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2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of District › Section 30100.

30100. There is hereby created the Southern California Rapid Transit District, comprising that territory hereinafter described in this section lying within the boundaries of the County of Los Angeles and such territory in the County of Los Angeles and in other counties as may be hereafter annexed to the district as provided in this part. The territory within the County of Los Angeles which is hereby created into such district is described as follows:
All that portion of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, lying southerly of the line formed by the south lines of Sections 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 of Township 3 North, Range 15 West S.B.B. & M., the south lines of Sections 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 of Township 3 North, Range 16 West S.B.B. & M., the west line of Range 16 West S.B.B. & M., and the south lines of Sections 13 and 14 of Township 3 North, Range 17 West S.B.B. & M., and the westerly extension of such lines in the Rancho Simi to the westerly boundary of the County of Los Angeles, and westerly of the east line of Range 15 West S.B.B. & M., and all that portion of the remainder of said county lying southerly of the north line of Township 2 North S.B.B. & M., excepting therefrom the islands of Santa Catalina and San Clemente.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1068.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of District › Section 30101.

30101. The district created in accordance with the provisions of this part is a public corporation created for the purposes set forth in this part.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30200.

30200. All powers, privileges and duties vested in or imposed upon the district shall be exercised and performed by and through a board of directors; provided, however, that the exercise of any and all executive, administrative, and ministerial power may be delegated and redelegated by the board of directors to any of the offices and officers created pursuant to this part or created by the board of directors acting pursuant to this part.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30201.

30201. The board of directors shall consist of 11 members appointed as follows:
Five by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles, who, in the discretion of such board of supervisors, may or may not be members of such board of supervisors, but each of whom shall be a resident of a different supervisorial district.
Two by the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, subject to confirmation by the City Council of the City of Los Angeles, who may or may not be members of such city council, but each of whom shall be a resident of such city.
Four by the city selection committee, each of whom, in the discretion of such committee, may or may not be a member of the city selection committee, but who shall be an elected city official, shall be a resident of a different city, and shall not be a resident of the City of Los Angeles. The city selection committee shall adopt rules and regulations grouping or combining the areas of the cities within the district, except the City of Los Angeles, into four corridors based on existing or proposed transit lines. The rules and regulations shall provide that the member of the board to be selected by a subcommittee of the city selection committee shall be a resident of the corridor represented by the subcommittee. The terms of office of these four members of the board shall be for four years. On and after January 1, 1977, any appointment to the board shall be made by a subcommittee of the committee, which subcommittee shall include only members representing those cities within the corridor that the previous director represented. The appointment of a subcommittee shall be deemed approved by the city selection committee unless rejected by a two-thirds vote of the committee within 30 days of the appointment. If the appointment is so rejected, the subcommittee shall make another appointment.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 203.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30201.5.

30201.5. Notwithstanding Section 30201, if a director appointed by the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles is a member of the city council of that city, confirmation by the city council is not required. If a director appointed by the mayor is not a member of the city council, the person appointed may serve for 60 days without confirmation.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 586, Sec. 1. Effective September 2, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30202.

30202. At its first regular meeting after the effective date of this part, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles shall appoint as members of the first board of directors of the district the number to be appointed by it under Section 30201.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30203.

30203. At its first regular meeting after the effective date of this part, the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, subject to confirmation by the City Council of the City of Los Angeles, shall appoint as members of the first board of directors of the district the number to be appointed by it under Section 30201.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30204.

30204. Each member of the board of directors appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles, shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing body. Each member of the board of directors appointed by the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, subject to confirmation by the City Council of the City of Los Angeles, may be removed at any time thereafter by following the same procedure used for appointment. If he is a member of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles or the City Council of the City of Los Angeles and his term of office as a member of such bodies terminates, a vacancy is automatically created in his office as a member of the board of directors. If he is not a member of such bodies his term of office shall terminate at the end of his term as director.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30205.

30205. Each director appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles shall be appointed by resolution, and each director appointed by the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, subject to confirmation by the City Council of the City of Los Angeles, shall be confirmed by resolution, and certified copies of the resolutions, together with notices of appointments made thereby, shall be forwarded without delay to the secretary of the district and to the County Clerk of Los Angeles County.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 829, Sec. 54. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30206.

30206. Any vacancy in the members of the board of directors appointed by the County of Los Angeles or by the City of Los Angeles shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as the appointment was made to the office in which the vacancy exists, in the manner provided in this part.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30207.

