California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §78495: An alternate member of the council shall sit as a voting member of the council if the member for whom he or she is an alternate does not attend any meeting of the council.

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An alternate member of the council shall sit as a voting member of the council if the member for whom he or she is an alternate does not attend any meeting of the council. When so serving, the alternate member has all of the powers, duties, liabilities, and immunities of the member in whose place he or she is serving, except that the alternate to the chair or vice chair shall not perform the functions of those offices.

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