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2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9064.

9064. He may, with the approval of the State Resource Conservation Commission, provide technical assistance to resource conservation districts to aid cooperators in carrying out conservation practices and to aid districts in developing plans for achieving their soil and water conservation objectives. These plans shall include but not be limited to watershed planning pursuant to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (Public Law 566, Chapter 656, 83rd Congress, Second Session, as amended).
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9065.

9065. He may cooperate with the United States, any resource conservation district, county, public district, or person in the furtherance of the purposes of this division, and to that end may receive and use contributions of funds or services or both for the investigating of, or planning works for, the control of runoff or the control or prevention of soil erosion.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9066.

9066. Insofar as consistent with the duties, obligations and responsibilities of other public agencies, the chief may promote coordination of the activities of such agencies in furtherance of the control of runoff and the prevention and control of soil erosion.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9069.

9069. All persons, other than temporary employees, serving in the state civil service and engaged in the performance of a function transferred to the Division of Resource Conservation, Department of Conservation or engaged in the administration of a law, the administration of which is transferred to said division, shall remain in the state civil service and are hereby transferred to the division on the effective date of this act. The status, positions, and rights of such persons shall not be affected by their transfer and shall continue to be retained by them pursuant to the State Civil Service Act, except as to positions the duties of which are vested in a position that is exempt from civil service.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9070.

9070. All money available, including money which becomes available after the effective date of this Division 9, for expenditure by any department, division, board, authority, commission, or officer or employee thereof, to be used in the administration of any function, the exercise of any right, or performance of any duty, which function, right or duty is transferred by this Division 9, shall be transferred to the department, commission, division, board, authority, or officer or employee thereof which is to administer the function, exercise the right, or perform the duty.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9071.

9071. The Division of Resource Conservation shall succeed to and is hereby vested with all of the powers, duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction in matters pertaining to resource conservation now or hereafter vested by law in the State Resource Conservation Commission, or any officer or employee thereof. The division shall have possession and control of all records, books, papers, and other property, real, personal and mixed, now or hereafter held for the benefit or use of the State Resource Conservation Commission, except that property heretofore purchased or acquired by the commission for the use of districts may be disposed of by the commission pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 9081) of this chapter.
The Chief of the Division of Resource Conservation shall succeed to and is hereby vested with all the powers, duties, responsibilities and jurisdiction now or hereafter vested by law in the commission, except as to duties specifically vested in the commission by this code.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation › ARTICLE 3 - Funds and Expenditures › Section 9081.

9081. The commission may receive contributions from the United States, public districts, resource conservation districts, public agencies, or persons and may use such contributions for the purposes of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation › ARTICLE 3 - Funds and Expenditures › Section 9082.

9082. The commission is authorized on behalf of the state to accept grants from the United States for the control of runoff and floods, the prevention or control of soil erosion, and for water conservation and to administer such grants pursuant to the terms thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation › ARTICLE 3 - Funds and Expenditures › Section 9083.

9083. All equipment and machinery made available to any resource conservation district pursuant to this Division 9 is subject to call for emergency use in fire, storm, flood or disaster by a federal or state agency, a county, city, or district of this state.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation › ARTICLE 4 - The State Resource Conservation Commission › Section 9101.

9101. There is in the Department of Conservation the State Resource Conservation Commission. It shall consist of nine members who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to the confirmation of the Senate, and shall be appointed for a term of four years.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation › ARTICLE 4 - The State Resource Conservation Commission › Section 9102.

9102. The members of the commission to be appointed shall consist of the following:
(a) Five persons who are directors of resource conservation districts. In making such appointments, the Governor shall provide as nearly equal representation as possible from all portions of the state.
(b) Two persons from the general public.
(c) One person who has expertise in, and represents the interests of, wildlife conservation.
(d) One person who resides in, and represents the concerns of, the major urban areas of this state.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation › ARTICLE 4 - The State Resource Conservation Commission › Section 9103.

9103. Within 30 days after his appointment the appointed member shall take and file his oath of office as member of the commission.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation › ARTICLE 4 - The State Resource Conservation Commission › Section 9104.

9104. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services as members, but each shall be allowed reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in attendance at meetings of the commission or when otherwise engaged in the work of the commission at its direction.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 714, Sec. 366.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation › ARTICLE 4 - The State Resource Conservation Commission › Section 9106.

