Opinion No. (2000)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General GREGORY L. GONOT Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE WILLIAM MURANO, COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OF LASSEN, has requested an opinion on the following question: In calculating the populations of cities for purposes of membership on the governing board of a county air pollution control district, are state prison inmates to be included in the calculations? CONCLUSION In calculating the populations of cities for purposes of membership on the governing board of a county air pollution control district, state prison inmates are to be included in the calculations. ANALYSIS The question presented for resolution concerns membership by city officials on the governing board of a county air pollution control district. (Health Saf. Code, §§ 40000 - 40131 .) 1 In calculating the populations of cities for purposes of representation on the governing board, are state prisoners to be included in the calculations? We conclude that they are. Generally speaking, a county air pollution control district exists in each county. (§ 40002 .) Within their respective jurisdictions, these local authorities have the primary responsibility for the control of air pollution…