(a)  Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 4730, 4730.1, and 4730.2, or any other provision of law, the governing body of the Monterey Regional County Sanitation District shall be constituted in accordance with this section.

The governing body of the Monterey Regional County Sanitation District shall be a board of directors composed of not less than three members. The district board shall be appointed as follows:

When territory of the district is within a city or other sanitation district or public agency, as defined in Section 4730.1, the governing body of each such city, other sanitation district, and public agency shall appoint one member to represent such city, other sanitation district, or public agency. When territory of the district is within unincorporated territory which is not also included in such other sanitation district or public agency, the county board of supervisors shall appoint one member to represent such unincorporated territory. In the event that the selection of members pursuant to this subdivision results in the governing body having less than three members, the county board of supervisors shall appoint additional members for purposes of increasing the number of board members to three.

The governing body of the county and each city, sanitation district, and public agency having a representative on the district board of directors may designate one alternate representative to act in the place of such body’s regular member in such person’s absence, inability to act, or refusal to act.

The regular member and alternate member on the district board shall be either an elected official, officer, or employee of the county, city, other sanitation district, or public agency, and shall serve solely at the pleasure of the appointing county, city, other sanitation district, or public agency.

All vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

(b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each member of the Board of Directors of the Monterey Regional County Sanitation District shall have one vote; provided, however, that upon the call and request of any board member, present and able to vote, a weighted voting formula shall apply for any vote to be taken by the district board, with each member having one or more votes based upon the population of the city, other sanitation district, public agency, or unincorporated territory such member represents, as follows:

Population

No. of Votes

0 to  9,999 ........................

1

10,000 to 24,999 ........................

2

25,000 to 49,999 ........................

3

50,000 to 74,999 ........................

4

75,000 to 99,999 ........................

5

100,000 and above ........................

6

For the purpose of determining the population of a city, other sanitation district, public agency, or unincorporated territory, the distict board shall consider the last official United States census or the California Finance Department population estimate, whichever is more recent for a particular area.

In determining such population basis, those portions of the population of a city, other sanitation district, public agency, or unincorporated territory which are attributable to and located on the U.S. Army Military Reservation at Fort Ord, California, shall not be included within the population computation of such city, other sanitation district, public agency, or unincorporated territory.

No vote may be taken at any meeting of the Monterey Regional County Sanitation District unless a quorum of the members of such district board is in attendance. A quorum for purposes of this subdivision is a majority of all district board members.

(c)  The governing board of the Monterey Regional County Sanitation District may designate any depository or depositories for the custody of any or all revenue collected or received for operation and maintenance purposes pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 53630) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. All other district revenue, including any moneys collected or received for the payment of principal and interest upon district bonds or any moneys designated for capital outlay expenditure, shall be paid into the treasury of the county to the credit of the district. A depository shall give security sufficient to secure the district against possible loss and shall pay the warrants drawn by the district for demands against the district under such rules as the governing board may prescribe.

(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 35.)