BILL NUMBER: AB 139AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JANUARY 14, 2010 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JANUARY 4, 2010 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2009 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Brownley (Coauthors: Assembly Members Blumenfield and Portantino) (Coauthor: Senator Pavley) JANUARY 20, 2009 An act to amend Section 25081 of the Government Code, relating to local government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 139, as amended, Brownley. Local government: county boards: regular meetings. Existing law requires the board of supervisors of a county to hold regular meetings of the board at the county seat. This bill would authorize countiesof the first classto hold one or more regular meetings of the board at a location within the countydesignated by the board, if the change of location is adopted by ordinance, resolution, bylaw, or other rule, and notice of the change in location is posted no later than the prior regular meeting of the board . Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 25081 of the Government Code is amended to read: 25081.(a)By ordinance the board shall provide for the holding of regular meetings of the board at the county seat. The board may change the place for the holding of one or more regular meetings of the board to a location within the county other than the county seat if both of the following occur: (a) The change of location of the regular meeting of the board is adopted by ordinance, resolution, bylaw, or other rule required for the conduct of business by the body. (b) Notice of the location change is posted no later than the prior regular meeting of the board.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), and any other provision of law, in counties of the first class, the board may provide by ordinance for the holding of one or more regular meetings of the board at a location within the county designated by the board.