The powers and duties of the general manager are:

(a) To head the administrative branch of the district and to be responsible to the board for the proper administration of all affairs of the district.

Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 105052

  • District: means the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District. See California Public Utilities Code 105003
  • 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.
  • Rail transit: means the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by rail and provision of freight service by rail. See California Public Utilities Code 105003
  • rail transit facilities: means any or all real and personal property, equipment, rights, or interests owned or to be acquired by the district for rail transit service purposes, including ancillary bicycle and pedestrian pathways that provide connections between and access to station sites. See California Public Utilities Code 105003

(b) To appoint, supervise, suspend, or remove district officers, other than members of the board and officers appointed by the board.

(c) To supervise and direct the preparation of the annual budget for the board and to be responsible for its administration after its adoption.

(d) To formulate and present to the board plans for rail transit facilities within the district and the means to finance them.

(e) To supervise the planning, acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of the rail transit facilities of the district.

(f) To attend meetings of the board.

(g) To prepare and submit to the board, as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, a complete report of the finances and administrative activities of the district for the preceding year.

(h) To perform other and additional duties as the board may require.

(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)