BILL NUMBER: AB 663	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  38
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 2, 2015
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 2, 2015
	PASSED THE SENATE  JUNE 18, 2015
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 14, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Irwin

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2015

   An act to add Section 31520.13 to the Government Code, relating to
county employees' retirement.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 663, Irwin. County retirement boards: alternate members.
   The County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 sets forth the
membership composition requirements for the board of retirement of
counties subject to certain provisions regarding safety members. The
4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th members are required to be qualified electors
of the county who are not connected with the government, except that
one may be a member of the county board of supervisors. Existing law
authorizes a retirement board, in a county of the 9th class, to
appoint an alternate member for the 4th, 5th, 6th, or 9th member of
the board, as specified.
   This bill would additionally authorize a county of the 13th class,
also known as Ventura County, to appoint an alternate member for the
4th, 5th, 6th, or 9th member of the board.
   This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to
the necessity of a special statute for the County of Ventura.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 31520.13 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   31520.13.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 31520.1, in any county
subject to Articles 6.8 (commencing with Section 31639) and 7.5
(commencing with Section 31662), the board of supervisors may, by
resolution adopted by majority vote, appoint an alternate member for
the fourth, fifth, sixth, and ninth members. The term of office of
the alternate member shall run concurrently with the term of office
of the ninth member. The alternate member shall vote as a member of
the board only in the event the fourth, fifth, sixth, or ninth member
is absent from a board meeting for any cause. If there is a vacancy
with respect to the fourth, fifth, sixth, or ninth member, the
alternate member shall fill that vacancy until a successor qualifies.

   (b) The alternate member for the fourth, fifth, sixth, or ninth
member shall be entitled to the same compensation as the fourth,
fifth, sixth, or ninth member for attending a meeting, pursuant to
Section 31521, whether or not the fourth, fifth, sixth, or ninth
member attends the meeting.
   (c) This section shall apply only to a county of the 13th class,
as defined in Sections 28020 and 28034.
  SEC. 2.  The Legislature finds and declares that a special law is
necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable within the
meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution
because of the unique pressures being experienced in the County of
Ventura in providing timely resolution to complex retirement board
actions.