ARTICLE 1. The Board
Article 1 added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.
§§ 8550–8579 · 26 sections
- § 8550 (a) The board is continued in existence and shall continue to exercise and have all of its powers, duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction. (b)…
- § 8551 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (g), the board consists of nine members who shall be appointed in accordance with this section. (b) (1) Seven members of…
- § 8552 Each member of the board appointed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8551 shall receive compensation as follows: (a) Each member shall receive the…
- § 8554 The Governor shall select one of the members of the board as president.
- § 8555 The board may elect one of its members other than the president as vice president.
- § 8556 The vice president shall have the powers and perform the duties of the president under the following circumstances: (a) During the president’s absence or…
- § 8557 The board shall have its office in the County of Sacramento. The office is the principal place of business and legal residence of the board and of the drainage…
- § 8558 The regular meetings of the board shall be held at times fixed by the board.
- § 8559 A majority of the voting members of the board constitutes a quorum.
- § 8560 No action of the board shall be effective unless a quorum is present and the action is concurred in by a majority of all of the voting members of the board.
- § 8561 Special meetings of the board may be called at any time by the president or by a majority of the members upon notice given by mail or telegraph to each member…
- § 8563 The board shall keep full and correct minutes of all proceedings and transactions of all meetings of the board.
- § 8564 The minutes shall be open for public inspection during office hours.
- § 8565 The board shall have a seal of such device as the board may adopt.
- § 8566 The seal of the board is also the seal of the drainage district.
- § 8567 A copy of any record of the board, certified by its secretary or assistant secretary to be a true copy, and attested by the seal of the board, is prima facie…
- § 8568 For making a copy of any of its records the board may charge and collect the actual reasonable cost of making the copy, including the time of its employees and…
- § 8569 The board may require a deposit in advance sufficient to cover the charges for copying and certifying copies of its records.
- § 8570 All money collected for copying and certifying copies of the board’s records shall be paid monthly to the State Treasurer and credited to the balance remaining…
- § 8571 The board may adopt, amend or repeal rules to promote the convenient, orderly and just conduct of the business of the board and of the drainage district.
- § 8572 The rules may be suspended or compliance therewith may be waived by the board at any meeting to such extent as may be deemed proper.
- § 8575 A member of the board shall comply with the conflict of interest requirements of Section 87100 of the Government Code when voting to carry out any part of a…
- § 8576 No member of the board shall be held personally liable on any obligation or liability of any kind or character arising out of the claim that he has failed to…
- § 8577 (a) A board member shall not participate in any board action or attempt to influence any decision or recommendation by any employee of, or consultant to, the…
- § 8578 (a) For the purposes of this section, “ex parte communication” means any oral or written communication outside of a noticed board meeting concerning matters,…
- § 8579 (a) Any aggrieved person shall have a right to seek judicial review of any permit or enforcement order issued by the board by filing a petition for a writ of…