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2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 3 - Election on Formation › ARTICLE 1 - Calling of Election › Section 20896.

20896. (a) The officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed and mailed to each voter entitled to vote on the district formation question.
(b) The ballot pamphlet printed and mailed pursuant to this section shall contain all of the following in the order prescribed:
(1) The complete text of the proposition.
(2) The impartial analysis of the proposition prepared by the local agency formation commission.
(3) The argument for the proposed district formation.
(4) The argument against the proposed district formation.
(c) The election officials shall mail a ballot pamphlet to each voter entitled to vote in the district formation election at least 10 days prior to the date of the election. The ballot pamphlet is “official matter” within the meaning of Section 13303 of the Elections Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 225. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 3 - Election on Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Conduct of Election › Section 20910.

20910. For the purposes of the formation election the board of supervisors shall establish a convenient number of election precincts in the proposed district and define their boundaries.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 3 - Election on Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Conduct of Election › Section 20911.

20911. The precinct board for the formation election shall be appointed, candidates for the offices of the proposed district shall be nominated, ballots and other supplies shall be provided and the election shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in accordance with the provisions concerning general elections except as to:
(a) Notice of the election.
(b) Nominating petitions, which may be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors not less than 15 days before the election.
(c) Mailing of sample ballots, which mailing to each voter entitled to vote at the election, as determined by the county elections official, shall be completed at least three whole days before the election.
(d) Other inconsistent provisions in this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 153. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 3 - Election on Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Conduct of Election › Section 20912.

20912. The board of supervisors shall act in place of the board, and the clerk of the board of supervisors shall act in place of the secretary.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 3 - Election on Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Conduct of Election › Section 20913.

20913. At the formation election the elective officers of the district shall be elected, but only one person shall be elected to fill the offices consolidated, if any.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 3 - Election on Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Conduct of Election › Section 20914.

20914. On the ballots provided for the formation election shall be printed a proposition substantially as follows: “Shall the proposed ____ Irrigation District be formed?” followed by the words “Yes” and “No” with inclosed voting spaces thereafter.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 3 - Election on Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Conduct of Election › Section 20915.

20915. The board of supervisors shall meet on the second Monday following the formation election to canvass the votes cast, and only if upon the canvass it appears that a majority of all the votes cast at the formation election are “Irrigation District—Yes” shall the board canvass the votes for the candidates for the district offices and declare the persons receiving respectively the highest number of votes to be elected.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 3 - Election on Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Conduct of Election › Section 20916.

20916. No informalities in the conduct of the formation election or in any related matters shall invalidate the election or the result if notice was given substantially as provided and the election was fairly conducted.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 3 - Election on Formation › ARTICLE 3 - Contest of Election › Section 20931.

20931. No contest shall be brought more than 20 days after the canvass of the vote of the election by the board of supervisors.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 3 - Election on Formation › ARTICLE 3 - Contest of Election › Section 20936.

20936. The determination of the election contest shall be based on whether or not the election was conducted fairly and in substantial compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Judgment shall be entered accordingly.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 4 - Establishment of District › Section 20960.

20960. If upon the canvass of the formation election it appears that a majority of all the votes cast are “Irrigation District—Yes,” the board of supervisors shall by an order entered on its minutes declare the territory formed as a district under the name designated for it.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 4 - Establishment of District › Section 20961.

20961. The board of supervisors shall immediately file for record in the office of the county recorder of each affected county a certified copy of the order declaring the district formed and shall also immediately forward a copy to the clerk of the board of supervisors of each affected county.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 4 - Establishment of District › Section 20962.5.

20962.5. The county clerk of the principal county shall immediately file 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 formed contains all of the information required to be in the certificate, the county clerk may file a copy of the order in lieu of the certificate.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 457.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 4 - Establishment of District › Section 20963.

20963. The board of supervisors of any county in which any land embraced in a district is situated shall not after its formation allow another district to be formed including any portion of the same land without the consent of the board of the district in which the land is situated.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 5 - Change of Name › Section 20980.