9106. The commission shall elect a chair from its number who shall serve as chair for one year and until the chair’s successor is elected.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 213, Sec. 15. (AB 2768) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation › ARTICLE 4 - The State Resource Conservation Commission › Section 9107.

9107. The commission shall appoint a secretary. The secretary shall be a paid employee of the commission. The secretary shall be allowed his reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties as such secretary.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation › ARTICLE 4 - The State Resource Conservation Commission › Section 9108.

9108. The commission shall cause to be studied and shall consider the whole problem of soil conservation within the state, and it may formulate, in cooperation with other state agencies, interested organizations, and citizens, a comprehensive resource conservation policy for the state.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation › ARTICLE 4 - The State Resource Conservation Commission › Section 9113.

9113. The commission shall report annually to the Governor on the resource conservation projects and improvements accomplished by or with the aid of the state, and the commission may from time to time prepare and publish reports on the needs of the state and the local subdivisions thereof for resource conservation programs, developments, facilities and activities.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Lands Included › Section 9151.

9151. A resource conservation district may be formed pursuant to this division to provide resource conservation services for the protection, conservation, restoration, or enhancement of natural resources. Resource conservation services may include the development and implementation of programs, projects, practices, and activities on public and private lands for all, but not limited to, the following purposes:
(a) The control of runoff, the prevention or control of soil erosion, the development and distribution of water, the implementation of erosion stabilization projects, and the improvement of land capabilities.
(b) Protecting people, communities, ecosystems, and public and private resources from devastating wildfire, flood, drought, and other human-made and natural disasters.
(c) Protecting, conserving, restoring, promoting, and improving the health, resilience, and adaptability to climate change of natural, working, and urban lands.
(d) Protecting and improving water quality, conserving water resources, and developing and distributing water.
(e) Planning, preparing for, and addressing sea level rise, storm surge, and other threats to the conservation and preservation of natural resources in coastal areas.
(f) Protecting, conserving, and restoring California’s biodiversity and soil biology, including, but not limited to, plants and wildlife.
(g) Controlling and eradicating invasive species, disease, and pests on natural, working, and urban lands.
(h) Restoring, enhancing, and providing stewardship of forest resources.
(i) Restoring and enhancing of agricultural lands to sustain California’s agricultural economy.
(j) Providing technical assistance to landowners and land managers in pursuit of all of the above.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 585, Sec. 6. (AB 1902) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Lands Included › Section 9152.

9152. The lands included in a district shall be those that further the purpose of this chapter, including, but not limited to, those purposes specified in Sections 9001 and 9151.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 585, Sec. 7. (AB 1902) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Lands Included › Section 9153.

9153. The lands included in any one district need not be contiguous. No lands may be included in more than one district.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 585, Sec. 8. (AB 1902) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 2 - Initiation › Section 9161.

9161. (a) A new district may be formed pursuant to this chapter.
(b) A proposal to form a district may be made by a petition of registered voters or by the adoption of a resolution of application.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 2 - Initiation › Section 9162.

9162. A proposal to form a new district may be made by petition which shall do all of the following:
(a) State that the proposal is made and request that proceedings be taken for the formation pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Set forth a description of the boundaries of the territory to be included in the district.
(c) Set forth the methods by which the district will be financed.
(d) State the reasons for forming the district.
(e) Propose a name for the district.
(f) Designate not more than three persons as chief petitioners, setting forth their names and mailing addresses.
(g) State whether the formation is consistent with the sphere of influence of any affected city or affected district.
(h) Specify the number of members, whether five, seven, or nine, of the initial board of directors and the method of their selection, as provided by Article 4 (commencing with Section 9201).
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 2 - Initiation › Section 9163.

9163. (a) Before circulating any petition, the chief petitioners shall publish a notice of intention which shall include a written statement not to exceed 500 words in length, setting forth the reasons for forming the district. The notice shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the territory proposed to be included in the district. If the territory proposed to be included in the district is located in more than one county, publication of the notice shall be made in at least one newspaper of general circulation in each of the counties.
(b) The notice shall be signed by at least one, but not more than three, chief petitioners and shall be in substantially the following form:
“Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition
Notice is hereby given of the intention to circulate a petition proposing to form the ____ (name of the district). The reasons for the proposal are: ____.‛
(c) Within five days after the date of publication, the chief petitioners shall file with the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the principal county a copy of the notice together with an affidavit made by a representative of the newspaper in which the notice was published certifying to the fact of publication.
(d) After the filing required pursuant to subdivision (c), the petition may be circulated for signatures.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 2 - Initiation › Section 9164.

