California Government Code

§ 61040

GOV § 61040 Effective Jan 1, 2015Div. 3 · Title 6 · Part 2 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)Except as provided in Section 61040.1, a legislative body of five members known as the board of directors shall govern each district. The board of directors shall establish policies for the operation of the district. The board of directors shall provide for the implementation of those policies which is the responsibility of the district’s general manager.

(b)No person shall be a candidate for the board of directors unless he or she is a voter of the district or the proposed district. No person shall be a candidate for the board of directors that is elected by divisions or from divisions unless he or she is a voter of that division or proposed division.

(c)All members of the board of directors shall exercise their independent judgment on behalf of the interests of the entire district, including the residents, property owners, and the public as a whole in furthering the purposes and intent of this division. Where the members of the board of directors have been elected by divisions or from divisions, they shall represent the interests of the entire district and not solely the interests of the residents and property owners in their divisions.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 505, Sec. 1. (AB 2455) Effective January 1, 2015. Repealed as of January 1, 2035, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 2 of Stats. 2014, Ch. 505.