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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 12.5Ch. 5Art. 2§ 131265 County Transportation Authority Duties

§ 131265 County Transportation Authority Duties

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§ 131265 County Transportation Authority Duties

Key Takeaways

  • •The county transportation authority must make a yearly budget and decide how much to pay its workers.
  • •They must create rules for how their officers and employees do their jobs and how things run.
  • •They must check their money records every year with a professional accountant.
  • •They must have a group of advisors from different parts of the county to help them make decisions.

Example

A county transportation authority is planning how to spend money on buses and roads for the next year.

They have to make a budget showing how much money they will spend and how much they will pay their workers. They also have to create rules for how their employees do their jobs, like hiring bus drivers. Plus, they must check their money records every year to make sure everything is correct. They also have a group of advisors from different parts of the county to help them make good decisions.

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§ 131265 County Transportation Authority Duties

A county transportation authority shall do all of the following: (a) Adopt an annual budget and fix the compensation of its officers and employees. (b) Adopt an administrative code, by ordinance, which prescribes the powers and duties of its officers, the method of appointment of its employees, and its methods, procedures, and systems of operation and management. (c) Cause a post audit of its financial transactions and records at least annually by a certified public accountant. (d) Appoint an advisory committee, which membership reflects a board spectrum of interests and geographic areas of the county. Members of the staff of the county transportation authority, as determined by the county transportation authority, shall be available to aid the advisory committee in its work. (e) Appoint other advisory committees that it deems necessary. (f) Do any and all things necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

county transportation authorityannual budgetadministrative codepost auditadvisory committee

Related Statutes

  • § 131266 County Transportation Budget Hearings
  • § 131260 Transportation Authority Leadership Election
  • § 131262 County Transportation Authority Quorum
  • § 131263 County Transportation Authority Actions
  • § 131264 County Transportation Meetings Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 131265.
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