Bill Text: CA AB33 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Bill 33 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: County board of supervisors: vacancy: appointment.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-16 - From committee without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a). [AB33 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AB33-Amended.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 33	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 5, 2011
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 8, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Jeffries
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Cook, Harkey, Nestande, and Silva)

                        DECEMBER 6, 2010

   An act to amend Section 25060 of the Government Code, relating to
local government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 33, as amended, Jeffries. County board of supervisors: vacancy:
appointment.
   Existing law requires the Governor to fill a vacancy on any county
board of supervisors.
   This bill would require the Governor to fill the vacancy  or
authorize the board of supervisors to fill the vacancy  within
 90   180  days, and if the Governor fails
to act within  90   180  days, the bill
would authorize the board of supervisors, within the next 90 days, to
appoint an individual to fill the vacancy, call a special election
to fill the vacancy, or leave the vacancy open until the next
regularly scheduled general election, as provided. The bill would
provide that if the Governor and board of supervisors both fail to
act, then the vacancy shall remain open until the next regular
election at which time a successor may be elected.
   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 25060 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   25060.  (a) Whenever a vacancy occurs in any board of supervisors,
the Governor shall  fill the vacancy   , 
within  90   180  days  , fill the
vacancy or authorize the board of supervisors to fill the vacancy
 .
   (b) If the Governor fails to act within  90  
180  days pursuant to subdivision (a), the board of supervisors
shall, within 90 days, do one of the following:
   (1) Appoint an individual, by vote of a quorum of the board, to
fill the vacancy.
   (2) Vote, by a quorum of the board, to call a special election to
fill the vacancy.
   (3) Vote, by a quorum of the board, to leave the seat vacant until
the next regularly scheduled election.
   (c) If the Governor fails to act within  90  
180  days pursuant to subdivision (a), and the board of
supervisors fails to act within 90 days pursuant to subdivision (b),
then the vacancy shall remain open until the next regular election at
which time a successor may be elected.
   (d) Any person appointed or elected shall hold office until the
election and qualification of his or her successor pursuant to
Section 25061.