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2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 5 - Formation Election › Section 71164.

71164. The notice of the formation election shall contain the following:
(a) A description of the boundaries of the proposed district and its divisions.
(b) The name of the proposed district, which name shall contain the words “____ Municipal Water District.”
(c) A statement that the first directors will be elected at the election and will take office if the district is formed.
(d) The names of the candidates for the office of director for each of the divisions.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 5 - Formation Election › Section 71165.

71165. The following measure shall be submitted at the formation election:
“Shall the proposition to form the ____ Municipal Water District under the Municipal Water District Law of 1911 be adopted?”
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 5 - Formation Election › Section 71168.

71168. If less than a majority of the votes cast in any affected county are in favor of the proposition, the formation of the district fails, but without prejudice to renewing proceedings at any time after six months from the date of the formation election.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 5 - Formation Election › Section 71171.

71171. Except as otherwise provided in this division, the candidates shall declare their candidacy and shall be nominated, the election shall be held and conducted, the vote canvassed, the result declared, and the certificates of election issued in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code, so far as they may be applicable.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 5 - Formation Election › Section 71172.

71172. If a majority of the votes cast in each affected county at the formation election favor the formation of the district, each candidate for director who receives the highest number of votes in his division is elected as a director of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 6 - Establishment of District › Section 71190.

71190. If a majority of the votes cast in each affected county at the formation election favor the formation of the district, the board of supervisors shall, by an order entered on its minutes, declare the territory included within the proposed boundaries to be formed as a municipal water district under the designated name.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 6 - Establishment of District › Section 71191.

71191. The county clerk shall immediately cause to be recorded in the office of the county recorder of each affected county, a certificate stating that the proposition to form the district was adopted.
The county clerk shall immediately cause to be filed with the Secretary of State a certificate listing:
(a) The name of the district.
(b) The date of formation.
(c) The county or counties in which the district is located, and a description of the boundaries of the district, or reference to a map showing such boundaries, which map shall be attached to the certificate, or reference to the county recorder’s office where a description of such boundaries has been recorded.
If the order declaring the district organized contains all of the information required to be in the last-mentioned certificate, the clerk may file a copy of the order with the Secretary of State in lieu of the certificate.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 457.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 6 - Establishment of District › Section 71192.

71192. Upon the receipt of the county clerk’s certificate, or a copy of the order declaring the district organized, the Secretary of State shall, within 10 days, issue his certificate reciting that the municipal water district, naming it, has been duly incorporated according to the laws of the State.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 457.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 6 - Establishment of District › Section 71194.

71194. From and after the date of filing the county clerk’s certificate with the Secretary of State, the district named therein is incorporated as a municipal water district, with all the rights, privileges and powers set forth in this division, and necessarily incident thereto.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 6 - Establishment of District › Section 71195.

71195. No informality in any proceeding, or in the conduct of any election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any citizen, shall invalidate the incorporation of any municipal water district.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 6 - Establishment of District › Section 71196.

71196. Any proceeding wherein the validity of the incorporation of a district is denied shall be commenced within three months from the date of the Secretary of State’s certificate of incorporation; otherwise the incorporation and legal existence of the district and all proceedings in respect thereto shall be held to be valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Directors › Section 71250.1.

71250.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 71250, the local agency formation commission, in approving either a consolidation of districts or the reorganization of two or more districts into a single municipal water district may, pursuant to subdivisions (k) and (n) of Section 56886 of the Government Code, increase the number of directors to serve on the board of directors of the consolidated or reorganized district to 7, 9, or 11, who shall be members of the board of directors of the districts to be consolidated or reorganized as of the effective date of the consolidation or reorganization.
(b) Upon the expiration of the terms of the members of the board of directors of the consolidated district, or a district reorganized as described in subdivision (a), whose terms first expire following the effective date of the consolidation or reorganization, the total number of members on the board of directors shall be reduced until the number equals the number of members permitted by the principal act of the consolidated or reorganized district, or any larger number as may be specified by the local agency formation commission in approving the consolidation or reorganization.
(c) In addition to the powers granted under Section 1780 of the Government Code, in the event of a vacancy on the board of directors of the consolidated district or a district reorganized as described in subdivision (a) at which time the total number of directors is greater than five, the board of directors may, by majority vote of the remaining members of the board, choose not to fill the vacancy. In that event, the total membership of the board of directors shall be reduced by one board member. Upon making the determination not to fill a vacancy, the board of directors shall notify the board of supervisors of its decision.
(d) For the purposes of this section: “consolidation” means consolidation, as defined in Section 56030 of the Government Code; “district” or “special district” means district or special district, as defined in Section 56036 of the Government Code; and “reorganization” means reorganization, as defined in Section 56073 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 172, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Directors › Section 71250.5.

