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Gov. Code, § 20477 · Article 1. General Provisions

Gov. Code, § 20477

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

If the head of a public agency is an individual, rather than a board or other governing body, all actions required or permitted by this part to be taken by ordinance may be taken by order of the individual, and every action required by this part to be taken by a public agency governed by a governing body shall be taken by a public agency governed by an individual.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.

Source of truth

Edition
As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=20477.
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