A district may use the Improvement Act of 1911, the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913, and the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 for the construction of any facilities authorized to be constructed by a district under the provisions of this division.
Financial ProvisionsAdoption of Improvement Acts
Section § 71820
This law allows a district to use specific acts, namely the Improvement Act of 1911, the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913, and the Improvement Bond Act of 1915, to build the facilities it is permitted to construct under this division.
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Section § 71821
This law states that the powers and responsibilities that city boards, officers, and agents have, as laid out in Section 71820, are to be carried out by the equivalent boards, officers, and agents within the district.
The powers and duties conferred pursuant to Section 71820 on the various boards, officers, and agents of cities shall be exercised by the corresponding boards, officers, and agents of the district.
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Section § 71822
This section clarifies how certain terms are defined when a district in California uses the improvement acts mentioned earlier in Section 71820. It redefines roles typically associated with a city and applies them to district governance. For example, the 'city council' refers to the district's board of directors, and the 'mayor' is the board's president.
Additionally, terms like 'clerk' and 'treasurer' refer to district-specific positions like the district's secretary or the person managing district funds. The 'tax collector' and 'auditor' relate to county officials. 'Right-of-way' pertains to land used by the district for its projects.
In the application of the improvement acts specified in Section 71820 to proceedings instituted by a district, the terms used in such improvement acts have the following meanings:
(a)CA Water Code § 71822(a) “City council,” “council,” or “legislative body” means the board of directors of the district.
(b)CA Water Code § 71822(b) “Municipality” or “city” means the district.
(c)CA Water Code § 71822(c) “Clerk” or “city clerk” means the secretary of the district.
(d)CA Water Code § 71822(d) “Superintendent of streets,” “street superintendent,” or “city engineer” means any person appointed by the board to perform such duties.
(e)CA Water Code § 71822(e) “Tax collector” means the county tax collector.
(f)CA Water Code § 71822(f) “Treasurer” or “city treasurer” means the person or officer who has charge of and makes payment of the funds of the district.
(g)CA Water Code § 71822(g) “Mayor” means the president of the board.
(h)CA Water Code § 71822(h) “Right-of-way” means any parcel of land in, on, under, or through which a right-of-way or easement has been granted to the district for the purpose of contructing and maintaining any district works or improvements.
(i)CA Water Code § 71822(i) “Auditor” means the county auditor.
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Section § 71823
In section 71823, it states that any official certificates or documents that must be filed or recorded under specific improvement acts should be done so in the district secretary's office, instead of the street superintendent's office.
Any certificates or documents required by the improvement acts specified in Section 71820 to be filed or recorded in the office of the superintendent of streets or street superintendent shall be filed or recorded in the office of the secretary of the district.
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