Section 61040 Of Chapter 3. Board Of Directors From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 6. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3.
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. (a) 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.
(d) Service on a municipal advisory council established pursuant
to Section 31010 or service on an area planning commission
established pursuant to Section 65101 shall not be considered an
incompatible office with service as a member of a board of directors.
(e) A member of the board of directors shall not be the general
manager, the district treasurer, or any other compensated employee of
the district, except for volunteer firefighters as provided by
Section 53227.
(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2035.