SECTIONS 61050-61053 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 61050-61053

61050. (a) The board of directors shall appoint a general manager.
(b) The county treasurer of the principal county shall serve as
the treasurer of the district. If the board of directors designates
an alternative depositary pursuant to Section 61053, the board of
directors shall appoint a district treasurer who shall serve in place
of the county treasurer.
(c) The board of directors may appoint the same person to be the
general manager and the district treasurer.
(d) The general manager and the district treasurer, if any, shall
serve at the pleasure of the board of directors.
(e) The board of directors shall set the compensation, if any, for
the general manager and the district treasurer, if any.
(f) The board of directors may require the general manager to be
bonded. The board of directors shall require the district treasurer,
if any, to be bonded. The district shall pay the cost of the bonds.

61051. The general manager shall be responsible for all of the
following:
(a) The implementation of the policies established by the board of
directors for the operation of the district.
(b) The appointment, supervision, discipline, and dismissal of the
district's employees, consistent with the employee relations system
established by the board of directors.
(c) The supervision of the district's facilities and services.
(d) The supervision of the district's finances.

61052. (a) Except as provided by Section 61053, the county
treasurer of the principal county shall be treasurer of the district
and shall be the depositary and have the custody of all of the
district's money.
(b) All claims against a district shall be audited, allowed, and
paid by the board of directors by warrants drawn on the county
treasurer.
(c) As an alternative to subdivision (b), the board of directors
may instruct the county treasurer to audit, allow, and draw his or
her warrant on the county treasury for all legal claims presented to
him or her and authorized by the board of directors.
(d) The county treasurer shall pay the warrants in the order in
which they are presented.
(e) If a warrant is presented for payment and the county treasurer
cannot pay it for want of funds in the account on which it is drawn,
the treasurer shall endorse the warrant, "NOT PAID BECAUSE OF
INSUFFICIENT FUNDS" and sign his or her name and the date and time
the warrant was presented. From that time until it is paid, the
warrant bears interest at the maximum rate permitted pursuant to
Article 7 (commencing with Section 53530) of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of
Division 2.

61053. (a) Notwithstanding Section 61052, a district may establish
an alternative depositary pursuant to this section.
(b) The board of directors shall appoint a district treasurer who
shall serve in the place of the county treasurer.
(c) The board of directors shall adopt a resolution that does each
of the following:
(1) State its intention to withdraw its money from the county
treasury.
(2) Fix the amount of the bond for the district treasurer and
other district employees who will be responsible for handling the
district's finances. The district shall pay the cost of the bonds.
(3) Adopt a system of accounting and auditing that shall
completely and at all times show the district's financial condition.
The system of accounting and auditing shall adhere to generally
accepted accounting principles.
(4) Adopt a procedure for drawing and signing checks, provided
that the procedure adheres to generally accepted accounting
principles. The procedure shall provide that bond principal and
salaries shall be paid when due. The procedure may provide that
checks to pay claims and demands need not be approved by the board of
directors before payment if the district treasurer determines that
the claims and demands conform to the district's approved budget.
(5) Designate a bank, a savings and loan association, or a credit
union as the depositary of the district's money. A bank, savings and
loan association, or credit union may act as a depositary, paying
agent, or fiscal agency for the holding or handling of the district's
money, notwithstanding the fact that a member of the board of
directors, whose funds are on deposit in that bank or savings and
loan association is an officer, employee, or stockholder of that bank
or savings and loan association, or of a holding company that owns
any of the stock of that bank or savings and loan association.
(d) The board of directors and the board of supervisors of the
principal county shall determine a mutually acceptable date for the
withdrawal of the district's money from the county treasury, not to
exceed 15 months from the date on which the board of directors adopts
its resolution.
(e) In implementing this section, the district shall comply with
Article 1 (commencing with Section 53600) and Article 2 (commencing
with Section 53630) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.
Nothing in this section shall preclude the district treasurer from
depositing the district's money in the county treasury of the
principal county or the State Treasury pursuant to Article 11
(commencing with Section 16429.1) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division
4 of Title 2.
(f) The district treasurer shall make quarterly or more frequent
written reports to the board of directors, as the board of directors
shall determine, regarding the receipts and disbursements and
balances in the accounts controlled by the district treasurer. The
district treasurer shall sign the reports and file them with the
general manager.