SECTIONS 131260-131269 - California Statutes

PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE

SECTION 131260-131269

131260. A county transportation authority at its first meeting, and
thereafter, after the first complete calendar year, annually at the
first meeting in January, shall elect a chairperson who shall preside
at all meetings, and a vice chairperson who shall preside in his or
her 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 chairperson pro tempore, who, while so
acting, shall have the authority of the chairperson.

131262. The majority of the members of a county transportation
authority constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and
all official acts of the authority require the affirmative vote of a
majority of the members of the authority.

131263. The acts of a county transportation authority shall be
expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance.

131264. All meetings of a county transportation authority shall be
conducted in the manner prescribed by the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter
9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5
of the Government Code).

131265. A county transportation authority shall do all of the
following:
(a) Adopt an annual budget and fix the compensation of its
officers and employees.
(b) Adopt an administrative code, by ordinance, which prescribes
the powers and duties of its officers, the method of appointment of
its employees, and its methods, procedures, and systems of operation
and management.
(c) Cause a post audit of its financial transactions and records
at least annually by a certified public accountant.
(d) Appoint an advisory committee, which membership reflects a
board spectrum of interests and geographic areas of the county.
Members of the staff of the county transportation authority, as
determined by the county transportation authority, shall be available
to aid the advisory committee in its work.
(e) Appoint other advisory committees that it deems necessary.
(f) Do any and all things necessary to carry out the purposes of
this chapter.

131266. Notice of the time and place of the public hearing for the
adoption of the annual budget of a county transportation authority
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.

131267. A county transportation authority may appoint officers that
it deems necessary to carry out its duties and functions.

131268. Each member of a county transportation authority shall be
compensated at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day
attending the business of the authority, but not to exceed four
hundred dollars ($400) in any month, and necessary traveling and
personal expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties as
authorized by the county transportation authority.

131269. A county transportation authority may enter into a contract
with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement
System, and the board may enter into the contract to include all of
the employees of the county transportation authority in that
retirement system. The employees may be entitled to the same health
benefits as are state employees pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with
Section 22750) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code or any
other retirement system that the authority determines is in the best
interest of its employees.