California Code
DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS
PART 15 - SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT

CHAPTER 1 - Title of Act and Policy

Section 103000. - 103000. This part shall be known and may be cited...

Section 103001. - 103001. It is necessary that a transit district be established...

CHAPTER 2 - Definitions

Section 103010. - 103010. Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this...

Section 103011. - 103011. “District” means the San Mateo County Transit District. (Added...

Section 103012. - 103012. “Transit” or “transit service” means the transportation of passengers...

Section 103013. - 103013. “Transit works” or “transit facilities” means any or all...

Section 103014. - 103014. “Board of directors”, “board”, or “directors” means the board...

Section 103015. - 103015. “County” means the County of San Mateo. (Added by...

Section 103015.5. - 103015.5. “Board of supervisors” means the county board of supervisors....

Section 103016. - 103016. “Public agency” includes the State of California, and any...

Section 103017. - 103017. “System” means all transit works and transit facilities owned...

Section 103018. - 103018. “Revenues” means all rates, fares, tolls, rentals, or other...

Section 103019. - 103019. “Person” includes any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited...

Section 103020. - 103020. “Establish” includes establish, construct, complete, acquire, extend, or reroute....

Section 103021. - 103021. “Existing system” means any transit service or system of...

Section 103022. - 103022. “Existing taxi service” means any public passenger transportation service...

CHAPTER 3 - Formation of District

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 103050. - 103050. The San Mateo County Transit District may be formed...

Section 103051. - 103051. The district shall include all the incorporated and unincorporated...

Section 103052. - 103052. The board of supervisors may, after notice published pursuant...

Section 103053. - 103053. The district shall not be subject to the Knox-Nisbet...

ARTICLE 2 - Formation Election

Section 103070. - 103070. Upon adoption of the resolution provided for in Section...

Section 103071. - 103071. The resolution calling the formation election shall be published...

Section 103072. - 103072. The ballot for the election shall contain such instructions...

Section 103073. - 103073. The county registrar of voters shall mail a notice...

Section 103074. - 103074. The provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 9160)...

Section 103075. - 103075. The general elections provisions of the Elections Code, as...

Section 103076. - 103076. No person shall be entitled to vote at the...

Section 103077. - 103077. The county registrar of voters shall canvass the returns...

Section 103078. - 103078. The board of supervisors shall make all provisions for...

Section 103079. - 103079. If a majority of the electors voting on the...

ARTICLE 3 - Contest of Validity of Formation

Section 103085. - 103085. No informality in any proceeding or in the conduct...

CHAPTER 4 - Government of District

ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors

Section 103100. - 103100. The government of the district shall be vested in...

Section 103102. - 103102. Within 30 days after the adoption of the order...

Section 103103. - 103103. The board at its first meeting, and thereafter annually...

Section 103104. - 103104. The board shall establish rules for its proceedings. (Added...

Section 103105. - 103105. A majority of the members of the board shall...

Section 103106. - 103106. The acts of the board shall be expressed by...

Section 103107. - 103107. All meetings of the board shall be conducted in...

Section 103108. - 103108. Except for the terms of office of the members...

Section 103109. - 103109. The expiration date of the term of office of...

Section 103111. - 103111. The body which originally appointed a member whose term...

Section 103112. - 103112. Any vacancy on the board shall be filled for...

Section 103113. - 103113. Each member of the board shall receive compensation, as...

ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties of Board of Directors

Section 103140. - 103140. The board is the legislative body of the district...

Section 103141. - 103141. It shall be the duty of the board and...

ARTICLE 3 - Officers

Section 103160. - 103160. The officers of the district shall consist of the...

Section 103161. - 103161. The county may render such assistance to the district...

Section 103162. - 103162. Article 4 (commencing with Section 1090), Chapter 1, Division...

ARTICLE 4 - General Manager

Section 103180. - 103180. The powers and duties of the general manager are:...

CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District

ARTICLE 1 - Corporate Powers

Section 103200. - 103200. The district has perpetual succession and may adopt a...

Section 103201. - 103201. The district may sue and be sued, except as...

Section 103202. - 103202. All claims for money or damages against the district...

Section 103203. - 103203. The district may levy and collect, or cause to...

Section 103204. - 103204. Except as otherwise provided in this part, district elections...

ARTICLE 2 - Contracts

Section 103220. - 103220. The district may make contracts and enter into stipulations...

Section 103221. - 103221. The district may contract with any department or agency...

Section 103222. - 103222. (a) The purchase of all supplies, equipment, and materials,...

Section 103223. - 103223. If, after rejecting bids received under Section 103222, the...

Section 103225. - 103225. The district may insure against any accident or destruction...

Section 103226. - 103226. The district may contract for the services of independent...

ARTICLE 3 - Property

Section 103240. - 103240. The district may take by grant, purchase, devise, or...

