PART 3. INTERNAL ORGANIZATION [40300. - 40800.]
Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.
§§ 40300–40800 · 31 sections
CHAPTER 1. Officers §§ 40300–40383 · 18 sections
ARTICLE 1. Qualification and Tenure §§ 40300–40307 · 8 sections
- § 40300 Directors, irrespective of the method of their selection, take office as soon as they qualify, except that directors elected at a general election take office…
- § 40301 Within 10 days after receiving his certificate of election or being appointed, each director shall take and subscribe the official oath, and file it in the…
- § 40302 The members of the board elected at the formation election shall at their first meeting classify themselves by lot into two classes as nearly equal in number…
- § 40303 After such classification the board shall elect a president from their number and appoint a secretary and treasurer, each of whom shall hold office during the…
- § 40304 On the day of the regular meeting of the board in April next following each general election, the directors shall meet and organize as a board, elect a…
- § 40305 The board may elect a vice president and appoint an assistant secretary to serve during the pleasure of the board.
- § 40306 The term of office of each director elected after the formation election shall be four years, and until his or her successor is elected and has qualified. Upon…
- § 40307 In order to be nominated and eligible for the office of director, a candidate shall be a holder of title within the district. If a holder of title to land is…
ARTICLE 2. Official Bonds §§ 40330–40336 · 7 sections
- § 40330 The amount of the bond to be given by the secretary for the faithful performance of his duties shall be fixed by the board.
- § 40331 The treasurer of the district shall execute a bond in an amount to be fixed by the board, the minimum amount thereof not to be less than ten thousand dollars…
- § 40332 Each member of the board shall execute a bond in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000).
- § 40333 The bonds of the first directors of any district may be approved by a judge of the superior court of any affected county and recorded in the office of the…
- § 40334 The bonds of the directors, other than the first directors, shall be approved by a judge of the superior court, recorded in the office of the recorder of the…
- § 40335 All bonds shall be made payable to the district and be in the form prescribed for the official bonds of county officers. Premiums may be paid by the district.
- § 40336 If any district is appointed fiscal agent of or by the United States in connection with any federal reclamation project, the directors and the treasurer shall…
ARTICLE 3. Compensation §§ 40355–40356 · 2 sections
- § 40355 (a) A director, when sitting on the board or acting under its orders, shall receive not exceeding: (1) One hundred dollars ($100) per day, not exceeding six…
- § 40356 The board shall fix the compensation to be paid to all other officers and employees provided for in this division, to be paid out of the treasury of the…
ARTICLE 4. Misconduct § 40383 · 1 section
- § 40383 For wilful violation of any express duty provided for in this division on the part of any officer named in this division, he shall be liable upon his official…
CHAPTER 2. Appointments to Fill Vacancies § 40500 · 1 section
- § 40500 A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled pursuant to Section 1780 of the Government Code.
CHAPTER 3. Board Meetings and Duties §§ 40650–40659 · 11 sections
- § 40650 The directors elected at the formation election shall on the first Tuesday after their election and qualification meet and organize as a board and designate an…
- § 40651 The board shall hold a regular meeting each month at the place selected as the district office.
- § 40652 The board may by resolution duly entered upon its minutes fix any other time or place for the regular monthly meeting, but no such change shall become…
- § 40653 Special meetings of the board may be held as required for the proper transaction of the business of the district, but shall be ordered by a majority of the…
- § 40654 The order calling a special meeting shall be entered of record and specify the business to be transacted. Five days’ notice of the order must be given to each…
- § 40655 No other business than that specified in the order may be transacted at a special meeting unless all the members are present and consent to the consideration…
- § 40656 All meetings of the board shall be public and a majority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A smaller number of directors than a quorum…
- § 40657 All records of the board shall be open to public inspection during business hours.
- § 40657.5 A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.
- § 40658 The board shall manage and conduct the business of the district.
- § 40659 The board of a district in existence on the effective date of this section shall file a certificate with the Secretary of State on or before January 1, 1964,…
CHAPTER 4. Change of Office § 40800 · 1 section
- § 40800 The office of the board and its place of meetings may be changed by a majority vote of the board, but no such change shall become effective until after the…