Article 4. Meetings And Legislation of California Public Utilities Code >> Division 10. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 4.

All meetings of the board of directors shall be conducted pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act, Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code.

The affirmative votes of a majority of the members of the board shall be necessary and, except as otherwise provided in this part, shall be sufficient to carry any order, resolution, or ordinance coming before the board of directors.

The board shall adopt rules for the general conduct of its proceedings including, without limitation, penalties for unexcused absence from meetings.

(a) The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance. No ordinance shall be passed by the board on the day of its introduction, nor within five days thereafter, nor at any time other than a regular or adjourned regular meeting. No ordinance shall take effect until the expiration of 30 days following its adoption, unless otherwise provided in this part.
  (b) The following ordinances shall take effect upon adoption:
  (1) An ordinance relating to an election, or to the issuance or sale of bonds, or to the levying or collection of taxes, or the fixing of fares.
  (2) An ordinance necessary for the immediate preservation or protection of the property, interests, or welfare of the district, which shall contain a specific statement showing its urgency, passed by two-thirds of the votes of all of the members of the board.
  (c) All ordinances except those which take effect upon their adoption shall be subject to referendum as provided in Section 30741.

The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be as follows: "Be it ordained by the Board of Directors of the Southern California Rapid Transit District:"

All ordinances shall be signed by the president or the vice president of the board and attested by the secretary. All ordinances shall be published once within 15 days after passage in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the district.