Pursuant to the authority granted by Section 51501 of the Government
Code of the state of California, the assessment and tax collection
duties performed by the city assessor and tax collector are transferred
to the assessor and tax collector of the county of Los Angeles.
(Prior code § 2500)
In any case in which a bond in favor of the city is required
of any permittee, licensee, subdivider, owner, or other person under
any provision or provisions of this code or in connection with any
permit, license, subdivision, exception or other approval, action
or regulation validly granted, made or issued by the city council,
planning commission, or other duly constituted body, agency or officer
of the city, such bond shall be issued by a surety company duly authorized
to transact surety business in the state of California, and shall
be subject to the approval of the city attorney. Notwithstanding the
foregoing sentence, unless the applicable law, permit, license, exception,
approval or other action shall otherwise provide, in lieu of such
surety bond there may be deposited with the city treasurer savings
and loan certificates or shares, or certificates, or other evidence
of deposit of funds in a bank or savings and loan association in an
amount equal to the required bond, together with an assignment thereof
to the city and an agreement containing substantially the same provisions
in favor of the city as the required bond, provided that as to any
such alternate security the assignment in favor of the city and such
agreement shall in every case be subject to the approval of the city
attorney.
(Prior code §1400)
The city manager, and his or her designee, is authorized to
enter into the following types of contracts:
A. Contracts
required of an applicant as a condition of approval of a permit, license,
or other grant of approval not involving expenditure of city funds;
B. Contracts
involving the allocation of county, state, or federal funds pursuant
to a program previously approved by the city council where the form
of the contract is standard and used in substantially the same form
by all applicants and has been approved by the city attorney;
C. Contracts
involving the expenditure of city funds where:
1. The
funds are used in connection with residential or commercial revitalization
of private property,
2. The
program and its budget have been approved by the city council,
3. The
funds are used in connection with grants that are allocated on a first-come
first-serve basis in accordance with established criteria,
4. The
same or substantially the same contract is used in all cases,
5. The
form of the contract has been approved by the city attorney;
D. Contracts
for services for a sum not to exceed $5,000 and not to exceed one
year in duration;
E. Contracts
or amendments to contracts which the city council has expressly authorized
the city manager to execute; and
F. Amendments
to contracts previously approved by the city council not involving
expenditure of city funds, or modifying the duration and/or amount
of the contract in strict accordance with a specific line item in
the approved city budget.
(Prior code § 1401)