CHAPTER 3. Internal Organization of Districts [11801. - 11950.]

Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.

§§ 11801–11950 · 76 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Government § 11801 · 1 section

   • § 11801 The government of every district is vested in a board of five directors, one from each ward, together with the other officers mentioned in this division. The…
2. ARTICLE 2. Election of Directors §§ 11821–11832 · 11 sections

   • § 11821 The first directors are elected at the formation election as provided in Chapter 2. All elections of directors subsequent to the first shall be held at the…
   • § 11822 Notice of election shall be published and no other notice of such election need be given.
   • § 11823 The board shall by resolution or ordinance fix the boundaries of the wards for the purpose of electing directors therefrom. The board of directors shall, by…
   • § 11824 The notice of election shall refer to the wards established by the board.
   • § 11825 Not more than 113 days prior to the election, upon request, the county elections official of the principal county containing the majority of the population of…
   • § 11827 Nomination papers may be circulated throughout the district.
   • § 11828 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, the provisions of the Elections Code prescribed for independent nominations shall substantially govern the…
   • § 11829 The board shall in the notice, ordinance, or resolution calling an election consolidate it with the general election to be held at the same time in the…
   • § 11830 Candidates for the office of director shall be voted upon at large, and every voter in the district may vote for all of the directors to be elected.
   • § 11831 Upon receipt of the returns of the canvass by the respective boards of supervisors the board shall meet and determine results of the election and declare the…
   • § 11832 The secretary of the district shall issue certificates of election, signed by him and duly authenticated, immediately following the determination of the result…
3. ARTICLE 2.5. Additional Directors §§ 11850–11855 · 7 sections

   • § 11850 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in any district formed prior to January 1, 1974, and containing a population of 1,000,000 or more on…
   • § 11851 In any district in which the number of directors is required to be increased from five to seven as provided in Section 11850, the board of directors in office…
   • § 11852 The two additional directors provided for by this article shall be nominated and elected in the manner and at the election called and conducted within the…
   • § 11852.5 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if, in a district subject to this article, by 5 p.m. on the 83rd day prior to the day fixed for the general…
   • § 11853 The two additional directors elected pursuant to this article shall take office immediately upon the issuance of the certificates of election by the secretary…
   • § 11854 The term of office of the additional directors elected pursuant to this article shall be four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.
   • § 11855 Nothing in this article shall effect the term of office of district directors in office on the effective date of this section.
4. ARTICLE 2.7. Sacramento Municipal Utility District §§ 11857–11857.5 · 6 sections

   • § 11857 Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, the number of directors on the district board shall be…
   • § 11857.1 To effectuate the increase as provided in Section 11857, the board of directors in office on January 1, 1994, shall, by resolution or ordinance adopted within…
   • § 11857.2 The two additional directors provided for by this article shall be nominated and elected in the manner and at the election called and conducted within the…
   • § 11857.3 The two additional directors elected pursuant to this article shall take office immediately upon the issuance of the certificates of election by the secretary…
   • § 11857.4 The term of office of the additional directors elected pursuant to this article shall be four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.
   • § 11857.5 Nothing in this article shall affect the term of office of district directors in office on the effective date of this section.
5. ARTICLE 3. Terms of Office of Directors §§ 11861–11865 · 4 sections

   • § 11861 The directors elected at the formation election shall hold their respective offices only until the first day of January next following the next general…
   • § 11862 Of the directors elected at the first election following the formation election, those three elected by the highest vote shall hold office for four years, and…
   • § 11863 Directors elected at the formation election shall enter upon their official duties immediately upon the filing of the order declaring the result of the…
   • § 11865 Vacancies on the board shall be filled as provided in this section: (a) (1) The remaining board members may fill the vacancy by appointment. The person…
6. ARTICLE 4. Powers and Duties of Directors §§ 11881–11895 · 21 sections

