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ARTICLE II — MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Qualification of Membership; There may be several classes of membership in CSDA, as determined by the Board of Directors. The following classes have been adopted: A. Regular Voting Members: Regular voting members shall be any public agency formed pursuant to either general law or special act for the local performance of governmental and/or proprietary functions within limited boundaries, and which meets any one of the following criteria: Meets the definition of "independent special district" set forth in Government Code Section 56044 by having a legislative body all of whose members are elected, or which members are appointed to fixed terms; or 2. A public agency whose legislative body is composed of representatives of two or more other public agencies. Such representatives may be either members of the legislative body or designated employees of such other public agencies. Public agencies which qualify as regular members pursuant to these criteria include, but are not limited to the following public agencies: (a) air quality management districts; (b) air pollution control districts; (c) county water agencies or authorities; (d) transit or rapid transit districts, or transportation authorities; (e) metropolitan water districts; (f) flood control and/or water conservation districts; (g) sanitation agencies. Regular voting members do not include the state, cities, counties, school districts, community college districts, dependent districts, or joint powers authorities. Dependent districts are defined as those special districts whose legislative body is composed exclusively of members of a Board of Supervisors of a single county or city council of a single city, LAFCOs, joint powers authorities or the appointees of such legislative bodies with no fixed terms. Regular voting members have voting privileges and may hold seats on the Board of Directors. B. Associate Non-Votinsa Members: Associate members S hall be those organizations such as dependent districts, cities, mutual water companies, and those public agencies that do not satisfy the criteria for regular voting membership specified in Section A above. Associate members have no voting privileges roved members on a CSDA and may not hold a seat on the Board of Directors. C. Business Affiliate Members: - `-iess Affiliate member- " hall be those persons or organizations that provide services to special districts and/or have evidenced interest in the purposes and goals of DRAFT CSDA Bylaws Updates 'a Page 5