{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-54971","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 54971","heading":"","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(a) “Legislative body” means the board of supervisors or its chairman in the case of the county, or the city council or the mayor in the case of a city.\n(b) “Local agency” means a county or city, whether chartered or general law.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]","DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES [53000. - 55821.]","PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES [53000. - 54999.7.]","CHAPTER 11. Local Appointments List [54970. - 54974.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"4a30a04ba6f2abd8c60184d3959d53bab19d64933af9083f7a20a36e1249d03a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-54970","next":"us-ca/gov-54972"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}