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28830-28836

PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE
SECTION 28830-28836

28830.  The board shall appoint and fix the salary of a general
manager, who shall have charge, subject to the direction and control
of the board, of the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and
operation of the facilities of the district and also of the
administration of the business affairs of the district.



28831.  All other things being equal, the general manager shall be
chosen on the basis of his qualifications with special reference to
his actual experience in or his knowledge of accepted practices in
respect to the duties of his office as hereinafter set forth.



28832.  The general manager need not be a resident of this State at
the time of his appointment.



28833.  The general manager shall hold office for an indefinite term
and may be removed by the board only upon the adoption of a
resolution by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the
board. Before the general manager may be removed, he shall, if he
demands it, be given a written statement of the reasons alleged for
his removal and he shall have the right to be publicly heard thereon
at a meeting of the board prior to the final vote on the resolution
providing for his removal, but pending and during such hearing the
board may suspend him from office. The board may not reduce the
salary of the general manager below the amount fixed at the time of
his original appointment except upon the adoption of a resolution by
a like vote and after a like opportunity to be heard. The action of
the board in suspending or removing the general manager or reducing
his salary, if approved by a majority of the membership of the board,
is final.


28834.  The powers and duties of the general manager are:
   (a) To have charge, subject to the direction and control of the
board, of the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation
of the facilities of the district.
   (b) To have charge, subject to the direction and control of the
board, of the administration of the business affairs of the district.
   (c) To see that all ordinances of the district are enforced.
   (d) To administer the personnel system adopted by the board and
except for officers appointed by the board to appoint, discipline or
remove all officers and employees subject to the rules and
regulations adopted by the board and the applicable provisions of
this part.
   (e) To prepare and submit to the board as soon as practical after
the end of each fiscal year a complete report of the finances and
administrative activities of the district for the preceding year.
   (f) To keep the board advised as to the needs of the district.
   (g) To prepare or cause to be prepared all plans and
specifications for the construction of the works of the district.
   (h) To devote his entire time to the business of the district.
   (i) To perform such other and additional duties as the board may
require.
   (j) To cause to be installed and maintained a system of auditing
and accounting which shall completely and at all times show the
financial condition of the district.



28835.  The general manager shall attend meetings of the board as
directed by the board.



28836.  The directors may appoint a general manager pro tempore
during any absence or disability of the general manager.