SECTIONS 74200-74208 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 74200-74208

74200. The board of directors shall consist of three, five, or
seven members, depending on the number of divisions in the district.
Each director shall be an elector of the division for which he is
elected, a qualified elector of the district, and a resident of the
county, or of one of the counties, in which the district is situated.

74200.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the
local agency formation commission, in approving either a
consolidation of districts or the reorganization of two or more
districts into a single water conservation district may, pursuant to
subdivisions (k) and (n) of Section 56886 of the Government Code,
increase the number of directors to serve on the board of directors
of the consolidated or reorganized district to 7, 9, or 11, who shall
be members of the board of directors of the districts to be
consolidated or reorganized as of the effective date of the
consolidation or reorganization.
(b) Unless the local agency formation commission provides for an
alternative schedule for reducing the size of the board of directors
of the consolidated or reorganized district, upon the expiration of
the terms of the members of the board of directors of the
consolidated or reorganized district whose terms first expire
following the effective date of the consolidation or reorganization,
the total number of members on the board of directors shall be
reduced until the number equals 5, 7, or 9, as may be determined by
the local agency formation commission in approving the consolidation
or reorganization.
(c) In addition to the powers granted under Section 1780 of the
Government Code, in the event of a vacancy on the board of directors
of the consolidated or reorganized district at which time the total
number of directors is greater than five, the board of directors may,
by majority vote of the remaining members of the board, choose not
to fill the vacancy. In that event, the total membership of the board
of directors shall be reduced by one board member. Upon making the
determination not to fill a vacancy, the board of directors shall
notify the board of supervisors of its decision.

74201. The directors elected at the formation election shall
immediately enter upon their duties as such upon qualifying in the
manner provided in this chapter. Such directors shall hold office
respectively until their successors are elected and qualified.

74202. The directors of any district who are elected shall hold
office pursuant to Section 10505 of the Elections Code.

74203. Each director elected subsequent to the formation election
shall hold office for a term of four years and until his successor is
elected and qualified.

74204. Vacancies occurring in the board, by reason of death,
resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled pursuant to Section 1780
of the Government Code.

74205. Upon his election or appointment, each person who shall be
elected or appointed to the office of director shall qualify as such
by taking and subscribing to an official oath and executing and
filing a bond as provided in Section 74206.

74206. Each director shall execute an official bond in the sum of
one thousand dollars ($1,000). The director shall file that official
bond, together with his or her official oath, with the secretary.

74207. All official bonds shall be in the form prescribed by law
for the official bonds of county officers.

74208. Each director shall receive compensation in an amount not to
exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day's attendance
at meetings of the board or for each day's service rendered as a
director by request of the board, not exceeding a total of six days
in any calendar month, together with any expenses incurred in the
performance of his or her duties required or authorized by the board.
For purposes of this section, the determination of whether a
director's activities on any specific day are compensable shall be
made pursuant to Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 53232) of
Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and
53232.3 of the Government Code.