San Bernardino County Municipal Code Art. VII Miscellaneous

The County may not exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property from any private owner thereof, without such owner's consent, when the purpose of the acquisition is to convey the property so acquired to any private party. As used in this section, "owner" means the owner or owners of the fee title interest in the property to be acquired.

The Board of Supervisors shall convene a Charter Review Committee within 10 years of the effective date of this Charter and within 10 years of the last Charter review thereafter. The Charter Review Committee shall review the Charter and, after at least two public hearings, make recommendations for amendments to or revisions of this Charter to the Board of Supervisors.

Ordinances adopted by the Board of Supervisors, not otherwise exempt under State law, shall be subject to referendum prior to their effective dates in accordance with the general law.

The Board of Supervisors shall establish by ordinance a procedure through which the County Code of Ordinances may be reviewed on an annual or other periodic basis for purposes of efficiency, completeness, and effectiveness. Such reviews will be presented in public at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors.

All orders issued by the County Health Officer addressed to the public at large shall be reviewed by the Board of Supervisors at a public meeting within 30 days of issuance.

The County shall establish and maintain a discretionary strategic stockpile of vital supplies, equipment, and such other properties needed for the protection of life and property in the event of a natural, biological, infectious disease, or any other disaster or emergency.

If a provision of this Charter or its application to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this Charter or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.