20980. Whenever the board so determines it may, or in the event any district has been formed under the same name as that of another district, the board of the last formed district shall, by a resolution spread on its minutes change the name of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 581.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 5 - Change of Name › Section 20981.

20981. Certified copies of the resolution changing the name of the district shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder in each affected county and sent to the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 860, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 5 - Change of Name › Section 20982.

20982. The change of name shall become effective for all purposes upon the recordation of the resolution after which the district shall perform all functions, exercise all powers, be responsible for its obligations and in all respects conduct its affairs under its name as changed with the same force and effect as under the name by which it was designated upon its formation.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 581.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualification and Tenure › Section 21100.

21100. (a) Each director, except as otherwise provided in this division, shall be a voter and a landowner in the district and a resident of the division that he or she represents at the time of his or her nomination or appointment and through his or her entire term, except in the case of the director elected at a formation election. A director elected at a formation election shall be a resident, landowner, and voter in the proposed district at the time of his or her nomination and a resident of the division that he or she represents during his or her entire term.
(b) In any district having no more than 15 landowners who are voters in the district, a person need not be a voter but shall be qualified to be a director of the district if he or she is a landowner of the district at the time of his or her nomination or appointment and during his or her entire term.
(c) In a district providing retail electricity for residents of the district, each director, except as otherwise provided in this division, shall be a voter of the district and a resident of the division that he or she represents at the time of his or her nomination or appointment and during his or her entire term, except in the case of a director elected at a formation election. A director elected at a formation election shall be a resident in the proposed district at the time of his or her nomination and a resident of the division that he or she represents during his or her entire term.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 21100, except as provided in paragraph (2), for the purpose of meeting the requirements of that subdivision, a person need not be a landowner within the district to be qualified to be a director of the district if either of the following applies:
(A) The person serves or seeks to serve on the board of directors of a district without divisions and the district is required to submit an urban water management plan pursuant to the Urban Water Management Planning Act (Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 10610) of Division 6).
(B) The person serves or seeks to serve on the board of directors of a district with divisions, the district is required to submit an urban water management plan pursuant to the Urban Water Management Planning Act (Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 10610) of Division 6), and the district, within the division that the person represents or seeks to represent, supplies water as a public water system subject to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 116270) of Part 12 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) A director appointed or elected before January 1, 2007, shall be subject to the qualification requirements imposed by subdivision (a) until the expiration of his or her term.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 130, Sec. 240. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualification and Tenure › Section 21100.2.

21100.2. (a) This section applies to the Pixley Irrigation District.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 21100, the board of directors of the district may adopt a resolution that authorizes a person who meets only the landownership requirement of Section 21100 to be a director of the district.
(c) Notwithstanding the adoption of a resolution pursuant to subdivision (b), the registered voters in the district may request, in writing, that all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request be required to meet all of the requirements of Section 21100. The request shall be submitted to the directors.
(d) If the directors determine that at least 25 percent of the registered voters in the district have signed the request submitted pursuant to subdivision (c), all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request shall meet all of the requirements of Section 21100.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 11, Sec. 1. Effective February 23, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualification and Tenure › Section 21100.3.

21100.3. (a) This section only applies to the Tulelake Irrigation District. For the purpose of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Corporation” means any legal entity, public or private, properly organized under the laws of the state in which it was created, that is allowed to own real property in California.
(2) “District” means the Tulelake Irrigation District, originally formed as Tule Lake Irrigation District.
(3) “Legal representative” means the person authorized to act for purposes of this section for or on behalf of a corporation, estate, or trust holding title to land within the district.
(4) “Residency area” means land within the district or land within one mile of any district boundary.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 21100, the board of directors of the district may adopt a resolution that authorizes a person to be a director if the person, at the time of his or her nomination or appointment and through his or her entire term, meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Is a registered voter in California.
(2) Resides within the residency area.
(3) Is an owner of real property within the division he or she represents or the owner’s legal representative.
(c) Notwithstanding the adoption of a resolution pursuant to subdivision (b), the registered voters in the district may request, in writing, that all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request be required to meet all of the requirements of Section 21100. The request shall be submitted to the board of directors.
(d) If the board of directors determines that at least 25 percent of the registered voters in the district have signed the request submitted pursuant to subdivision (c), all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request shall meet all of the requirements of Section 21100.
(e) Before a legal representative may declare his or her candidacy or be appointed to serve as a director under this section, he or she shall present to the district a copy of his or her authority that shall be kept and filed with the returns of the election or the certificate of appointment.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 377, Sec. 1. (AB 1816) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualification and Tenure › Section 21100.4.

