California Public Utilities Code 106020 – (a) The district shall be governed by a board of directors which …
(a) The district shall be governed by a board of directors which shall be composed of one representative from each member jurisdiction. Each member of the board of directors shall have one vote. Each member jurisdiction shall appoint one regular member and one alternate member to the board of directors and shall notify the district in writing of its appointments or any change of representative.
(b) Membership of the district shall be limited to the County of Monterey and incorporated cities within the county and includes the county and each city that gives the district the right of first priority for use of any local, state, or federal funds allocated specifically for public transit systems and to which the city member might otherwise be entitled to claim as, but not limited to, local transportation funds pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 99200) of Part 11. The county shall give the district the right of first priority of use of any local, state, or federal funds allocated specifically for public transit to which the county might otherwise be entitled to claim as, but not limited to, local transportation funds pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 99200) of Part 11 according to a ratio of unincorporated population within three-quarters of a mile of the district transit routes to the total unincorporated population of the county.
Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 106020
- board: means the Board of Directors of the Monterey-Salinas Transit District. See California Public Utilities Code 106001
- City: includes city and county and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Public Utilities Code 19
- County: means Monterey County. See California Public Utilities Code 106001
- District: means the Monterey-Salinas Transit District created by Section 106010. See California Public Utilities Code 106001
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17
(c) Each member shall serve solely at the pleasure of the appointing member jurisdiction. Members shall be either elected officials or officers or employees of the appointing member jurisdiction.
(d) If any portion of the unincorporated area of the county is annexed to a member city, that city shall assume the obligation of the county for that area. If any portion of the unincorporated area of the county becomes incorporated, that city shall assume the obligations of the county for that area.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)