(a) Notwithstanding Sections 5533 and 5533.5, with respect to a district formed pursuant to Section 5506.12 where the board of directors of the district is appointed by the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is located, the terms of office of each member of the board of directors is four years, commencing at noon on the first Monday in January, except as provided in subdivision (b).
(b) Within 30 days after the date a district is formed pursuant to this chapter, the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is formed shall appoint five persons to the board of directors of the district. Each person appointed by the board of supervisors to serve on the board of directors of the district shall be a registered voter in the district. The persons appointed to the initial board of directors shall hold their first meeting not later than the first Monday that falls after 45 days after the date of formation of the district. At the first meeting of the board, the directors shall classify themselves by lot into two classes of members. The term of office of the first class with three members shall expire at noon on the first Monday in January that is closest to the fourth year after the appointments made pursuant to this subdivision. The term of office of the class with two members shall expire at noon on the first Monday in January that is closest to the second year after the appointments made pursuant to this subdivision.
(c) Any vacancy in the office of a member of the board of directors of the district appointed pursuant to this section shall be filled by the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is formed. Any person appointed to fill a vacant office shall fill the balance of the unexpired term.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 24, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
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