Section 9024 Of Chapter 3. Board Of Trustees From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 8. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 3.
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. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of this section,
subdivision (c) of Section 9023, and subdivision (d) of Section 9026,
the term of office for a member of the board of trustees shall be
for a term of four years and until the appointment and qualification
of the successor. Terms of office commence at noon on the first
Monday in January.
(b) For districts formed before January 1, 2004, where the members
of the board of trustees are not serving staggered terms, the board
of supervisors shall stagger the terms of the trustees and to
accomplish this purpose shall appoint trustees, on or after January
1, 2004, for terms of less than four years. However, a board of
supervisors shall not reduce the term of office of a trustee once the
trustee has been appointed to that term, whether the appointment was
made before, on, or after January 1, 2004.
(c) Any vacancy in the office of a member appointed to a board of
trustees shall be filled promptly pursuant to Section 1779 of the
Government Code. Any person appointed to fill a vacant office shall
fill the balance of the unexpired term.