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Discussion and Direction on Assembly Bill 1217 <br />April 7, 2015 <br />Page 2 <br />forty -nine people could be present for any board meeting. This is argued to be more critical when <br />issues are debated over several meetings. <br />Opponents believe that reducing the size of the OCFA Board of Directors by eliminating the <br />representation of all member cities will impair the terms of the joint powers authority that created <br />OCFA and unreasonably disadvantages some cities currently represented on the board. Of <br />particular concern is that five cities would be virtually guaranteed seats (Buena Park, Irvine, <br />Placentia, Santa Ana, and Westminster), while other cities would have to jockey for the remaining <br />five seats. The bill does not account for the fact that the number of cities in each district is not <br />equal. The bill also fails to specify how the three supervisors are to be selected; by the Board of <br />Supervisors or via the OCFA City Selection Committee created by the bill. The committee itself is <br />not comprised of any supervisors. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this item. <br />Exhibit 1: Assembly Bill No. 1217 <br />65A -2 <br />