SECTIONS 125100-125107 - California Statutes

PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE

SECTION 125100-125107

125100. The board at its first meeting, and thereafter annually at
the first meeting in January, shall elect a chairman who shall
preside at all meetings, and a vice chairman who shall preside in his
absence. In the event of their absence or inability to act, the
members present, by an order entered in the minutes, shall select one
of their members to act as chairman pro tem, who, while so acting,
shall have all of the authority of the chairman.

125101. The board shall establish rules for its proceedings.

125102. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business, and all official acts of the
board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members
of the board.

125103. The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion,
resolution, or ordinance.

125104. All meetings of the board shall be conducted in the manner
prescribed by the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with
Section 54950), Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code).

125105. The board shall:
(a) Acquire, construct, maintain, and operate (or let a contract
to operate) public transit systems and related facilities.
(b) Adopt an annual budget and fix the compensation of the
district's officers and employees.
(c) Adopt an administrative code, by ordinance, that prescribes
the powers and duties of district officers, the method of appointment
of district employees, and methods, procedures, and systems of
operation and management of the district.
(d) Cause a postaudit of the financial transactions and records of
the district to be made at least annually by a certified public
accountant.
(e) Appoint advisory commissions as it deems necessary.
(f) Do any and all things necessary to carry out the purposes of
this division, including, but not limited to, adopting all ordinances
and making all rules and regulations proper or necessary to regulate
the use, operation, and maintenance of the district's property and
facilities, including its public transit systems and related
transportation facilities and services operating within its area of
jurisdiction and those areas beyond its jurisdiction served by the
district pursuant to contract or memorandum of agreement with another
transit agency, and to carry into effect the powers granted to the
district.

125106. Notice of time and place of the public hearing for the
adoption of the annual budget shall be published pursuant to Section
6061 of the Government Code, and shall be published not later than
the 15th day prior to the date of the hearing.
The proposed annual budget shall be available for public
inspection at least 15 days prior to the hearing.

125107. (a) Each member of the board, including the alternate
members appointed pursuant to Section 125051, shall be paid
seventy-five dollars ($75) for each day the member or alternate
attends meetings of the board, but not to exceed three hundred
dollars ($300) in any month, and his necessary and reasonable
expenses in performing his duties as a board member.
(b) In addition to the compensation prescribed by subdivision (a),
the board may, by resolution, authorize and designate members and
alternates to be compensated for representing the board at specified
meetings of other governmental entities and public agencies.
Compensation may be seventy-five dollars ($75) for each day the
designated member or alternate attends specified meetings, not to
exceed three hundred dollars ($300) in any month.