California Court of Appeal

In a conflict of interest claim, alleging that the acquisition of the Valencia Water Company by the Castaic Lake Water Agency was void under Government Code section 1090 and the Political Reform Act (PRA), section 81000 et seq., because one of the Agency's ten directors, respondent, was Valencia's general manager at the time the acquisition was being negotiated, the trial court's rejection of the conflict of interest claims on the pleadings is affirmed where: 1) the express exception to section 1090 in the Agency's enabling legislation applies to a contract to acquire a water company; 2) does the express exception to section 1090 also implicitly repeals (and thereby amends) the PRA's applicability to such an acquisition; and 3) the Legislature complied with the special requirements set forth in section 81012 for amending the PRA, which was originally enacted by voter initiative.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/10/2015
• Published 09/10/2015

Judges

• HOFFSTADT

Court

• California Court of Appeal

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