§ 106020 District Board Composition Rules

This law creates a board of directors for the transit district, gives each city and the county one vote, and decides how the district gets first pick of public transit money based on a population ratio.

Key Takeaways

•One board member (plus an alternate) comes from each city and the county, and each gets one vote.
•Board members must be elected officials or employees of the city or county that appointed them.
•The district gets first priority for transit funds, and the share is set by the ratio of nearby unincorporated residents to the county’s total unincorporated population.
•If an unincorporated area is annexed or becomes a city, the new city takes over the county’s obligations for that area.

Example

Monterey County and the city of Salinas each name a regular and an alternate board member. When a state grant for new buses becomes available, the district gets the first chance to use the money, and the amount it can claim is based on how many unincorporated residents live close to the district’s bus routes.

Because Salinas and the county both have board members, they vote together. The district looks at the number of people living within three‑quarters of a mile of its routes, compares that to the total unincorporated population, and uses that ratio to decide how much of the grant it can take before the county or cities can claim the rest.

How to Calculate

Priority Ratio = (Unincorporated population within 0.75 mile of district transit routes) ÷ (Total unincorporated population of the county)

Count how many unincorporated residents live within three‑quarters of a mile of any district transit route.
Count the total number of unincorporated residents in the whole county.
Divide the number from Step 1 by the number from Step 2. The result is the ratio (or percentage) that determines the district’s first‑priority share of transit funds.

The district’s bus routes run near a suburban area where 20,000 unincorporated people live. The county’s total unincorporated population is 80,000.

Result: Priority Ratio = 20,000 ÷ 80,000 = 0.25, or 25 % of the available transit money can be claimed first by the district.

(a) The district shall be governed by a board of directors which shall be composed of one representative from each member jurisdiction. Each member of the board of directors shall have one vote. Each member jurisdiction shall appoint one regular member and one alternate member to the board of directors and shall notify the district in writing of its appointments or any change of representative. (b) Membership of the district shall be limited to the County of Monterey and incorporated cities within the county and includes the county and each city that gives the district the right of first priority for use of any local, state, or federal funds allocated specifically for public transit systems and to which the city member might otherwise be entitled to claim as, but not limited to, local transportation funds pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 99200) of Part 11. The county shall give the district the right of first priority of use of any local, state, or federal funds allocated specifically for public transit to which the county might otherwise be entitled to claim as, but not limited to, local transportation funds pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 99200) of Part 11 according to a ratio of unincorporated population within three-quarters of a mile of the district transit routes to the total unincorporated population of the county. (c) Each member shall serve solely at the pleasure of the appointing member jurisdiction. Members shall be either elected officials or officers or employees of the appointing member jurisdiction. (d) If any portion of the unincorporated area of the county is annexed to a member city, that city shall assume the obligation of the county for that area. If any portion of the unincorporated area of the county becomes incorporated, that city shall assume the obligations of the county for that area. (Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)

Key Takeaways

•One board member (plus an alternate) comes from each city and the county, and each gets one vote.
•Board members must be elected officials or employees of the city or county that appointed them.
•The district gets first priority for transit funds, and the share is set by the ratio of nearby unincorporated residents to the county’s total unincorporated population.
•If an unincorporated area is annexed or becomes a city, the new city takes over the county’s obligations for that area.

Example

How to Calculate

Priority Ratio = (Unincorporated population within 0.75 mile of district transit routes) ÷ (Total unincorporated population of the county)

Count how many unincorporated residents live within three‑quarters of a mile of any district transit route.
Count the total number of unincorporated residents in the whole county.
Divide the number from Step 1 by the number from Step 2. The result is the ratio (or percentage) that determines the district’s first‑priority share of transit funds.

The district’s bus routes run near a suburban area where 20,000 unincorporated people live. The county’s total unincorporated population is 80,000.

Result: Priority Ratio = 20,000 ÷ 80,000 = 0.25, or 25 % of the available transit money can be claimed first by the district.

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§ 106020 District Board Composition Rules

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