Opinion No. (1999)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General ANTHONY S. Da VIGO Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE TOM TORLAKSON, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. Does the state statutory scheme specifying the maintenance of cost accounting records for public works construction by day's labor or force account prevail over inconsistent charter provisions adopted by a charter city? 2. Does the state statutory scheme specifying the maintenance of cost accounting records for public works construction by day's labor or force account prevail over inconsistent charter provisions adopted by a charter county? CONCLUSIONS 1. The state statutory scheme specifying the maintenance of cost accounting records for public works construction by day's labor or force account prevails over inconsistent charter provisions adopted by a charter city. 2. The state statutory scheme specifying the maintenance of cost accounting records for public works construction by day's labor or force account prevails over inconsistent charter provisions adopted by a charter county. ANALYSIS The present inquiries concern the maintenance of cost accounting records by charter cities and…