Section 1181.5 - Appointment of Designees and Election and Duties of Officers(a) If a Commission member, as defined by Government Code section 17525, with statutory authority to designate a deputy to represent him or her makes a designation, that designee may continue to serve on the Commission until the designation is revoked by the current Commission member.(b) Commission members as defined by Government Code section 17525 shall be officers. Duties of Officers:(1) Duties of Chairperson. The chairperson shall preside over all meetings of the Commission when present. The chairperson has all the rights and responsibilities of the other members, including the right to introduce motions or proposals and to speak and vote on them while presiding. The chairperson has the power to appoint one or more members of the Commission as a subcommittee to investigate and report to the Commission on any matter within the scope of the purposes of the Commission or to form advisory groups to assist the Commission or its subcommittees in fulfilling their purposes.(2) Duties of Vice Chairperson. The vice chairperson shall preside over all meetings of the Commission at which the chairperson is not present. The vice chairperson has all the rights and responsibilities of the other members, including the right to introduce motions or proposals and to speak and vote on them while presiding.(c) Time of Election. The Commission shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson at the January meeting of each year, or at the next regularly scheduled meeting, if no meeting is held in January. In the calendar year following the statewide election of constitutional officers, the Commission may postpone its election. The Commission may authorize the executive director to conduct the election portion of its meeting.(d) Vacancy. If an office (chairperson or vice-chairperson) held by a public member or local elected official becomes vacant, an election shall be conducted as soon as practicable to fill the vacant office.(e) When Election Takes Effect. An election shall take effect immediately.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 1181.5
1. New section filed 5-19-2014; operative 7-1-2014 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(a)(3). Exempt from OAL review and submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 17527 (Register 2014, No. 21). Note: Authority cited: Sections 17500 and 17527(g), Government Code. Reference: Sections 7.5, 7.6, 7.9, 17525, 17528 and 17530, Government Code.
1. New section filed 5-19-2014; operative 7/1/2014 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(a)(3). Exempt from OAL review and submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 17527 (Register 2014, No. 21).