Los Angeles County Municipal Code Ch. 3.62 Watershed Commission

The Los Angeles County watershed commission, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the "commission," is created.

(Ord. 6724 § 2, 1955; Ord. 6393 § 3 (part), 1954; Ord. 4099 Art. 25 § 351, 1942.)

The commission shall consist of one honorary and 36 regular members, all of whom, subject to the provisions of Section 5.12.050 of this code, and subject to the right of the board to remove any member at its pleasure, shall be appointed for terms of two years.

(Ord. 86-0028 § 11, 1986; Ord. 12299 § 11, 1981; Ord. 11602 § 1, 1977; Ord. 10431 § 1, 1972; Ord. 10157 § 1, 1971; Ord. 8422 § 1, 1963; Ord. 8355 § 9. 1963; Ord. 7955 § 1 (part), 1961; Ord. 6724 § 3 (part), 1955; Ord. 6423 § 1 (part), 1954; Ord. 6393 § 3, 1954; Ord. 4099 Art. 25 § 353, 1942.)

It is the intention of the board to appoint, as regular members of the commission, the county forester and fire warden; the fire chief of the city of Los Angeles; the director of public works; the Station Director of the United States Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Glendora; the Supervisor of the Angeles National Forest for the United States Forest Service; the Chief of the Division of Forestry of the Department of Natural Resources, state of California; the Director, Department of Water Resources of the state of California; a member of the Los Angeles County Chamber of Commerce to be nominated by the Chamber of Commerce; the president of the Watershed Fire Council of Southern California; the mayor, or other individual designated by the city councils of each foothill city of this county, namely, Arcadia, Azusa, Bradbury, Burbank, Claremont, Duarte, Glendale, Glendora, La Canada, Flintridge, La Verne, Los Angeles, Monrovia, Pasadena, Pomona, San Dimas, San Fernando and Sierra Madre; a resident of each unincorporated area in the foothill section, namely, Altadena, Antelope Valley, La Crescenta, Northwest Angeles Forest, and Santa Monica Mountains, to be nominated by the forester and fire warden of the county of Los Angeles; and five additional members, of which one may be nominated by each member of the board of supervisors.

(Ord. 90-0086 § 21, 1990; Ord. 86-0028 § 12, 1986; Ord. 11602 § 2, 1977; Ord. 10431 § 2, 1972; Ord. 10157 § 2, 1971; Ord. 8422 § 2, 1963; Ord. 7955 § 1 (part), 1961; Ord. 6724 § 3 (part), 1955; Ord. 6423 § 1 (part), 1954; Ord. 6393 § 3 (part), 1954; Ord. 4099 Art. 25 § 354, 1942.)

If any official set forth in Section 3.62.030 is appointed as a member of the county commission, such official may designate one of his deputies or assistants to serve in his stead, either permanently or at any particular meeting or meetings. Such deputy or assistant for all purposes, including the right to vote, shall be deemed to be a member of the commission.

(Ord. 6724 § 3 (part), 1955; Ord. 6393 § 3 (part), 1954; Ord. 4099 Art. 25 § 355, 1942.)

The county commission shall appoint an employee of the county of Los Angeles to act as secretary of the commission to keep the record of the meetings of the commission and to assist in the official activities of the commission. The county employee shall be one whom the chief administrative officer finds may be loaned to the commission without detriment to the performance of his other county duties. The secretary shall serve as such without additional compensation. All time spent by such secretary in performing his duties as such shall be considered as time spent by such employee in performing duties of his compensated position.

(Ord. 6724 § 3 (part), 1955; Ord. 6393 § 3 (part), 1954; Ord. 4099 Art. 25 § 357, 1942.)

The members of the county commission shall serve without compensation unless compensation is provided by the current salary ordinance of the county, in which case the members shall receive the compensation specified by such ordinance.

(Ord. 6724 § 3 (part), 1955; Ord. 6393 § 3 (part), 1954; Ord. 4099 Art. 25 § 356, 1942.)

The commission shall consult and advise with federal, state, city, county, and other governmental and private agencies and devise, discuss and suggest methods and means for the prevention and suppression of forest fires, the preservation of watersheds, and the control and conservation of floodwaters by means of such fire prevention and suppression and by appropriate methods of upstream engineering within the mountainous watersheds of the county of Los Angeles, and devise long-time effective plans to accomplish such purposes.

(Ord. 6393 § 3 (part), 1954; Ord. 4099 Art. 25 § 352, 1942.)

This chapter shall not be deemed or construed as imposing any duty upon or authorizing any act by the county commission which duty or act is imposed upon or authorized to be done by any other county officer, department or employee pursuant to the provisions of any general law, or any provision of the Charter of the county.

(Ord. 6393 § 3 (part), 1954; Ord. 4099 Art. 25 § 359, 1942.)