Article 3. Board Of Trustees of California Health And Safety Code >> Division 101. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 2.5. >> Article 3.
(a) The authority shall be governed by a board of trustees.
The trustees shall reflect both the expertise necessary to maximize
the quality and scope of care at the medical center and the other
health care facility in a fiscally responsible manner and the
communities of interest that the medical center and the other health
care facility serve. The board of trustees shall have the
responsibility to operate the medical center and the other health
care facility in a manner that ensures the provision of appropriate,
quality, and cost-effective medical care through the development of
innovative delivery systems, care arrangements, and contractual
agreements that provide access to affordable, high-quality health
care services.
(b) (1) The board of trustees shall consist of the following nine
members:
(A) Three trustees appointed for two-year terms, of which the
governing board shall appoint two and the board of supervisors shall
appoint one.
(B) Three trustees appointed for three-year terms, of which the
governing board shall appoint one and the board of supervisors shall
appoint two.
(C) Three trustees appointed for four-year terms, of which the
governing board shall appoint one and the board of supervisors shall
appoint two.
(2) After the board of trustees is appointed, the governing board
and board of supervisors shall continue to make appointments to those
trustee positions for which they each made initial appointments. The
board of supervisors and the governing board may each remove their
respective appointees, upon a majority vote, only for cause. If the
governing board ceases to exist at any time, the appointing authority
set forth in this subdivision shall be exercised solely by the board
of supervisors. If a vacancy exists for any reason on the board of
trustees, the appointing authority for that trustee shall make an
appointment to fill out the remainder of the term of the vacant
trustee position.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), either during or after
the formation of the authority, the board of supervisors and each
governing board that has appointing authority may modify the number,
length of terms, and appointing authority of the board of trustees by
means of the agreement entered into pursuant to subdivision (c) of
Section 101658 or amendment to the agreement, or both, by the county
and the governing board that participated in the formation of the
authority, if in existence after this formation, and the governing
board of any other health care facility that becomes affiliated or
merged with the authority, if the following conditions are met:
(A) The board of trustees consists of at least five members.
(B) The board of trustees includes appointees of the board of
supervisors and each existing governing board. If no governing board
exists, the board of trustees and the board of supervisors, acting as
the appointing authority pursuant to paragraph (2), may agree to
modify the number or length of terms of the board of trustees.
(c) The board of trustees shall adopt bylaws for the authority
that, among other things, shall specify the officers of the board of
trustees, the time, place, and conduct of meetings, and other matters
that the board of trustees deems necessary or appropriate to conduct
the authority's activities. The bylaws shall be operative upon
approval by a majority vote of the board of trustees, but may be
amended, from time to time, by a majority vote of the board of
trustees.
(d) The board of trustees created and appointed pursuant to this
chapter is a duly constituted governing body as used in Section 1250
and Section 70035 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.