CA Pub Res Code Section 5549

(a)

The general manager has the following administrative and executive functions, powers, and duties. The general manager shall do all of the following:

(1)

Enforce this article and all ordinances and regulations of the district.

(2)

Appoint and remove subordinates, clerks, and other employees, and exercise supervision and control over all departments and offices of the district, subject to the personnel rules, civil service or merit system, and policies adopted by the board.

(3)

Attend all meetings of the board unless excused by the board.

(4)

Submit to the board for adoption any measures, ordinances, and regulations he or she deems necessary or expedient.

(5)

Enforce all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the district or its inhabitants in any contract and report any violations to the board or the police department, as appropriate.

(6)

Prepare and submit the annual budget to the board and perform all other duties imposed by this article or by the board.

(b)

(1)With the approval of the board, the general manager may bind the district, in accordance with board policy, and without advertising, for the payment for supplies, materials, labor, or other valuable consideration for any purpose, including new construction of a building, structure, or improvement, in amounts not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). All expenditures shall be reported to the board of directors at its next regular meeting.

(2)

Notwithstanding paragraph (1), with the approval of the board, the general manager of the East Bay Regional Park District and the general manager of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District may bind those districts, in accordance with board policy, and without advertising, for the payment of supplies, materials, labor, or other valuable consideration for any purpose, including new construction of a building, structure, or improvement, in amounts not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). All expenditures shall be reported to the board of directors at its next regular meeting.

Source: Section 5549, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=5549.­.

Last Updated

Aug. 19, 2023

§ 5549’s source at ca​.gov