PART 3. POWERS AND PURPOSES [55300. - 55408.]
Part 3 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.
§§ 55300–55408 · 43 sections
CHAPTER 1. Governing Body §§ 55300–55311 · 10 sections
- § 55300 The powers of the district enumerated in this division shall, except as therein otherwise provided, be exercised by the board.
- § 55301 The board of supervisors of the county is the governing board of the district unless a board of directors has been appointed under the provisions of this…
- § 55302 The board of supervisors of the county may, at any time, dissolve any board of directors governing any district, and thereafter the board of supervisors shall…
- § 55305 (a) The board of directors may fix the compensation of its members for their services as directors not to exceed ten dollars ($10) for each meeting attended,…
- § 55307 Any board of directors in existence on the effective date of the amendment of this section at the 1967 Regular Session of the Legislature succeeds to and has…
- § 55308 The board of directors shall appoint a clerk who shall perform all of the duties pertaining to the district required to be performed by the clerk of the board…
- § 55309 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,…
- § 55310 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 55301, the Board of Supervisors of Madera County may appoint a board of directors to serve as the governing board of…
- § 55310.2 (a) Notwithstanding Section 55301, the Board of Directors of the Mendocino County Waterworks District #2 shall be elected. The elected board of directors shall…
- § 55311 When a district is a subsidiary district of a city, the city council may, by resolution, change the name of the district. The change of name shall be effective…
CHAPTER 2. General Powers §§ 55330–55339 · 12 sections
- § 55330 A district may provide for the supplying of the inhabitants of the district with water for irrigation, domestic, industrial, or fire protection purposes,…
- § 55331 The district may do all things necessary or proper to accomplish the purposes of this division.
- § 55332 The district may appoint or employ and prescribe the authorities and duties of a general manager, auditor, treasurer, and other officers, employees, attorneys,…
- § 55333 The district may adopt and enforce all rules, regulations and ordinances which may be necessary and proper for: (a) The administration and government of the…
- § 55333.5 A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.
- § 55334 Any violation of a regulation or ordinance of a district is a misdemeanor punishable by fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment not…
- § 55335 A district may acquire and conserve water supplies from any available source, including underground water basins within the same county, imported supplies,…
- § 55335.5 A district may construct, maintain, and operate sewage collection and treatment facilities and dispose of the effluent therefrom in any lawful manner and also…
- § 55336 Subject to Section 56133 of the Government Code, a district may sell water to any person, firm, public or private corporation, public agency, or other consumer…
- § 55337 A district may construct, maintain, improve, and operate recreational facilities in connection with any dams, reservoirs, or other works owned or controlled by…
- § 55338 (a) The Department of Corrections and the Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 4 shall enter into a contract for the district to meet the operational…
- § 55339 A district may contract with any state agency to finance any district improvement if the term of the contract does not exceed 30 years. A contract between the…
CHAPTER 4. Property §§ 55370–55378 · 10 sections
- § 55370 A district may acquire property by purchase, gift, devise, exchange, descent, and eminent domain. The title to all property which may have been acquired for a…
- § 55371 The board may sell, exchange, or lease any property, or any interest in property, of the district, real or personal, if the board determines that the property…
- § 55371.5 If the board determines that the property is needed for the uses of another county waterworks district governed by the same board or another public agency with…
- § 55372 If the board determines the value of the property, or interest in the property, to be of a value of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or less, or is being leased…
- § 55373 If the board determines the property, or interest in the property, to have a value of more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or is being leased for more than…
- § 55374 Whenever any portion of the territory of a district shall be annexed to, or otherwise included within any one municipal corporation which owns works for…
- § 55375 The municipal corporation may use the leased distributing system for the purpose of distributing water directly to individual consumers, with the same power of…
- § 55376 The board shall, in the lease, reserve the right to use the leased distributing system, for the benefit of that portion of the district not annexed to or…
- § 55377 Any improvement provided for in this division may be located, constructed and maintained in, along, or across any public road or highway, or publicly owned…
- § 55378 The board of supervisors of any county which employs a purchasing agent may authorize the purchasing agent to sell or dispose of any personal property of the…
CHAPTER 5. Use of the Improvement Act of 1911 §§ 55385–55408 · 11 sections
ARTICLE 1. Authorization to Use Improvement Act of 1911 §§ 55385–55386 · 2 sections
- § 55385 Whenever in the opinion of the governing body of a county waterworks district the public interest and necessity require, it may order the formation of an…
- § 55386 The district shall be formed, the work or improvement done, and the cost thereof assessed and collected in accordance with the provisions of the Improvement…
ARTICLE 2. Terms and Definitions §§ 55400–55408 · 9 sections
- § 55400 For the purposes of this chapter the following terms used in the Improvement Act of 1911 shall mean and include that which this article states each means and…
- § 55401 “City” means and includes county waterworks district.
- § 55402 “City council” or “legislative body” means and includes the governing body of the county waterworks district.
- § 55403 “Clerk” means and includes the secretary of the governing body of the county waterworks district.
- § 55404 “Council chambers” means and includes the place designated by the governing body of the county waterworks district for holding its regular meetings.
- § 55405 “Treasurer” means and includes the county treasurer.
- § 55406 “Superintendent of streets” or “streets superintendent” means and includes the county surveyor.
- § 55407 “Right of way” means and includes any parcel of land through which a right of way has been granted to the county waterworks district for any purpose.
- § 55408 All references to municipal officers and matters mean and include the corresponding officers of county waterworks districts and matters under this division.