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AB-1053 City selection committees: County of Los Angeles: quorum: teleconferencing.(2021-2022)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 50272 of the Government Code is amended to read:

50272.
 (a) (1) Representatives of a majority of the number of cities within a county entitled to representation on the city selection committee shall constitute a quorum of the committee.
(2) A majority vote of the representatives of the number of cities within a county entitled to representation on the committee shall be necessary to appoint representatives to boards, commissions, or agencies.
Representatives  (b)  of a majority of the number of cities within a county entitled to representation on the city selection committee shall constitute a quorum of the committee; provided, however, that a majority vote of the representatives of the number of cities within a county entitled to representation on the committee is necessary to appoint representatives to boards, commissions, or agencies.  Whenever a quorum is not present at a meeting of any city selection committee, the meeting shall be postponed or adjourned to a subsequent time and place, as determined by the chairman. chairperson. 
(c) For the city selection committee in the County of Los Angeles, the quorum for a meeting postponed to a subsequent time and place pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be reduced to one-third of all member cities within the county, if the agenda is limited to items that appeared on the immediately preceding agenda where a quorum was not established.

SEC. 2.

 Section 50277 of the Government Code is amended to read:

50277.
 (a) A city selection committee shall conduct regular meetings at the times specified by it in its rules and regulations, and shall also meet upon the call of its chairperson.
A  (b)  city  (1)  selection committee shall conduct regular meetings at the times specified by it in its rules and regulations, and shall also meet upon the call of its chairman. The chairman The chairperson  of a selection committee may call a special meeting of the committee at any time, and the chairman chairperson  shall call a special meeting of the selection committee upon the written request of 50 percent of the members of the city selection committee. When a chairman is required to call a special meeting of a city selection committee pursuant to this section, such a meeting shall be called and held within 60 days after receipt of such written request. Within three weeks prior to the date fixed for a special meeting of the committee, the chairman of the committee shall notify the committee secretary of the date, time, and place of the special meeting. 
(2) When a chairperson is required to call a special meeting of a city selection committee pursuant to this section, the meeting shall be called and held within 60 days after receipt of the written request required under paragraph (1).
(3) Within three weeks prior to the date fixed for a special meeting of the committee, the chairperson of the committee shall notify the committee secretary of the date, time, and place of the special meeting.
(c) For the city selection committee in the County of Los Angeles, selection committee meetings may be conducted by teleconferencing and electronic means, provided that the meeting complies with all other requirements of this section.
SEC. 3.
 The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the challenges faced as a result of the current governance structure of the County of Los Angeles.