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SECTION 22401-22411
22401. A board of five directors is the governing body of the district. Each director shall be a resident of the district. 22402. Each district shall hold a general district election, governed by the provisions of the Uniform District Election Law, for the election of directors on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year. 22403. Within 30 days after notice of election or appointment each member of the board shall qualify by taking the official oath of office and filing it with the clerk of the principal county. 22404. The terms of office of the directors elected at the formation election are governed by the provisions of the Uniform District Election Law. 22406. The board shall fill any vacancies occurring in the office of director. The appointee shall hold office for the balance of the term and until his successor is elected and qualified. 22407. Each member of the board of directors shall receive compensation in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each attendance at the meeting of the board held within the district, which amount shall be fixed from time to time by the board. No director, however, shall receive pay for more than four meetings in any calendar month. Each director shall be allowed, with the approval of the board, all traveling and other expenses necessarily incurred by the member in the performance of the member's duties. For purposes of this section, the determination of whether a director's activities on any specific day are compensable shall be made pursuant to Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 53232) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code. 22408. The board shall hold its first meeting in the meeting room of the board of supervisors of the principal county at 10 a.m. on the first Monday after the formation of the district. 22409. At its first meeting the board shall provide for the time and place of holding its meetings and the manner in which special meetings may be called. The board may establish rules for its proceedings. 22410. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. 22411. A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.
