Reso 0679-11/1983 RESOLUTION NO. 679
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE SAN MARCOS COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
DELINEATING MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, the primary mission of San Marcos County Water District is
to provide water and sanitary sewer service as available to District customers
at the lowest feasible cost, and
WHEREAS, the goal of the Board of Directors of San Marcos County
Water District is to manage and conserve District resources to achieve the
District's mission, and
WHEREAS, two of the major funczions of the Board are to appoint the
General Manager and to direct the development and implementation of management
plans, and
WHEREAS, the Board employs a General Manager to carry out Board
policies, manage District operations, and provide day to day supervision of
District employees and control of District expenditures, and
WHEREAS, it is the judgment of the Board that clear delineation of
the General Manager's authority is essential to effective District management;
THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of San Marcos County Water
District delegates to the General Manager:
1. The authority to make and carry out management decisions in
conformity with Board-established District policies, and to perform other
duties as set forth in California Water Code Sections 30580-81, as amended
from time to time.
2. The authority to employ, terminate, assign duties to, and
direct the day to day activities of all District employees, except that the
Board retains the authority to appoint and assign duties to the General
Manager, Secretary, and Auditor. The Board retains the authority to set
compensation for all employees.
3. The authority to establish District employee job
classifications and descriptions, subject to periodic review of overall
personnel utilization by the Board. The Board retains the authority to
control overall staffing levels by setting the number of authorized positions.
4. The authority to direct the activities of contractors
performing services for the District. The Board retains the authority to
retain, define the scope of efforts of, and dismiss consultants.
5. The authority to manage District financial operations, to
invest District funds, and to expend District funds in conformity with
Board-approved budgets. An annual budget shall be proposed in a form and at a
level of detail determined by the Board. Upon Board approval of the budget,
the General Manager shall have the authority to commit budgeted funds for the
purposes and up to the limits authorized for each budget line item. The
General Manager shall review budget status periodically with the Board, and
shall propose corrective action if revenues or expenditures vary materially
from the budget. The Board retains the authority to expand or contract the
overall budget and to transfer funds between budget categories, except that
the General Manager may transfer funds into District reserves.
6. The authority to expend non-budgeted District funds to meet an
emergency which adversely affects, directly or potentially, the ability of the
District to perform its services, which puts District property or personnel in
jeopardy, or which may jeopardize the health and safety of the community and
its residents. The General Manager shall determine that an emergency exists
and shall inform the Board of the emergency and the steps he has taken and
expenditures he has incurred to meet it.
7. The authority to propose and to carry out, upon Board approval,
District management objectives and plans.
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Resolution No. 679, continued
8. The Board retains to itself the sole authority to approve the
acceptance and conveyance of property and property rights and water and sewer
capacity, and to enter into contracts in excess of 35,000.
FURTHERMORE, the Board of Directors recognizes that there will be
management areas in addition to those enumerated herein which will require
further delineation of management authority, and that those areas, as they are
brought to the attention of the Board, will be addressed in additional
resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of November, 1983 by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Directors: Newport, Mason, Ferguson, Mahr
NOES: Directors: None
ABSTAIN: Directors: Holm
ABSENT: Directors: None
ATTEST:
San Marcos County Water District
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