Government Code section 51302

The term of the contract shall not exceed five years but may continue for periods of five years each, unless the legislative body of either local agency votes not to continue the term at a meeting more than one year before the expiration of any five-year period.

Source: Section 51302, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=51302. (updated Jan. 1, 1949; accessed Sep. 14, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_51302

Original Source: Section 51302, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=51302. (last accessed May 12, 2025).