Mission, Duties, and Responsibilities of the Council
Cal. WAT § 85213
California Statutes
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a) The council may contract for consultant services and architectural and engineering services to assist the council with all of the following functions:
(1) Preparation of the Delta Plan and associated environmental review.
(2) Performance of the council’s responsibilities, or the responsibilities of the Delta Independent Science Board, with respect to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan.
(3) Determination of the consistency of state and local public agency actions with the Delta Plan.
(4) Performance of scientific review to inform water and environmental decisionmaking in the Delta. (
b) The council shall contract for the services of the members of the Delta Independent Science Board established pursuant to
Section 85280, at an hourly rate of one hundred fifty dollars ($150). The council shall increase the hourly rate annually based on inflation and cost of living adjustments. (c)
(1) Contracts entered into pursuant to this
section for consultant services shall be exempt from
Article 4 (commencing with
Section 19130) of
Chapter of Part of Division of Title of the Government Code,
Part 2 (commencing with
Section 10100) of Division of the Public Contract Code, and any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to those laws. Contracts entered into pursuant to subdivision (
a) for architectural and engineering services shall be entered into pursuant to
Chapter 10 (commencing with
Section 4525) of Division of Title of the Government Code, but are exempt from the requirement in
Section of the Government Code to adopt regulations prior to contracting.
(2) The council shall not enter into a contract pursuant to subdivision (
a) for consultant services unless at least three bids or proposals to do the work have been evaluated by a competitive process.
(3) The council shall establish procedures for contracting for services pursuant to this section, consistent with paragraphs (1) and (2). The procedures shall be exempt from