CHAPTER 2. Board of Port Commissioners [6240. - 6276.]

Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.

§§ 6240–6276 · 25 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Administrative Provisions §§ 6240–6255 · 19 sections

   • § 6240 The district shall be governed by a board of port commissioners. The board consists of five members. Two of the commissioners shall be appointed by the board…
   • § 6240.3 (a) The Stockton Port District shall be governed by a board of port commissioners consisting of seven members who shall have the qualifications prescribed by…
   • § 6240.5 The Santa Cruz Port District shall be governed by a board of port commissioners consisting of five members, elected by the district at large, each of whom…
   • § 6241 These appointments shall be made within thirty days after the formation of the district.
   • § 6241.1 Port districts in Ventura County shall be governed by a board of port commissioners consisting of five members appointed by the mayor of the municipal…
   • § 6242 A vacancy on the board shall be filled by the body which appointed the commissioner whose office is vacated, and the new appointee shall hold his office for…
   • § 6243 Each commissioner shall, within ten days after his appointment and before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, take and subscribe to an…
   • § 6244 A person shall not be appointed a member of the board unless he is, at the time of his appointment, a taxpayer within the district and has resided within the…
   • § 6245 The term of office of each commissioner is four years from the time of his appointment, except that the chairman first appointed shall hold office for two…
   • § 6246 The chairman is the presiding officer of the board and he shall vote on propositions passed upon by the board.
   • § 6247 The first meeting of the board shall be held within ten days of the appointment of its chairman. The board may make its own rules of procedure and determine…
   • § 6248 The board shall select one of its members vice chairman, who shall preside in the absence of the chairman. The board shall provide for and select such…
   • § 6249 The board may prescribe rules and regulations pertaining to the selection of officers and employees of the district, other than the auditor. It shall also fix…
   • § 6250 A corporation may be selected as treasurer or the board may provide that the duties of the treasurer shall be performed by the county treasurer of the county…
   • § 6251 The commissioners shall serve without salary or compensation.
   • § 6252 The auditor of the district shall hold office during the pleasure of the board of election, and it shall fix his salary and require him to file a bond for the…
   • § 6253 The mayor of the city within the district, or the chairman of the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is located, may call meetings of the…
   • § 6254 The fiscal year of any district shall begin on the first day of July of each year and shall end on the thirtieth day of June in the following year, unless…
   • § 6255 The board shall annually file a report of the affairs and financial condition of the district for the preceding year. This report shall show the sources of all…
2. ARTICLE 2. Jurisdiction and Powers of the Board §§ 6270–6276 · 6 sections

   • § 6270 The powers of a district established pursuant to this part shall be exercised by the board, by ordinance or resolution passed by a majority vote of the board.…
   • § 6271 A grant of a franchise or lease of property of the district shall not be made for a longer period than 50 years.
   • § 6272 A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.
   • § 6273 The district may itself, without letting contracts therefor, do work and make improvements. The work shall be done under the direction of its officers or…
   • § 6275 An officer of the district, and any of its employees, shall not be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract or transaction with the district; or…
   • § 6276 (a) In lieu of the benefits afforded pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) and Division 4.7 (commencing with Section 6200) of the Labor Code,…