Alternates assure qualified Commissioners are entitled to vote when regular members are disqualified or absent. The alternate City member may vote only in the place of a regular City member. The alternate County member may vote only in the place of a regular County member. The alternate Special District member may vote only in the place of a regular Special District member. The alternate Public member may vote only in the place of the regular Public member.
Alternate members receive the same reimbursement as regular members for their attendance.