The 21 members listed above shall select a building contractor as a member of the board, who shall serve without pay, but shall receive actual and necessary expenses incurred while serving on the board.
Each of the appointing authorities shall appoint, in the same manner as for members, an alternate in addition to a member. The alternate member shall serve in place of the member at the meetings of the board that the member is unable to attend. The alternate shall have all of the authority that the member would have when the alternate is attending in the place of the member. The board may appoint, from time to time, as it deems necessary, consultants who shall serve without pay but shall receive actual and necessary expenses as approved by the board.
Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 18960