California Regulations § 60858 Phase VI Meetings of First Eight Members of Commission

(a) The authority of the first eight members of the commission is limited to selecting the final six members of the commission. The first eight members of the commission therefore may only take those actions that are necessary for the selection of the final six members of the commission, and all other actions must be deferred until the full 14-member commission is established.

(b) The first eight members of the commission shall meet in Sacramento for the purpose of selecting the final six members of the commission. The first eight members shall schedule and hold one or more meetings for the purpose of selecting the final six members of the commission by no later than August 15 in each year ending in the number zero.

(c) Five of the first eight members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for a meeting of the first eight members of the commission.

(d) The first eight members of the commission are subject to the provisions of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (commencing with section 11120 of the Government Code). Consistent with that act, the first eight members of the commission:

(e) During their first meeting, the first eight members of the commission shall, in open session, elect one of the members to serve as a temporary chair and another member to serve as a temporary vice chair. The temporary chair shall preside over the meetings held by the first eight members of the commission for the purpose of selecting the final six members. The temporary vice chair shall preside over meetings in the temporary chair's absence. The temporary chair and the temporary vice chair shall not be registered with the same political party. The temporary chair and temporary vice chair shall be elected by the affirmative vote of at least five of the first eight members, including no less than two affirmative votes from the members who are registered with the political party having the greatest number of registered voters, two affirmative votes from the members who are registered with the political party having the second greatest number of registered voters, and no less than one affirmative vote from a member who is not registered with either of those two parties. The first eight members of the commission may replace the temporary chair or the temporary vice chair through the same voting process. In the absence of both the temporary chair and the temporary vice chair, an acting chair may be elected to preside over a meeting on the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting.

(f) Except in instances where it conflicts with state law, the first eight members of the commission shall conduct their meetings in accordance with the most recent edition of Robert's Rules of Order.

(g) The State Auditor's Office shall record, through the use of audio and visual equipment, the meetings of the first eight members of the commission in which they deliberate about or select the final six members of the commission. Such meetings will be made available for viewing on the State Auditor's Office's website either live or as soon as practicable after completion.