Not later than seven days after the notice from the State Controller, the governing body shall hold a public hearing for the purpose of determining the distribution of funds received pursuant to Section 16272.5. The governing body shall send written notice to the legislative body of each special district which is not governed by the board of supervisors or the city council and shall publish such notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county not less than three days prior to the hearing. The notice shall include the following: (1) the amount of funds available to special districts, (2) the statutory criteria for the distribution of such funds, and (3) the time and place of the hearing.
(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 292.)