The city selection committee organized in each county within the bay district pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 50270), Chapter 1, Part 1, Division 1, Title 5 of the Government Code shall make the appointments to, and submit recommendations for appointments to, the bay district board as prescribed in Section 40221.5.

Where the bay district may transact business and exercise its powers only in a portion of a county, the membership of the city selection committee of such county, for purposes of this chapter, shall consist only of the representatives from those cities within that portion of the county.

With regard to the city selection committee appointment to the bay district board for the City and County of San Francisco, the mayor shall make the appointment.