Cal. PUC § 170010 — California Code / Code puc / Division 17 / Chapter 2 / Section 170010
Section 170010
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The board of directors shall consist of nine voting members, appointed as follows:

(A) The Mayor of the City of San Diego shall appoint three persons, two of whom shall be subject to confirmation by the City Council of the City of San Diego. The persons appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall be residents of the City of San Diego and not less than one shall be an elected official of the City of San Diego. For purposes of this subdivision, an “elected official of the City of San Diego” means the Mayor or a member of the City Council of the City of San Diego.

(B) The Chair of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego shall appoint two persons, subject to confirmation by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego. The persons appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall be residents of the County of San Diego and not less than one shall be a member of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego.

(C) At a public meeting, the mayors of the east county cities shall appoint one person pursuant to a majority vote of the mayors of the east county cities. The person appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall be a member of a city council of one of the east county cities or another resident of one of the east county cities.

(D) At a public meeting, the mayors of the north county coastal cities shall appoint one person pursuant to a majority vote of the mayors of the north county coastal cities. The person appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall be a member of a city council of one of the north county coastal cities or another resident of one of the north county coastal cities.

(E) At a public meeting, the mayors of the north county inland cities shall appoint one person pursuant to a majority vote of the mayors of the north county inland cities. The person appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall be a member of a city council of one of the north county inland cities or another resident of one of the north county inland cities.

(F) At a public meeting, the mayors of the south county cities shall appoint one person pursuant to a majority vote of the mayors of the south county cities. The person appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall be a member of a city council of one of the south county cities or another resident of one of the south county cities.

(2) Public meetings convened pursuant to subparagraphs (C) to (F), inclusive, of paragraph (1) shall be publicly noticed by the authority and by each of the cities whose mayor is eligible to participate in the meeting. These meetings are subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code) and shall be conducted by the authority clerk who shall record the minutes of the meeting.

(3) The authority may issue guidance to cities concerning the appointment process.

(b) The following persons shall be nonvoting, noncompensated, ex officio members of the board of directors, appointed by the Governor:

(1) The District Director of the Department of Transportation for the San Diego region.

(2) The Department of Finance representative on the State Lands Commission.

(c) The board of directors may provide for additional nonvoting, noncompensated members of the board of directors, including representatives of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps, each of whom may appoint an alternate to serve in his or her place.

(d) The Mayor of the City of San Diego shall appoint the chair of the authority board of directors from among the nine voting members of the board of directors.