Los Angeles County Municipal Code Ch. 3.100 Other Boards

3.100.010 - Appointing authority.¶

All members of boards, commissions, bodies or groups created by this code or by order of the board of supervisors, which shall be referred to in this chapter as the "board," shall be appointed to vacant positions by, and serve at the pleasure of, the board unless otherwise specifically provided in an ordinance adopted by the board which becomes effective after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter.

(Ord. 90-0086 § 25 (part), 1990.)

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3.100.020 - Length of service—Certain bodies.¶

At the expiration of the current terms of members of the following bodies serving upon the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section, appointments to the vacancies created shall be for the period of service stated:

Body	Period of Service
Architectural Evaluation Board	Four years
Public Library Councils	Two years

Each member of each such body shall serve at the pleasure of the board, and each position on each such body shall become vacant upon the expiration of each two or four year period of service, as the case may be.

On the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section the following terms of members of the following bodies shall expire, such members shall be deemed reappointed, and all appointments shall be for the period of service stated:

Body	Period of Service
Affirmative Action Committee	Four years
Fire Department Technical Advisory Group	Four years

A member's position on any such boards, commissions, bodies or groups shall become vacant upon his or her death, resignation, or removal by the board. In the case of such a vacancy, the board shall appoint a successor to serve until the position next becomes vacant upon the expiration of the period of service under subsection A or B of this section.

(Ord. 2012-0005 § 14, 2012; Ord. 2010-0032 § 15, 2010; Ord. 2009-0057 § 1, 2009; Ord. 2002-0019 § 1, 2002; Ord. 99-0032 § 1, 1999; Ord. 96-0066 § 8, 1996; Ord. 90-0086 § 25 (part), 1990.)

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3.100.030 - Limitation of length of service.¶

After the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, no person who is a member of any board, commission, body or group created by this code or by order of the board shall serve more than two consecutive full periods of service, unless otherwise specifically provided in an ordinance adopted by the board which becomes effective after the effective date of this chapter. However, the board of supervisors may, by order, extend this length of service or waive this limit for individuals or any of such boards, commissions, bodies or groups as a whole.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to members of joint powers authorities and the following boards, commissions, bodies or groups:

Architectural evaluation board;

Design control board;

Engineering geology and soils review and appeals board;

Board of examiners of plumbers and gas fitters.

(Ord. 90-0086 § 25 (part), 1990.)

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3.100.040 - Nomination—Certain bodies.¶

Each member of the board of supervisors may nominate a candidate for one of the positions as a member of the convention and exhibition center authority.

The supervisor for the second district may nominate candidates for all positions as members of the Martin Luther King Jr. General Hospital authority.

Each member of the board of supervisors may nominate a candidate for one of the positions as a member of the board of the Los Angeles County Law Enforcement—Public Safety Facilities Corporation.

Each member of the board of supervisors may nominate a candidate for two of the positions as members of the development disabilities program board. Nomination of candidates for the two remaining positions as members of such board may be rotated among each member of the board of supervisors.

(Ord. 90-0086 § 25 (part), 1990.)

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3.100.050 - Nomination—Rotation.¶

Except where otherwise specifically provided in this code, nomination of a candidate for appointment to the next vacant position for a full period of service on any board, commission, body, or group shall be made by the supervisor from the supervisorial district whose nominee was last appointed to such position; provided, however, that if such rotation of nominations will result in inequitable allocation of nominations for members of any board, commission, body or group among the supervisorial districts, the executive officer of the board of supervisors shall, by lot, establish a system of rotation of nominations for membership on any such board, commission, body or group as will result in an equitable allocation of nominations among the supervisorial districts. When a vacancy occurs during any prescribed period of service on any board, commission, body or group, nomination of a person to fill such vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired period of service shall be made by the supervisor of the district whose nominee was originally appointed to such position.

(Ord. 90-0086 § 25 (part), 1990.)

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3.100.060 - Vacant positions—Exercise of powers and duties.¶

Except where otherwise specifically provided in this code, each member of any board, commission, body or group shall be entitled to exercise the powers and duties of the position until a successor is appointed. If a vacancy occurs during a prescribed period of service, the appointee to such vacancy shall exercise such powers and duties for the remainder of the period of service and until a successor is appointed.

(Ord. 90-0086 § 25 (part), 1990.)

FOOTNOTES FOR TITLE 3

For statutory provisions on delinquency prevention commissions, see Welf. & Inst. Code § 233.

8A.

The title of Ch. 3.38 was changed by Ord. 97-0003 § 2, 1997.

For statutory provisions on county parks, see Pub. Res. Code § 5155 et seq.

For statutory provisions on local planning, see Gov. Code § 65100 et seq.

Editor's note: The title of Ord. 4099 Art. 25 was amended by Ord. 6724 § 1, 1955.

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