30207. A city selection committee shall be established which shall consist of one member representing each city within the district as described in Section 30100, except the City of Los Angeles. Each member of the city selection committee shall serve without compensation from the district and shall be designated and appointed by and be a member of the governing body of the city they represent. As a member of the city selection committee, each member shall be entitled to vote on all motions coming before the committee or subcommittee thereof of which that member is a member, and shall be entitled to cast one vote for each 10,000, or major fractional part thereof, of population in the city represented by the member as shown by the latest population estimate prepared by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance pursuant to Section 2227 of the Revenue and Taxation Code; provided, that each member shall have at least one vote and no city shall have votes exceeding in number the total number of votes of all the other cities represented on the committee. For the purposes of this section, the term “major fractional part” means a fractional part larger than one-half.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 29, Sec. 132. (SB 82) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30208.

30208. On or before the second Monday which is not a holiday following the effective date of this part, the governing body of each city within the district, except the City of Los Angeles, shall appoint from among its members, to serve as members of the city selection committee, the number of members of the city selection committee to be appointed by it under Section 30207.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30209.

30209. Each member of the city selection committee shall serve at the pleasure of the governing body of the city by which he was appointed. If his term of office as a member of such appointing body terminates, a vacancy is automatically created in his office as a member of the city selection committee, and also as a member of the board of directors, if he is so serving.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30210.

30210. Each member of the city selection committee shall be appointed by a resolution adopted by the governing body of the appointing body. Certified copies of all resolutions of appointment, together with notices of appointment made thereby, shall be forwarded without delay to the secretary of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 875.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30211.

30211. Any vacancy in the city selection committee shall be filled by appointment by the body which originally made the appointment to the office in which the vacancy exists, in the manner provided in this part.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30212.

30212. No person serving as a member of the city selection committee shall be eligible for appointment to any salaried office or employment in the service of the district nor shall he become eligible for such appointment within one (1) year after he has ceased to be a member of the city selection committee; provided, however, that, as provided in this part, members of the city selection committee may serve as directors of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30213.

30213. The county auditor shall furnish the necessary certificates as to assessed valuation to enable the city selection committee to function.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30214.

30214. All meetings of the city selection committee shall be conducted pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act, Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30215.

30215. The presence of members of the city selection committee representing more than fifty (50) percent of the total number of votes of all the members of the city selection committee shall constitute a quorum.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30216.

30216. The affirmative votes of members representing more than fifty (50) percent of the total number of votes of all the members of the city selection committee shall be necessary and, except as otherwise provided in this part, shall be sufficient to carry any motion coming before the city selection committee.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30217.

30217. Within ten (10) days after the Secretary of State has received certified copies of the resolutions appointing a majority of the city selection committee, he shall call the first meeting of the city selection committee to be held not less than twenty (20) days thereafter at an appropriate time and place. The meeting shall be held in any city within the district designated by the Secretary of State, and may be adjourned from time to time or to a different place as determined by a majority of the total number of votes of all members present whether there be a quorum or less than a quorum.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30218.

30218. The city selection committee shall appoint from its members a chairman and such other officers as may be necessary. Until a chairman is appointed, the Secretary of State, or his deputy, shall act as chairman.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30219.

30219. The city selection committee shall appoint as members the number to be appointed by it under Section 30201 as the first board of directors of the district. All such appointments shall be completed within ten (10) days after the first meeting called by the Secretary of State.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30220.

30220. Members of the board of directors who are not members of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles or members of the City Council of the City of Los Angeles shall, at the first meeting of the board of directors be assigned by lot so far as possible staggered terms of one, two, three and four years in that order and thereafter the terms of such members of the board of directors shall be four years.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 875.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30221.

30221. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the member of the board appointed by a subcommittee of the city selection committee, the vacancy shall be filled by that subcommittee. The subcommittee shall meet within 30 days following the occurrence to appoint a director to fill the vacancy. The board shall determine promptly the time and place of the meeting of the subcommittee and shall give the members at least 10 days notice thereof. Whenever there shall not be quorum present at the meeting of the subcommittee, the meeting shall be adjourned to a subsequent time and place as determined by a majority of the total number of votes present.
The appointment of the subcommittee shall be deemed approved by the city selection committee unless rejected by a two-thirds vote of the committee within 30 days of the appointment. If the appointment is so rejected, the subcommittee shall make another appointment.
An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired portion of the term.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 469.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30222.

