74200-74208
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.