71250.5. If a director moves his or her residence, as defined in Section 244 of the Government Code, outside the boundaries of that director’s division, and if within 180 days of the move or the effective date of this section, the director fails to reestablish a place of residence within the director’s division, it shall be presumed that a permanent change of residence has occurred and that a vacancy exists on the board of directors pursuant to Section 1770 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 91, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Directors › Section 71251.

71251. The directors elected at the formation election shall classify themselves by lot so that two of them shall hold office until the election and qualification of their successors at the first succeeding general district election and three of them shall hold office until the election and qualification of their successors at the second succeeding general district election.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Directors › Section 71252.

71252. Each director elected subsequent to the formation election shall hold office for a term of four years from and after the date for his taking of office and until the election and qualification of his successor.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Directors › Section 71253.

71253. Except for the directors elected at a formation election, directors elected to office shall take office at noon on the first Friday in December succeeding their election.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 8, Sec. 1. (AB 72) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Directors › Section 71254.

71254. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of director it shall be filled pursuant to Section 1780 of the Government Code, by a qualified person, who shall be a resident of, and otherwise qualified to be a director from, the division in which the vacancy occurred.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1059.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Directors › Section 71255.

71255. Each director shall receive compensation in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day’s attendance at meetings of the board or for each day’s service rendered as a director by request of the board, not exceeding a total of six days in any calendar month, together with any expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties required or authorized by the board. For purposes of this section, the determination of whether a director’s activities on any specific day are compensable shall be made pursuant to Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 53232) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 700, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Directors › Section 71256.

71256. Notwithstanding any other provision of law any person who represents a municipal water district on the board of directors of any metropolitan water district formed pursuant to the Metropolitan Water District Act may receive compensation and expenses from the municipal water district with respect to service on such board of directors of a metropolitan water district, in the same amount, and upon the same terms, as shall be provided with respect to service on the board of the district. Any compensation or expenses received pursuant to this section shall be in addition to that provided in Section 71255.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 303.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1.5 - Three Valleys Municipal Water District › Section 71260.

71260. This chapter applies only to the Three Valleys Municipal Water District. Except as provided in this chapter, this division applies to the Three Valleys Municipal Water District.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 410, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1.5 - Three Valleys Municipal Water District › Section 71261.

71261. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the Board of Directors of the Three Valleys Municipal Water District shall consist of seven directors. Each director shall be a resident of the division from which he or she is elected.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 410, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1.5 - Three Valleys Municipal Water District › Section 71262.

71262. The board shall establish the boundaries of the seven divisions from which directors are elected in accordance with Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 71540) of Part 4. The additional directors shall be elected at a special district election which shall be called by the Board of Directors of Three Valleys Municipal Water District on the next available election date established by Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1000) of Division 1 of the Elections Code that is 90 or more days after January 1, 1989. The two additional directors so elected and qualified shall take office on July 1, 1989, and shall hold office until their successors, who shall be elected at the district general election in 1992, take office. Thereafter, the two additional directors shall be elected to terms of four years.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 263. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1.6 - Central Basin Municipal Water District › Section 71265.

