CHAPTER 3. Organization [66906. - 66906.5.]

Cal. Government Code - GOV 3.

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Cal. Government Code - GOV § 66906. Section 66906.

There is created the California Tahoe Conservancy as a state agency within the Resources Agency. The conservancy is a successor agency to the California Tahoe Conservancy Agency which had similar powers and duties, but which did not function as an operating agency.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 66906.1. Section 66906.1.

(a) The governing body of the conservancy shall be composed of seven voting members and one ex officio nonvoting member. The voting members shall be as follows: (1) One member of the City Council of the City of South Lake Tahoe, or a designee appointed by that city council who is a resident of the City of South Lake Tahoe. (2) One member of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Placer, or a designee appointed by that board of supervisors who is either an employee of the county or a resident of the county and the Lake Tahoe region. (3) One member of the Board of Supervisors of the County of El Dorado, or a designee appointed by that board of supervisors who is either an employee of the county or a resident of the county and the Lake Tahoe region. (4) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency or his or her designee. (5) One member appointed from the general public by the Senate Committee on Rules. (6) One member appointed from the general public by the Speaker of the Assembly. (7) The Director of Finance or the director’s designee. (b) The members appointed or designated pursuant to paragraphs (4) to (7), inclusive, shall not be residents of the region. (c) The members of the governing body of the conservancy shall serve at the pleasure of the respective appointing authority. (d) A representative of the United States Secretary of Agriculture shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member of the conservancy. (e) A member appointed pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subdivision (a) may also serve as a representative to any nonstate body created pursuant to Title 7.4 (commencing with Section 66800), to the extent that such service does not involve a conflict of interest. (f) For purposes of this section, “Lake Tahoe region” has the same meaning as in subdivision (c) of Section 66953.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 66906.2. Section 66906.2.

The members of the conservancy appointed under subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (e), and (f) of Section 66906.1 shall be compensated for attendance at regular meetings of the conservancy at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100) per day, and all members of the conservancy shall be reimbursed the actual amounts of the reasonable and necessary expenditures incurred in attending meetings of the conservancy and carrying out the duties of their office.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 66906.3. Section 66906.3.

The governing body shall elect from its own members a chairman and vice chairman, whose terms of office shall be two years, and who shall be subject to reelections, except that a new chairman or vice chairman may be elected by the governing body before the expiration of the two-year term for the fulfillment of that two-year term.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 66906.4. Section 66906.4.

A majority of the total voting membership of the governing body shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the conservancy. Provided that a quorum exists, a majority vote of the members present shall be binding on all matters, except a request to the State Public Works Board to exercise the power of eminent domain pursuant to Section 66907.5 which shall require five affirmative votes. The governing body shall adopt its own rules, regulations, and procedures. The limitations on voting by designees of voting members in Section 7.5 shall not apply to this title.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 66906.5. Section 66906.5.

The conservancy shall establish and maintain an office within the region. The conservancy may rent or own real and personal property and equipment pursuant to applicable statutes and regulations.

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