California Government Code

§ 31520.5

GOV § 31520.5 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 4 · Title 3 · Part 3 · Ch. 3 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding Section 31520.1, in any county subject to Articles 6.8 (commencing with Section 31639) and 7.5 (commencing with Section 31662), the board of retirement may, by majority vote, appoint, from a list of nominees submitted by a recognized retiree organization, an alternate retired member to the office of the eighth member, who shall serve until the expiration of the current term of the current eighth member. Thereafter, the alternate retired member shall be elected separately by the retired members of the association in the same manner and at the same time as the eighth member is elected.

(b)The term of office of the alternate retired member shall run concurrently with the term of office of the eighth member. The alternate retired member shall vote as a member of the board only in the event the eighth member is absent from a board meeting for any cause. If there is a vacancy with respect to the eighth member, the alternate retired member shall fill that vacancy for the remainder of the eighth member’s term of office.

(c)Except as otherwise provided in this section, the alternate retired member shall be entitled to the same rights and privileges and shall have the same responsibilities and access to closed sessions as the eighth member.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 178, Sec. 3. (SB 1382) Effective January 1, 2013.