(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the member of the board who is an elected official of a contracting agency appointed by the Governor, pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 20090, may designate a deputy, who is employed under the official’s authority, to act in his or her place and stead on the board or any of its committees. The deputy, while sitting on the board or any of its committees, may exercise the same powers that the elected official could exercise if he or she were personally present. The elected official shall be responsible for the acts of the deputy acting under this designation.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Director of Human Resources may designate a deputy, who is employed under the director’s authority, to act in his or her place and stead on the board or any of its committees. The deputy, while sitting on the board or any of its committees, may exercise the same powers that the director could exercise if he or she were personally present. The director shall be responsible for the acts of the deputy acting under this designation.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 112. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)