Regional park and open-space districts: Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included a claim about allowing new construction that was not fully supported by the official source material. The bill text specifies that labor and services are excluded from this authority, which was not mentioned in the original explanation.

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Spending Authority

This law allows the general manager of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District to spend up to $150,000 without advertising and with board approval for various purposes.

What This Bill Does

• Allows the general manager of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District to bind the district for payments up to $150,000.
• Requires that this authority be given by the board in an open meeting following established policies.
• Includes spending on equipment, supplies, materials, labor, and other valuable considerations.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
• The general manager of the district
• The board of directors of the district

Terms To Know

General Manager

The chief administrative officer appointed by the board to manage day-to-day operations.

Board Policy

Rules and guidelines adopted in an open meeting that guide decision-making processes.

Limits and Unknowns

• This law only applies to the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.
• The exact details of how this authority will be used are not specified in the bill text.
• Allows for new construction of buildings or improvements within the budget limit, but excludes labor and services.

Official Summary Text

AB 2188, as amended, Pellerin.
Regional park and open-space districts: Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.
Existing law establishes procedures for the formation of regional park, park and open-space, and open-space districts and prescribes the powers, functions, and duties of those districts. Existing law requires the board of directors of these districts to appoint a general manager as chief administrative officer of the district, as provided. Existing law generally authorizes the general manager of a regional park, park and open space, and 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 $50,000. Existing law authorizes the district, by action of the board in an open meeting, to increase the amount by which the general manager of the district may bind the district above that limit.
Existing law authorizes a general manager of a district with a population of 200,000 or more, with the approval of the board, to bind the district, in accordance with board policy that has been adopted in an open meeting, for the payment for equipment, supplies, and materials for any purpose, including new construction of a building, structure, or improvement, excluding labor and services, when the annual aggregate cost does not exceed $150,000.
This bill would authorize the general manager of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, with the approval of the board, to bind the district, in accordance with board policy that has been adopted in an open meeting, and without advertising, for the payment of equipment, supplies, materials, labor, or other valuable consideration for any purpose, including new construction of a building, structure, or improvement, in amounts not exceeding $150,000, as provided.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.

Current Bill Text

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