71265. For the purposes of this chapter:
(a) “District” means the Central Basin Municipal Water District.
(b) “Large water purveyor” means a public water system that is one of the top five purveyors of water as measured by the total purchase of potable and recycled water from the district for the three prior fiscal years.
(c) “Public water system” has the same meaning as in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code.
(d) “Relevant technical expertise” means employment or consulting for a total period of at least five years, prior to the date of first appointment, in one or more positions materially responsible for performing services relating to the management, operations, engineering, construction, financing, contracting, regulation, or resource management of a public water system.
(e) “Representative” means a consultant to an entity, a contractor of an entity, or, if nominated by a mutual water company, a member of the governing board of the mutual water company.
(f) “Small water purveyor” means a public water system with less than 5,000 connections.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 124, Sec. 1. (AB 591) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1.6 - Central Basin Municipal Water District › Section 71266.

71266. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c) and notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the board of directors of the district shall be composed of seven directors as follows:
(1) Four directors, one director elected for each division established pursuant to subdivision (d) by the voters of the division. Each director shall be a resident of the division from which the director is elected. An election pursuant to this paragraph shall be in accordance with the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code).
(2) Three directors appointed by the water purveyors of the district in accordance with Section 71267. An appointed director shall take office at noon on the first Friday in December following that director’s appointment.
(b) The district shall be subject to Section 84308 of the Government Code.
(c) Until the directors elected at the November 8, 2022, election take office, the board of directors shall be composed of eight directors as follows:
(1) Five directors in accordance with Section 71250.
(2) Three directors appointed by the water purveyors of the district pursuant to Section 71267.
(d) The board of directors shall divide the district into four divisions in a manner as to equalize, as nearly as practicable, the population in the respective divisions pursuant to Section 71540.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 124, Sec. 2. (AB 591) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 71271.

71271. The board shall hold its first meeting as soon as possible after the election and certification of the first board of directors and not later than the sixth Monday after the date of the formation election.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 71272.

71272. At its first meeting, the board shall provide for the time and place of holding its meetings and the manner in which its special meetings may be called.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 71273.

71273. At its first meeting, and at its first meeting in the month of January of each odd-numbered year, the board shall elect one of its members president. The board may at any meeting elect one of its members vice president. If the president is absent or unable to act, the vice president shall exercise the powers of the president granted in this division.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 132.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 71274.

71274. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; however, no ordinance, motion or resolution shall be passed to become effective without the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1151.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 71277.

71277. On all ordinances the roll shall be called and the ayes and noes recorded in the journal of the proceedings of the board.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 71278.

71278. Resolutions and motions may be adopted by voice vote, but on demand of any member of the board the roll shall be called.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1151.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 71280.

71280. The enacting clause of all ordinances passed by the board shall be: “Be it ordained by the Board of Directors of ____ Municipal Water District as follows:”.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 71281.

71281. The board may enact any ordinance which adopts any code by reference following the procedures, definitions and provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 50020) of Chapter 1, Part 1, Division 1, Title 5 of the Government Code so far as they may be applicable.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 71.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 71282.

71282. A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 43. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71301.

71301. Any executive, administrative, and ministerial powers may be delegated and redelegated by the board to any of the offices created by this part or by the board.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71302.

71302. The board may fix the time and place or places at which its regular meetings will be held, and shall provide for the calling and holding of special meetings.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71303.

71303. The board may fix the location of the principal place of business of the district and the location of all offices and departments maintained under this division.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71305.

71305. The board may create any necessary offices and establish and re-establish the powers, duties, and compensation of all officers and employees.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71306.

71306. The board may require and fix the amount of all official bonds necessary for the protection of the funds and property of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71308.

71308. The board may by ordinance delegate and redelegate to the officers of the district the power to employ clerical, legal, and engineering assistants and labor.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71309.

71309. The board may by ordinance delegate and redelegate to officers of the district, under such conditions and restrictions as shall be fixed by the board, the power to bind the district by contract.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71311.

71311. The board shall designate a depository or depositories to have the custody of the funds of the district. All such depositories shall give security sufficient to secure the district against possible loss and shall pay the warrants drawn by the treasurer for demands against the district under such rules as the directors may prescribe.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71312.

