Pub. Util. Code, § 30273 · Article 4. Meetings and Legislation
Pub. Util. Code, § 30273
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance. No ordinance shall be passed by the board on the day of its introduction, nor within five days thereafter, nor at any time other than a regular or adjourned regular meeting. No ordinance shall take effect until the expiration of 30 days following its adoption, unless otherwise provided in this part.
(b) The following ordinances shall take effect upon adoption:
(1) An ordinance relating to an election, or to the issuance or sale of bonds, or to the levying or collection of taxes, or the fixing of fares.
(2) An ordinance necessary for the immediate preservation or protection of the property, interests, or welfare of the district, which shall contain a specific statement showing its urgency, passed by two-thirds of the votes of all of the members of the board.
(c) All ordinances except those which take effect upon their adoption shall be subject to referendum as provided in Section 30741.
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History
Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 193, Sec. 106.
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