21100.4. (a) This section applies to the Hills Valley Irrigation District.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 21100, the board of directors of the district may adopt a resolution that authorizes a person who meets only the landownership requirement of Section 21100 to be a director of the district.
(c) Notwithstanding the adoption of a resolution pursuant to subdivision (b), the registered voters in the district may request, in writing, that all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request be required to meet all of the requirements of Section 21100. The request shall be submitted to the directors.
(d) If the directors determine that at least 25 percent of the registered voters in the district have signed the request submitted pursuant to subdivision (c), all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request shall meet all of the requirements of Section 21100.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 11, Sec. 2. Effective February 23, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualification and Tenure › Section 21100.5.

21100.5. (a) This section applies to the Stratford Irrigation District.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 21100, the board of directors of the district may adopt a resolution that authorizes a person who meets the landownership requirement of Section 21100 and resides in Kings County to be a director of the district.
(c) Notwithstanding the adoption of a resolution pursuant to subdivision (b), the registered voters in the district may request, in writing, that all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request be required to meet all of the requirements of Section 21100. The request shall be submitted to the directors.
(d) If the directors determine that at least 25 percent of the registered voters in the district have signed the request submitted pursuant to subdivision (c), all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request shall meet all of the requirements of Section 21100.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1134, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualification and Tenure › Section 21100.7.

21100.7. The landownership requirements set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 21100 do not apply to the South Bay Irrigation District.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 99, Sec. 1. (AB 348) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualification and Tenure › Section 21100.8.

21100.8. (a) This section only applies to the South Fork Irrigation District. For the purpose of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Corporation” means any legal entity, public or private, properly organized under the laws of the state in which it was created, that is allowed to own real property in California.
(2) “District” means the South Fork Irrigation District.
(3) “Legal representative” means the person authorized to act for purposes of this section for or on behalf of a corporation, estate, or trust holding title to land within the district.
(4) “Residency area” means land within the district or land within five miles of any district boundary.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 21100, the board of directors of the district may adopt a resolution that authorizes a person to be a director if the person, at the time of the person’s nomination or appointment and through the person’s entire term, meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Is a registered voter in California.
(2) Resides within the residency area.
(3) Is an owner of real property within the division the person represents or the owner’s legal representative.
(c) Notwithstanding the adoption of a resolution pursuant to subdivision (b), the registered voters in the district may request, in writing, that all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request be required to meet all of the requirements of Section 21100. The request shall be submitted to the board of directors.
(d) If the board of directors determines that at least 25 percent of the registered voters in the district have signed the request submitted pursuant to subdivision (c), all of the directors who are appointed or elected subsequent to the receipt of the request shall meet all of the requirements of Section 21100.
(e) Before a legal representative may declare the legal representative’s candidacy or be appointed to serve as a director under this section, the person shall present to the district a copy of that person’s authority that shall be kept and filed with the returns of the election or the certificate of appointment.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 628, Sec. 1. (SB 692) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualification and Tenure › Section 21101.

21101. Notwithstanding Sections 10505 and 10554 of the Elections Code, elective officers, irrespective of the method of their selection, take office as soon as they qualify, except that officers elected at a general district election take office at noon on the first Friday in December next following the general district election.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 226. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualification and Tenure › Section 21102.

21102. Prior to the first Friday in December next following the general district election each elective officer shall take and subscribe the official oath and file it in the office of the district and execute the bond required of him or her.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1195, Sec. 26.1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualification and Tenure › Section 21104.

