Cal. Government Code - GOV § 56859. Section 56859.
Proceedings for the formation of a district shall be conducted as authorized in the principal act of the district proposed to be formed and Section 56100.
ARTICLE 3. Formation [56859. - 56863.]
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in effectCal. Government Code - GOV § 56860. Section 56860.
If a proposal for formation of a new district is made by petition, the petition shall comply with the signature requirements and content of a petition for formation of the district as set forth in the principal act under which the new district is proposed to be formed.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 56860.5. Section 56860.5.
If a petition is for consolidation of districts or formation of a new district, the petition may propose a name for the new or consolidated district.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 56861. Section 56861.
(a)
Within 10 days after receiving a proposal to form a subsidiary district, the executive officer shall notify by certified mail the district or districts which are the subject of the proposal.
(b)
Within 35 days after receiving the notice from the executive officer, the board of directors of the subject district or districts may do either of the following:
(1)
Adopt a resolution consenting to the subsidiary district proposal, with or without requesting additional terms and conditions.
(2)
Adopt a resolution of intention to file an alternative proposal to the subsidiary district proposal.
(c)
Any resolution adopted under paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (b) shall immediately be filed with the executive officer.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 56862. Section 56862.
(a)
If a district files a resolution of intention to file an alternative proposal pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 56861, the executive officer shall take no further action on the original proposal to form a subsidiary district for a period of 70 days. During this period, the district which has filed a resolution of intention shall prepare and submit a completed application for the alternative proposal in a form similar to the original proposal, as prescribed by the commission.
(b)
A district which has filed a resolution of intention to file an alternative proposal but which does not file a completed application within the prescribed time period, shall be deemed to have consented to the original proposal to form a subsidiary district.
(c)
After receiving an alternative proposal, the executive officer shall analyze and report on both the original proposal and the alternative proposal concurrently and set both for hearing by the commission in order that both proposals may be considered simultaneously at a single hearing.
(d)
“Alternative proposal,” as used in this section, means an alternative proposal to a subsidiary district proposal as provided for in Section 56861.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 56863. Section 56863.
(a)
Within 35 days following the conclusion of a hearing on an original and an alternative proposal to form a subsidiary district, the commission shall adopt its resolution of determination, which shall do one of the following:
(1)
Deny both the original proposal and the alternative proposal.
(2)
Approve one proposal and deny the other.
(b)
“Alternative proposal,” as used in this section, means an alternative proposal to a subsidiary district proposal as provided for in Section 56861.
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