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SENATE BILL NO. 6549
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C 016 L 90
State of Washington 51st Legislature 1990 Regular Session
By Senators Smith, Sutherland and Bauer
Read first time 1/17/90 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.
AN ACT Relating to compensation of public utility district employees; and amending RCW 54.16.100.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 11, chapter 390, Laws of 1955 and RCW 54.16.100 are each amended to read as follows:
The
commission, by resolution introduced at a regular meeting and adopted at a
subsequent regular meeting, shall appoint and may remove at will a district
manager, and shall, by resolution, fix his ((salary)) or her
compensation.
The manager
shall be the chief administrative officer of the district, in control of all
administrative functions and shall be responsible to the commission for the
efficient administration of the affairs of the district placed in his or her
charge. ((He)) The manager shall be an experienced executive
with administrative ability. In the absence or temporary disability of the
manager, ((he)) the manager shall, with the approval of the
president of the commission, designate some competent person as acting manager.
The manager may attend all meetings of the commission and its committees, and take part in the discussion of any matters pertaining to the duties of his or her department, but shall have no vote.
The manager
shall carry out the orders of the commission, and see that the laws pertaining
to matters within the functions of his or her department are enforced;
keep the commission fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of
the districts; prepare an annual estimate for the ensuing fiscal year of the
probable expenses of ((his)) the department, and recommend to the
commission what development work should be undertaken, and what extensions and
additions, if any, should be made during the ensuing fiscal year, with an
estimate of the costs of the development work, extensions, and additions;
certify to the commission all bills, allowances, and payrolls, including claims
due contractors of public works; recommend to the commission ((salaries))
compensation of the employees of his or her office, and a scale
of ((salaries or wages)) compensation to be paid for the
different classes of service required by the district; hire and discharge
employees under his or her direction; and perform such other duties as
may be imposed upon ((him)) the manager by resolution of the
commission. It is unlawful for ((him)) the manager to make any
contribution of money in aid of or in opposition to the election of any
candidate for public utility commissioner or to advocate or oppose any such
election.