Article 3. Powers And Duties Of Directors of California Public Utilities Code >> Division 10. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.

The board shall annually, in January, select one of its members as chairperson to serve at the pleasure of the board. The chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the board and shall vote on the propositions passed upon by the board.

The first meeting of the board shall be held within 10 days of the appointment of its chairman. The board may make its own rules of procedure and determine the place and time of its meeting.

The board shall select one of its members vice chairman, who shall preside in the absence of its chairman. The board shall provide for and select such officers as it deems necessary to conduct the affairs of the district.

All matters and things necessary for the proper administration of the affairs of the district which are not provided for in this part shall be provided for by the board.

The board shall supervise and regulate every transit facility owned and operated by the district, including the fixing of rates, rentals, charges and classifications, and the making and enforcement of rules, regulations, contracts, practices, and schedules, for or in connection with any transit facility owned or controlled by the district.

The board may either operate the transit system itself, or it may contract with the City of Stockton, or with any other public or private agency, to operate the transit system for the district.

All new intercity, interregional, and rural services provided outside the Stockton Metropolitan Area shall be subject to open competitive bidding at least once every five years. For the bidding, the district may be one of the bidders. The district shall cause notice inviting bids to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation within San Joaquin County, which publication shall be made at least 10 days before bids are to be received. The contract for service shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder. The board may reject any and all bids and may readvertise in its discretion.

The board may adopt a personnel system for the purpose of recruiting and maintaining an effective working force with good morale. The board shall by resolution determine and create such number and character of positions as are necessary properly to carry on the functions of the district and shall establish an appropriate salary, salary range, or wage for each position so created. The board may by resolution abolish any such position. Except as otherwise provided, appointments to such positions shall be made by the general manager.

The board may from time to time contract for or employ any professional service required by the district or for the performance of work or services which cannot satisfactorily be performed by the regular employees of the district.

The board shall have an annual audit made of all books and accounts of the district by a certified public accountant or public accountant.

The board may provide by resolution, under such terms and conditions as it sees fit, for the payment of demands against the district without prior specific approval thereof by the board if the demand is for a purpose for which an expenditure has been previously approved by the board and in an amount no greater than the amount so authorized, and if the demand is approved by the general manager.

To facilitate the business of the district, the board may provide for the creation and administration of such funds as the needs of the district may require. The funds shall be disbursed in accordance with rules established by the board and all payments from any fund shall be reported to the board.