(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the term of office of each director shall be four years.
(b) For the board first appointed, at least one appointee of each legislative body shall have a two-year term.
(c) If the appointee of any legislative body is one of its own members and the appointee leaves the legislative body, the appointee may continue to serve as appointee until a qualified successor is appointed, unless the legislative body takes express action to unseat the appointee.
(d) An appointment to fill a vacancy on the board, or an appointment made after the expiration of the preceding term, shall be for the unexpired portion of the term.
(e) The failure of a board member to attend three consecutive meetings of the board without good cause shall create a vacancy in the office of the board member.
(f) Each member of the board shall be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the board member’s duties, including for attending each meeting of the board and each committee meeting, as determined by the board. A board member’s reimbursement for attending a meeting shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100), and each member’s reimbursements shall not exceed four hundred dollars ($400) in any month.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 107, Sec. 2. (AB 1089) Effective January 1, 2020.)