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Title 11 — INSTITUTIONS AND PROPERTY›Division 1108 — PURCHASING, LEASING AND UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

Chapter 1108-6 — ALTERNATE LEASING PROCEDURE

Contra Costa County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Contra Costa County

Sections:

1108-6.002 - Resolution of intention.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, before ordering the lease of any real property belonging to the county, the board of supervisors shall, in a regular open meeting by a two-thirds vote of all its members, adopt a resolution declaring its intention so to lease and calling for bids thereon.

(b)

The resolution shall:

(1)

Describe the property sufficiently to identify it;

(2)

Specify either the terms of the lease including minimum rent, or refer to a proposed form of lease filed in its clerk's office containing this information; and

(3)

Fix a time (at least three weeks thereafter) for a public meeting of the board at its regular place of meeting, for receipt and consideration of sealed proposals for the lease.

(Ord. 69-80 § 1 (part), 1969).

1108-6.004 - Notice.

(a)

Notice for the resolution and meeting shall be given by posting certified copies of the resolutions in at least three public places in the county for at least fifteen days before the meeting's date and by publishing notice of the call for bids for at least two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county.

(b)

Notice shall also be mailed or delivered at least fifteen days prior to accepting offers to lease pursuant to this section to any person who has filed a written request for notice with either the clerk of the board or with any other person designated by the board to receive these requests.

(c)

The notice required by this section shall describe the property proposed to be leased, the term of the lease, the location where offers to lease the property will be accepted, the location where leases will be executed and any county officer authorized to execute the lease.

(Ords. 96-46, 69-80 § 1 (part) 1969: see Gov. C. § 25537).

1108-6.006 - Written and oral bids.

At the time and place fixed, in open session, the board shall open and examine all sealed written proposals, and declare those which are from responsible bidders and which conform to the terms and conditions in the resolution. The board shall then call for similar oral bids exceeding by at least five percent in rent the highest such written proposal.

(Ord. 69-80 § 1 (part), 1969).

1108-6.008 - Final acceptance or rejection.

At the same meeting or at any adjourned session thereof, the board shall consider all such proposals and bids, and shall by resolution either accept the highest such one or reject them all and withdraw the property

from lease.

(Ord. 69-80 § 1 (part), 1969).

1108-6.010 - Execution of lease authorized by resolution.

Any board resolution accepting any bid authorizes and directs the chairperson or the members thereof, to execute a lease and to deliver it upon lessee's performance of and compliance with all the terms or conditions of the lessee's contract to be performed concurrently therewith.

(Ord. No. 2024-23, § III(Exh. A), 12-3-24; Ord. 69-80 § 1 (part), 1969).

1108-6.012 - Exclusion from bidding procedure.

(a)

Any proposed lease of not more than five years, nonrenewable duration, and having an actual monthly rental not exceeding one thousand dollars is excluded from the bidding procedure required by this chapter except that notice shall be given pursuant to Government Code Section 6061, posted in the office of the county clerk and, if the lease involves residential property, notice shall be given to the housing sponsors as defined by Sections 50074 and 50074.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b)

The notice required by this section shall describe the property proposed to be leased, the term of the lease, the location where offers to lease the property will be accepted, the location where leases will be executed and any county officer authorized to execute the lease.

(Ords. 96-46, 83-35, 69-80: see Gov. C. § 25537.)

1108-6.014 - Exceptions.

This chapter provides an alternative leasing procedure only for real property which otherwise must be leased in accordance with Government Code Sections 25526 to 25535; and it does not apply to real property leased pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Section 960.4 or Government Code Section 25536.

(Ord. 69-80 § 1 (part), 1969).

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