SECTIONS 30200-30227 - California Statutes

PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE

SECTION 30200-30227

30200. All powers, privileges and duties vested in or imposed upon
the district shall be exercised and performed by and through a board
of directors; provided, however, that the exercise of any and all
executive, administrative, and ministerial power may be delegated and
redelegated by the board of directors to any of the offices and
officers created pursuant to this part or created by the board of
directors acting pursuant to this part.

30201. The board of directors shall consist of 11 members appointed
as follows:
Five by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles,
who, in the discretion of such board of supervisors, may or may not
be members of such board of supervisors, but each of whom shall be a
resident of a different supervisorial district.
Two by the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, subject to
confirmation by the City Council of the City of Los Angeles, who may
or may not be members of such city council, but each of whom shall be
a resident of such city.
Four by the city selection committee, each of whom, in the
discretion of such committee, may or may not be a member of the city
selection committee, but who shall be an elected city official, shall
be a resident of a different city, and shall not be a resident of
the City of Los Angeles. The city selection committee shall adopt
rules and regulations grouping or combining the areas of the cities
within the district, except the City of Los Angeles, into four
corridors based on existing or proposed transit lines. The rules and
regulations shall provide that the member of the board to be selected
by a subcommittee of the city selection committee shall be a
resident of the corridor represented by the subcommittee. The terms
of office of these four members of the board shall be for four years.
On and after January 1, 1977, any appointment to the board shall be
made by a subcommittee of the committee, which subcommittee shall
include only members representing those cities within the corridor
that the previous director represented. The appointment of a
subcommittee shall be deemed approved by the city selection committee
unless rejected by a two-thirds vote of the committee within 30 days
of the appointment. If the appointment is so rejected, the
subcommittee shall make another appointment.

30201.5. Notwithstanding Section 30201, if a director appointed by
the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles is a member of the city council
of that city, confirmation by the city council is not required. If a
director appointed by the mayor is not a member of the city council,
the person appointed may serve for 60 days without confirmation.

30202. At its first regular meeting after the effective date of
this part, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles
shall appoint as members of the first board of directors of the
district the number to be appointed by it under Section 30201.

30203. At its first regular meeting after the effective date of
this part, the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, subject to
confirmation by the City Council of the City of Los Angeles, shall
appoint as members of the first board of directors of the district
the number to be appointed by it under Section 30201.

30204. Each member of the board of directors appointed by the Board
of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles, shall serve at the
pleasure of the appointing body. Each member of the board of
directors appointed by the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, subject
to confirmation by the City Council of the City of Los Angeles, may
be removed at any time thereafter by following the same procedure
used for appointment. If he is a member of the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Los Angeles or the City Council of the City of Los
Angeles and his term of office as a member of such bodies terminates,
a vacancy is automatically created in his office as a member of the
board of directors. If he is not a member of such bodies his term of
office shall terminate at the end of his term as director.

30205. Each director appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Los Angeles shall be appointed by resolution, and each
director appointed by the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, subject
to confirmation by the City Council of the City of Los Angeles, shall
be confirmed by resolution, and certified copies of the resolutions,
together with notices of appointments made thereby, shall be
forwarded without delay to the secretary of the district and to the
County Clerk of Los Angeles County.

30206. Any vacancy in the members of the board of directors
appointed by the County of Los Angeles or by the City of Los Angeles
shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as the appointment
was made to the office in which the vacancy exists, in the manner
provided in this part.

30207. A city selection committee shall be established which shall
consist of one member representing each city within the district as
described in Section 30100, except the City of Los Angeles. Each
member of the city selection committee shall serve without
compensation from the district and shall be designated and appointed
by and be a member of the governing body of the city he represents.
As a member of the city selection committee, each member shall be
entitled to vote on all motions coming before the committee or
subcommittee thereof of which such member is a member, and shall be
entitled to cast one vote for each 10,000, or major fractional part
thereof, of population in the city represented by him as shown by the
latest population estimate prepared by the population research unit
of the Department of Finance pursuant to Section 2227 of the Revenue
and Taxation Code; provided, that each member shall have at least one
vote and no city shall have votes exceeding in number the total
number of votes of all the other cities represented on the committee.
For the purposes of this section, the term "major fractional part"
means a fractional part larger than one-half.

30208. On or before the second Monday which is not a holiday
following the effective date of this part, the governing body of each
city within the district, except the City of Los Angeles, shall
appoint from among its members, to serve as members of the city
selection committee, the number of members of the city selection
committee to be appointed by it under Section 30207.

30209. Each member of the city selection committee shall serve at
the pleasure of the governing body of the city by which he was
appointed. If his term of office as a member of such appointing body
terminates, a vacancy is automatically created in his office as a
member of the city selection committee, and also as a member of the
board of directors, if he is so serving.

30210. Each member of the city selection committee shall be
appointed by a resolution adopted by the governing body of the
appointing body. Certified copies of all resolutions of appointment,
together with notices of appointment made thereby, shall be forwarded
without delay to the secretary of the district.

30211. Any vacancy in the city selection committee shall be filled
by appointment by the body which originally made the appointment to
the office in which the vacancy exists, in the manner provided in
this part.

