California § 32499.7

§ 32499.7.

(a) (1) Following appointment, the Board of Directors of the Imperial Valley Healthcare District, notwithstanding Section 32100.1, shall adopt a resolution to divide the district into seven voting districts, number the voting districts consecutively, and elect members of the board of directors by voting district beginning with the next district election occurring after January 1, 2024. (2) The board of directors shall collaborate with the Imperial County Local Agency Formation Commission to establish the voting districts. (b) In establishing the voting districts described in subdivision (a), the board of directors shall provide for representation in accordance with demographic, including population, and geographic factors of the entire area of the district. The board of directors shall fix the time and place and give public notice for a hearing on the proposed establishment of the voting districts, at which any elector of the district may present their views and plans in relation to the proposed division, but the board of directors shall not be bound thereby and their decision, in the resolution adopted, shall be final. (c) The resolution adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall declare the voting districts and describe the boundaries of each voting district. (d) The voting districts described in subdivision (a) and any necessary procedures for implementing the election of the board of directors by voting districts shall be established and implemented on or before July 1, 2024. (e) The voting districts established pursuant to this section shall be effective for subsequent district elections, commencing with the next district election occurring after January 1, 2024. At the expiration of the terms of office of the members of the board of directors then in office, and thereafter, these members of the board of directors shall be elected by voting districts. One member of the board of directors shall be elected by the electors of each of the voting districts. A person shall not be eligible to hold the office of member of the board of directors unless they have been a resident of the voting district from which they are elected for 30 days preceding the date of the election. A member of the initial board of directors, appointed pursuant to Section 32499.6, may become the first elected member for a voting district if the member is otherwise eligible for the position and is elected by the electors of that voting district. (f) A vacancy upon the board that results in a voting district left unrepresented prior to the expiration of the term of that board position shall be filled by appointment of the remaining members of the board of directors. A member of the board of directors appointed pursuant to this subdivision shall be a resident of the voting district left unrepresented on the board of directors.