California § 5550 - The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Divisio
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 5550 — The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Divisio, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5550. The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Divisio
(a) The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code, applies to all districts. (b) A board of directors may adopt an ordinance establishing an employee relations system that may include, but is not limited to, a civil service system or a merit system. (c) With the prior permission of the board of supervisors of the principal county, a board of directors may adopt an ordinance that makes the employees of the district subject to the employee relations system of the principal county. The board of directors may adopt an ordinance that withdraws the employees of the district from the employee relations system of the principal county. A district in which the employees of the district are subject to the employee relations system of the principal county shall receive employee relations services at cost from the county.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 5550 cover?
Section 5550 ("The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Divisio") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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