(a)
The authority shall be governed by a board of directors, which shall be composed of the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, the Director of Finance, the Director of General Services, and four individuals, appointed as provided in paragraph (1), who are members of the Board of Directors of the California Exposition and State Fair. The Treasurer and Controller shall be members of the board of the authority only for the purposes of hearing and deciding upon matters related to the issuance of revenue bonds pursuant to this chapter. The Director of Finance shall serve as chairperson of the authority. All meetings of the authority shall be open and public.
(1)
Of the four appointed members of the Board of Directors of the California Exposition and State Fair, one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, one shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and two shall be appointed by the Governor.
(2)
The authority may contract with consultants as approved by the board of the authority. The authority shall not employ any other staff.
(3)
The general manager of the California Exposition and State Fair may serve only in an advisory capacity to the authority.
(b)
The authority is a “department” for the purposes of hearings pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.