Transit districts: governing boards: compensation: nonvoting members.
- Requires transit board members to use public transit monthly to receive compensation.
- Mandates two nonvoting board members representing transit users and labor unions.
- Authorizes board chairs to exclude nonvoting members from labor negotiation discussions.
- Requires four alternate nonvoting members to serve as backups for the main nonvoting positions.
Assembly Member Ward's proposal to reshape California transit district governance would establish new requirements for board member compensation and expand board representation through nonvoting positions. The legislation ties board member compensation to demonstrated personal use of transit services, requiring members to document either one hour of system use or four separate trips in any month they seek payment for their service.
The measure would add six new positions to transit district governing boards - two nonvoting members and four alternates. One nonvoting seat would be filled by a transit user recommended by an advisory council, with alternates nominated by different commuter councils. The other nonvoting position would represent labor, with that member and two alternates coming from unions representing employees across different transit systems. Board chairs would retain authority to exclude these nonvoting members from discussions involving labor negotiations.
As a state-mandated program, the changes would require transit districts to modify their governance structures and implement new compensation tracking systems. The Commission on State Mandates would determine whether affected local agencies qualify for state reimbursement of costs associated with these new requirements. The proposal represents the first major modification to transit district board composition and compensation rules since the original governing framework was established.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
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Latest Voting History
 Chris WardD Assembly Member | Bill Author |  Not Contacted |
- Requires transit board members to use public transit monthly to receive compensation.
- Mandates two nonvoting board members representing transit users and labor unions.
- Authorizes board chairs to exclude nonvoting members from labor negotiation discussions.
- Requires four alternate nonvoting members to serve as backups for the main nonvoting positions.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Ward's proposal to reshape California transit district governance would establish new requirements for board member compensation and expand board representation through nonvoting positions. The legislation ties board member compensation to demonstrated personal use of transit services, requiring members to document either one hour of system use or four separate trips in any month they seek payment for their service.
The measure would add six new positions to transit district governing boards - two nonvoting members and four alternates. One nonvoting seat would be filled by a transit user recommended by an advisory council, with alternates nominated by different commuter councils. The other nonvoting position would represent labor, with that member and two alternates coming from unions representing employees across different transit systems. Board chairs would retain authority to exclude these nonvoting members from discussions involving labor negotiations.
As a state-mandated program, the changes would require transit districts to modify their governance structures and implement new compensation tracking systems. The Commission on State Mandates would determine whether affected local agencies qualify for state reimbursement of costs associated with these new requirements. The proposal represents the first major modification to transit district board composition and compensation rules since the original governing framework was established.
Latest Voting History
Chris WardD Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted |