SECTIONS 62540-62543

62540.  The director shall appoint a Milk Producers Security TrustFund Board consisting of seven members. The director shall appoint two members of the first board for aterm of one year, two members for a term of two years, and threemembers for a term of three years. Thereafter, all appointments shallbe for a term of three years, and no member shall be appointed tomore than three consecutive three-year terms. Members of the board shall include three milk producers, tworepresentatives of handlers licensed under Chapter 2 (commencing withSection 61801), and two nonproducer members representing cooperativeassociations of milk producers.62541.  Each member of the board shall be paid one hundred dollars($100) per day plus travel expenses, including expenses for lodgingand meals, which are incurred in the attendance at board meetings orin conducting the business of the board. All per diem and expenseclaims are subject to approval by the director.62542.  The board shall advise the director on the administration ofthe fund, including, but not limited to, the amount of the funddefaults under this chapter and the implementation of the securitycharge necessary to accomplish its functions.62543.  The board may, by contract, with the approval of thedirector, engage the services of an accounting firm or otherconsultants or agencies which the board determines to be necessary.