§ 5784.2. — 5784.2. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 643, Sec. 30.)

California § 5784.2.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code PRC: Public Resources Code - PRC
• Div. 5.: DIVISION 5. PARKS AND MONUMENTS
• Ch. 4.: CHAPTER 4. Recreation and Park Districts
• Art. 5.: ARTICLE 5. Boards of Directors and Officers

Text

(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency formation commission, in approving either a consolidation of districts or the reorganization of two or more districts into a single recreation and park district, pursuant to subdivisions (k) and (n) of Section 56886 of the Government Code, may temporarily increase the number of directors to serve on the board of directors of the consolidated or reorganized district to seven or nine, who shall be members of the board of directors of the districts to be consolidated or reorganized as of the effective date of the consolidation or reorganization.
(b)
Upon the expiration of the terms of the members of the board of directors of the consolidated or reorganized district, whose terms first expire following the effective date of the consolidation or reorganization, the total number of members on the board of directors shall be reduced until the number equals five members.
(c)
In addition to the powers granted under Section 1780 of the Government Code, in the event of a vacancy on the board of directors of the consolidated or reorganized district at which time the total number of directors is greater than five, the board of directors may, by majority vote of the remaining members of the board, choose not to fill the vacancy. In that event, the total membership of the board of directors shall be reduced by one board member.
(d)
For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)
“Consolidation” means consolidation as defined in Section 56030 of the Government Code.
(2)
“District” or “special district” means district or special district as defined in Section 56036 of the Government Code.
(3)
“Reorganization” means reorganization as defined in Section 56073 of the Government Code.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 643, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 2007.