256.657. Secretary of commission to serve as treasurer--salary, expenses, staff and equipment--bond requirement--deposit of funds--duties--annual audit--report--warrants, form.
Secretary of commission to serve as treasurer--salary, expenses, staffand equipment--bond requirement--deposit of funds--duties--annualaudit--report--warrants, form.
256.657. 1. The secretary of the commission shallhold the office of treasurer of such district and he shallreceive and receipt for all moneys collected or obtained bythe commission.
2. The secretary may receive a salary, payablemonthly, such as the commission may fix, as well as allnecessary expenses. The commission shall furnish thesecretary the necessary office room, furniture, stationery,maps, plats, typewriter and postage, which office shall bein the county, or one of the counties, in which suchdistrict is situated, and the district records shall be keptin such office.
3. The secretary may appoint, by and with the adviceand consent of the commission, one or more deputies as maybe necessary, whose salary or salaries and necessaryexpenses shall be paid by the district.
4. The secretary shall give bond in such amount asshall be fixed by the commission, conditioned that he willaccount for and pay out, as provided by law, all moneysreceived by him from any source, which bond shall be signedby at least two sureties, approved and accepted by thecommission, and the bond shall be in addition to the bondfor the proceeds of sales of bonds. The bond of thesecretary may, if the commission shall so direct, befurnished by a surety or bonding company, which shall beapproved by the commission. Bond shall be placed and remainin the custody of the president of the commission, and shallbe kept separate from all papers in custody of thesecretary.
5. The secretary shall deposit all funds received byhim in some bank, banks or trust company to be designated bythe commission. All interest accruing on such funds shall,when paid, be credited to the district.
6. The commission shall have audited the books of thesecretary of the district by a certified public accountanteach year and make report thereof to the landowners withinthirty days thereafter, showing the amount of moneyreceived, the amount paid out during such year, and theamount in the treasury at the beginning and end of the year,and file a copy of such statement in the office of thecounty clerk of each county containing land embraced in thedistrict.
7. The secretary of the district shall pay out fundsof the district only on warrants issued by the district,said warrants to be signed by the president of thecommission and attested by the signature of the secretary.All warrants shall be in the following form:$ ..... Fund ........ No. of warrant ........ Secretaryof the Regional Water District, state of ......... .
Pay to .......... dollars out of the money in........... fund of ........... district for ............ .
By order of commission of the Regional Water District.
........................,
President of district.
Attest .....................,
Secretary of district.
(L. 1992 S.B. 661 & 620 § 28)