   • § 11881 The oath of office of directors shall be taken, subscribed, and filed with the secretary of the district at any time after the director has notice of his…
   • § 11882 The board shall choose one of its members president, and another vice president, who shall be authorized to act for the president during his absence or…
   • § 11883 The board is the legislative body of the district and determines all questions of policy.
   • § 11884 All matters and things necessary for the proper administration of the affairs of the district which are not provided for in this division shall be provided for…
   • § 11885 The board shall supervise and regulate every utility owned and operated by the district, including the fixing of rates, rentals, charges, and classifications,…
   • § 11886 The board shall by resolution determine and create such number and character of positions as are necessary properly to carry on the functions of the district…
   • § 11886.1 The board of a district which has owned and operated an electric distribution system for at least eight years and has a population of 250,000 or more may…
   • § 11887 The board of any district having 600 or more employees may appoint not to exceed 15 employees to positions requiring peculiar and exceptional qualifications,…
   • § 11887.1 The board of a district which has owned and operated an electric distribution system for at least eight years and has a population of 250,000 or more may,…
   • § 11887.2 The board of a district which has owned and operated an electric distribution system for at least eight years and has a population of 250,000 or more may,…
   • § 11888 The board may from time to time contract for or employ any professional service required by the district or for the performance of work or services which…
   • § 11889 The board shall employ an expert who shall examine and report, at least annually, upon the system of accounts kept by the district.
   • § 11890 The salaries or wages of all officers and employees of a district shall be paid periodically as the board may prescribe. At the expiration of the period fixed…
   • § 11891 The board may provide by resolution, under such terms and conditions as it sees fit, for the payment of demands against the district without prior specific…
   • § 11891.5 The board of any district which has owned and operated a water distribution system for at least 10 years and which maintains a system of accounting…
   • § 11891.6 The board of a district which has owned and operated an electric distribution system for at least eight years and has a population of 250,000 or more which…
   • § 11892 To facilitate the business of the district, the board may provide for the creation and administration of revolving funds as the needs of the district may…
   • § 11892.1 Notwithstanding Section 11892, the board of a district which has owned and operated an electric distribution system for at least eight years and has a…
   • § 11893 If a legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the board may provide by resolution that the Friday preceding is a holiday within the district for the purpose of…
   • § 11894 The board may provide by resolution, if necessary to implement a memorandum of understanding adopted pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of…
   • § 11895 A district may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the board, change its name. A certified copy of the resolution changing the name of the district shall…
7. ARTICLE 5. Meetings and Legislation §§ 11907–11912 · 8 sections

   • § 11907 A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
   • § 11908 The board shall establish rules for its proceedings and may provide, by ordinance or resolution, that each member shall receive for each attendance at the…
   • § 11908.1 (a) Notwithstanding Section 11908, a district with a board having seven directors may provide, by resolution or ordinance, that each director shall receive…
   • § 11908.2 Notwithstanding Section 11908, the board of a district which has owned and operated an electric distribution system for at least eight years and has a…
   • § 11909 The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance. No ordinance, resolution, or motion shall have any validity or effect unless…
   • § 11910 (a) No ordinance shall be passed by the board within five days of the day of its introduction or at any time other than a regular or adjourned regular meeting.…
   • § 11911 The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be as follows: “Be it enacted by the board of directors of ________ municipal utility district:”
   • § 11912 All ordinances shall be signed by the president of the board or the vice president, and attested by the secretary.
8. ARTICLE 6. Other Officers §§ 11926–11942 · 17 sections

   • § 11926 The board shall appoint and fix the salary of a general manager, who shall have full charge and control of the construction of the works of the district and of…
   • § 11927 All other things being equal, the board shall appoint as general manager some person who has had experience in municipal engineering or in the construction or…
   • § 11928 The general manager need not be a resident of this State at the time of his appointment.
   • § 11929 The general manager shall hold office for an indefinite term and may be removed by the board only upon the adoption of a resolution by the affirmative vote of…
   • § 11930 Notwithstanding this article, until such time as the district has operated, controlled, or used works or parts of works for providing the inhabitants and…
   • § 11931 The board may appoint an accountant, a secretary, a treasurer, and an attorney, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the board.
   • § 11932 The attorney shall be admitted to practice law in the Supreme Court of the State, and shall have been actively engaged in the practice of his profession for…
   • § 11933 The board may also provide for assistants to any officer of the district who shall hold office at the pleasure of the board and may perform any and all acts…
   • § 11934 The board may consolidate any of the district offices in one person.
   • § 11935 The oath of office of all appointive officers of the district shall be taken, subscribed, and filed with the secretary of the district at any time after the…
   • § 11936 Each appointive officer shall give such bond and in such amount as the board may require.
   • § 11937 The powers of the general manager are: (a) To see that all ordinances of the district are enforced. (b) To administer the civil service system of the district…
   • § 11938 The general manager shall within 90 days from the end of each fiscal year cause to be published a summary of the financial report showing the result of…
   • § 11939 The attorney shall take charge of all suits and other legal matters to which the district is a party or in which it is legally interested. He shall give his…
   • § 11940 The accountant shall install and maintain a system of auditing and accounting which shall completely and at all times show the financial condition of the…
   • § 11941 The treasurer shall be the custodian of the funds of the district and shall make payments and execute instruments for the payment of demands against the…
   • § 11942 With the consent of the board, the treasurer may: (a) Authorize the trust department of any state or national bank, or a trust company authorized to act as…
9. ARTICLE 7. Initiative and Referendum § 11950 · 1 section

   • § 11950 The initiative and referendum provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9300) of Division 9 of the Elections Code shall apply to every municipal utility…