CA Health & Safety Code Section 100925

There is hereby established a California Conference of Local Health Officers. The department shall consult with the conference in establishing standards as provided in this part and may consult on other matters affecting health. The conference may consult with, advise, and make recommendations to the department, other departments, boards, commissions and officials of federal, state, and local government, the Legislature, and any other organization or association on matters affecting health. The conference shall consist of all legally appointed local health officers in the state. It shall organize, adopt bylaws, and shall annually elect officers. Actual and necessary expenses, including any necessary registration fee, incident to attendance at not more than two meetings per year of the conference shall be a legal charge against the local governmental unit. Actual and necessary expenses incident to attendance at special meetings of the committees of the conference called by the director shall be a legal charge against any funds available for administration of this part, Section 100295, Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 101175) of Part 3, and Part 3 (commencing with Section 124300) of Division 106.