Article 4 - Selection of the Initial Board of Directors

California Public Resources Code — §§ 5783-5783.13

Sections (4)

Repealed and added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 15, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.

The initial board of directors of a district formed on or after January 1, 2002, shall be determined pursuant to this article.

Repealed and added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 15, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.

In the case of a district that contains only unincorporated territory in a single county, the board of directors may be elected or may be appointed by the county board of supervisors which may appoint itself as the district board.

Repealed and added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 15, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.

(a)In the case of a district where the initial board of directors is to be elected, the elections and the terms of office shall be determined pursuant to the Uniform District Election Law, Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code.
(b)In the case of a district where the initial board of directors is to be elected, the directors may be elected (1) at large, (2) by divisions, or (3) from divisions.

Repealed and added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 15, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.

In the case of a district where the initial board of directors is to be appointed, the county board of supervisors or the city council that appoints the board of directors shall specify either of the following:

(a)The persons appointed to the board of directors shall serve fixed terms. The directors appointed to the initial board of directors shall classify themselves by lot into two classes, as nearly equal in number as possible, and the terms of office of the class having the greater number shall be four years and the terms of office of the class having the lesser number shall be two years.
(b)The persons appointed to the board of directors shall serve at the pleasure of the county board of supervisors or the city council which made the appointments.