TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES 50001-57607›DIVISION 1. CITIES AND COUNTIES 50001-52203›PART 2. POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES 51300-51953›CHAPTER 5. Local Government Reorganization 51900-51953›ARTICLE 1. Findings and Declarations of Policy 51900-51903

§ 51901

California Government Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

It is further found and declared that local government must be responsive and its elected officials readily accountable to the needs of the people; it must be visible and representative in order to permit greater participation in governmental affairs by the public; and elected and appointed officials should have more clearly defined areas of responsibility and authority, so that the people may have more success in seeking action and redress from their government.

(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 972.)

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