30212. No person serving as a member of the city selection
committee shall be eligible for appointment to any salaried office or
employment in the service of the district nor shall he become
eligible for such appointment within one (1) year after he has ceased
to be a member of the city selection committee; provided, however,
that, as provided in this part, members of the city selection
committee may serve as directors of the district.

30213. The county auditor shall furnish the necessary certificates
as to assessed valuation to enable the city selection committee to
function.

30214. All meetings of the city selection committee shall be
conducted pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act, Chapter 9 (commencing
with Section 54950) of Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government
Code.

30215. The presence of members of the city selection committee
representing more than fifty (50) percent of the total number of
votes of all the members of the city selection committee shall
constitute a quorum.

30216. The affirmative votes of members representing more than
fifty (50) percent of the total number of votes of all the members of
the city selection committee shall be necessary and, except as
otherwise provided in this part, shall be sufficient to carry any
motion coming before the city selection committee.

30217. Within ten (10) days after the Secretary of State has
received certified copies of the resolutions appointing a majority of
the city selection committee, he shall call the first meeting of the
city selection committee to be held not less than twenty (20) days
thereafter at an appropriate time and place. The meeting shall be
held in any city within the district designated by the Secretary of
State, and may be adjourned from time to time or to a different place
as determined by a majority of the total number of votes of all
members present whether there be a quorum or less than a quorum.

30218. The city selection committee shall appoint from its members
a chairman and such other officers as may be necessary. Until a
chairman is appointed, the Secretary of State, or his deputy, shall
act as chairman.

30219. The city selection committee shall appoint as members the
number to be appointed by it under Section 30201 as the first board
of directors of the district. All such appointments shall be
completed within ten (10) days after the first meeting called by the
Secretary of State.

30220. Members of the board of directors who are not members of the
Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles or members of the
City Council of the City of Los Angeles shall, at the first meeting
of the board of directors be assigned by lot so far as possible
staggered terms of one, two, three and four years in that order and
thereafter the terms of such members of the board of directors shall
be four years.

30221. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the member of the board
appointed by a subcommittee of the city selection committee, the
vacancy shall be filled by that subcommittee. The subcommittee shall
meet within 30 days following the occurrence to appoint a director to
fill the vacancy. The board shall determine promptly the time and
place of the meeting of the subcommittee and shall give the members
at least 10 days notice thereof. Whenever there shall not be quorum
present at the meeting of the subcommittee, the meeting shall be
adjourned to a subsequent time and place as determined by a majority
of the total number of votes present.
The appointment of the subcommittee shall be deemed approved by
the city selection committee unless rejected by a two-thirds vote of
the committee within 30 days of the appointment. If the appointment
is so rejected, the subcommittee shall make another appointment.
An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired
portion of the term.

30222. The city selection committee shall meet within 45 days after
receiving the latest population estimate prepared by the population
research unit of the Department of Finance pursuant to Section 2227
of the Revenue and Taxation Code (1) to determine the number of votes
each member is entitled to cast and (2) to enable each subcommittee
of the committee to appoint a member to the board on the basis of the
newly determined number of votes each member is entitled to cast;
provided, however, that nothing herein shall prevent the
reappointment of directors who are currently serving or who have
served previously. The board shall determine the time and place of
the meeting of the city selection committee and shall give the
members at least 10 days notice thereof. Whenever there shall not be
a quorum present at the meeting of the city selection committee, the
meeting shall be adjourned to a subsequent time and place as
determined by a majority of the total number of votes present.

30223. Upon petition signed by members of the city selection
committee representing more than two-thirds ( 2/3) of the total
number of votes of all the members of the city selection committee,
the city selection committee shall meet for the purpose of
considering the recall of any member of the board of directors
appointed by the city selection committee and named in such petition.
The board of directors shall determine promptly the time and place
of the meeting of the city selection committee and shall give the
members at least ten (10) days notice thereof. Whenever there shall
not be a quorum present at the meeting of the city selection
committee the meeting shall be adjourned to a subsequent time and
place as determined by a majority of the total number of votes
present. If at such meeting another person is appointed in place of
the person named in the petition such person shall be deemed to be
recalled and the vacancy created thereby shall be filled by the new
member thus appointed.

30224. Members of the board of directors shall serve until their
respective successors are appointed and qualified.

30225. Except as provided in Section 30251 of this part, no person
serving as a director shall be eligible for appointment to any
salaried office or employment in the service of the district nor
shall he become eligible for such appointment or employment within
one (1) year after he has ceased to be a director.

30226. In order to provide orderly transition from the Los Angeles
Metropolitan Transit Authority (herein sometimes referred to as
"authority") to the district, it may be desirable for a member or
members or former member or members of the authority to serve or
continue to serve as a member or members of the board of directors of
the district and nothing in this part shall prevent each one of the
three appointing bodies from each appointing a member or members of
the authority as a member or members of the board of directors of the
district if the appointing body involved, in its discretion, wishes
so to do.

30227. Within ten (10) days after the Secretary of State has
received certified copies of the resolutions appointing a majority of
the directors, he shall call the first meeting of the board of
directors at an appropriate time within twenty (20) days thereafter.
The meeting shall be held in the City of Los Angeles.