9164. The petition shall be signed by not less than 10 percent of the registered voters residing in the area to be included in the district, as determined by the local agency formation commission pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 56375 of the Government Code. Sections 100 and 104 of the Elections Code shall govern the signing of the petition and its format.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 171. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 2 - Initiation › Section 9165.

9165. A petition may consist of a single instrument or separate counterparts. The chief petitioner or petitioners shall file the petition, including all counterparts, with the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the principal county within six months of the date on which the chief petitioner or petitioners filed the affidavit with the executive officer pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 9163.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 2 - Initiation › Section 9166.

9166. (a) Within 30 days after the date of filing a petition, the executive officer of the local agency formation commission shall cause the petition to be examined and shall prepare a certificate of sufficiency indicating whether the petition is signed by the requisite number of signers.
(b) If the certificate of the executive officer shows the petition to be insufficient, the executive officer shall immediately give notice by certified mail of the insufficiency to the chief petitioners. That mailed notice shall state in what amount the petition is insufficient. Within 15 days after the date of the notice of insufficiency, the chief petitioners may file with the executive officer a supplemental petition bearing additional signatures.
(c) Within 10 days after the date of filing a supplemental petition, the executive officer shall examine the supplemental petition and certify in writing the results of his or her examination.
(d) The executive officer shall sign and date a certificate of sufficiency. That certificate shall also state the minimum signature requirements for a sufficient petition and show the results of the executive officer’s examination. The executive officer shall mail a copy of the certificate of sufficiency to the chief petitioners.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 2 - Initiation › Section 9167.

9167. (a) A proposal to form a new district may also be made by the adoption of a resolution of application by the legislative body of any county or city which contains territory proposed to be included in the district. Except for the provisions regarding signers and signatures, a resolution of application shall contain all of the matters specified for a petition in Section 9162. Before submitting a resolution of application, the legislative body shall conduct a public hearing on the resolution.
(b) Notice of the hearing shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the county or city.
(c) At the hearing, the legislative body shall give any person an opportunity to present his or her views on the resolution.
(d) The clerk of the legislative body shall file a certified copy of the resolution of application with the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the principal county.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 2 - Initiation › Section 9168.

9168. Once the chief petitioners have filed a sufficient petition or a legislative body has filed a resolution of application, the local agency formation commission shall proceed pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 56825) of Part 3 of Division 3 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Election and Formation › Section 9181.

9181. (a) If the local agency formation commission approves the formation of a district, with or without amendment, wholly, partially, or conditionally, the executive officer shall mail a copy of the resolution of the commission’s determinations to the board of supervisors of each county within which territory of the proposed district lies. Within 35 days following the adoption of the commission’s resolution, the board of supervisors shall call and give notice of the election to be held in the proposed district. If the proposed district lies in more than one county, the board of supervisors shall call and give notice of the election to be held in the territory of the proposed district which lies in that county.
(b) The election shall be held on the next regular or special election date not less than 113 nor more than 150 days after the date the board of supervisors calls and gives notice of the election.
(c) Notice of the election shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation circulated within the territory of the proposed district which lies in the county.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Election and Formation › Section 9182.

9182. (a) Notwithstanding Section 9181, if the board of supervisors of the principal county finds that the petition filed with the executive officer of the local agency formation commission pursuant to Section 9165 has been signed by not less than 80 percent of the registered voters residing within the area to be included within the district, the board may dispense with an election, adopt the resolution required pursuant to Section 9188, and designate the members of the board of directors pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 9201).
(b) Notwithstanding Section 9181, if the local agency formation commission approves a consolidation or reorganization pursuant to Section 56839 of the Government Code which results in the formation of a district without an election, the commission may designate the members of the board of directors from the membership of the board of directors of any of the consolidated or reorganized districts pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 56844 of the Government Code. The terms of office of the directors shall be determined pursuant to Section 10505 of the Elections Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 172. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Election and Formation › Section 9183.

