The number, membership, and terms of office of the board of directors of a county regional justice facilities financing agency established pursuant to Section 26299.020, shall be determined by one of the following means:
(a) (1) The board of supervisors may establish the number, membership, and terms of office of the board of directors of the agency with the concurrence of the city councils representing both a majority of the cities in the county and a majority of the population in the incorporated area of the county.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), the term of office of members of the board of directors shall be staggered, and shall not exceed four years.
(b) The board of supervisors may establish a board of directors of the agency comprised of five members, as follows:
(1) The county sheriff.
(2) Four other members, appointed by, and serving at the pleasure of, the board of supervisors, who shall have significant experience in detention, corrections, law enforcement, probation, or the judiciary. Not more than two of these four members may be members of the board of supervisors or other elected or appointed officers of the county.
(c) The board of supervisors may establish a board of directors of the agency comprised of seven members, as follows:
(1) The sheriff.
(2) The district attorney.
(3) Two members appointed by, and serving at the pleasure of, the city selection committee created pursuant to Article 1.1 (commencing with Section 50270) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5, each of whom shall be either a member of the city council or the mayor of a city in the county. These two members may not represent the same city.
(4) Two members of the board of supervisors.
(5) One member appointed by, and serving at the pleasure of, the presiding judge of the superior court, who shall have significant experience in detention, corrections, law enforcement, probation, or the judiciary.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1335, Sec. 1.5.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018