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Senate committee advances measure allowing single-member Metropolitan Water District agencies to assign proxies
Summary
AB 523 would let member agencies that only have a single director on the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) board authorize another sitting MWD director to vote on their behalf at board meetings under strict limits; the committee advanced the bill despite concerns about potential overuse and questions about the sunset date in the bill text.
Assemblymember Erwin presented AB 523 to allow member agencies that are represented by a single director on the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California board to designate another sitting MWD director to vote on their behalf at board meetings when their director cannot attend. Sponsors said the bill corrects an inequity: multi-representative agencies can vote full entitlements when at least one…
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