Government Code section 50020

When a statute requires a local agency to take legislative action by resolution and the local agency is required by its charter to take legislative action by ordinance, action by ordinance is compliance with the statute for all purposes.

Source: Section 50020, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=50020. (updated Jan. 1, 1949; accessed Sep. 22, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_50020

Original Source: Section 50020, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=50020. (last accessed May 12, 2025).