2005 California Government Code Sections 23530-23538 Article 3. County Consolidation Review Commission

23530.  Upon receipt of notice pursuant to Section 23520, the
Governor shall create a County Consolidation Review Commission to
review the proposed county consolidation and appoint two residents of
each affected county to be members of the commission and one member
who shall not be a resident of any affected county.
23531.  Within 10 days after notice of appointment and acceptance by
the last appointed member, the members of the commission shall meet
at the principal administrative office of the principal county and
organize by electing from their number a chairman.  They shall also
appoint a secretary who shall not be a member of the commission.
Thereafter the members of the commission may meet at such times and
places as they select.
   A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum for
purposes of transacting business and making the determinations
required by this article.
   The commission shall conduct a public hearing to receive
information regarding its determinations, and to hear submissions of
any interested persons and any protests and objections to the
proposed county consolidation.  Notices of the hearing shall be
published pursuant to Section 6061 in a newspaper of general
circulation in each affected county.  In addition, the commission
shall cause mailed notice of the hearing to be given to each of the
chief petitioners, if any, at least two weeks prior to the date fixed
for the hearing.
23532.  The hearing may be continued from time to time during the
course of the commission's review.
23533.  By citation or subpoena signed by its chairman and
secretary, the commission may compel the attendance of such persons
and the production of such books, papers and other documents before
it as it deems necessary for the performance of its duties.
23534.  All officers and employees of each affected county shall
cooperate with, perform any functions required by, and produce any
books, records or other documents of the county requested by the
commission and necessary for the performance of the commission's
duties.
23535.  The commission shall determine:
   (a) The fiscal impact of the proposed consolidation on the
affected counties.
   (b) A procedure for the orderly and timely transition of services,
functions and responsibilities from each affected county to the
consolidated county.
   (c) The division of the proposed consolidated county into five
supervisorial districts.
   (d) The division of the proposed consolidated county into a
convenient and necessary number of judicial, road and school
districts, the territory of which shall be defined.
   (e) The county officers to be elected at the election provided for
in Section 23550.
   (f) The location of the county seat of the proposed consolidated
county.
23536.  In determining the fiscal impact of the proposed
consolidation, the commission shall consider:
   (a) The cost of providing services in the consolidated county.
   (b) Projected revenues available to the consolidated county.
   (c) Projected economics of scale to result from consolidation.
23537.  Members of the commission shall receive as compensation a
per diem not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) a day for every day they
are actually employed together with their actual expenses incurred in
performing their duties.  If consolidation is effected all expenses
of the commission, together with the reasonable costs of stationery,
postage, and incidental expenses shall be borne by the consolidated
county, or by each affected county, in equal shares, if the
consolidation is not effected.
23538.  The commission shall adopt a resolution making its
determinations and transmit its report to the board of supervisors of
each affected county within 180 days after notice of appointment and
acceptance by the last appointed member, and shall be signed and
attested to by each member of the commission.
   The determinations of the commission shall become the terms and
conditions for consolidation and as such shall be final and binding
on each affected county if the consolidated county is legally
established as provided in this chapter.