Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority for the governance of one or more districts may be transferred from the jurisdiction of a county to the jurisdiction of a city upon written agreement entered into between the governing boards of the county and the city and satisfaction of any conditions contained in the agreement and the conditions to transfer contained in Section 53368.2.
(a)
The legislative body empowered pursuant to this chapter to exercise all authority over the district shall be the governing board of the city.(b)
The legal name of the district shall be changed so that the words “County of ____” are deleted therefrom and replaced by the words “City of ____.”(c)
Neither a county nor any of its officers, members, employees, or agents shall bear any liability for any action taken with regard to the district on or after the effective date of the transfer of jurisdiction.
Source:
Section 53368.1, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=53368.1..