California Public Resources Code 5549 – (a) The general manager has the following administrative and …
(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.
Terms Used In California Public Resources Code 5549
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- department: means the Department of Parks and Recreation and "director" means the Director of Parks and Recreation. See California Public Resources Code 5001.1
- District: as used in this article , means any regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district formed pursuant to this article. See California Public Resources Code 5500
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
(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 that has been adopted in an open meeting, 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 fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). All expenditures shall be reported to the board of directors at its next regular meeting.
(2) A district may, by action of the board in an open meeting, increase the amount by which the general manager may bind the district above the fifty-thousand-dollar ($50,000) limit established in paragraph (1). An increase made pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed an amount equal to 2 percent, for each fiscal year following the operative date of the last adjustment, of the amount in effect when the board’s action is adopted.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 278, Sec. 1. (AB 2137) Effective January 1, 2019.)