(1) Existing law authorizes a county board of supervisors, by resolution, to authorize the use of a facsimile signature of the chairperson of the board on all papers, documents, or instruments requiring the signature of the chairperson, as provided, if certain requirements are met relating to the personal signature of the chairperson. Under existing law, if those requirements are met, the papers, documents, or instruments bearing the facsimile signature are accorded the same force and effect as though personally signed by the chairperson.
This bill would remove the requirement for that authorization to occur by resolution of the board. The bill would authorize the board, in addition to authorizing a facsimile signature, to authorize the use of an electronic signature of the chairperson on all papers, documents, or instruments requiring the signature of the chairperson. Under the bill, a document bearing the electronic signature of the chairperson would have the same force and effect as if personally signed by the chairperson.
(2) Existing law authorizes a county board of supervisors to authorize the use of photographs, microphotographs, electronic data processing records, optical disks, or any other medium that is a trusted system and that does not permit additions, deletions, or changes to the original document, or photocopies of all records, books, and minutes of the board. Under existing law, if the documents are signed using a digital signature, the reproduced documents are considered authenticated if the reproduced documents are created by a trusted system, as defined in pertinent digital signature regulations.
This bill would provide that if the documents are signed using an electronic or digital signature, the reproduced documents are considered authenticated if the reproduced documents are created by a trusted system, as defined in pertinent digital signature regulations, or in compliance with the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
(3) Existing law authorizes a registrar of voters to be appointed by the board of supervisors in specified counties to discharge all duties vested by law in the county clerk that relate to and are a part of election procedure.
This bill would include the County of Kern among those counties in which the board of supervisors is authorized to appoint a registrar of voters.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Kern.
(4) Existing law regulates the investment of public funds by local agencies, as defined. Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a local agency, as specified, that has money in a sinking fund or in its treasury not required for immediate needs to invest the money as it deems wise or expedient in certain securities and financial instruments. In this regard, existing law authorizes investment in prime quality commercial paper issued by entities meeting certain criteria, if the eligible commercial paper has a maximum maturity of 270 days or less.
This bill would revise the maximum maturity periods for the investments in prime quality commercial paper to 397 days.
(5) Existing law, the Municipal Utility District Act, governs the formation and governance of municipal utility districts. The act provides that the government of every district is vested in a board of 5 or 7 directors and specifies procedures for filling a vacancy on a board. Those procedures authorize the remaining board members to fill a vacancy by appointment until the next district general election that is scheduled 90 or more days after the effective date of the vacancy, as provided.
This bill would require the person appointed to fill a vacancy to hold office until the person elected at the next district general election that is scheduled 90 or more days after the effective date of the vacancy has been qualified and takes office.

Statutes affected:
SB 858: 25103 GOV, 25105 GOV, 26802.5 GOV, 11865 PUC
03/12/25 - Introduced: 25103 GOV, 25105 GOV, 26802.5 GOV, 11865 PUC