As used in this chapter: (a) âAffected countyâ means each county from which territory is proposed to be transferred to create a new county. (b) âApproved countyâ means the territory to be included in a new county after the registered voters in the affected county or counties have approved the creation of such a new county at a primary election, pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 23350), but before an election is held for purposes of determining the location of the county seat and the selection of county officers for such new county, pursuant to Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 23374.1). (c) âClerkâ means the clerk of a county board of supervisors. Where the office of clerk of the board is separate from the office of registrar of voters, âclerkâ means the registrar of voters with respect to all duties pertaining to the conduct of elections and the certification of petitions and clerk of the board with respect to all other duties specified in this chapter. (d) âCommissionâ means the County Formation Review Commission. (e) âIndebtednessâ means the net obligations of a county arising from contract or through the operation of law, other than short-term operational expenses, but including and not limited to obligations arising under general obligation bonds, leases, joint powers agreements, and similar obligations or contracts entered into by the county prior to the date on which a petition is filed. Net obligation shall be deemed to mean the gross obligation outstanding after deduction of offsetting revenues, other than tax revenues. (f) âPrincipal countyâ means the county from which it is proposed that territory with the greatest proportion of assessed value, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll, relative to the total amount of taxable property within the boundaries of a proposed county, is to be transferred to create, in part, that proposed county. (g) âContiguousâ means territory which adjoins the boundary line of the proposed county.
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