CHAPTER 2. Reorganizing the Board of Directors [61025. - 61030.]

Cal. Government Code - GOV 2.

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Cal. Government Code - GOV § 61025. Section 61025.

(a) If a majority of the voters voting upon the question are in favor of the question at a general district or special election, a board of directors may be elected by one of the following methods: (1) At large. (2) By divisions. (3) From divisions. (b) The board of directors may adopt a resolution placing the question on the ballot. Alternatively, upon receipt of a petition signed by at least 25 percent of the registered voters of the district, the board of directors shall adopt a resolution placing the question on the ballot. (c) If the question is submitted to the voters at a general district election, the notice required by Section 12112 of the Elections Code shall contain a statement of the question to appear on the ballot. If the question is submitted to the voters at a special election, the notice of election and ballot shall contain a statement of the question. (d) If the majority of voters voting upon the question approves of the election of directors either by divisions or from divisions, the board of directors shall promptly adopt a resolution dividing the district into five divisions. The resolution shall assign a number to each division. Using the last decennial census as a basis, the divisions shall be as nearly equal in population as possible. In establishing the boundaries of the divisions, the board of directors may give consideration to the following factors: (1) Topography. (2) Geography. (3) Cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity, and compactness of territory. (4) Community of interests of the divisions. (e) If the majority of voters voting upon the question approves of the election of directors either by divisions or from divisions, then at the next election, the members of the board of directors shall be so elected. Each member elected by division or from division shall be a resident of the election division by which or from which he or she is elected. At the district general election, following the approval by the voters of the election of directors either by divisions or from divisions, the board of directors shall assign vacancies on the board of directors created by the expiration of terms to the respective divisions and the vacancies shall be filled either by or from those divisions. (f) If the majority of voters voting on the question approves of the election of directors at large, the board of directors shall promptly adopt a resolution dissolving the divisions which had existed.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 61026. Section 61026.

In the case of a board of directors elected by divisions or from divisions, the board of directors shall adjust the boundaries of the divisions before November 1 of the year following the year in which each decennial census is taken. If at any time between each decennial census, a change of organization or reorganization alters the population of the district, the board of directors shall reexamine the boundaries of its divisions. If the board of directors finds that the population of any division has varied so that the divisions no longer meet the criteria specified in subdivision (d) of Section 61025, the board of directors shall adjust the boundaries of the divisions so that the divisions shall be as nearly equal in population as possible. The board of directors shall make this change within 60 days of the effective date of the change of organization or reorganization.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 61027. Section 61027.

(a) This section applies only to a district where the board of supervisors is the district’s board of directors and more than five years have passed since the effective date of the district’s formation. (b) Upon receipt of a petition signed by at least 10 percent of the voters of the district, the board of directors shall adopt a resolution placing the question on the ballot. Alternatively, the board of directors may adopt a resolution placing the question on the ballot. The petition or resolution shall specify whether the board of directors will be elected at large, by divisions, or from divisions. (c) If a majority of the voters voting upon the question at a general election or special election are in favor, the district shall have an elected board of directors. (d) At the election, the voters shall also elect members to the district’s board of directors. Those persons shall take office only if a majority of the voters voting upon the question of having an elected board of directors are in favor of the question. (e) If the question is submitted to the voters at a general district election, the notice required by Section 12112 of the Elections Code shall contain a statement of the question to appear on the ballot. If the question is submitted to the voters at a special election, the notice of election and ballot shall contain a statement of the question.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 61028. Section 61028.

