Local Agencies — California Government Code — Cities, Counties, And Other Agencies — Financial Affairs — Temporary Borrowing — Local agency defined Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session (a) As used in this article, "local agency" means a county, city and county, city, school district of any type, community college district, county board of education, or any other municipal or public corporation or district. (b) For purposes of this article only, "local agency" also includes a charter school. This subdivision does not make a charter school a local agency for any purpose other than for this article. Ca. Gov. Code § 53850 Amended by Stats 2012 ch 38 (SB 1016),s 73, eff. 6/27/2012.