9183. (a) Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the board of supervisors of each county within which territory of the proposed district lies shall transmit by registered mail a written notification of the election call to the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the principal county. The written notice shall include the name and a description of the proposed district and may be in the form of a certified copy of the resolution adopted by the board of supervisors calling the district formation election.
(b) The executive officer of the local agency formation commission shall submit an impartial analysis of the proposed district formation to the officials in charge of conducting the district formation election, pursuant to Section 56859 of the Government Code.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Election and Formation › Section 9185.

9185. (a) The elections officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed and mailed to each voter entitled to vote on the district formation question at least 10 days prior to the date of the election. The ballot pamphlet is “official matter” within the meaning of Section 13303 of the Elections Code. Section 9190 of the Elections Code shall apply to the materials required to be contained in the ballot pamphlet.
(b) The ballot pamphlet shall contain the following, in the order prescribed:
(1) The complete text of the proposition.
(2) The impartial analysis of the proposition, submitted by the executive officer of the local agency formation commission.
(3) The argument for the proposed district formation.
(4) The rebuttal to the argument in favor of the proposed district formation.
(5) The argument against the proposed district formation.
(6) The rebuttal to the argument against the proposed district formation.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 174. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Election and Formation › Section 9186.

9186. The notice of the election published pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 9181 shall contain all of the following:
(a) The date of the election.
(b) The name of the proposed district.
(c) The purposes for which the district is to be formed.
(d) A statement that the first directors will be elected at that election or will be appointed, as the case may be, if the district is formed.
(e) A description of the boundaries of the proposed district.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Election and Formation › Section 9187.

9187. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, the formation election and the election of members of the district board shall be held and conducted in accordance with the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code).
(b) If less than a majority of the votes cast at the election is in favor of forming the district, the board of supervisors of the principal county shall declare the proceedings terminated.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 175. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Election and Formation › Section 9188.

9188. If the majority of the votes cast at the election is in favor of forming the district, the board or boards of supervisors shall by resolution entered on its minutes declare the district duly organized under this division, giving the name of the district, and the purposes for which it is formed, and describing its boundaries. If the district lies in more than one county, the clerk of the board of supervisors of the principal county shall transmit a certified copy of the resolution to the clerk of the board of supervisors of each of the other counties in which the district lies.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Election and Formation › Section 9189.

9189. Immediately after adoption of a resolution pursuant to Section 9188, the clerk of the board of supervisors of the principal county shall transmit a certified copy of the resolution along with a remittance to cover the fees required by Section 54902.5 of the Government Code to the executive officer of the local agency formation commission. The executive officer shall complete the proceedings pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 57200) of Part 4 of Division 3 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Election and Formation › Section 9190.

9190. (a) No informality in any proceeding, including informality in the conduct of any election not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any person, shall invalidate the formation of any district.
(b) The validity of the formation and organization of a district shall not be contested in any proceeding commenced more than 60 days after the date that the formation of the district is complete.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Initial Board of Directors › Section 9201.

9201. The initial board of directors of a district formed on or after January 1, 1992, shall be determined pursuant to this article.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Initial Board of Directors › Section 9202.

9202. In the case of a district which contains only unincorporated territory in a single county, the district board may be elected or may be appointed by the county board of supervisors.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Initial Board of Directors › Section 9203.

9203. In the case of a district which contains only unincorporated territory in more than one county, the district board may be elected or may be appointed by the boards of supervisors of the counties in which the district is located. If the district board is appointed by the boards of supervisors, they shall appoint directors according to the proportionate share of population of that portion of each county within the district, provided that each board of supervisors shall appoint at least one director.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Initial Board of Directors › Section 9204.

9204. In the case of a district which contains unincorporated territory and the territory of one or more cities, the district board may be elected or appointed by the county board of supervisors and the city councils in which the district is located. If the district board is to be appointed, the board of supervisors and the city council or councils shall appoint directors according to the proportionate share of population of that portion of the county and each city within the district, provided that the board of supervisors and each city council shall appoint at least one director.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Initial Board of Directors › Section 9205.

9205. In the case of a district which includes only incorporated territory within a single city, the district board may be elected or appointed by the city council.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Initial Board of Directors › Section 9206.

