CHAPTER 4. Government of the District [101100. - 101173.]

Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1161.

§§ 101100–101173 · 42 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General §§ 101100–101106 · 7 sections

   • § 101100 The government of the district shall be vested in a board of directors of five members.
   • § 101101 Each director shall be a resident of the district. Members of the board of supervisors and members of the City Council of the City of Bakersfield shall not be…
   • § 101102 Except for the first members of the board, the term of office of each director shall be four years commencing at noon on the first Monday following the first…
   • § 101103 The board of directors shall be appointed as follows: (a) Two members shall be appointed by the board of supervisors. (b) Two members shall be appointed by the…
   • § 101104 If the majority of the four members of the board appointed pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 101103 fail to appoint the fifth member of the board…
   • § 101105 Within the 30 days next preceding the date of expiration of the term of any director, a successor shall be appointed to succeed the director whose term is…
   • § 101106 Not later than the 10th day after the commencement of his term of office and before entering upon the discharge of his official duties, each director shall…
2. ARTICLE 2. First Directors §§ 101110–101111 · 2 sections

   • § 101110 The appointment of the first members of the board of directors shall be made within 30 days after the date of the formation of the district. The members shall…
   • § 101111 The one member of the first board appointed pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 101103 shall hold office until noon on the first Monday following the first…
3. ARTICLE 3. Organization and Procedure §§ 101120–101127 · 8 sections

   • § 101120 Immediately following the appointment and qualification of the first board of directors, and thereafter at the first meeting of the board following the first…
   • § 101121 The chairman shall preside at all meetings of the board. He shall perform such other functions as delegated to him under this part or under any regulation…
   • § 101122 In the absence of the chairman at any meeting, the vice chairman shall preside. In the event of the inability of the chairman to perform the functions of his…
   • § 101123 A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The adoption of any minute order, resolution, or ordinance…
   • § 101124 The acts of the board shall be expressed by minute order, resolution, or ordinance. District ordinances shall be adopted by the board in substantially the same…
   • § 101125 By resolution or ordinance, the board shall prescribe the time and place of the regular meetings of the board. All meetings of the board shall be held in…
   • § 101126 In any particular not otherwise provided for by this part, the board, by resolution or ordinance, may prescribe any regulation which it may deem appropriate…
   • § 101127 Except as otherwise provided in Section 101304, whenever the signature of any officer or employee of the district is authorized or required under the…
4. ARTICLE 4. Compensation and Expenses §§ 101130–101131 · 2 sections

   • § 101130 Each member of the board shall receive a per diem compensation for his services for each day, or portion thereof, in which he is in attendance at meetings of…
   • § 101131 In addition to the compensation provided for in Section 101130, each member of the board shall receive reimbursement for his actual and necessary traveling…
5. ARTICLE 5. Vacancies §§ 101135–101136 · 2 sections

   • § 101135 Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term of the member whose office has become vacant, and shall be made by…
   • § 101136 The appointment to fill a vacancy shall be made within 30 days after the creation of the vacancy. In the event the vacancy is in the class of member provided…
6. ARTICLE 6. Removal From Office §§ 101140–101141 · 2 sections

   • § 101140 Any member of the board may be removed at any time and without cause by the body which is authorized, pursuant to Section 101103, to make the appointment of…
   • § 101141 Any such removal from office shall create a vacancy to be filled in the manner prescribed by Sections 101135 and 101136.
7. ARTICLE 7. Powers and Duties of Directors §§ 101150–101154 · 5 sections

   • § 101150 All matters and things necessary for the proper administration of the affairs of the district which are not provided for by this part shall be provided for by…
   • § 101151 The board shall supervise and regulate every transit facility owned and operated or controlled by the district, including the fixing of rates, rentals, charges…
   • § 101152 The board may either itself operate the transit system, or any part thereof, or it may contract with any other public or private agency or corporation to…
   • § 101153 The board may contract with the governing body of any school district, and the governing board of any school district may contract with the board, for the…
   • § 101154 The board may, from time to time, contract for or employ any professional service required by the district and may, from time to time, contract for or employ…
8. ARTICLE 8. Other Officers §§ 101160–101173 · 14 sections

   • § 101160 Prior to the time the district has operated, controlled, or used transit facilities, or any part thereof, for the transportation of passengers under the…
   • § 101161 After the district has operated, controlled, or used transit facilities, or any part thereof, for the transportation of passengers under the provisions of this…
   • § 101162 All other things being equal, the board shall appoint as general manager a person who has had experience in the acquisition, construction, or management of…
   • § 101163 Except as otherwise provided in this part, and subject to the policies established by the board, the general manager shall have the responsibility and the…
   • § 101164 The general manager may be removed from office by resolution. Before the general manager may be removed, he shall, if he so demands, be given a written…
   • § 101165 The board shall appoint a secretary and an attorney to serve as legal counsel to the district. These officers shall serve at the pleasure of the board.
   • § 101166 If the moneys of the district, or any part thereof, are deposited in a depositary other than the county treasury, the board shall appoint a treasurer who shall…
   • § 101167 No member of the board of directors, and no county or city officer or employee of the county or a city located within the county, shall be eligible for…
   • § 101168 Within 10 days after his appointment and before entering upon the discharge of his official duties, each of the officers appointed under the provisions of this…
   • § 101169 The board may consolidate any of the district offices provided for by this article.
   • § 101170 The treasurer of the district, if one is appointed by the board, shall give bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties. The board may require any…
   • § 101171 The secretary shall maintain and preserve a permanent written record of all of the official acts of the board as evidenced by minute order, resolution, or…
   • § 101172 The board shall fix the compensation of the officers provided for in this article.
   • § 101173 The premium upon any bond required under this article is a charge against the district.