30222. The city selection committee shall meet within 45 days after receiving the latest population estimate prepared by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance pursuant to Section 2227 of the Revenue and Taxation Code (1) to determine the number of votes each member is entitled to cast and (2) to enable each subcommittee of the committee to appoint a member to the board on the basis of the newly determined number of votes each member is entitled to cast; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prevent the reappointment of directors who are currently serving or who have served previously. The board shall determine the time and place of the meeting of the city selection committee and shall give the members at least 10 days’ notice thereof. Whenever there shall not be a quorum present at the meeting of the city selection committee, the meeting shall be adjourned to a subsequent time and place as determined by a majority of the total number of votes present.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 29, Sec. 133. (SB 82) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30223.

30223. Upon petition signed by members of the city selection committee representing more than two-thirds (
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) of the total number of votes of all the members of the city selection committee, the city selection committee shall meet for the purpose of considering the recall of any member of the board of directors appointed by the city selection committee and named in such petition. The board of directors shall determine promptly the time and place of the meeting of the city selection committee and shall give the members at least ten (10) days notice thereof. Whenever there shall not be a quorum present at the meeting of the city selection committee the meeting shall be adjourned to a subsequent time and place as determined by a majority of the total number of votes present. If at such meeting another person is appointed in place of the person named in the petition such person shall be deemed to be recalled and the vacancy created thereby shall be filled by the new member thus appointed.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30224.

30224. Members of the board of directors shall serve until their respective successors are appointed and qualified.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30225.

30225. Except as provided in Section 30251 of this part, no person serving as a director shall be eligible for appointment to any salaried office or employment in the service of the district nor shall he become eligible for such appointment or employment within one (1) year after he has ceased to be a director.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30226.

30226. In order to provide orderly transition from the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (herein sometimes referred to as “authority”) to the district, it may be desirable for a member or members or former member or members of the authority to serve or continue to serve as a member or members of the board of directors of the district and nothing in this part shall prevent each one of the three appointing bodies from each appointing a member or members of the authority as a member or members of the board of directors of the district if the appointing body involved, in its discretion, wishes so to do.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 30227.

30227. Within ten (10) days after the Secretary of State has received certified copies of the resolutions appointing a majority of the directors, he shall call the first meeting of the board of directors at an appropriate time within twenty (20) days thereafter. The meeting shall be held in the City of Los Angeles.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 30250.

30250. Each director, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take the oath of office. The oath shall be filed with the Secretary of State and a copy thereof with the secretary of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 30252.

30252. The board of directors is the legislative body of the district and, consistent with the provisions of this part, shall determine all questions of district policy.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 30253.

30253. The board may contract and take any and all actions and proceedings and do any and all other things necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 30254.

30254. The board shall determine what transit facilities should be acquired, constructed, developed, jointly developed, leased, or disposed of, by means including, but not limited to, lease, sale, purchase, option, gift, devise, condemnation, grant, or otherwise.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 497, Sec. 1.5.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 30255.

30255. In order to provide orderly transition from the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (herein sometimes referred to as “authority”) to the district, it may be desirable for certain members or former members of the authority or the officers, advisors and staff thereof, or both, to serve in an advisory capacity to the board. The board may, in its discretion, establish an advisory board of the above-named persons or any others that it sees fit, provided that each member of such advisory board shall consent to serve and also that there shall be no compensation paid by the district to members of such advisory board.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 30256.

30256. The board shall supervise and regulate every transit facility owned and operated by the district, including the fixing of rates, fares, rentals, charges, and classifications thereof, and the making and enforcement of rules, regulations, contracts, practices, and schedules, for or in connection with any transit facility owned or controlled by the district.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 30257.

30257. Subject to the provisions of Article 10 (commencing with Section 30750), Chapter 5 of this part, the board may adopt a personnel system for the purpose of recruiting and maintaining an effective working force with good morale. The board shall by resolution determine and create such number and character of positions as are necessary properly to carry on the functions of the district. The board shall establish an appropriate salary, salary range, or wage for each position so created, except for positions in a bargaining unit represented by a labor organization. The board may also establish health and other fringe benefits. The board may by resolution abolish any such position. Except as otherwise provided in this part, appointments to such positions shall be made by the general manager.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 30258.

30258. The board may contract for or employ any professional services required by the district or for the performance of work or services for the district which, in the opinion of the board, cannot satisfactorily be performed by the officers or employees of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 30259.

