(a) The members of the bay district board shall be appointed as follows:
(1) For a county entitled to appoint one member of the bay district board, the board of supervisors shall appoint either a member of the board of supervisors or a person from a list submitted to the board of supervisors by the city selection committee of that county.
(2) For a county entitled to appoint two members of the bay district board, the city selection committee of that county shall appoint one member and the board of supervisors shall appoint the other member, which member may either be a member of the board of supervisors or a person on the list submitted to the board of supervisors by the city selection committee.
(3) For a county entitled to appoint three members of the bay district board, two members shall be appointed as provided in paragraph (2) and the third member shall be appointed by the board of supervisors and shall either be a member of the board of supervisors or a person on the list submitted to the board of supervisors by the city selection committee of that county.
(4) For a county entitled to appoint four members of the bay district board, the city selection committee of that county shall appoint two members and the board of supervisors shall appoint the other two members, either one or both of whom may be members of the board of supervisors or persons on the list submitted to the board of supervisors by the city selection committee.
(b) Any member of the bay district board appointed, and any person named on the list submitted to the board of supervisors by the city selection committee, shall be either a mayor or a city councilperson of a city in that portion of the county included within the district. The member appointed by a city selection committee pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) or Section 40212 may designate a deputy to act on his or her behalf on the bay district board or any of its committees. The board member shall be responsible for the acts of the deputy acting in his or her official capacity on the bay district board or any of its committees under this designation.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1001, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018