Legal Opinion
Dry Creek Valley Ass'n Inc. v. Bd. of Supervisors of Sonoma Cty.
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 7, 1977No. Civ. 38787PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELKINGTON, J.
Government Code section 25003 provides that: “[A county board of supervisors] may make and enforce rules and regulations necessary for the government of the board, the preservation of order, and the transaction of business.”
The Board of Supervisors of Sonoma County, a nonchartered county organized and operating under the general laws of the state (see Cal. Const., art. XI, § 1), was constituted of five members. It made the following rule relating to its voting procedures:
“Rule 12. In the event that one less than the necessary number of ‘aye’ votes has been cast, then an…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ralphs Grocery Co. v. ReimelCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Saala v. McFarlandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Board of CommissionersNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1973
- State ex rel. Young v. YatesMontana Supreme Court · 1897
- Babyak v. AltenOhio Court of Appeals · 1958
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- People v. ZikorusCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
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- Hunt v. County of ShastaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1990
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