21104. The term of office of each elective officer subsequent to the officers elected at the formation election is four years or until his successor qualifies and takes office.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 2 - Consolidation and Segregation › Section 21120.

21120. A board may consolidate any two or more of the offices of assessor, collector, and treasurer. The board may consolidate any two or more of the positions of secretary, engineer, manager, assistant engineer or assistant manager, and may combine any one or more of these positions with the offices of assessor, collector or treasurer.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 618.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 2 - Consolidation and Segregation › Section 21121.

21121. The order of consolidation shall be made at least 120 days prior to a general election and shall take effect at said election.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 2 - Consolidation and Segregation › Section 21122.

21122. A board may at least 120 days before a general district election segregate consolidated offices, and each office so segregated shall be filled at said election.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 2 - Consolidation and Segregation › Section 21123.

21123. A board may, at least 90 days before a general district election, determine that the offices of assessor, collector, or treasurer or any of them shall be filled by appointment by the board to serve at its pleasure rather than being filled by election. A person so appointed need not be a resident or elector of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 184.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 2 - Consolidation and Segregation › Section 21124.

21124. A board may, at least 90 days before a general district election, determine that the offices of assessor, collector, or treasurer or any of them that are currently appointive shall be filled by election at the next succeeding district election.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 206.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 3 - Official Bonds › Section 21141.

21141. When not otherwise provided by the board the bonds to be given by the following officers shall be in the following sums:
(a) Assessor: Five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(b) Collector: Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).
(c) Treasurer: One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 3 - Official Bonds › Section 21142.

21142. The board may fix the bonds to be given by the following officers and persons to suit the conditions of the district within the following sums:
(a) Treasurer: Five thousand dollars ($5,000) to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
(b) Collector: Five thousand dollars ($5,000) to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).
(c) Secretary: Any sum.
(d) Custodian of a special fund: Any sum.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 3 - Official Bonds › Section 21142.5.

21142.5. If the offices of assessor, collector, and treasurer in any district are held by one person, the board may fix one bond to cover all three offices within the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 581.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 3 - Official Bonds › Section 21143.

21143. All bonds shall be in the form prescribed for the official bonds of county officers, and the premiums may be paid by the district.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 3 - Official Bonds › Section 21147.

21147. If any district is appointed fiscal agent of or by the United States in connection with any Federal reclamation project, each officer shall execute an additional bond, in the sum required by the Secretary of the Interior, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office and the faithful discharge by the district of its duties under the appointment; and the bond may be sued upon by the United States or any person injured by the failure of the officer or the district to perform promptly and completely his or its respective duties.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 4 - Compensation › Section 21166.

21166. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a director, for sitting on the board or acting under its orders, shall receive both of the following:
(a) (1) Except as specified in paragraphs (2) and (3), compensation not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day, not exceeding six days in any calendar month.
(2) In districts that produce or distribute electric power, one of the following methods of compensation:
(A) Compensation not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day.
(B) A monthly salary of not to exceed six hundred dollars ($600) per month.
(C) Annual compensation not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). Any annual compensation pursuant to this subparagraph shall be fixed by the adoption of an ordinance pursuant to Sections 20203 to 20207, inclusive.
(3) Districts containing 500,000 acres or more are governed by Section 22840.
(b) Actual and necessary expenses when acting under the orders of 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. 29. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 4 - Compensation › Section 21166.5.

21166.5. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 21166, a director may participate in any plan for group insurance, group annuities, social security, medical and hospital service or any other authorized program which has been adopted and carried into effect for the benefit of all such officers and employees, including directors, as accept the same and authorize the board to make any necessary deductions from their compensation for payment of a portion of the premium thereon.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 142.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 5 - Deputies and Employees › Section 21185.

21185. The board shall:
(a) Employ agents, officers, and employees as required.
(b) Prescribe their duties and fix their salaries.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 5 - Deputies and Employees › Section 21186.

21186. The board shall:
(a) Approve and reject as to number deputies of elective and appointive officers.
(b) Remove any deputies for good cause or for lack of work or funds.
(c) Fix and alter the salaries of all deputies.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 5 - Deputies and Employees › Section 21187.

