Section 31520.3 Of Article 3. Retirement Board From California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 3. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.
31520.3
. (a) Notwithstanding Section 31520.1, the board of
retirement of a county of the 16th class, as defined by Sections
28020 and 28037, as amended by Chapter 1204 of the Statutes of 1971,
may, by majority vote, appoint, from a list of nominees submitted by
an organization consisting solely of retired members, an alternate
retired member to the office of the eighth member, who shall serve
until the expiration of the current term of the current eighth member
and thereafter the alternate retired member shall be elected by the
retired members of the association in the same manner and at the same
time as the eighth member is elected.
(b) The term of office of the alternate retired member shall run
concurrently with the term of office of the eighth member. The
alternate retired member shall vote as a member of the board only in
the event the eighth member is absent from a board meeting for any
cause. If there is a vacancy with respect to the eighth member, the
alternate retired member shall fill that vacancy for the remainder of
the eighth member's term of office.
(c) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the alternate retired
member shall be entitled to the same rights and privileges and shall
have the same responsibilities and access to closed sessions as the
eighth member. The alternate retired member may hold positions on
committees of the board independent of the eighth member and may
participate in the deliberations of the board or any of its
committees to which the alternate retired member has been appointed
whether or not the eighth member is present.
(d) The alternate retired member shall be entitled to the same
compensation as the eighth member for attending a meeting, pursuant
to Section 31521, whether or not the eighth member is in attendance
at those meetings.
(e) (1) In the event that this section is made applicable in any
county, by the appointment of an alternate eighth member, the
alternate seventh member shall not sit and act for the retired
member, except as described in paragraph (2).
(2) If both the eighth member and the alternate retired member
are not attending a meeting, the alternate seventh member may sit and
act for the eighth member as described in Section 31520.1.