9206. In the case of a district which includes only incorporated territory in more than one city, the district board may be elected or appointed by the city councils in which the district is located. If the district board is appointed, the city councils shall appoint directors according to the proportionate share of population of that portion of each city within the district. However, each city council shall appoint at least one director.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 7 - District Directors › Section 9301.

9301. (a) The board of directors shall consist of five, seven, or nine directors. The number of directors may be changed by resolution adopted by a majority of the members of the board of directors after publication of notice of the intended change at least once in a newspaper of general circulation published in each county in which the district is located.
(b) If the number of directors is increased, the new positions shall be treated as vacancies and shall be filled as provided in Section 9317, except that if the board of directors is appointed as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 9314, then the new positions shall be filled in the same manner pursuant to Section 9316. If the number of directors is decreased, the terms of the directors in office on the date of the resolution adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be reduced.
(c) The directors first elected shall take office immediately upon qualifying.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 10.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 7 - District Directors › Section 9301.1.

9301.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 9301, the local agency formation commission, in approving either a consolidation of districts or the reorganization of two or more districts into a single resource conservation district may, pursuant to subdivisions (k) and (n) of Section 56886 of the Government Code, increase the number of directors to serve on the board of directors of the consolidated or reorganized district to 7, 9, or 11, who shall be members of the board of directors of the districts to be consolidated or reorganized as of the effective date of the consolidation or reorganization.
(b) Upon the expiration of the terms of the members of the board of directors of the consolidated district, or a district reorganized as described in subdivision (a), whose terms first expire following the effective date of the consolidation or reorganization, the total number of members on the board of directors shall be reduced until the number equals the number of members permitted by the principal act of the consolidated or reorganized district, or any larger number as may be specified by the local agency formation commission in approving the consolidation or reorganization.
(c) In addition to the powers granted under Section 1780 of the Government Code, in the event of a vacancy on the board of directors of the consolidated district or a district reorganized as described in subdivision (a) at which time the total number of directors is greater than five, the board of directors may, by majority vote of the remaining members of the board, choose not to fill the vacancy. In that event, the total membership of the board of directors shall be reduced by one board member. Upon making the determination not to fill a vacancy, the board of directors shall notify the board of supervisors of its decision.
(d) For the purposes of this section: “consolidation” means consolidation, as defined in Section 56030 of the Government Code; “district” or “special district” means district or special district, as defined in Section 56036 of the Government Code; and “reorganization” means reorganization, as defined in Section 56073 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 172, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 7 - District Directors › Section 9303.

9303. The directors shall receive no compensation for their services as such, but each shall be allowed reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in attendance at meetings of the directors or when otherwise engaged in the work of the district at the direction of the board of directors. The directors shall fix the amount allowed for necessary expenses, but no director shall be appointed to any position for which he or she would receive compensation as a salaried officer or employee of the district. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 700, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 7 - District Directors › Section 9305.

9305. After all have qualified the directors first elected shall meet and classify themselves by lot into two classes as nearly equal in number as possible. The term of office of those in the class having the least number shall expire at noon on the last Friday in November of the next even-numbered year after the year in which the meeting is held. The term of office of those in the other class shall expire at noon on the last Friday in November of the second even-numbered year after the year in which the meeting is held.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 7 - District Directors › Section 9308.

9308. The directors shall select a date, time, and place at which regular monthly meetings of the directors shall be held. Upon the completion of all the foregoing determinations by the directors, the district shall be declared to be organized.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 7 - District Directors › Section 9309.

9309. The directors may, by resolution, change the time or place of regular meeting but no such change shall be effective until after a notice of the change is published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in the principal county and in each other county in which any portion of the district lies.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 7 - District Directors › Section 9310.

9310. Special meetings of the directors may be held as required when ordered by a majority of the directors. The order shall be entered in the records of the district and five days notice of the meeting shall be given by mail by the secretary to each director not joining in the order.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 7 - District Directors › Section 9311.

9311. The order for a special meeting shall specify the business to be transacted. No other business shall be transacted at a special meeting unless all of the directors are present, in which case matters not specified may be considered by unanimous consent and acted upon.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 7 - District Directors › Section 9312.

9312. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum but on all questions requiring a vote there shall be a concurrence of at least the number constituting a quorum, except that a number less than a quorum may adjourn or adjourn to a stated time.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 7 - District Directors › Section 9313.

