Cal. Educ. Code § 35023

The governing board of each school district of every kind or class shall annually at its initial meeting select one of its members as its representative who shall have one vote for each member to be elected to the county committee provided by Article 1 (commencing with Section 4000) of Chapter 1 of Part 3. The secretary or clerk of the district shall furnish the county superintendent of schools with a certificate naming the representative selected by the board.