Cal. Water Code - WAT § 81335. Section 81335.
The agency shall be governed by a board of directors.
ARTICLE 1. Board of Directors [81335. - 81406.]
Cal. Water Code - WAT 1.
in effectCal. Water Code - WAT § 81336. Section 81336.
(a)
The governing body of each member public entity shall appoint one member to the board of the agency. Each director shall be a registered voter and reside within the boundaries of the member public entity whose governing board appoints him or her.
(b)
For the purposes of subdivision (a), the governing body may appoint one of its own members to the board if that person otherwise meets the requirements of that subdivision.
(c)
(1)
The Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County shall appoint one member to the board who is an officer or employee of the California Water Service Company.
(2)
The Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County shall appoint one member to the board who is an officer or employee of Stanford University.
(d)
The initial appointments shall be made not later than 60 days after the date of the issuance of the certificate of formation pursuant to Section 81327.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 81336.5. Section 81336.5.
(a)
No incompatibility of office shall result from an elected official serving on the board of the agency and on the governing board of a member public entity. A board member may vote on contracts or other matters involving the member public entity he or she represents.
(b)
The agency may enter into a contract with California Water Service Company only if both of the following requirements are met:
(1)
The director appointed by the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County does not participate in a vote on the contract.
(2)
The contract is approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of all members of the board other than the director appointed by the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County.
(c)
The agency may enter into a contract with Stanford University only if both of the following requirements are met:
(1)
The director appointed by the Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County does not participate in a vote on the contract.
(2)
The contract is approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of all members of the board other than the director appointed by the Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County.
(d)
A contract approved pursuant to the requirements of this division does not constitute a violation of Section 1090 or 1097 of the Government Code, nor is it void or voidable pursuant to Section 1092 of the Government Code.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 81337. Section 81337.
Each director, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, shall take the oath of office as provided for in the California Constitution and laws of the state. The chairperson or vice chairperson of the board, or the secretary of the agency, may administer the oath.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 81338. Section 81338.
(a)
Each director shall serve a term of four years.
(b)
Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the directors initially appointed to the board shall determine, by lot, that one-half plus one of their number shall serve for four years and the remaining directors shall serve for two years. Thereafter, each appointing authority shall appoint a person to replace its respective director or may reappoint its director for an unlimited number of terms.
(c)
A vacancy on the board shall be filled by the respective appointing authority not later than 90 days from the date of the occurrence of the vacancy.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 81339. Section 81339.
Each director may receive compensation in an amount prescribed by the board, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day’s attendance at meetings of the board, not to exceed four meetings in any calendar month. In addition, each director may be reimbursed for actual, necessary, and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of duties performed at the request of the board. The compensation of directors may be increased pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 20200) of Division 10.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 81400. Section 81400.
A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. The board shall act only by ordinance, resolution, or motion.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 81401. Section 81401.
The board shall hold its first meeting as soon as possible after the appointment of the initial directors. At its first meeting, and at its first meeting in January each year thereafter, the board shall elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson from among its members.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 81402. Section 81402.
The board shall provide for the time and place of holding its regular meetings. All meetings of the board shall be called and held in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code).
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 81403. Section 81403.
Subject to Section 81405, each director has one vote. The affirmative vote of a majority of the total membership of the board is necessary and sufficient to carry any motion, resolution, or ordinance, except when weighted voting is in effect pursuant to Section 81404 or as otherwise provided by this division.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 81404. Section 81404.
Before the vote on any motion, resolution, or ordinance is taken, any director may call for weighted voting. Upon such a call, Section 81405 shall apply as to that motion, resolution, or ordinance.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 81405. Section 81405.
(a)
Weighted voting shall be based on the average deliveries of water during the 2000–01 fiscal year, as set forth in Section 81460.
(b)
When weighted voting is in effect, there shall be a total of 100 possible votes. The allocation of these votes among the directors shall be determined as follows:
(1)
The water deliveries to each member public entity, California Water Service Company, and Stanford University, as set forth in Section 81460, shall be totaled.
(2)
Each director representing a member public entity whose individual water delivery is less than 1.5 percent of the total amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be assigned one vote.
(3)
The water deliveries to all member public entities assigned one vote pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be totaled and that sum shall be subtracted from the total amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).
(4)
The ratio of individual water deliveries to each remaining member public entity, California Water Service Company, and Stanford University to the total water deliveries calculated pursuant to paragraph (3) shall be determined and expressed as a fraction.
(5)
The total number of votes assigned to directors pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be subtracted from 100.
(6)
The number resulting from the calculation described in paragraph (5) shall be multiplied by the fractions calculated pursuant to paragraph (4), and the products of that multiplication shall be rounded to the nearest whole number. Each director, other than those assigned one vote pursuant to paragraph (2), shall be assigned the number of votes resulting from this calculation.
(c)
When weighted voting is in effect, the affirmative vote of directors representing both (1) a majority of the members of the board present and voting, and (2) a majority of the number of votes, determined pursuant to this section, represented by directors present and voting shall be necessary to carry any motion, resolution, or ordinance.
(d)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the board may establish alternative procedures and methods for weighted voting, including a limitation on the types of measures to which it applies, by a vote of (1) at least two-thirds of all the directors of the board, each director having one vote on the question, and (2) at least 51 votes, determined pursuant to this section.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 81406. Section 81406.
(a)
On all ordinances and resolutions, and on all questions to be decided by weighted voting, the roll shall be called and ayes and noes recorded in the minutes of the proceedings of the board.
(b)
Motions, other than motions to be decided by weighted voting, may be adopted by voice vote, except that the roll shall be called at the request of any director.
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