Fresno County Municipal Code Ch. 2.76 Community Redevelopment Agency

The board of supervisors determines that there exists within the unincorporated territory of the county blighted areas as defined in the California Community Redevelopment Law, said law being set forth in Part 1 of Division 24 of the California Health and Safety Code commencing with Section 33000 thereof, and that such blighted areas require development or redevelopment in the interests of the health, safety and general welfare of the people of the county.

(Ord. 88-017, § 1 (part).

Having found that blighted areas exist within the unincorporated territory of the county, the board of supervisors finds and declares pursuant to Section 33101 of the Health and Safety Code that there is a need for a redevelopment agency created consistent with Sections 33100, et seq., of the Health and Safety Code, to function in the unincorporated territory of the county, and said agency is authorized to transact business and to exercise its powers under and in accordance with the Community Redevelopment Law of the state of California.

(Ord. 88-017, § 1 (part))

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 33200 of the Health and Safety Code, the board of supervisors of the county finds that the public interest will be effectively served and the public safety and welfare will be promoted in an effective manner if the board of supervisors is declared to be the redevelopment agency of the county, and therefore the board of supervisors declares itself to be the redevelopment agency of the county and further declares that all the rights, powers, duties, privileges and immunities vested in the redevelopment agency by the Community Redevelopment Law of the state of California shall be and hereby are vested in the board of supervisors of the county.

(Ord. 88-017, § 1 (part))

Each supervisor shall serve as an ex officio director of the redevelopment agency and the chairperson of the board of supervisors shall be the ex officio chairperson of the redevelopment agency's board of directors. The county administrative officer shall serve as the ex officio executive officer of the agency. The auditor-controller/treasurer shall serve as the ex officio fiscal officer for the agency, the clerk to the Board of Supervisors shall serve as the ex officio clerk of the agency, and the county counsel shall serve as the ex officio legal counsel for the agency.

(Ord. 88-107, § 1 (part))