San Diego Association of Governments: board of directors: County of San Diego.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on how the selection process will work or who will be chosen as the new representative.

Changes to SANDAG Board Representation

The bill modifies the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) board by replacing one county supervisor with a resident chosen by community planning groups in unincorporated areas and removes requirements for specific district representation.

What This Bill Does

• Replaces the secondary representative from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on the SANDAG board with a resident selected by, and subject to recall by, a majority of the community planning groups in the County of San Diego.
• Provides an alternative to serve on the SANDAG board if the chosen resident is not available.
• Eliminates the requirement that one county supervisor must represent an incorporated area and another an unincorporated area.
• Makes nonsubstantive changes to existing laws about transportation consolidation in San Diego.

Who It Names or Affects

• The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) board members
• Community planning groups in the County of San Diego

Terms To Know

San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)

A regional agency that manages transportation and other services for the San Diego area.

Community planning groups

Local organizations in unincorporated areas that help plan community development.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill may require local agencies to take on additional duties, which could lead to state-mandated reimbursement for these costs.
• It is not clear how the selection process will work or who will be chosen as the new representative.

Official Summary Text

SB 240, as amended, Jones.
San Diego Association of
Governments.
Governments: board of directors: County of San Diego.
The San Diego Regional Transportation Consolidation Act establishes a 21-member board of directors to govern the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). The act requires 2 supervisors from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to serve on the SANDAG board of directors. The act refers to these directors as primary and secondary representatives. The act requires one of these directors to be from a district that is substantially an incorporated area and the other to be from a district that is substantially an unincorporated area.
This bill would replace the secondary representative from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on the SANDAG board of directors with a resident of an unincorporated area of the County of San Diego that is selected by, and
subject to recall by, a majority of the community planning groups in the County of San Diego. The bill would provide for an alternative to serve on the SANDAG board of directors if the secondary representative is not available. The bill would eliminate the requirement that one of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on the SANDAG board of directors be from a district that is substantially an incorporated area and the other to be from a district that is substantially an unincorporated area. To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on local agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law, the San Diego Regional Transportation Consolidation Act, provides for the reorganization of transportation responsibilities in the San Diego region by the consolidation of the San Diego Association of Governments and the transit operations of 2 specified transit boards.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to provisions of the act that describe generally the nature of this consolidation.

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