(a) Before circulating any petition pursuant to Section 61025 or Section 61027, the proponents shall publish a notice of intention, which shall include a written statement not to exceed 500 words in length, setting forth the reasons for the proposal. The notice shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the district. If the district is located in more than one county, publication of the notice shall be made in at least one newspaper of general circulation in each county. (b) The notice shall be signed by at least one, but not more than three, proponents and shall be in substantially the following form: “Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition “Notice is hereby given of the intention to circulate a petition affecting the Board of Directors of the _________ (name of the district). The petition proposes that _______________ (description of the proposal).” (c) Within five days after the date of publication, the proponents shall file with the secretary of the board of directors a copy of the notice together with an affidavit made by a representative of the newspaper in which the notice was published certifying to the fact of publication. (d) After the filing required by subdivision (c), the petition may be circulated for signatures. (e) Sections 100 and 104 of the Elections Code shall govern the signing of the petition and the format of the petition. (f) A petition may consist of a single instrument or separate counterparts. The proponents shall file the petition, together with all counterparts, with the secretary of the board of directors. The secretary shall not accept a petition for filing unless the signatures have been secured within six months of the date on which the first signature was obtained and the proponents submitted the petition to the secretary for filing within 60 days after the last signature was obtained. (g) Within 30 days after the date of filing a petition, the secretary of the board of directors shall cause the petition to be examined by the county elections official, in accordance with Sections 9113 to 9115, inclusive, of the Elections Code, and shall prepare a certificate of sufficiency indicating whether the petition is signed by the requisite number of signers. (h) If the certificate of the secretary shows the petition to be insufficient, the secretary shall immediately give notice, by certified mail, of the insufficiency to the proponents. That mailed notice shall state in what amount the petition is insufficient. Within 15 days after the date of the notice of insufficiency, the proponents may file with the secretary a supplemental petition bearing additional signatures. (i) Within 10 days after the date of filing a supplemental petition, the secretary shall cause the supplemental petition to be examined by the county elections official. (j) The secretary shall sign and date a certificate of sufficiency. That certificate shall also state the minimum signature requirements for a sufficient petition and show the results of the secretary’s examination. The secretary shall mail a copy of the certificate of sufficiency to the proponents. (k) Once the proponents have filed a sufficient petition, the board of directors shall take the actions required pursuant to Section 61025 or Section 61027.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 61029. Section 61029.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Board of Supervisors of San Joaquin County shall be the Board of Directors of the Mountain House Community Services District, until conversion to a directly elected board of directors. (b) When the registrar of voters certifies in writing that the number of voters in the district has reached or exceeded 1,000, the Board of Supervisors of San Joaquin County shall adopt a resolution placing the question of having an elected board of directors on the ballot. The resolution shall specify whether the board of directors will be elected at large, by divisions, or from divisions. (c) If the question is submitted to the voters at a general district election, the notice required by Section 12112 of the Elections Code shall contain a statement of the question to appear on the ballot. If the question is submitted to the voters at a special election, the notice of election and ballot shall contain a statement of the question. (d) If a majority of voters voting upon the question approves of electing the board of directors, the members of the board of directors shall be elected at the next general district election.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 61029.5. Section 61029.5.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the Board of Directors of the East Garrison Community Services District shall be the Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey, until conversion to a directly elected board of directors. (b) The Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey shall adopt a resolution, placing the question of having an elected board of directors on the ballot when any of the following occurs: (1) When the registrar of voters certifies in writing that the number of voters in the East Garrison Community Services District has reached or exceeded 500. (2) When the registrar of voters certifies in writing that the number of voters in the East Garrison Community Services District has reached or exceeded a lower number specified by the Local Agency Formation Commission of Monterey County as a term and condition of approving the formation of the East Garrison Community Services District. (3) Ten years after the effective date of the East Garrison Community Services District’s formation. (4) The Local Agency Formation Commission of Monterey County has required, as a term and condition of approving the formation of the East Garrison Community Services District, placing the question of having an elected board of directors on the ballot in less than 10 years after the effective date of the East Garrison Community Services District’s formation. (c) At the election, the voters shall also elect members to the East Garrison Community Services District’s Board of Directors. Those persons shall take office only if a majority of the voters voting upon the question of having an elected board are in favor of the question. (d) If the question is submitted to the voters at a general district election, the notice required by Section 12112 of the Elections Code shall contain a statement of the question to appear on the ballot. If the question is submitted to the voters at a special election, the notice of the election and ballot shall contain a statement of the question.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 61030. Section 61030.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the local agency formation commission, in approving either a consolidation or reorganization of two or more special districts into a single community services district, may, pursuant to subdivisions (k) and (n) of Section 56886, temporarily increase the number of members to serve on the board of directors of the consolidated or reorganized district to 7, 9, or 11, who shall be members of the boards of directors of the districts to be consolidated or reorganized as of the effective date of the consolidation or reorganization. (b) 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 of members equals five. (c) In addition to the powers granted under Section 1780, in the event of a vacancy on the board of directors of the consolidated or reorganized district at which time the total number of members of the board 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 member. Upon making the determination not to fill a vacancy, the board of directors shall notify the board of supervisors of its decision. (d) This section applies only to a consolidation or reorganization in which each subject agency was an independent special district prior to the initiation of the consolidation or reorganization. (e) As used in this section, “consolidation” means a consolidation as defined by Section 56030, “special district” means a special district as defined by Section 56036, “independent special district” means an independent special district as defined by Section 56044, and “reorganization” means a reorganization as defined by Section 56073.

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