21187. The treasurer and collector may appoint as many deputies within the number allowed by the board as may be necessary for the discharge of the duties of their offices, the deputies to hold office at the pleasure of the appointing officer and subject to the powers of the board. Appointments shall be in writing and filed in the office of the district. These deputies shall take and file an oath in the manner required of their principals before assuming the duties of office.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 5 - Deputies and Employees › Section 21188.

21188. The board shall allow the assessor as many deputies, to be appointed by him, as will in the judgment of the board enable him to complete the assessment between the first Monday in March and the first Monday in August each year. The compensation shall be fixed by the board for each deputy for the time actually engaged; provided, that no allowance shall be made but for work performed between the first Monday in March and the first Monday in August.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1206.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 5 - Deputies and Employees › Section 21189.

21189. The board may adopt and carry into effect a contract or contracts of group insurance, a system of group annuities, a system of medical and hospital service, or any two or more of these, for the benefit of such of the officers, including directors, and employees of the district as accept the same and who have authorized the board to make any necessary deductions from their compensation for the payment of a portion of the premium thereon. Contracts of group insurance, systems of group annuities, or systems of medical and hospital service, which include benefits to dependents of officers and employees or retired officers and employees are contracts of group insurance, systems of group annuities, or systems of medical and hospital service for the benefit of officers and employees for the purposes of this section. The board may make such deductions, and may pay the remainder of such premiums from any funds of the district not required to be devoted to a specific purpose. The board may pay such portion of the premiums thereon or attributable thereto as it determines to be advisable. The board may arrange or contract for a contract or contracts of group insurance, a system of group annuities, or a system of medical and hospital service, or any two or more of these, with any private or public agency, nonprofit membership corporation, or any insurance company or agent authorized by or pursuant to law to transact such business within this State. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the provisions of Chapter 250, Statutes of 1939, or of Section 1157 of the Government Code insofar as such provisions apply to districts and officers and employees thereof.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 211.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 5 - Deputies and Employees › Section 21190.

21190. Employees of districts are permanent employees if employed to fill positions which, in the judgment of the board, normally require more than six months employment in each year. Employees employed for temporary or indefinite periods are temporary employees for any period up to six months and thereafter, unless designated as permanent employees by the board.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1277.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 6 - Misconduct › Section 21196.

21196. For any wilful violation of any express duty herein provided for by any officer herein named he shall be subject to removal from office by proceedings brought in the superior court of the office county by any assessment payer of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - Selecting Officers in Certain Cases › ARTICLE 1 - Appointments to Fill Vacancies › Section 21265.

21265. The board of supervisors of the office county shall fill by appointment vacancies in the offices of directors, provided that any such appointed directors shall be required to run for election in the next succeeding general district election.
If within 60 days after a vacancy on the board of directors occurs the board of supervisors has failed to fill such vacancy, a special election may be called by the board of directors and held in the division affected, for the purpose of filling such vacancy. In the event there are more than two candidates at such special election, only a plurality will be required for election. The candidate elected at such special election shall fill the unexpired term of the vacating director.
(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 840, Sec. 6.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - Selecting Officers in Certain Cases › ARTICLE 1 - Appointments to Fill Vacancies › Section 21265.5.

21265.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all vacancies on the board of directors elected pursuant to Section 21551 shall be filled pursuant to Section 1780 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1059.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - Selecting Officers in Certain Cases › ARTICLE 1 - Appointments to Fill Vacancies › Section 21266.

21266. A board shall fill by appointment vacancies in the offices of assessor, collector, and treasurer. If the board fails to make an appointment within 40 days, the board of supervisors of the office county shall make the appointment.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - Selecting Officers in Certain Cases › ARTICLE 2 - Appointments in Certain Districts › Section 21285.

21285. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any district where there are not more than 15 voters at such time as the publication of notice of a general district election, no such general district election shall be held, and all offices shall be filled by appointment pursuant to Section 10515 of the Elections Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 227. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - The Board › Section 21375.

