(a) An authority shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of a minimum of three directors. All directors shall be elected officials representing the cities, special districts, or counties that are members of the authority. The authority shall consist of members appointed by each of the cities, special districts, or counties that are a member of the authority in proportion to the population served by the member city, special district, or county.
(b) The board shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson from among its members at the first meeting held in each calendar year.
(c) (1) A member of the authority board may receive a per diem for each board meeting that the member attends. The authority board shall set the amount of that per diem for a member’s attendance, but that amount shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per meeting. A member shall not receive a payment for more than two meetings in a calendar month.
(2) A member may waive a payment of per diem authorized by this subdivision.
(d) (1) A member of the board shall serve a term of two years.
(2) If a vacancy occurs on the board of directors, an individual shall fill the vacancy as specified by the representative cities, special districts, or counties. An appointment to fill a vacancy pursuant to this subparagraph shall be effective only for the remainder of the term of the office that became vacated.
(e) (1) Members of the board are subject to Article 2.4 (commencing with Section 53234) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.
(2) The authority shall be subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5), the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1), and the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000)).
(f) An authority shall engage in public participation processes, which shall include the following:
(1) Outreach efforts to encourage the active participation of a broad range of stakeholder groups in the planning process, including, but not limited to, affordable housing and homelessness advocates, any public housing authority created pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 34200) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code in the housing finance agency’s jurisdiction, nonprofit developers, neighborhood and community groups, environmental advocates, equity organizations, home builder representatives, and business organizations.
(2) Holding at least one public meeting regarding any relevant plan or proposals being considered by the authority. The authority shall hold any such meeting at a time and a location convenient for members of the public. The authority shall place each plan or proposal under consideration on a meeting agenda of the authority board for discussion at least 30 days before the authority board takes action.
(3) A process for enabling members of the public to provide a single request to receive authority notices, information, and updates.
(Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 767, Sec. 1. (SB 440) Effective January 1, 2025.)