30259. The board shall have an annual audit made of all books and accounts of the district by an independent certified public accountant or public accountant.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 30260.

30260. As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year the board shall submit to the chief administrative officers and legislative bodies of cities and counties within the district a financial report showing the result of operations during the preceding fiscal year and the financial status of the district on the final day thereof. Copies of the report shall be supplied to the general public upon request in the quantity deemed appropriate by the board.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 30261.

30261. The board may provide by resolution, under such terms and conditions as it sees fit, for the payment of demands against the district without prior specific approval thereof by the board if the demand is for a purpose for which an expenditure has been previously approved by the board and in an amount no greater than the amount so authorized, and if the demand is approved by the general manager or such other officer or deputy as the board may prescribe.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 30262.

30262. To facilitate the business of the district, the board may provide for the creation and administration of such funds as the needs of the district may require. The funds shall be disbursed in accordance with rules established by the board and all payments from any fund shall be reported to the board.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 30263.

30263. The board may hold public hearings, subpoena witnesses, and perform all other acts necessary to properly carry out its duties. The board may delegate such authority to other officers of the district who shall report thereon to the board.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 30264.

30264. Each director may administer oaths and affirmations in any district investigation or proceeding.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 4 - Meetings and Legislation › Section 30270.

30270. All meetings of the board of directors shall be conducted pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act, Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 4 - Meetings and Legislation › Section 30271.

30271. The affirmative votes of a majority of the members of the board shall be necessary and, except as otherwise provided in this part, shall be sufficient to carry any order, resolution, or ordinance coming before the board of directors.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 4 - Meetings and Legislation › Section 30272.

30272. The board shall adopt rules for the general conduct of its proceedings including, without limitation, penalties for unexcused absence from meetings.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 4 - Meetings and Legislation › Section 30273.

30273. (a) The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance. No ordinance shall be passed by the board on the day of its introduction, nor within five days thereafter, nor at any time other than a regular or adjourned regular meeting. No ordinance shall take effect until the expiration of 30 days following its adoption, unless otherwise provided in this part.
(b) The following ordinances shall take effect upon adoption:
(1)  An ordinance relating to an election, or to the issuance or sale of bonds, or to the levying or collection of taxes, or the fixing of fares.
(2) An ordinance necessary for the immediate preservation or protection of the property, interests, or welfare of the district, which shall contain a specific statement showing its urgency, passed by two-thirds of the votes of all of the members of the board.
(c) All ordinances except those which take effect upon their adoption shall be subject to referendum as provided in Section 30741.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 193, Sec. 106.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 4 - Meetings and Legislation › Section 30274.

30274. The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be as follows: “Be it ordained by the Board of Directors of the Southern California Rapid Transit District:”
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 4 - Meetings and Legislation › Section 30275.

30275. All ordinances shall be signed by the president or the vice president of the board and attested by the secretary. All ordinances shall be published once within 15 days after passage in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the district.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 5 - Officers › Section 30300.

30300. The officers of the district shall consist of the members of the board of directors; a president and a vice president of the board, each of whom shall be a member of the board; a secretary, a general manager, a general counsel, a treasurer, an auditor, and such other or subordinate officers, assistants, and deputies as the board may deem necessary and provide for by ordinance or resolution.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 5 - Officers › Section 30301.

30301. The secretary, general manager, general counsel, treasurer, and auditor shall be full-time officers and shall be appointed by and may be removed by the affirmative votes of a majority of the members of the board. All other officers and employees shall be appointed by the general manager and shall serve at his pleasure, subject to the provisions of this part relating to personnel.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 5 - Officers › Section 30302.

30302. The compensation of all district officers and employees, except as otherwise provided in this part, shall be fixed by ordinance or resolution of the directors.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 5 - Officers › Section 30303.

30303. The general counsel shall be a person admitted to practice law in the Supreme Court of California and shall have been actively engaged in the practice of law for not less than seven (7) years next preceding his appointment.
The person appointed auditor shall have been actively engaged in the practice of accounting for not less than seven (7) years next preceding his appointment.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 5 - Officers › Section 30304.

30304. The oath of office of all officers appointed by the board of directors or by the general manager of the district shall be taken, subscribed, and filed with the secretary of the district at any time after the officer has notice of his appointment but not later than fifteen (15) days after the commencement of his term of office. No other filing is required.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 5 - Officers › Section 30305.

