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. (a) The south coast district shall be governed by a district
board consisting of 13 members appointed as follows:
(1) One member appointed by the Governor, with the advice and
consent of the Senate.
(2) One member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
(3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(4) Four members appointed by the boards of supervisors of the
counties in the south coast district. Each board of supervisors shall
appoint one of these members, who shall be one of the following:
(A) A member of the board of supervisors of the county making the
appointment.
(B) A mayor or member of a city council from a city in the portion
of the county making the appointment that is included in the south
coast district.
(5) Three members appointed by cities in the south coast district.
The city selection committee of Orange, Riverside, and San
Bernardino Counties shall each appoint one of these members, who
shall be either a mayor or a member of the city council of a city in
the portion of the county included in the south coast district.
(6) A member appointed by the cities of the western region of Los
Angeles County, consisting of the Cities of Agoura Hills, Artesia,
Avalon, Bell, Bellflower, Bell Gardens, Beverly Hills, Calabasas,
Carson, Cerritos, Commerce, Compton, Cudahy, Culver City, Downey, El
Segundo, Gardena, Hawaiian Gardens, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Hidden
Hills, Huntington Park, Inglewood, La Habra Heights, La Mirada,
Lakewood, Lawndale, Lomita, Long Beach, Lynwood, Malibu, Manhattan
Beach, Maywood, Montebello, Norwalk, Palos Verdes Estates, Paramount,
Pico Rivera, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills,
Rolling Hills Estates, Santa Fe Springs, Santa Monica, Signal Hill,
South Gate, Torrance, Vernon, West Hollywood, Westlake Village, and
Whittier. These cities shall organize as a city selection committee
for the purposes of subdivision (f), and shall be known as the city
selection committee of the western region of Los Angeles County. The
member appointed shall be either a mayor or a member of the city
council of a city in the western region.
(7) A member appointed by the cities of the eastern region of Los
Angeles County, consisting of the cities in Los Angeles County that
are not listed in paragraph (6) or (8), and excluding the Cities of
Lancaster, Los Angeles, and Palmdale. These cities shall organize as
a city selection committee for the purposes of subdivision (f), and
shall be known as the city selection committee of the eastern region
of Los Angeles County. The member appointed shall be either a mayor
or a member of the city council of a city in the eastern region.
(8) A member appointed by the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles
from among the members of the Los Angeles City Council.
(b) All members shall be appointed on the basis of their
demonstrated interest and proven ability in the field of air
pollution control and their understanding of the needs of the general
public in connection with air pollution problems of the South Coast
Air Basin.
(c) The member appointed by the Governor shall be either a
physician who has training and experience in the health effects of
air pollution, an environmental engineer, a chemist, a meteorologist,
or a specialist in air pollution control.
(d) Each member shall be appointed on the basis of his or her
ability to attend substantially all meetings of the south coast
district board, to discharge all duties and responsibilities of a
member of the south coast district board on a regular basis, and to
participate actively in the affairs of the south coast district. No
member may designate an alternate for any purpose or otherwise be
represented by another in his or her capacity as a member of the
south coast district board.
(e) Each appointment by a board of supervisors shall be considered
and acted on at a duly noticed, regularly scheduled hearing of the
board of supervisors, which shall provide an opportunity for
testimony on the qualifications of the candidates for appointment.
(f) The appointments by cities in the south coast district shall
be considered and acted on at a duly noticed meeting of the city
selection committee, which shall meet in a government building and
provide an opportunity for testimony on the qualifications of the
candidates for appointment. Each appointment shall be made by not
less than a majority of all the cities in the portion of the county
included in the south coast district having not less than a majority
of the population of all the cities in the portion of the county
included in the south coast district. Population shall be determined
on the basis of the most recent verifiable census data developed by
the Department of Finance. Persons residing in unincorporated areas
or areas of a county outside the south coast district shall not be
considered for the purposes of this subdivision.
(g) The members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and the
Speaker of the Assembly shall have one or more of the qualifications
specified in subdivision (c) or shall be a public member. None of
those appointed members may be a locally elected official.
(h) All members shall be residents of the district.
(i) (1) The member who was serving on the district board as of
June 1, 2007, who had been appointed to represent the eastern region
of Los Angeles County shall be deemed on January 1, 2008, to be the
member appointed to represent the western region of Los Angeles
County pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) and shall serve
from January 1, 2008, until the end of the term of office for the
member who had been appointed to represent the western region of Los
Angeles County. At the end of that term, the city selection committee
of the western region of Los Angeles County shall make an
appointment pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (a).
(2) The member who was serving on the district board as of June 1,
2007, who had been appointed to represent the western region of Los
Angeles County shall be deemed on January 1, 2008, to be the member
appointed pursuant to paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) until the end
of that member's term. At the end of that term, the Mayor of the City
of Los Angeles shall make an appointment pursuant to paragraph (8)
of subdivision (a).
(3) On or after January 1, 2008, the city selection committee of
the eastern region of Los Angeles County shall convene promptly to
make an appointment pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (a).