71312. The board of a district in existence on the effective date of this section shall file a certificate with the Secretary of State on or before January 1, 1964, listing:
(a) The name of the district.
(b) The date of formation.
(c) The county in which the district is located, and a description of the boundaries of the district, or reference to a map showing such boundaries, which map shall be attached to the certificate, or reference to the county recorder’s office where a description of such boundaries has been recorded.
If the order declaring the district organized contains all of the information required to be in the certificate, the board may file a copy of the order in lieu of the certificate.
If the certificate filed with the Secretary of State stating that the proposition for formation of the district was adopted contains all of the information required by this section, no further certificate need be filed.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 457.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71312.5.

71312.5. A district may issue bonds, borrow money, and incur indebtedness as authorized by law or this division.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1151.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71313.

71313. A district may refund such bonds, loans, or indebtedness (by the issuance of the same obligations following the same procedure) or retire any indebtedness or lien that may exist against the district or its property.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1151.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 71314.

71314. A district may insure its directors, officers, assistants, employees, agents, and deputies for injury, death, or disability incurred while engaged in the business of the district and the cost of such insurance is a proper charge against the district. Such insurance is in addition to any compensation secured under the provisions of Division 4 (commencing with Section 3201) of the Labor Code and inuring to the benefit of the director, officer, deputy, assistant, employee, or agent, or his beneficiary or heir.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 244.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 71340.

71340. At its first meeting, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the board shall appoint, by a majority vote, a secretary, treasurer, attorney, general manager, and auditor, and shall define their duties and fix their compensation. The board may at any meeting appoint a deputy secretary and a deputy treasurer.
Each of these officers shall serve at the pleasure of the board.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 132.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 71341.

71341. The board may employ such additional assistants and employees as it deems necessary to efficiently maintain and operate the district.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 71341.5.

71341.5. (a) A district may employ park rangers who shall have the authority and powers conferred by subdivision (d) of Section 830.34 of the Penal Code upon peace officers.
(b) For the purposes of carrying out subdivision (a), the district shall adhere to the standards for recruitment and training of peace officers established by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training pursuant to Title 4 (commencing with Section 13500) of Part 4 of the Penal Code.
(c) Every park ranger employed by a district shall conform to the standards for peace officers adopted by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. Any park ranger who fails to conform to those standards shall not have the powers of a peace officer.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 799, Sec. 2. Effective September 27, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 71360.

71360. The president and secretary, in addition to the duties imposed on them by law, shall perform such duties as may be imposed on them by the board.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 71361.

71361. The treasurer, or such other person or persons as may be authorized by the board, shall draw checks or warrants to pay demands when such demands have been audited and approved in the manner prescribed by the board.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 71362.

71362. Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, the general manager shall have full charge and control of the maintenance, operation, and construction of the waterworks or waterworks system of the district, with full power and authority to employ and discharge all employees and assistants, other than those referred to in Section 71340, at pleasure, prescribe their duties, and fix their compensation.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1151.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 71363.

71363. The general manager shall perform such duties as may be imposed on him by the board. He shall report to the board in accordance with such rules and regulations as it may adopt.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1151.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 71364.

71364. The attorney shall be the legal adviser of the district and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Officers and Employees › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 71365.

71365. The general manager, secretary, and treasurer, and other employees or assistants of the district designated by the board, shall give such bonds to the district conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties as the board from time to time may provide. The premiums on the bonds shall be paid by the district.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › Section 71450.

71450. As used in this part:
(a) “District election” means every election held within the district for district purposes, but does not include a formation election.
(b) “General district election” means the district election for the election of directors which shall be held in each even-numbered year at the time of the general election and consolidated therewith.
(c) “Special district election” means any district election other than the general district election.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 7, Sec. 5. Effective February 8, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › Section 71454.

71454. Except with respect to formation elections, whenever lands situated in more than one county are included in a district:
(a) The secretary shall perform all duties prescribed by law to be performed by county clerks or registrars of voters, as the case may be, in connection with district elections.
(b) Where necessary, the secretary is authorized to procure from the proper county officials all necessary registration books and copies of indexes thereof.
(c) The board shall perform all duties prescribed by law to be performed by boards of supervisors in connection with district elections.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Preparation of Ballots › Section 71461.

