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(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in the case of an assessment which is proposed exclusively
for operation and maintenance expenses imposed throughout the entire local agency, or
exclusively for operation and maintenance assessments proposed to be levied on 50,000 parcels
or more, notice may be provided pursuant to this subdivision or pursuant to paragraph (1) of
subdivision (b) and shall include the estimated amount of the assessment of various types,
amounts, or uses of property and the information required by subparagraphs (B) to (G),
inclusive, of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c).

(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in the case of an assessment proposed to be levied pursuant
to Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 2 of the Streets and Highways Code by a
regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district
formed pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3 of Division 5 of, or
pursuant to Division 26 (commencing with Section 35100) of, the Public Resources Code, notice
may be provided pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).

(d) The notice requirements imposed by this section shall be construed as additional to, and not
to supersede, existing provisions of law, and shall be applied concurrently with the existing
provisions so as to not delay or prolong the governmental decision-making process.

(e) This section shall not apply to any new or increased general tax or any new or increased
assessment that requires an election of either of the following:

(1) The property owners subject to the assessment.

(2) The voters within the local agency imposing the tax or assessment.

(f) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a local agency from holding a consolidated meeting or
hearing at which the legislative body discusses multiple tax or assessment proposals.

(g) The local agency may recover the reasonable costs of public meetings, public hearings, and
notice required by this section from the proceeds of the tax or assessment. The costs recovered
for these purposes, whether recovered pursuant to this subdivision or any other provision of law,
shall not exceed the reasonable costs of the public meetings, public hearings, and notice.

(h) Any new or increased assessment that is subject to the notice and hearing provisions of
Article XIIIC or XIIID of the California Constitution is not subject to the notice and hearing
requirements of this section.

54955. Adjournment; adjourned meetings

The legislative body of a local agency may adjourn any regular, adjourned regular, special or
adjourned special meeting to a time and place specified in the order of adjournment. Less than a
quorum may so adjourn from time to time. If all members are absent from any regular or
adjourned regular meeting the clerk or secretary of the legislative body may declare the meeting
adjourned to a stated time and place and he shall cause a written notice of the adjournment to be
given in the same manner as provided in Section 54956 for special meetings, unless such notice
is waived as provided for special meetings. A copy of the order or notice of adjournment shall

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