CHAPTER 3. Internal Organization of Districts [15951. - 16196.]

Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.

§§ 15951–16196 · 79 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Election of Directors §§ 15951–15976 · 28 sections

   • § 15951 At an election held in the district on the next established election date not less than 74 days after its formation a board of directors shall be elected, to…
   • § 15952 A director at large shall be a resident and qualified elector of the district.
   • § 15953 All unincorporated territories situated in the same county and included within the district shall be regarded as an entirety and as a territorial unit of the…
   • § 15954 Candidates for the office of director to be elected by a unit shall be nominated from each such territorial unit, and the remaining number of directors shall…
   • § 15955 Each directorship is a separate office for the purpose of nomination and election, and for the filling of vacancies.
   • § 15956 (a) Candidates for directors at large shall be designated in all declarations of candidacy, nominating certificates, and on all official election ballots as…
   • § 15957 Candidates for director from the several territorial units entitled to one director each shall be designated in all declarations of candidacy, nominating…
   • § 15958 If only one unit of unincorporated territory is contained in the district, it may be designated as “the unincorporated territorial unit.”
   • § 15959 If two or more units of unincorporated territory are contained in the district, they shall be numbered, named, and designated by the board of supervisors in…
   • § 15960 The board of supervisors shall number, name, and designate each territorial unit of the district by ordinance at a regular or special meeting after the…
   • § 15961 Designations of directors by name or number have no significance whatever after election and qualification of the directors or after appointment and…
   • § 15961.5 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the division, the candidates for director of any district that is wholly or partially within the County of Placer…
   • § 15961.6 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the candidates for director of any district that is wholly or partially within the County of San…
   • § 15962 The population of each unit of unincorporated territory within the district shall be determined at the time of calling the election of the first board of…
   • § 15963 The board of directors shall determine the boundaries of each unit of unincorporated territory within the district pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with…
   • § 15965 The election of directors shall be held in the unincorporated territory included within the district and shall be called by the board of supervisors of the…
   • § 15966 (a) Not less than 30 days prior to the election, any five or more electors in the district may file with the board of directors a petition requesting that the…
   • § 15967 A certificate of election shall be issued by the board of supervisors to each person elected and declared elected.
   • § 15968 Immediately after receiving his or her certificate of election and before assuming the duties of office, each director shall take and subscribe an official…
   • § 15969 All official oaths shall be in the form provided by law for official oaths of county officers.
   • § 15970 If a person elected fails to qualify, the office shall be filled as if there were a vacancy in the office.
   • § 15971 Elections of directors after election of the first board shall be called and held by the board of directors, and shall be called, held, and conducted,…
   • § 15972 The board of directors of a district which lies entirely within one county may submit to the qualified electors, at a general election or a special election…
   • § 15973 Within 30 days after an increase in the number of directors has been authorized, the board of directors shall appoint two qualified electors of the district to…
   • § 15973.1 (a) Notwithstanding Sections 15951, 15972, and 15973, the local agency formation commission, in approving either a consolidation of districts or the…
   • § 15974 Notwithstanding Section 15952 or any other provision of this division, each member of the board of directors of the Johnsville Public Utility District in…
   • § 15975 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, candidates for director of the Georgetown Divide Public Utility District may be elected by wards upon…
   • § 15976 Notwithstanding any provision of law, the Board of Directors of the Kirkwood Meadows Public Utility District shall consist of five members, elected at large.…
2. ARTICLE 2. Terms and Compensation of Directors §§ 16001–16003 · 3 sections

   • § 16001 On the first Tuesday after their election and qualification, the directors shall meet and classify themselves by lot, so that the largest possible minority…
   • § 16002 (a) Each member of the board may receive the compensation that the board by ordinance provides, not exceeding four thousand eight hundred dollars ($4,800) a…
   • § 16003 A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled pursuant to Section 1780 of the Government Code.
3. ARTICLE 3. Powers and Duties of Directors §§ 16031–16044 · 14 sections

   • § 16031 Except as otherwise provided in this division, the powers of the district shall be exercised by the board of directors.
   • § 16032 The board of directors shall choose one of its members president.
   • § 16033 The president shall sign all contracts on behalf of the district and perform such other duties as may be imposed by the board.
   • § 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.
   • § 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.
   • § 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…
   • § 16037 The board may consolidate two or more offices in the same person.
   • § 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.
   • § 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…
   • § 16040 The financial statement shall show particularly the receipts and disbursements since the publication of the last preceding statement and of the last preceding…
   • § 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…
   • § 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.
   • § 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,…
   • § 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.
4. ARTICLE 4. Meetings and Legislation §§ 16071–16084 · 14 sections

