2005 California Government Code Sections 67040-67050 Article 1. Organization

67040.  There is created the California Tahoe Regional Planning
Agency as a separate legal entity and as a political subdivision of
the State of California.  It is the intent of the Legislature that
the agency be considered a "political subdivision" as that term is
used in Article VI of the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact.
67041.  The governing body of the agency shall be constituted as
follows:
   (a) One member appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the
Counties of El Dorado and Placer, and one member appointed by the
City Council of the City of South Lake Tahoe.  Each of the members of
the governing board shall be a member of the city council, or county
board of supervisors he represents, and, in the case of a supervisor
shall be a resident of a county supervisorial district lying wholly
or partly within the region.
   (b) Two members appointed by the Governor of California subject to
Senate confirmation, who shall not be residents of the basin and
shall represent the public at large.  One of such members shall be
chosen from among residents of the 10 southernmost counties in the
state and one from among the residents of the remaining counties.
   (c) One member appointed by the six other members appointed
pursuant to this section.  The member so appointed shall serve as the
permanent chairman of the agency and shall serve at the pleasure of
the other members.  In the event such membership becomes vacant and
the vacancy is not filled by the other members within 30 days, the
vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Governor.
   (d) The Secretary of the California Resources Agency or his
designee.
67042.  The members of the agency shall serve without compensation,
but the expenses of each member shall be met by the body which he
represents in accordance with the law of that body.  All other
expenses incurred by the governing body in the course of exercising
the powers conferred upon it by this title unless met in some other
manner specifically provided, shall be paid by the agency out of its
own funds.
67042.1.  When any member of the agency has a direct personal
financial interest in a matter officially coming before the agency he
shall disclose the fact of his interest and abstain from
participation in any discussion of or vote upon the matter.
67043.  The term of office of the members of the governing body
shall be at the pleasure of the appointing authority in each case.
67044.  The governing body of the agency shall meet at least
monthly.
67045.  The position of a member of the governing body shall be
considered vacated upon his loss of any of the qualifications
required for his appointment and in such event the appointing
authority shall appoint a successor.
67047.  The governing body shall elect from its own members a
chairman and vice chairman, whose terms of office shall be two years,
and who shall be subject to reelections, provided that a new
chairman or vice chairman may be elected by the agency before the
expiration of the two-year term for the fulfillment of that two-year
term.
67048.  A majority of the members of the governing body shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the
agency.  A majority vote of the members of the governing body present
shall be binding; provided, that the vote of each member of the
governing body shall be individually recorded.  The governing body
shall adopt its own rules and regulations and procedures.
67049.  A technical advisory committee shall be appointed by the
agency. The committee shall include but shall not be limited to:  the
chief planning officers of Placer County, El Dorado County, and the
City of South Lake Tahoe, the Placer County Director of Sanitation,
the El Dorado County Director of Sanitation, executive officer of the
Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board or his designee, and
the executive officer of the California Tahoe Regional Planning
Agency who shall act as chairman.
67050.  The agency shall establish and maintain an office within the
region.  The agency may rent or own property and equipment.