PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600. - 50660.]

Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.

§§ 50600–50660 · 23 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation §§ 50600–50610 · 10 sections

   • § 50600 After the formation of the district, the board of supervisors, on the application of a landowner, shall call an election in compliance with the provisions of…
   • § 50601 The by-laws of a district may provide, or be amended to provide, for a board of five or seven members, and, if the original by-laws so provide, five or seven…
   • § 50602 Members of the board shall be elected for a term of four years and shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified. The terms of the members shall…
   • § 50602.5 Members of the board of a district whose terms have not been staggered as of the date when this section becomes effective shall meet and classify themselves by…
   • § 50603 After the first election of the board, the district is organized and has power to sue and be sued.
   • § 50604 Vacancies in the board shall be filled pursuant to Section 1780 of the Government Code.
   • § 50605 (a) Each member of the board shall receive such compensation for services actually and necessarily performed as the board determines to be just and reasonable,…
   • § 50606 All claims by or in behalf of a trustee for services rendered or expenses incurred shall be presented to the board, and, if allowed, shall be paid in the same…
   • § 50609 Except as otherwise provided in the by-laws, any meeting of the board at which all members are present, or of which all members have received written notice at…
   • § 50610 Members of the board of trustees appointed pursuant to Section 58762.1 of the Government Code shall be immune from liability to creditors of the district for…
2. CHAPTER 2. Officers §§ 50630–50631 · 2 sections

   • § 50630 The board shall elect one of its members as its president, and one of its members, or any other person, as its secretary.
   • § 50631 The secretary shall have charge of the office of the board, keep the minutes of all meetings, attest all documents, other than bonds, requiring the signature…
3. CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties §§ 50650–50660 · 11 sections

   • § 50650 The board is the governing body of the district.
   • § 50651 The powers of the district enumerated in this division shall, except as therein otherwise provided, be exercised by the board.
   • § 50652 The board shall exercise general supervision and complete control over the construction, maintenance and operation of the reclamation works, and generally over…
   • § 50653 The board shall receive from the reclamation board any money allowed on account of uncollected assessments previously levied on lands purchased by the board…
   • § 50654 The board, pursuant to an order entered in its minutes, may distribute, among the landowners of the district, any surplus funds in the treasury belonging to…
   • § 50655 The board may adopt and alter a seal.
   • § 50656 All documents requiring approval by the board shall bear the signature of either a trustee or the secretary.
   • § 50657 The board may create a revolving fund by an order entered in its minutes and shall file a copy of the order, certified by the president, with the county…
   • § 50658 No warrant for the creation or replenishment of a revolving fund shall be paid by the county treasurer unless the order creating the revolving fund includes…
   • § 50659 A revolving fund shall be disbursed only by checks or drafts, signed by at least two members of the board, or by some person who is authorized to do so by…
   • § 50660 The county treasurer shall be deemed the ex officio treasurer of the district unless the board, by resolution, and with the written consent of the county…