SECTIONS 11881-11895 - California Statutes

PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE

SECTION 11881-11895

11881. The oath of office of directors shall be taken, subscribed,
and filed with the secretary of the district at any time after the
director has notice of his election or appointment but not later than
15 days after the commencement of his term of office. No other
filing is required.

11882. The board shall choose one of its members president, and
another vice president, who shall be authorized to act for the
president during his absence or disability, and shall provide for the
time and place of holding its meetings, which shall be held at least
once each month.

11883. The board is the legislative body of the district and
determines all questions of policy.

11884. All matters and things necessary for the proper
administration of the affairs of the district which are not provided
for in this division shall be provided for by the board.

11885. The board shall supervise and regulate every utility owned
and operated by the district, including the fixing of rates, rentals,
charges, and classifications, and the making and enforcement of
rules, regulations, contracts, practices, and schedules, for or in
connection with any service, product, or commodity owned or
controlled by the district.

11886. The board shall by resolution determine and create such
number and character of positions as are necessary properly to carry
on the functions of the district and shall establish an appropriate
salary, salary range, or wage for each position so created. The board
may by resolution abolish any such position. Except as otherwise
provided, appointments to such positions shall be made by the general
manager in accordance with the civil service provisions applicable
thereto.

11886.1. The board of a district which has owned and operated an
electric distribution system for at least eight years and has a
population of 250,000 or more may delegate to the general manager the
authority to take any or all of the actions provided for in Section
11886.

11887. The board of any district having 600 or more employees may
appoint not to exceed 15 employees to positions requiring peculiar
and exceptional qualifications, including those of a scientific,
professional, or expert character or of special confidence.

11887.1. The board of a district which has owned and operated an
electric distribution system for at least eight years and has a
population of 250,000 or more may, notwithstanding Section 11887,
determine that additional positions requiring peculiar and
exceptional qualifications, including, but not limited to, those of a
scientific, professional, or expert character or of special
confidence, or positions with significant managerial responsibility,
shall be exempt from the district civil service if the total number
of these exempt positions, including the exempt positions filled
pursuant to Section 11887, does not exceed 5 percent of the total
civil service positions of the district. However, the board may not
determine any position to be exempt as long as that position is
filled by an employee appointed pursuant to the district civil
service.

11887.2. The board of a district which has owned and operated an
electric distribution system for at least eight years and has a
population of 250,000 or more may, notwithstanding any other
provision of this division, appoint or remove only those officers or
employees who are exempt from the district civil service and who
either report directly to the board or report to another officer who
reports directly to the board. All other officers and employees
exempt from the district civil service shall be appointed by, and
serve at the pleasure of, the general manager.
The board may contract for the services of any officer who reports
directly to the board or who reports to an officer who reports
directly to the board and may authorize the general manager to
contract for the services of other officers and exempt employees. The
term of these contracts may not exceed five years in duration.

11888. The board may from time to time contract for or employ any
professional service required by the district or for the performance
of work or services which cannot satisfactorily be performed under
the civil service provisions of this division.

11889. The board shall employ an expert who shall examine and
report, at least annually, upon the system of accounts kept by the
district.

11890. The salaries or wages of all officers and employees of a
district shall be paid periodically as the board may prescribe. At
the expiration of the period fixed for the payment of salaries or
wages a payroll shall be prepared, showing all persons employed
during the preceding salary period and stating the amount of
compensation to which each person is entitled. Payment of the salary
or wages of each person specified in the payroll may be made after
approval of the payroll by the board or the general manager in
accordance with rules adopted by the board.

11891. The board may provide by resolution, under such terms and
conditions as it sees fit, for the payment of demands against the
district without prior specific approval thereof by the board if the
demand is for a purpose for which an expenditure has been previously
approved by the board and in an amount not greater than the amount so
authorized, and if the demand is approved by the general manager.

11891.5. The board of any district which has owned and operated a
water distribution system for at least 10 years and which maintains a
system of accounting substantially in accordance with the Uniform
System of Accounts for Water Utilities prescribed by the Public
Utilities Commission may provide, by resolution, under the terms and
conditions as it sees fit, for the payment, without prior specific
approval by the board, of demands against the district which relate
to obligations incurred for purposes and within the amounts specified
for those purposes in a projection of the district's operations for
a period of not longer than one year, if the demands are approved by
the general manager. The projection shall be expressed in terms of
the major groups of accounts in the uniform system of accounts and
shall be incorporated in the resolution.

11891.6. The board of a district which has owned and operated an
electric distribution system for at least eight years and has a
population of 250,000 or more which maintains a system of accounting
substantially in accordance with the Uniform System of Accounts for
Electrical Corporations prescribed by the Public Utilities
Commission, or any other generally accepted accounting system, may
provide, by resolution, under the terms and conditions as it sees
fit, for the payment, without prior specific approval by the board,
of demands against the district which relate to obligations incurred
for purposes and within the amounts specified for those purposes in a
projection of the district's operations for a period of not longer
than one year, if the demands are approved by the general manager.
The projection shall be expressed in terms of the major groups of
accounts in the system of accounts and shall be incorporated in the
resolution.

11892. To facilitate the business of the district, the board may
provide for the creation and administration of revolving funds as the
needs of the district may require. The aggregate amount of the
revolving funds shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000). The revolving funds shall be disbursed in accordance with
rules established by the board, and all payments from any revolving
fund shall be reported to the board and vouchers filed therefor.

11892.1. Notwithstanding Section 11892, the board of a district
which has owned and operated an electric distribution system for at
least eight years and has a population of 250,000 or more may, to
facilitate the business of the district, provide for the creation and
administration of revolving funds as the needs of the district may
require. The aggregate amount of the revolving funds shall not exceed
two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000). The revolving funds shall
be disbursed in accordance with the rules adopted by the board, and
all payments from any revolving fund shall be reported to the board
and vouchers filed therefor.

11893. If a legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the board may
provide by resolution that the Friday preceding is a holiday within
the district for the purpose of closing its offices and excusing its
employees from work.

11894. The board may provide by resolution, if necessary to
implement a memorandum of understanding adopted pursuant to Chapter
10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the
Government Code, that the Friday following the Thursday in November
appointed as Thanksgiving Day is a holiday within the district for
the purpose of closing its offices and excusing its employees from
work.

11895. A district may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the
board, change its name. A certified copy of the resolution changing
the name of the district shall be recorded in each county included in
whole or in part within the district and shall be transmitted to the
Treasurer.