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AB-1958 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority: board of directors.(2023-2024)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 100060 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:

100060.
 (a) The government of the VTA shall be vested in a board of directors which shall consist of 12 members, as follows:
(1) Two representatives of the county and one alternate who shall be members of the board of supervisors of the county, appointed by the board of supervisors.
(2) Five representatives of the City of San Jose and one alternate who shall be city council members or the mayor of the City of San Jose, appointed by the city council.
(3) Five city council members or mayors selected from among the city councils and mayors of all of the cities in the county, other than the City of San Jose, as provided by agreements among those cities. The agreements may provide for the appointment of alternates, who shall be city council members or mayors, for those city representatives.
(b) An alternate may vote in the place of a director represented by that alternate if the director is absent.
(c) (1)  To the extent possible, the an  appointing powers power  shall appoint individuals who have expertise, experience, or knowledge relative to transit or  transportation issues.
(2) To the extent consistent with applicable privacy protections, an appointing power shall make public the reasons for an appointment, including, but not limited to, a description of the appointee’s relevant expertise, experience, and knowledge related to transit and transportation issues.

SEC. 2.

 Section 100060.2 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:

100060.2.
 Except as otherwise provided, the term of office for each director shall be two four  years and until the appointment and qualification of his or her  the director’s  successor. A successor shall be appointed not later than 30 days immediately upon the expiration of a director’s term. A vacancy exists whenever a director ceases to hold office on the city council or board of supervisors from which he or she  the director  was appointed. Any vacancy shall, within 60 days of its occurrence, be filled for the balance of the term by the body that made the original appointment.
SEC. 3.
 If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.