SECTIONS 30540-30547 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 30540-30547

30540. (a) The board shall, at its first meeting or as soon
thereafter as practicable, appoint by a majority vote a general
manager and a secretary.
(b) The board shall also, by majority vote, do either of the
following:
(1) Appoint an auditor or treasurer to carry out the duties
required by Section 30582 and other duties required by the board.
(2) Retain an auditor as an independent contractor, other than the
auditor or treasurer appointed pursuant to paragraph (1), to conduct
an annual audit of the district's books, records, and financial
affairs.

30541. A director shall not be the general manager, secretary,
treasurer, or auditor.

30542. The general manager, secretary, treasurer, and auditor shall
each receive the compensation determined by the board and shall
serve at its pleasure.

30543. The same person may serve as general manager and secretary,
secretary and auditor, or secretary and treasurer.

30544. The board may at any time appoint or employ and prescribe
the authorities and duties of other officers, employees, attorneys,
and engineers necessary or convenient for the business of the
district, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the board.

30545. The general manager, secretary, auditor, treasurer, and
other employees or assistants of the district, as required by the
board, shall each give a bond to the district conditioned for the
faithful performance of his or her duties as the board may provide.

30546. Any regular employee of a district who is a deputy sheriff,
or who has successfully completed the peace officer training course
described in subdivision (a) of Section 832 of the Penal Code, and is
designated by appropriate resolution of the board, has the authority
to issue citations in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5c
(commencing with Section 853.5) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal
Code for violations of laws of the state and ordinances of a city, a
county, or the district, respecting trespass upon, damage to,
interference with, or contamination of, any water, watercourse, land,
structure, or facility owned, used, or controlled by the district
for any purpose.

30547. (a) A district may employ a suitable security force. The
employees of the district that are designated by the general manager
as security officers shall have the authority and powers conferred by
Section 830.34 of the Penal Code upon peace officers. The district
shall adhere to the standards for recruitment and training of peace
officers established by the Commission on Peace Officers Standards
and Training pursuant to Title 4 (commencing with Section 13500) of
Part 4 of the Penal Code.
(b) Every security officer employed by a district shall conform to
the standards for peace officers of the Commission on Peace Officers
Standards and Training. Any officer who fails to conform to those
standards shall not have the powers of a peace officer.