30305. The board may require officers, assistants, deputies and employees to give bonds and may fix the amount thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 5 - Officers › Section 30306.

30306. Article 4 (commencing with Section 1090), Chapter 1, Division 4, Title 1, of the Government Code shall apply to all officers and contracts of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 5 - Officers › Section 30307.

30307. The treasurer shall be the custodian of the funds of the district and shall make payments only upon warrants duly and regularly signed by the president or vice president of the board, or other person authorized by the board so to do, and by the secretary or general manager. He shall keep an account of all receipts and disbursements.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 5 - Officers › Section 30308.

30308. The district may designate the treasurer and the auditor of the County of Los Angeles as treasurer and auditor of the district and the treasury of that county may be designated the depositary for district funds for such time as the board may determine.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 6 - General Manager › Section 30330.

30330. The board shall appoint and fix the salary of a general manager, who shall have full charge of the acquisition, construction, development, joint development, maintenance, operation, leasing, and disposition of the facilities of the district and also of the administration of the business affairs of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 497, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 6 - General Manager › Section 30331.

30331. All other things being equal, the general manager shall be chosen on the basis of his qualifications with special reference to his actual experience in or his knowledge of accepted practices in respect to the duties of his office as hereinafter set forth.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 6 - General Manager › Section 30332.

30332. The general manager need not be a resident of this State at the time of his appointment.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 6 - General Manager › Section 30333.

30333. The general manager shall hold office for an indefinite term and may be removed by the board upon the adoption of a resolution by the affirmative vote of a majority of all members of the board. Before the general manager may be removed, he shall, if he demands it, be given a written statement of the reasons alleged for his removal and he shall have the right to be publicly heard thereon at a meeting of the board prior to the final vote on the resolution providing for his removal, but pending and during such hearing the board may suspend him from office. The board may not reduce the salary of the general manager below the amount fixed at the time of his original appointment except upon the adoption of a resolution by a like vote and after a like opportunity to be heard. The action of the board in suspending or removing the general manager or reducing his salary is final.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 6 - General Manager › Section 30334.

30334. The powers and duties of the general manager are:
(a) To have full charge of the acquisition, construction, development, joint development, maintenance, operation, leasing, and disposition of the facilities of the district.
(b) To have full charge of the administration of the business affairs of the district.
(c) To see that all ordinances of the district are enforced.
(d) To administer the personnel system and collective bargaining agreements adopted by the board and, except for officers appointed by the board, to appoint, discipline, or remove all officers and employees subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the board and the applicable provisions of this part or the terms and conditions contained in any applicable collective bargaining agreement.
(e) To prepare and submit to the board, as soon as practical after the end of each fiscal year, a complete report of the finances and administrative activities of the district for the preceding year.
(f) To keep the board advised as to the needs of the district.
(g) To prepare, or cause to be prepared, all plans and specifications for the construction of the works of the district.
(h) To devote the manager’s entire time to the business of the district.
(i) To cause to be installed and maintained a system of auditing and accounting which shall completely, and at all times, show the financial condition of the district.
(j) To perform other and additional duties that the board may require.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 497, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 6 - General Manager › Section 30335.

30335. The general manager shall attend meetings of the board and be entitled to participate in the deliberations of the board, but shall not have a vote as to any matter before the board.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 6 - General Manager › Section 30336.

30336. The directors may appoint a general manager pro tempore to serve during any absence or disability of the general manager.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Retirement System and Employment Benefits › ARTICLE 1 - Establishment › Section 30400.

30400. The board may establish a retirement system for the officers and employees of the district and provide for the payment of annuities, pensions, retirement allowances, disability payments, and death benefits or any of them.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
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30401. The district may maintain its own retirement fund or may provide for benefits to eligible officers and employees, or their beneficiaries, by means of group insurance or other insurance, or by such means as in the opinion of the board will satisfactorily provide an adequate and sure method of meeting the payments contemplated by the retirement system.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Retirement System and Employment Benefits › ARTICLE 1 - Establishment › Section 30402.

30402. Before establishing any retirement system the board shall secure a report from a qualified actuary, which shall show the cost of the benefits provided by the system, and the prospective assets and liabilities of the system.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Retirement System and Employment Benefits › ARTICLE 1 - Establishment › Section 30403.

30403. The board may adopt all ordinances and resolutions and perform all acts necessary or convenient to the initiation, maintenance, and administration of the retirement system.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)