Section 103240.5. - 103240.5. (a) The district may take by gift, or take...

Section 103242. - 103242. The district may exercise the right of eminent domain...

Section 103243. - 103243. The Public Utilities Commission of the state shall have...

Section 103244. - 103244. The district is entitled to the benefit of any...

ARTICLE 4 - Transit Planning

Section 103260. - 103260. The board shall adopt a general transit plan for...

Section 103261. - 103261. The general transit plan, or any element or amendment...

Section 103262. - 103262. The general manager shall submit the proposed plan, or...

Section 103263. - 103263. The adoption of the general plan, or an element...

Section 103264. - 103264. The district may adopt official plan lines based on...

Section 103265. - 103265. The provisions of Article 5 (commencing with Section 53090),...

ARTICLE 5 - Transit Facilities and Service

Section 103280. - 103280. The district may provide transit service within or without...

Section 103281. - 103281. The district may operate charter bus service subject to...

Section 103282. - 103282. The district may acquire, construct, own, operate, control, or...

Section 103283. - 103283. The district may lease, or contract for the use...

Section 103284. - 103284. The board may contract with any public agency or...

Section 103285. - 103285. The district may construct and operate, or acquire and...

Section 103286. - 103286. The district may enter into agreements for the joint...

Section 103287. - 103287. The rates and charges, if any, for transit service...

Section 103288. - 103288. The district shall be subject to the provisions of...

Section 103289. - 103289. The district and any one or more school districts...

Section 103290. - 103290. No interconnection shall be made into fixed right-of-way facilities...

ARTICLE 6 - Existing Systems and Services

Section 103300. - 103300. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, before the...

Section 103301. - 103301. Where notice is required pursuant to Section 103300, the...

Section 103301.5. - 103301.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, before the...

Section 103301.6. - 103301.6. If any demand-activated service or system operated by the...

Section 103302. - 103302. The district and entity operating the existing system or...

Section 103303. - 103303. Section 851 shall not apply to any contract for...

ARTICLE 7 - Public Grants, Loans, and Contributions

Section 103310. - 103310. The district may accept, without limitation by any other...

Section 103311. - 103311. The district shall have the power to obtain temporary...

ARTICLE 8 - Property Taxation

Section 103320. - 103320. The district may levy and collect, or cause to...

Section 103321. - 103321. In addition to revenues and receipts from other sources,...

Section 103322. - 103322. The district shall not levy or collect a property...

Section 103323. - 103323. Each election shall be called and conducted by the...

Section 103324. - 103324. The ballot for the election shall contain such instructions...

Section 103326. - 103326. The board shall avail itself of the assessments made...

Section 103327. - 103327. The county auditor shall, on or before the third...

Section 103328. - 103328. The board shall, on or before the first day...

Section 103329. - 103329. The board shall, immediately after fixing the rate or...

Section 103330. - 103330. The district’s taxes so levied shall be collected at...

Section 103331. - 103331. Whenever any real property has been sold for taxes...

Section 103332. - 103332. All taxes levied under this article are a lien...

Section 103333. - 103333. In lieu of, or in addition to, any taxes...

ARTICLE 9 - Taxation for Bond Redemption Purposes

Section 103340. - 103340. The district may levy and collect, or cause to...

Section 103341. - 103341. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), if...

Section 103342. - 103342. The board shall avail itself of the assessments made...

Section 103343. - 103343. The county auditor shall, on or before the third...

Section 103344. - 103344. The board shall, on or before the first day...

Section 103345. - 103345. The board shall, immediately after fixing the rate of...

Section 103346. - 103346. The district’s taxes so levied shall be collected at...

Section 103347. - 103347. Whenever any real property has been sold for taxes...

Section 103348. - 103348. All taxes levied under this article are a lien...

ARTICLE 10 - Retail Transaction and Use Tax

Section 103350. - 103350. (a) A retail transactions and use tax ordinance may...

Section 103351. - 103351. Any transactions and use tax ordinance adopted shall be...

Section 103352. - 103352. The district may contract with the State Board of...

Section 103353. - 103353. Prior to the operative date of the transaction and...

Section 103354. - 103354. If the district shall not have contracted with the...

Section 103355. - 103355. Repeal of the transactions and use tax ordinance shall...

Section 103356. - 103356. Whenever a bond election is held to authorize a...

Section 103357. - 103357. (a) The district may issue bonds payable from the...

Section 103358. - 103358. (a) The bonds may be issued by the district...

Section 103359. - 103359. The district may provide for the bonds to bear...

Section 103360. - 103360. (a) Limited tax bonds shall be issued pursuant to...

Section 103360.1. - 103360.1. (a) The district may issue refunding bonds to redeem...

Section 103360.2. - 103360.2. (a) The district may borrow money in anticipation of...

Section 103361. - 103361. Any bonds issued pursuant to this article are legal...

