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Metropolitan Water Districts: Proxy Vote Rules
This law allows representatives from member agencies with only one board seat to give their voting power to another representative for up to six meetings a year if they cannot attend, until January 1, 2030.
What This Bill Does
- Allows single-representative agencies to assign proxy votes until January 1, 2030.
- Requires the proxy vote authorization to be written down in an official document.
- Limits each proxy authorization to no more than six board meetings per calendar year.
- Prohibits a person with a proxy from taking over the original representative's officer role at a meeting.
- Applies all existing laws and conflict of interest rules to the person using the proxy vote.
Who It Names or Affects
- Representatives on metropolitan water district boards who are allowed only one seat for their agency.
- Other representatives chosen by member public agencies who receive a proxy vote.
- Metropolitan water districts governed under the Metropolitan Water District Act.
Terms To Know
- Proxy vote authorization
- A written permission that lets one representative cast a vote for another when they cannot attend.
- Member public agency
- The local government or organization that sends representatives to the water district board.
Limits and Unknowns
- This rule only applies until January 1, 2030.
- It does not allow agencies with more than one representative on the board to use proxy votes.