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104.610   Officers and employees of board -- Seal -- Records -- Expenses -- Rules and regulations -- Civil liabilities -- Audits. (1)  The  board  of  directors  shall,  upon  taking  oath,  elect  one  (1)  of  their  members  as president of the board, and shall select some suitable person as secretary, who need 
not be a member of the board. The secretary shall serve as treasurer of the district, 
or the board may select a treasurer. The selection of the secretary and treasurer shall 
be evidenced on the minutes of the board, with their compensation. He or they shall 
serve at the pleasure of the board. (2)  The board shall adopt  a seal,  and shall keep in  a well-bound book a record of all proceedings, minutes of meetings, certificates, contracts, bonds given by employees, 
and  all  corporate  acts,  which  shall  be  open  to  the  inspection  of  any  owner  of 
property in the district as well as all other interested persons. (3)  The board of directors shall be the governing body of the flood control district, and shall exercise all the powers and manage and control all of the affairs and property 
of the district. (4)  No  compensation  shall  be  paid  to  directors, but  each director shall be reimbursed for  expenses  incurred  in  attending  meetings  or  for  expenses  incurred  in  other 
activities  authorized  by  the  board  of  directors  as  necessary  for  carrying  out  the 
purposes of the flood control district. (5)  The board of directors may adopt all necessary rules and regulations for the proper management and conduct of the business of the board and of the corporation, and 
for  carrying  into  effect  the  other  objects  for  which  the  district  was  formed.  The 
board of directors may also make and enforce rules and regulations pertaining to the 
use by persons of land or properties connected with  or a part of the flood control 
works.  All  such  rules  and  regulations  shall  become  effective  on  the  date  when  a 
notice of their adoption is published pursuant to KRS Chapter 424; such notice shall 
not contain the rules and regulations in full but shall only summarize their contents 
and shall state where any interested person may examine the full texts of such rules 
and regulations. (6)  The  board  of  directors  may  recover  by  civil  action  from  any  person  or  public corporation  violating  such  rules  and  regulations  a  sum  not  less  than  one  hundred 
dollars  ($100)  nor  more  than  one  thousand  dollars  ($1,000),  together  with  costs. 
The  board  may  enforce  by  mandamus  or  otherwise  all  necessary  and  authorized 
rules  and  regulations  made  by  it,  and  may  take  summary  action  to  remove  any 
improper construction or to terminate any unauthorized practices in connection with 
flood  control  works.  Any  person  or  public  corporation  willfully failing to  comply 
with rules and regulations of the board shall be liable for damages caused by such 
failure and for the cost of renewing or replacing any part of the flood control works 
damaged or destroyed. (7)  The  board  of  directors  shall  have  an  annual  audit  made  by  a  certified  public accountant, copies of which shall be filed with the Secretary of State and with the 
county judge/executive of the county or counties in which the flood control district 
is located. History:  Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 239, sec. 116. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 17.