CHAPTER 3. Government of District [30200. - 30336.]

Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.

§§ 30200–30336 · 65 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Board of Directors §§ 30200–30227 · 29 sections

   • § 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,…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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.…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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,…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 30211 Any vacancy in the city selection committee shall be filled by appointment by the body which originally made the appointment to the office in which the vacancy…
   • § 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…
   • § 30213 The county auditor shall furnish the necessary certificates as to assessed valuation to enable the city selection committee to function.
   • § 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,…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 30222 The city selection committee shall meet within 45 days after receiving the latest population estimate prepared by the Demographic Research Unit of the…
   • § 30223 Upon petition signed by members of the city selection committee representing more than two-thirds (2/3) of the total number of votes of all the members of the…
   • § 30224 Members of the board of directors shall serve until their respective successors are appointed and qualified.
   • § 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…
   • § 30226 In order to provide orderly transition from the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (herein sometimes referred to as “authority”) to the district, it…
   • § 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…
2. ARTICLE 3. Powers and Duties of Directors §§ 30250–30264 · 14 sections

   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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.
   • § 30254 The board shall determine what transit facilities should be acquired, constructed, developed, jointly developed, leased, or disposed of, by means including,…
   • § 30255 In order to provide orderly transition from the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (herein sometimes referred to as “authority”) to the district, it…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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.
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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.…
   • § 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…
   • § 30264 Each director may administer oaths and affirmations in any district investigation or proceeding.
3. ARTICLE 4. Meetings and Legislation §§ 30270–30275 · 6 sections

   • § 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,…
   • § 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…
   • § 30272 The board shall adopt rules for the general conduct of its proceedings including, without limitation, penalties for unexcused absence from meetings.
   • § 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…
   • § 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:”
   • § 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…
4. ARTICLE 5. Officers §§ 30300–30308 · 9 sections

   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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.
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 30305 The board may require officers, assistants, deputies and employees to give bonds and may fix the amount thereof.
   • § 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.
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
5. ARTICLE 6. General Manager §§ 30330–30336 · 7 sections

   • § 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,…
   • § 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…
   • § 30332 The general manager need not be a resident of this State at the time of his appointment.
   • § 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…
   • § 30334 The powers and duties of the general manager are: (a) To have full charge of the acquisition, construction, development, joint development, maintenance,…
   • § 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…
   • § 30336 The directors may appoint a general manager pro tempore to serve during any absence or disability of the general manager.