71461. In counties in which districts are located, the county elections official may have printed upon the official ballots provided for voters at elections for directors a heading in the same form as that provided by the Elections Code for nonpartisan officers. The heading shall be marked “Municipal Water District,” with a subheading “For a Member of the Board of Directors, Division ________ (here inserting the number of the division)—Vote for One,” and beneath which shall appear the names of the candidates for the office of director for that division of the district, with the appropriate blank space for the writing in of the name of a candidate if desired by the voters, and with a voting square placed opposite the space.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 203. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Preparation of Ballots › Section 71462.

71462. The ballots provided for voters at elections for directors shall be furnished by the precinct officers only to those voters within their respective precincts who appear on the register as duly registered voters within the affected division of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Preparation of Ballots › Section 71463.

71463. In precincts which lie only partly within a district, the precinct board shall be supplied with two kinds of ballots by the county elections official, one of which shall contain the matters set forth in Section 71461 for the use of voters of the district, and the other of which shall not contain the matters set forth in Section 71461 and shall be furnished to those voters of the precinct who are not voters of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 204. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts and Polling Places › Section 71473.

71473. If any district election is consolidated with any state or county election, the voting precincts, polling places, and election officers for the district election shall be the same as those established for the state or county election.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Election of Directors › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 71500.

71500. The successors to the first directors shall be elected or chosen at the times and in the manner provided in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Election of Directors › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 71501.

71501. One director, who shall be a resident of the division and shall be elected by the voters thereof, shall be elected for each of the five divisions of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Election of Directors › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 71502.

71502. Except as to the election of the first directors, directors shall be elected at the general district election.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 7, Sec. 6. Effective February 8, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Election of Directors › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 71503.

71503. Each candidate for director who at the general district election receives the highest number of votes cast for the candidate for that office is elected as a director of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 7, Sec. 7. Effective February 8, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Election of Directors › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 71505.

71505. Candidates shall declare their candidacy and shall be nominated, election returns shall be canvassed, the election shall be held and conducted, the results shall be declared, and the certificates of election shall be issued, in the same manner as the declaration of candidacy, nomination, election, canvassing of returns, declaration of results, and issuance of certificates of election are made, declared, held, and conducted, and issued, under the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code).
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 264. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Election of Directors › ARTICLE 2 - Appointment in Lieu of Election › Section 71512.

71512. A person appointed to office of director shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a general district election.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 5 - Initiative, Referendum, and Recall › Section 71530.

71530. Ordinances may be passed by the voters of a district in accordance with the methods provided by the Elections Code for direct legislation in cities.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 5 - Initiative, Referendum, and Recall › Section 71531.

71531. Ordinances may be disapproved and vetoed by the voters of a district in accordance with the methods provided by the Elections Code for protesting against legislation in cities.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Relocation of Division Boundaries › Section 71540.

71540. The board of directors shall, by resolution, adjust the boundaries of any divisions pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 22000) of Division 21 of the Elections Code.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 435, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers Generally › Section 71593.

71593. A district may provide by ordinance for the pensioning of officers or employees, for the terms and conditions under which such pensions shall be awarded, and for the time and extent of service of officers or employees before such pensions shall be available to them.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers Generally › Section 71594.

71594. A district may, in the ordinance providing for the pensioning of officers and employees, create a special fund for the purpose of paying such pensions and provide for the accumulation of contributions to this fund from revenues of the district, wages of officers or employees, voluntary contributions, gifts, donations, or any source of revenue not inconsistent with the general powers of the board.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers Generally › Section 71595.

71595. A district may contract with any insurance corporation, the State Employees’ Retirement System, or any other insurance carrier for the maintenance of a service covering the pension of the district officers or employees and for their health and accident insurance coverage.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 83.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers Generally › Section 71596.

71596. A district may disseminate information concerning the rights, properties, and activities of the district. Such power shall not be construed as an exception to the California Public Records Act.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 310.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers Generally › Section 71597.

