections of members of the
governing board shall be held during the statewide election in
November of the year that the term expires.
(b) The elections and the terms of office of the members of the
governing board shall be determined pursuant to the Uniform District
Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10
of the Elections Code).
(c) Any vacancy in the office of a member of the governing board
shall be filled pursuant to Section 1780 of the Government Code.

35124. Each member of the governing board may receive compensation
in the amount of seventy-five dollars ($75) for attending each
meeting of the governing board, not to exceed two meetings in any
calendar month, together with any actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of his or her official duties required or
authorized by the governing board. The determination of whether a
member's activities on any specific day are compensable shall be made
pursuant to Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 53232) of Chapter 2
of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
Reimbursement for expenses is subject to Section 53232.2 and 53232.3
of the Government Code.