9313. (a) All meetings of the directors shall be open to the public. All records of the district shall be open to public inspection during business hours.
(b) A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 7 - District Directors › Section 9316.

9316. In case of a vacancy in the office of director appointed pursuant to Section 9314, the vacancy shall be filled, as provided in Section 9314, by appointment for the unexpired term by the board of supervisors of the principal county.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 7 - District Directors › Section 9317.

9317. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a vacancy in the office of a director who has been elected shall be filled pursuant to Section 1780 of the Government Code.
(Added by renumbering Section 9178.5 by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1079.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 8 - General District Elections › Section 9351.

9351. “General district election” is the district election required to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each even-numbered year, at which a successor shall be chosen for each director whose term of office expires in that month.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 8 - General District Elections › Section 9352.

9352. (a) Directors shall be registered voters in the state.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (d), directors shall (1) reside within the district and either own real property in the district or alternatively have served, pursuant to the district’s rules, for two years or more as an associate director providing advisory or other assistance to the board of directors, or (2) be a designated agent of a resident landowner within the district.
(c) If the board of directors has provided for selection of directors by division, these residency requirements shall apply to the division the director represents, rather than to the district as a whole.
(d) The Legislature finds and declares that the primary function of the Suisun Resource Conservation District and Grasslands Resource Conservation District in maintaining wildlife and wetland habitats will be impaired unless there is adequate opportunity for participation by landowners on the boards of directors of those districts. The Legislature further finds and declares that, because of the natural conditions prevailing in the territory of those districts, the majority of privately owned lands therein are owned by persons residing outside the districts. Therefore, owners of land within the Suisun Resource Conservation District and Grasslands Resource Conservation District, or their agents, may serve on the respective boards of directors thereof, regardless of whether they are residents of the district. For purposes of this subdivision, ownership of land shall be determined from the last equalized assessment roll of the county or counties within which the district is situated.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 14.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 8 - General District Elections › Section 9354.

9354. Elected directors shall qualify within 20 days from the date of receipt of their certificates of election by taking the oath.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 994, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 8 - General District Elections › Section 9356.

9356. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), directors shall be elected at large.
(b) A district may, by ordinance, provide for the election of directors by division. In order to reduce election costs, the divisions shall be established along the boundaries of existing voting precincts. Prior to adopting an ordinance pursuant to this subdivision, the text of the proposed ordinance, including proposed division boundaries, shall be published pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, together with notice of the hearing at which the ordinance will be considered. At the time stated in the notice for the hearing, the board of directors shall consider the proposal and shall hear any and all objections thereto. If, after the hearing, the board determines it to be in the best interests of the district, it shall adopt the ordinance as proposed or as amended at the hearing. Directors in office at the time of adoption of the ordinance shall remain in office until the next general district election, at which a director shall be elected to each division established by the ordinance. The directors elected at that election shall meet and classify themselves by lot into two classes as nearly equal in number as possible. The term of office of those in the class having the least number shall expire at noon on the last Friday in November of the next even-numbered year after the year in which the meeting is held. The term of office of those in the other class shall expire at noon on the last Friday in November of the second even-numbered year after the year in which the meeting is held.
(c) If it is proposed to change the number of directors of a district divided into divisions, or if it is proposed to change the number of divisions in a district, that change shall be conditional upon adoption by the board of directors of a new or revised ordinance under subdivision (b) and the provisions and procedures of subdivision (b) shall be applicable thereto.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivisions (b) and (c), in any district in which directors are appointed pursuant to Section 9314 or 9316, the board of supervisors of the principal county shall make the appointments by division, as called for in the ordinance adopted pursuant to subdivision (b), and those appointments shall become effective, and the terms of existing directors shall expire, on the same date as if the directors were elected.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1279, Sec. 1. Effective October 11, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 8 - General District Elections › Section 9358.

9358. Nomination of candidates shall be in writing and signed by at least five landowners of the district. Nominations shall be filed with the county elections official of the principal county.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 811, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts › ARTICLE 8 - General District Elections › Section 9359.

9359. Except as election of directors by division may be provided pursuant to Section 9356, all registered voters in a district shall be qualified electors and eligible to vote in district elections.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 18.)