Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 16031. Section 16031.
Except as otherwise provided in this division, the powers of the district shall be exercised by the board of directors.
ARTICLE 3. Powers and Duties of Directors [16031. - 16044.]
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC 3.
in effectCal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 16032. Section 16032.
The board of directors shall choose one of its members president.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 16033. Section 16033.
The president shall sign all contracts on behalf of the district and perform such other duties as may be imposed by the board.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 16034. Section 16034.
The board may from time to time contract for or employ any professional services required by the district, the board, or any officers of the district.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 16035. Section 16035.
At the first meeting of the board, after the board has qualified and organized, it shall appoint the clerk, accountant, general manager, and treasurer.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 16036. Section 16036.
In lieu of appointing a treasurer, the board may elect that the duties of treasurer be performed by the treasurer of the county in which the district, or the greater part of its population, is situated. Whenever the board by ordinance so determines, such duties shall be performed by the county treasurer. The ordinance shall also prescribe the manner in which money is to be drawn out of the various funds belonging to the district in the hands of the treasurer. The treasurer shall be served with a certified copy of the ordinance.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 16037. Section 16037.
The board may consolidate two or more offices in the same person.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 16038. Section 16038.
The board may provide for an assistant to any officer of the district who may perform the acts his principal may perform, when authorized so to do by the board.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 16039. Section 16039.
At the first meeting after the end of each fiscal year, the board shall render and immediately cause to be published a verified statement of the financial condition of the district.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 16040. Section 16040.
The financial statement shall show particularly the receipts and disbursements since the publication of the last preceding statement and of the last preceding fiscal year and the source of such receipts and the purpose of such disbursements.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 16041. Section 16041.
Publication of the financial statement shall be made pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the district, or if there is no such newspaper, in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in a county where any part of the district is situated.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 16042. Section 16042.
A neglect or refusal of the board to comply with Sections 16601 to 16614, inclusive, 16644 to 16659, inclusive, and 16467 is cause for removal from office.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 16043. Section 16043.
No director or other officer of the district shall in any manner be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract awarded or to be awarded by the board, or in the profits to be derived from it. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor and a director or officer convicted shall forfeit his office, and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 16044. Section 16044.
A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.
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