Section 32499.95 - Dissolution of Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District and the Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District(a) Upon receipt of the recommendation from the Board of Directors of the Imperial Valley Healthcare District pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 32499.6, the Imperial County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) shall determine the appropriate dates to dissolve the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District and the Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District. The Imperial County LAFCO may decide on different dissolution dates for the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District and the Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District. The Imperial County LAFCO shall dissolve the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District and the Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District by January 1, 2025.(b) The Imperial Valley Healthcare District shall be the successor to the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District and the Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District. Effective on the respective date of their dissolution, all assets, rights, and responsibilities of the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District and the Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District are transferred to the Imperial Valley Healthcare District. As of the effective date of the dissolution, the Imperial Valley Healthcare District shall have ownership, possession, and control of all books, records, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, moneys, funds, appropriations, licenses, permits, entitlements, agreements, contracts, claims, judgments, land, and other assets and property, real or personal, owned or leased by, connected with the administration of, or held for the benefit or use of the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District or Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District. Accounts payable and all other contract obligations shall be transferred to the Imperial Valley Healthcare District.(c) The terms of the board members of the Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District and the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District serving as of the effective date of this chapter are extended until January 1, 2025, or until each respective district is dissolved, whichever occurs first.Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 32499.95
Added by Stats 2023 ch 549 (AB 918),s 2, eff. 10/8/2023.