2005 California Government Code Sections 54980-54983 CHAPTER 12. MUNICIPAL SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS

54980.  As used in this chapter:
   (a) "Legislative body" means the board of supervisors in the case
of a county or a city and county, the city council or board of
trustees in the case of a city, and the board of directors or other
governing body in the case of a district.
   (b) "Local agency" means any county, city, city and county, or
public district which provides or has authority to provide or perform
municipal services or functions.
   (c) "Municipal services or functions" includes, but is not limited
to, firefighting, police, ambulance, utility services, and the
improvement, maintenance, repair, and operation of streets and
highways.
54981.  The legislative body of any local agency may contract with
any other local agency for the performance by the latter of municipal
services or functions within the territory of the former.
54981.7.  A city or county may enter into a contract with an Indian
tribe for the city or county to provide fire protection services and
police or sheriff protection services for the Indian tribe either
solely on Indian lands, or on the Indian lands and territory adjacent
to those Indian lands. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
alter or affect federal Public Law 280, relating to state
jurisdiction in Indian lands.
54982.  Any agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter shall be
for valuable consideration.
54983.  Authority for entering into agreements pursuant to this
chapter shall be construed as supplementing existing authority for
legislative bodies of local agencies to enter into agreements for the
providing of municipal services and functions and shall not be
construed as authorizing the legislative body of any local agency to
enter into an agreement for the providing of municipal services or
functions which it is prohibited to provide by law or which exceeds
the force account limit applicable to the local agency contracting to
receive services.
   The amendments to this section which become effective January 1,
1981, shall not apply to any agreement which was made prior to that
date nor to the current term of any self-renewing or renewable
agreement which had been entered into prior to that date.