ARTICLE 5. Powers [5000. - 5022.]
Article 5 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.
§§ 5000–5022 · 23 sections
- § 5000 Any district may acquire, construct, and operate works within or without its limits.
- § 5001 It may acquire by gift, purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, all lands, rights of way, or other property necessary therefor.
- § 5002 It may issue and sell bonds for the acquisition and construction of works.
- § 5003 The governing body shall have supervision and control over the construction, acquisition, and operation of the works, and the collection of rates for their use.
- § 5004 The governing body may take all steps and proceedings and make and enter into all contracts or agreements necessary, convenient, or incidental to the…
- § 5005 It may employ engineers, architects, inspectors, superintendents, a manager, collectors, attorneys, and such other employees as in its judgment are necessary…
- § 5006 The governing body shall establish rules and regulations for the use of the works, including all sewers and works connected therewith, as may be necessary or…
- § 5007 The governing body shall provide that all public ways or public works damaged or destroyed in carrying out the provisions of this chapter shall be restored or…
- § 5008 In the operation of the works, the district may do any or all of the following: (a) Sell, or otherwise dispose of any water, sewage effluent, fertilizer, or…
- § 5009 Whenever any community in the district is provided with a sewerage system under this chapter the governing body having jurisdiction over that community shall…
- § 5010 All works acquired or constructed under this chapter where the expense involved exceeds five hundred dollars, shall be done by contract which shall be awarded…
- § 5011 The governing body shall comply with all the conditions and requirements of the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932, respecting the employment of…
- § 5012 Before awarding any contract for construction of works the governing body shall cause to be published a notice inviting sealed bids for doing it. The notice…
- § 5013 All bids shall be accompanied by a certified check payable to the district for an amount that is not less than ten per cent of the aggregate of the bid. No bid…
- § 5014 The bids shall be delivered to the clerk. The governing body shall, in open session, publicly open, examine, and declare them.
- § 5015 The governing body may reject all bids if it deems this for the public good, and shall reject all bids other than the lowest regular responsible bidder, and…
- § 5016 If the bids are rejected or if no bids are received, the governing body may readvertise for bids as in the first instance without further proceedings.
- § 5017 If the successful bidder fails, neglects, or refuses for twenty days after written notice of the award has been mailed him to enter into the contract to…
- § 5018 Each contractor shall, at the time of entering into the contract, execute a surety bond to the satisfaction and approval of the governing body in a sum not…
- § 5019 The contract shall provide that the work shall be commenced within twenty days after the contractor has received written notice from the clerk that there is…
- § 5020 At the time of entering into the contract the contractor shall execute, deliver, and file with the governing body a good and sufficient surety bond, in a sum…
- § 5021 All provisions of the codes and general laws relating to notice and the foreclosure of such liens are applicable, but suit may only be brought on the bond…
- § 5022 In all respects not otherwise provided for in this chapter the bond shall be in conformity with the requirements of the general law of the State regarding…