CHAPTER 3. Internal Organization of District [90170. - 90300.]

Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2039.

§§ 90170–90300 · 40 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Government §§ 90170–90171 · 2 sections

   • § 90170 The government of the district shall be vested in a board of directors elected concurrent with the district’s formation. If no unincorporated area of the…
   • § 90171 The directors elected shall be residents of the respective city they represent at the time of their election and during the term of their office. Any director…
2. ARTICLE 2. Terms of Office §§ 90190–90194 · 5 sections

   • § 90190 The term of each director shall be for four years, except as provided in this article.
   • § 90191 Any vacancy, including any caused by death or resignation of any member, shall be filled by appointment of the board of directors within 60 days of date of…
   • § 90192 The person to fill any vacancy on the board shall serve temporarily to fill the unexpired term or until a successor is regularly elected at the next election…
   • § 90193 The first members of the board of directors elected after the formation of the district shall so classify themselves by lot that one more than one-half of the…
   • § 90194 Every director is subject to recall by voters of the district, in accordance with the recall provisions of the general laws of the state applicable to county…
3. ARTICLE 3. Powers and Duties of Directors §§ 90210–90219 · 10 sections

   • § 90210 The oath of office of directors shall be taken, subscribed, and filed with the secretary of the district at any time after the director has been elected, but…
   • § 90211 The board shall choose one of its members president, and another vice president, who shall be authorized to act for the president during his absence or…
   • § 90212 The board is the legislative body of the district and determines all questions of policy.
   • § 90213 All matters and things necessary for the proper administration of the affairs of the district which are not provided for in this act shall be provided for by…
   • § 90214 The board shall supervise and regulate every transit facility owned and operated by the district, including the fixing of rates, rentals, charges, and…
   • § 90215 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…
   • § 90216 The board may from time to time contract for or employ any professional service required by the district or for the performance of work or service which cannot…
   • § 90217 The board shall have an annual audit made of all books and accounts of the district by a certified public accountant or public accountant.
   • § 90218 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…
   • § 90219 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.…
4. ARTICLE 4. Meetings and Legislation §§ 90240–90245 · 6 sections

   • § 90240 All meetings of the board shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the Ralph M. Brown Act, Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950), Part 1, Division 2,…
   • § 90241 A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
   • § 90242 The board shall establish rules for its proceedings and may provide by ordinance or resolution that each member shall receive for each attendance at the…
   • § 90243 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…
   • § 90244 All ordinances shall be published after passage.
   • § 90245 The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be as follows: “Be it ordained by the Board of Directors of the San Diego County Transit District.” All ordinances…
5. ARTICLE 5. Other Officers §§ 90260–90300 · 17 sections

   • § 90260 The board shall appoint and fix the salary of a general manager, who shall have full charge of the acquisition, construction, maintenance and operation of the…
   • § 90261 All other things being equal, the board shall appoint as general manager some person who has had experience in the construction or management of transit…
   • § 90262 The general manager need not be a resident of this state at the time of his appointment.
   • § 90263 The general manager shall hold office for an indefinite term and may be removed by the board only upon the adoption of a resolution by the affirmative vote of…
   • § 90264 Notwithstanding this article, until such time as the district has operated, controlled, or used facilities or parts of facilities for providing the inhabitants…
   • § 90265 The board shall appoint a secretary and an attorney, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the board.
   • § 90266 The attorney shall be admitted to practice law in the Supreme Court of the state, and shall have been actively engaged in the practice of his profession for…
   • § 90267 The secretary and such assistants as the board may determine, and shall have the power to administer all oaths or affirmations required by this act, including…
   • § 90268 The board may consolidate any of the district offices in one person.
   • § 90269 The oath of all appointive officers of the district shall be taken, subscribed, and filed with the secretary of the district at any time after the officer has…
   • § 90270 Each appointive officer shall give such bond and in such amount as the board may require.
   • § 90271 Subject to the control of the board, the powers and duties of the general manager are: (a) To have full charge of the acquisition, construction, maintenance,…
   • § 90272 The general manager shall within 90 days from the end of each fiscal year cause to be published a financial report showing the result of the operations for the…
   • § 90273 The attorney shall take charge of all suits and other legal matters to which the district is a party or in which it is legally interested. He shall give his…
   • § 90274 The general manager shall provide for the custody of the funds of the district and the keeping of accounts of all receipts and disbursements. Payments shall be…
   • § 90275 With the consent of the board, the general manager may: (a) Authorize the trust department of any state or national bank in this state or a trust company…
   • § 90300 (a) Employees have the right to self-organize, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own…