Bill Text: CA AB2489 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Local agencies: contracts for special services and temporary help.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-16 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB2489 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB2489-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2489

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Introduced by Assembly Member Ward

February 13, 2024

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An act to amend Section 31000 of the Government Code, relating to local government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2489, as introduced, Ward. Special services contracts.

Existing law authorizes a county board of supervisors to contract for special services on behalf of the county, any county officer or department, or any district or court in the county.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 31000 of the Government Code is amended to read:

31000.

 The board of supervisors may contract for special services on behalf of the following public entities: the county, any county officer or department, or any district or court in the county. Such These contracts shall be with persons specially trained, experienced, expert expert, and competent to perform the special services. The special services shall consist of services, advice, education education, or training for such these public entities or the employees thereof. The special services shall be in financial, economic, accounting (including accounting, including the preparation and issuance of payroll checks or warrants), warrants, engineering, legal, medical, therapeutic, administrative, architectural, airport or building security matters, laundry services services, or linen services. They The special services may include maintenance or custodial matters if the board finds that the site is remote from available county employee resources and that the county’s economic interests are served by such a the contract rather than by paying additional travel and subsistence expenses to existing county employees. The board may pay from any available funds such compensation as it deems proper for these special services. The board of supervisors may, by ordinance, direct the purchasing agent to enter into contracts authorized by this section within the monetary limit specified in Section 25502.5 of the Government Code. 25502.5.