71597. A district may by resolution of a four-fifths majority of its directors obtain membership in associations having for their purpose the furtherance of subjects relating to the powers and duties of the district and for the interchange of information relating to such powers and duties. Funds necessary for such purposes may be appropriated.
The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the provisions of this section are declaratory of existing law except insofar as they specify that a resolution of a four-fifths majority of the directors is necessary.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1057.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers Generally › Section 71598.

71598. A district may, by resolution of the board of directors spread on its minutes, change the name of the district. Certified copies of the resolution changing the name of the district shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder of every affected county and sent to the county clerk of every affected county.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 829, Sec. 65. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers Generally › Section 71599.

71599. If, on or after the effective date of this section, substantially all of a district water system is acquired by another public agency by any method other than a vote of the electorate of that district so authorizing, the following provisions shall apply:
(a) All funds derived from the operation of the former district system shall be separately accounted for and used exclusively for the purposes of maintenance, operation, betterments, and bond debt service of the acquired system.
(b) No funds derived from the former district system shall be used for any other such purpose until all debt of that former system has been paid in full or until a majority vote of the electorate of the area served by that former system has authorized such other expenditures.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 791.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers Generally › Section 71600.

71600. Every person convicted of an infraction for a violation of any local ordinance or regulation adopted pursuant to this division shall be punished upon a first conviction by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50) and for a second conviction within a period of one year by a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) and for a third or any subsequent conviction within a period of one year by a fine of not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 387.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 1 - Powers Generally › Section 71601.

71601. (a) In order to enforce the provisions of any ordinance of the district, including an ordinance fixing charges for the furnishing of commodities or services, the district may correct any violation of an ordinance of the district. The district may also petition the superior court for the issuance of a preliminary or permanent injunction, or both, as may be appropriate, restraining any person from the continued violation of any ordinance of the district or for the issuance of an order stopping or disconnecting a service if the charges for that service are unpaid at the time specified in the ordinance.
(b) The district may enter upon the private property of any person within the jurisdiction of the district in order to investigate possible violations of an ordinance of the district. The investigation shall be made with the consent of the owner or tenant of the property or, if consent is refused, with a warrant duly issued pursuant to the procedures set forth in Title 13 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that, notwithstanding Section 1822.52 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the warrant shall be issued only upon probable cause.
(c) The district shall notify the county or city building inspector, county health inspector, or other affected county or city employee or office, in writing, within a reasonable time if an actual violation of a district, city, or county ordinance is discovered during the investigation.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 798, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 2 - Water › ARTICLE 1 - Development and Sale › Section 71610.

71610. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a district may acquire, control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recycle, recapture, and salvage any water, including sewage and storm waters, for the beneficial use or uses of the district, its inhabitants, or the owners of rights to water in the district.
(b) For a district located in a county with a population greater than 8 million persons and where 80 percent of the area of the district is included within the boundaries of a water replenishment district organized pursuant to Division 18 (commencing with Section 60000), the district shall have no authority to do any of the following:
(1) Manage, control, or administer the importation of water for the storage of groundwater.
(2) Store water underground except pursuant to either of the following:
(A) A contract with an independent holder of adjudicated groundwater extraction rights within the boundaries of the district and for the account of the water rights holder.
(B) A court order issued by a court having jurisdiction over the adjudication of groundwater extraction rights within the groundwater basin where storage is sought.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 215, Sec. 1. (SB 1386) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 2 - Water › ARTICLE 1 - Development and Sale › Section 71610.5.

71610.5. A district may undertake a water conservation program to reduce water use and may require, as a condition of new service, that reasonable water-saving devices and water reclamation devices be installed to reduce water use.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 893.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES › CHAPTER 2 - Water › ARTICLE 1 - Development and Sale › Section 71611.

71611. A district may sell water under its control, without preference, to cities, other public corporations and agencies, and persons, within the district for use within the district. As used in this part, the term “water” includes potable water and nonpotable water.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 418.)