   • § 16071 The board shall establish rules for its proceedings and shall provide for the time and place of holding meetings and the manner in which special meetings may…
   • § 16072 The board shall act only by ordinance, resolution, or motion. The ayes and noes shall be taken upon the passage of all ordinances, resolutions, or motions and…
   • § 16073 The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be: “Be it enacted by the board of directors of _______ public utility district:”.
   • § 16074 All resolutions and ordinances shall be signed by the president of the board and attested by the secretary.
   • § 16075 No ordinance passed by the board takes effect less than 30 days after its passage. At least one week before the expiration of the said 30 days copies of the…
   • § 16076 An order entered in the minutes of the board that an ordinance has been duly posted and published is prima facie proof of such posting and publication.
   • § 16077 All tax levies for a purpose other than interest or sinking fund payments shall be first authorized by the board by ordinance when the amount proposed to be…
   • § 16078 During the 30 days following passage of an ordinance pursuant to Section 16077 a petition, signed by qualified voters of the district equal to 10 percent of…
   • § 16079 Immediately upon receipt of a petition submitted pursuant to Section 16078 the board shall cause the clerk of the district to examine and verify the…
   • § 16080 Within 10 days after the filing of a supplemental petition, the clerk shall examine it and certify to the result of his examination.
   • § 16081 An ordinance is suspended from going into operation until the examination, verification, and certification are completed.
   • § 16082 If a petition, or petition as amended, is certified to be sufficient the ordinance is suspended from going into operation and the board shall reconsider it.
   • § 16083 If the board does not entirely repeal the ordinance upon reconsideration, it shall submit the ordinance to a vote of the electors at a general district…
   • § 16084 Unless otherwise provided in this division, petitions made pursuant to this article, in the matter of form, signatures, and preparation, and the proceedings…
5. ARTICLE 5. Other Officers §§ 16111–16116 · 6 sections

   • § 16111 The officers of the district, other than the board of directors, are: (a) A clerk, who is also ex officio secretary of the board. (b) An accountant. (c) A…
   • § 16112 The officers, other than the board of directors, shall be appointed by the board, hold office at its pleasure, and receive such compensation as is provided for…
   • § 16113 When the district acquires, constructs, owns, or operates two or more public utilities, a general manager may be appointed and employed for each public utility.
   • § 16114 Subject to such restrictions as the board may impose, the general manager shall have full charge and control of the construction of the works of the district…
   • § 16115 The clerk shall countersign all contracts on behalf of the district. He shall give his full time during office hours to the affairs of the district. He is ex…
   • § 16116 The accountant shall install and maintain a system of auditing and accounting which completely and at all times shows the financial condition of the district.…
6. ARTICLE 6. District Elections §§ 16151–16165 · 8 sections

   • § 16151 The biennial election for the election of directors shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of odd-numbered years. This election…
   • § 16152 Except as otherwise provided in this division, districts governed by this division are subject to the provisions of the Uniform District Election Law.
   • § 16153 No person may vote at any district election unless he possesses all the requirements of an elector under the general laws and is a qualified elector residing…
   • § 16160 If land is annexed to a district, the board shall reestablish the boundaries of the units and election precincts within the district not less than 90 days…
   • § 16162 Whenever a special election is called pursuant to Articles 1 or 2 of Chapter 5 for the purpose of submitting to the electors a proposition, the board shall…
   • § 16163 At the special election all propositions formulated pursuant to Articles 1 or 2 of Chapter 5 may be submitted to the electors of the district, but no question…
   • § 16164 The ordinance calling the election shall set forth the following: (a) The purposes for which it is called. (b) The estimated cost of each utility or utility…
   • § 16165 The election shall be held as provided for holding elections in the district.
7. ARTICLE 7. Employees §§ 16191–16196 · 6 sections

   • § 16191 The maximum time of labor or service required of any laborer, workman, or mechanic employed upon any work of the district, whether employed directly by the…
   • § 16192 The board shall fix the hours of labor or service required of all employees of the district, and their compensation, and shall employ all necessary employees…
   • § 16193 The board shall classify all places of employment under the district and its offices and departments, with reference to the examinations provided by this…
   • § 16194 The board shall make rules to effect a civil service system, and for examinations, appointments, promotions, and removals, and from time to time may make…
   • § 16195 Examinations shall be practical, and shall relate to those matters only which will fairly test the relative capacity of the persons examined to discharge the…
   • § 16196 The manager, engineer, clerk, accountant, and treasurer shall not be included within the classified civil service of the district.