Bill Text: CA SB1082 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Regional park and open-space districts: general manager: powers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-07-01 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 52, Statutes of 2016. [SB1082 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SB1082-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 1082	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  52
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 1, 2016
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 1, 2016
	PASSED THE SENATE  APRIL 18, 2016
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JUNE 23, 2016
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 28, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Senator McGuire

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2016

   An act to amend Section 5549 of the Public Resources Code,
relating to parks.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1082, McGuire. Regional park and open-space districts: general
manager: powers.
   Existing law generally authorizes the general manager of any park
or open-space district, with district board approval, to bind the
district, in accordance with board policy, and without advertising,
for the payment for supplies, materials, labor, or other valuable
consideration for any purpose in amounts not exceeding $25,000.
However, existing law grants that authority to the general managers
of the East Bay Regional Park District and the Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District with respect to the payment of amounts not
exceeding $50,000.
   This bill would also grant that authority with respect to the
payment of amounts not exceeding $50,000 to the general manager of
the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District.
   This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to
the necessity of a special statute for the Sonoma County Agricultural
Preservation and Open Space District.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 5549 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   5549.  (a) The general manager has the following administrative
and executive functions, powers, and duties. The general manager
shall do all of the following:
   (1) Enforce this article and all ordinances and regulations of the
district.
   (2) Appoint and remove subordinates, clerks, and other employees,
and exercise supervision and control over all departments and offices
of the district, subject to the personnel rules, civil service or
merit system, and policies adopted by the board.
   (3) Attend all meetings of the board unless excused by the board.
   (4) Submit to the board for adoption any measures, ordinances, and
regulations he or she deems necessary or expedient.
   (5) Enforce all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the
district or its inhabitants in any contract and report any violations
to the board or the police department, as appropriate.
   (6) Prepare and submit the annual budget to the board and perform
all other duties imposed by this article or by the board.
   (b) (1) With the approval of the board, the general manager may
bind the district, in accordance with board policy, and without
advertising, for the payment for supplies, materials, labor, or other
valuable consideration for any purpose, including new construction
of a building, structure, or improvement, in amounts not exceeding
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). All expenditures shall be
reported to the board of directors at its next regular meeting.
   (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), with the approval of the board,
the general manager of the East Bay Regional Park District, the
general manager of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, and
the general manager of the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation
and Open Space District may bind those districts, in accordance with
board policy, and without advertising, for the payment of supplies,
materials, labor, or other valuable consideration for any purpose,
including new construction of a building, structure, or improvement,
in amounts not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). All
expenditures shall be reported to the board of directors at its next
regular meeting.
  SEC. 2.  The Legislature finds and declares that a special law is
necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable within the
meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution
because of the unique financial situation of the districts affected
by this act.