§ 6213 Petition Hearing Timeline

This law says that when you hand in a petition, it must be filed with the clerk, and the board has to set a hearing date that is at least 30 days and no more than 60 days after you file it.

Key Takeaways

•Petition must be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors.
•The board must set a hearing date at its next regular meeting.
•The hearing must be scheduled no sooner than 30 days and no later than 60 days after filing.

Example

A neighbor files a petition to ask the city board to change a local park rule.

The neighbor gives the petition to the clerk, who files it. At the board's next regular meeting, the board picks a hearing date that falls somewhere between 30 and 60 days after the filing, like 45 days later.

Upon presentation, the petition shall be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors, and upon filing, or at its next regular meeting, the board of supervisors shall fix a time for hearing it, which shall not be less than thirty nor more than sixty days from the date of filing. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

This law says that when you hand in a petition, it must be filed with the clerk, and the board has to set a hearing date that is at least 30 days and no more than 60 days after you file it.

Key Takeaways

•Petition must be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors.
•The board must set a hearing date at its next regular meeting.
•The hearing must be scheduled no sooner than 30 days and no later than 60 days after filing.

Example

A neighbor files a petition to ask the city board to change a local park rule.

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