Section 103362. - 103362. This article provides a complete, additional, and alternative method...

Section 103363. - 103363. (a) Any action or proceedings wherein the validity of...

ARTICLE 11 - Investments

Section 103390. - 103390. Subject to any agreement or covenant between the district...

Section 103391. - 103391. Such investment may be made by direct purchase of...

Section 103392. - 103392. Any bonds, treasury notes, or obligations purchased and held...

Section 103393. - 103393. Sales of any bonds, treasury notes, or obligations purchased...

ARTICLE 12 - Construction Manager/General Contractor Project Delivery Contracts

Section 103394. - 103394. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall...

Section 103395. - 103395. (a) Subject to the limitations of this article, the...

Section 103396. - 103396. Any public works project that is contracted for pursuant...

Section 103397. - 103397. (a) If a contract for CMGC services is entered...

Section 103398. - 103398. Nothing in this article affects, expands, alters, or limits...

Section 103399. - 103399. (a) Upon completion of a project using the CMGC...

Section 103399.1. - 103399.1. (a) The provisions of this article are severable. If...

CHAPTER 6 - Personnel

ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations

Section 103400. - 103400. Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form,...

Section 103401. - 103401. Any question which may arise with respect to whether...

Section 103402. - 103402. Whenever a majority of the employees employed by the...

Section 103403. - 103403. (a) A contract or agreement shall not be made...

Section 103404. - 103404. If, after a reasonable period of time, representatives of...

Section 103405. - 103405. If, after a reasonable period of time, representatives of...

Section 103406. - 103406. In the event the district and the representatives of...

Section 103407. - 103407. In the event an exclusive collective bargaining representative is...

ARTICLE 2 - Rights of Employees of Existing Facilities

Section 103420. - 103420. Whenever the district acquires existing facilities from a publicly...

Section 103421. - 103421. Whenever the district acquires existing facilities from a publicly...

ARTICLE 3 - Pension Plan

Section 103440. - 103440. The adoption, terms, and conditions of a pension plan...

Section 103441. - 103441. The board may contract with the Board of Administration...

Section 103442. - 103442. All persons receiving pension benefits from an acquired public...

ARTICLE 4 - Other Benefits

Section 103450. - 103450. The district shall take such steps as may be...

Section 103451. - 103451. The district shall take such steps as may be...

CHAPTER 7 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness

ARTICLE 1 - Authorization and Issuance of General Obligation Bonds

Section 103500. - 103500. Whenever the board deems it necessary for the district...

Section 103501. - 103501. Notice of the holding of such election shall be...

Section 103502. - 103502. If any proposition is defeated by the electors, the...

Section 103503. - 103503. If 60 percent of the electors voting on the...

Section 103504. - 103504. The bonds shall bear interest at a rate or...

Section 103505. - 103505. The bonds may be sold as the board determines...

Section 103506. - 103506. The delivery of any bonds shall be at the...

Section 103507. - 103507. All accrued interest and premiums received on the sale...

Section 103508. - 103508. After the expiration of three years after a bond...

Section 103509. - 103509. Whenever the board deems that the expenditure of money...

Section 103510. - 103510. The board may provide for the issuance, sale, or...

Section 103511. - 103511. The provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 53500),...

Section 103512. - 103512. Any bonds which shall be issued under the provisions...

Section 103513. - 103513. If bonds are authorized that contain a provision for...

ARTICLE 2 - Revenue Bonds

Section 103530. - 103530. The district may issue bonds, payable from revenue of...

Section 103531. - 103531. The district is a local agency within the meaning...

ARTICLE 3 - Equipment Trust Certificates

Section 103550. - 103550. The district shall have power to purchase transit equipment...

Section 103551. - 103551. The agreement to purchase or lease may direct the...

Section 103552. - 103552. The agreements and leases shall be duly acknowledged before...

Section 103553. - 103553. The covenants, conditions, and provisions of the agreements, leases,...

Section 103554. - 103554. An executed copy of each such agreement and lease...

ARTICLE 4 - Improvement Acts and Special Benefit Districts

Section 103570. - 103570. The Improvement Act of 1911, the Municipal Improvement Act...

Section 103571. - 103571. The provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 99000)...

ARTICLE 5 - Temporary Borrowing

Section 103580. - 103580. The district may borrow money for the purpose of...

Section 103581. - 103581. At any time prior to the first receipt by...

Section 103582. - 103582. The district may borrow money in accordance with the...

Section 103583. - 103583. The district may borrow money in anticipation of the...

ARTICLE 6 - Miscellaneous

Section 103600. - 103600. The district may bring an action to determine the...

Section 103601. - 103601. All bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued by...

Section 103602. - 103602. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part or any...

CHAPTER 8 - Dissolution

Section 103700. - 103700. The district may be dissolved pursuant to the provisions...