District Policy 4080 - Members of the Board of Trustees

4080.10 Each person appointed by a City or Town Council to be a member of the District’s Board of Trustees must be a registered voter in that city or Town and a resident of that portion of the city or Town that is within the District (H&S Code 2022 (b)).

4080.20 Each person appointed by the Board of Supervisors to be a member of the District’s Board of Trustees must be a registered voter in that county and a resident of that portion of the county (H&S Code 2022(a)).

4080.30 Notwithstanding, any other provision of law including the common law doctrine that precludes the simultaneous holding of incompatible offices, a member of a city council may be appointed and may serve as a member of the District’s Board of Trustees if that person also meets the other applicable qualifications of the Health and Safety Code §2022.

4080.40 It is the intent of the State Legislature that persons appointed to the District’s Board of Trustee have experience, training, and education in fields that will assist in the governance of the District.

4080.50 All trustees shall exercise their independent judgement on behalf of the interests of the residents, property owners, and the public as a whole in furthering the purposes and intent of the Health and Safety Code §2022. The Trustees shall represent the interests of the public as a whole and not solely the interests of the Board of Supervisors or the City Council that appointed them.

4080.60 The term of office for a member of the Board of Trustee shall be for a term of two or four years, at the discretion of the appointing authority. Terms of office commence at noon on the first Monday in January (H&S Code 2020(a) and end on the last day of December two or four years hence.

4080.70 Any vacancy in the office of a member appointed to the District’s Board of Trustees shall be filled pursuant to Section 1779 of the Government Code. Any person appointed to fill a vacant office shall be appointed to fill the balance of the unexpired term (H&S Code 2020(b)).

4080.80 Trustees shall thoroughly prepare themselves to discuss agenda items at meetings of the Board of Trustees. Information may be requested from the District Manager before meetings.

 

Issued:      January 8, 2003

Revised:      March 18, 2009

Board Review:      March 8, 2017