55B - AGMT AND RESO WITH COUNTY OF ORANGE

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Orange County Operational Area Agreement Section Two. operational Area Council, Executive Board and Subcommittees 2.1 Operational Area Signatory Council All political subdivisions within the geographic area of Orange County, California are organized into the OA, regardless of signatory status? The OA Signatory Council, hereinafter referred to as the Council, is hereby created to include the signature Parties to this Agreement. The Parties acknowledge that the Council is not a separate legal entity and that it is not their Intention to form a joint powers authority. 2.1.1 Membership By approval and execution of this Agreement, all Subdivisions in the County of Orange, including cities, school districts, community college districts, special districts, joint powers authorities, and the County, are members of the Council. Each signature party shall designate annually in writing to the Orange County Sheriffs Department Emergency Management Division, hereinafter referred to as county emergency management, one primary and one alternate representative of Its governing body to serve on the Council. 2.1.2 Responsibilities It is not the intent of this Agreement that there be regular meetings of the Council. In routine matters and day-to-day decision -making, the OA Executive Board (as described in Section 2.2) will represent the interests of the OA. However, the Council shall have authority over the major policy issues of the OA, as determined by the Executive Board, including adoption of any amendments to this Agreement or adoption of any fees to support OA coordination activities. Council members will receive information regarding major OA policy issues from the Executive Board, when necessary, for consideration at their respective governing body meetings. Furthermore, whenever a majority of the Council determine that an issue should be brought before the Council, it shall be done irrespective of whether the Executive Board has identified it as a major policy issue. 2.1.3 Representatives Meeting The representatives of the Council may meet as necessary as determined by the Executive Board or as requested by a majority of the members of the Council. Should it be necessary for the Council to meet, each member of the Council shall be entitled to one vote. The representatives present shall, by majority vote, select a Chair Pro Tem for that meeting from among the representatives present. A majority of all Council member representatives shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business relating to the OA. Unless otherwise provided herein, a vote of the majority of those present and qualified to vote shall be sufficient for the adoption of any motion, resolution, or order and to take any other action deemed appropriate to Further the Title 19 California Corte of Regulations Section 2409 January 2020 2 55B-11