2007 California Public Utilities Code Article 4. Meetings And Legislation

CA Codes (puc:28790-28796)

28790.  All meetings of the board of directors, whether regular or
special, shall be open to the public.



28791.  A majority of the board of directors shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of its business.



28792.  The board of directors shall adopt rules to govern its
proceedings.


28793.  The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion,
resolution, or ordinance.  No ordinance shall be passed by the board
on the day of its introduction, nor within three days thereafter, nor
at any time other than a special, regular, or adjourned regular
meeting.  No ordinance, resolution, or motion shall have any validity
or effect unless passed by the affirmative votes of a majority of
the directors.  No ordinance shall take effect until the expiration
of 30 days following its adoption, except the following which shall
take effect upon adoption:  an ordinance relating to an election, or
to the issuance or sale of bonds, or to the levying or collection of
taxes, or the fixing of fares; or an ordinance necessary for the
immediate preservation or protection of the property, interests, or
welfare of the district, which shall contain a specific statement
showing its urgency, and which shall be passed by two-thirds of the
total vote of the directors.  All ordinances except those which take
effect upon their adoption shall be subject to referendum in the
manner provided by law for the legislative acts of boards of
supervisors of counties.



28794.  All ordinances shall be published after passage.



28795.  The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be as follows:
"Be it enacted by the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Bay
Area Rapid Transit District:"



28796.  All ordinances shall be signed by the president or the vice
president of the board, and attested by the secretary.