21375. On the first Tuesday after the original directors qualify, and on the day on which the board holds its first regular monthly meeting after the first Friday in December of the year in which a general district election is held, the directors shall meet and organize as a board and may transact any other business of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1195, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - The Board › Section 21377.5.

21377.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 21377 of this code or Section 54954 of the Government Code or any other provision of law, the Board of Directors of the Tri-Dam Project, which is composed of the directors of the Oakdale Irrigation District and the South San Joaquin Irrigation District, may hold no more than four regular meetings annually at the Tri-Dam Project offices located in Strawberry, California.
(b) The notice and conduct of these meetings shall comply with the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code).
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 83, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - The Board › Section 21378.

21378. The board, however, may by resolution entered upon its minutes fix any day of the month for its regular monthly meeting, or if more than one regular meeting is to be held each month it may fix the days for such regular meetings. When more than one regular meeting is held each month, the day of the first such meeting in January is the regular monthly meeting day in January for the purposes of this division. The change shall not be effective until the resolution proposing it has been published once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper published in the office county.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - The Board › Section 21382.

21382. All meetings of the board shall be public and shall be conducted in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of TItle 5 of the Government Code).
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 83, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - The Board › Section 21383.

21383. The number of directors required to constitute a quorum of the board and to concur on all questions except a motion to adjourn or a motion to adjourn to a stated time is three except in districts where there are only three offices of director, in which case the required number is two.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - The Board › Section 21386.

21386. At its organization meeting, the board may elect, in addition to a president, a vice president who shall have the power to perform all the duties of the president in the absence of the president, or in the event of his inability to perform such duties.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 698.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - The Board › Section 21387.

21387. When the president of the board is absent or unable to act at any meeting of the board and no vice president has been elected, the majority of the board may elect a president pro tempore from its members, who shall have the power to perform all the duties of the president of the board until he is replaced or until the president of the board returns to the performance of his duties.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 698.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - District Office › Section 21403.

21403.
A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 37. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - District Office › Section 21405.

21405. 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 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 formed 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.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 457.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Divisions and Methods of Electing Directors › Section 21550.

21550. Each district shall contain five divisions unless otherwise provided by the more recent of:
(a) The order on final hearing on the formation petition.
(b) An order made pursuant to this article.
(c) An order made pursuant to Article 2 of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Divisions and Methods of Electing Directors › Section 21551.

21551. Directors shall be elected by the division each represents unless otherwise provided by the more recent of:
(a) The order on final hearing on the formation petition.
(b) An order made pursuant to this article.
(c) An order made pursuant to Article 2 of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Divisions and Methods of Electing Directors › Section 21552.

21552. As provided in this article the number of divisions may be changed to three or five or the method of electing directors may be changed to election by the district at large or by divisions, or both changes may be made simultaneously.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Divisions and Methods of Electing Directors › Section 21552.1.

21552.1. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 21550, 21551 and 21552, the local agency formation commission, in approving either a consolidation of districts or the reorganization of two or more districts into a single irrigation 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. 16. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Divisions and Methods of Electing Directors › Section 21553.

21553. The board shall order a change in the number of divisions or the method of electing directors, or both, or increase the number of directors from three to five in a district without divisions, if a petition therefor, signed by a majority of the holders of title to all of the land who are also the holders of title to a majority in value of the land, is filed in the district office at least 85 days before a general district election.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 212, Sec. 1. Effective July 15, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Divisions and Methods of Electing Directors › Section 21554.

21554. The board shall submit at a general district election or at a special election a proposal for a change in the number of divisions or the method of electing directors or both when either:
(a) At least 120 days before the general district election a petition for the submission of a proposal therefor set forth in the petition, signed by at least 500 holders of title to land who are also the holders of title to at least 20 percent in value of all of the land, is filed in the district office.
(b) At least 90 days before the general district election the board adopts a resolution for the submission of a proposal therefor set forth in the resolution.
(c) The board by resolution calls a special election to be held in the district for submission of a proposal therefor set forth in the resolution.
(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 209.)