Article 5. Deputies And Employees of California Water Code >> Division 11. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 5.

The board shall:
  (a) Employ agents, officers, and employees as required.
  (b) Prescribe their duties and fix their salaries.

The board shall:
  (a) Approve and reject as to number deputies of elective and appointive officers.
  (b) Remove any deputies for good cause or for lack of work or funds.
  (c) Fix and alter the salaries of all deputies.

The treasurer and collector may appoint as many deputies within the number allowed by the board as may be necessary for the discharge of the duties of their offices, the deputies to hold office at the pleasure of the appointing officer and subject to the powers of the board. Appointments shall be in writing and filed in the office of the district. These deputies shall take and file an oath in the manner required of their principals before assuming the duties of office.

The board shall allow the assessor as many deputies, to be appointed by him, as will in the judgment of the board enable him to complete the assessment between the first Monday in March and the first Monday in August each year. The compensation shall be fixed by the board for each deputy for the time actually engaged; provided, that no allowance shall be made but for work performed between the first Monday in March and the first Monday in August.

The board may adopt and carry into effect a contract or contracts of group insurance, a system of group annuities, a system of medical and hospital service, or any two or more of these, for the benefit of such of the officers, including directors, and employees of the district as accept the same and who have authorized the board to make any necessary deductions from their compensation for the payment of a portion of the premium thereon. Contracts of group insurance, systems of group annuities, or systems of medical and hospital service, which include benefits to dependents of officers and employees or retired officers and employees are contracts of group insurance, systems of group annuities, or systems of medical and hospital service for the benefit of officers and employees for the purposes of this section. The board may make such deductions, and may pay the remainder of such premiums from any funds of the district not required to be devoted to a specific purpose. The board may pay such portion of the premiums thereon or attributable thereto as it determines to be advisable. The board may arrange or contract for a contract or contracts of group insurance, a system of group annuities, or a system of medical and hospital service, or any two or more of these, with any private or public agency, nonprofit membership corporation, or any insurance company or agent authorized by or pursuant to law to transact such business within this State. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the provisions of Chapter 250, Statutes of 1939, or of Section 1157 of the Government Code insofar as such provisions apply to districts and officers and employees thereof.

Employees of districts are permanent employees if employed to fill positions which, in the judgment of the board, normally require more than six months employment in each year. Employees employed for temporary or indefinite periods are temporary employees for any period up to six months and thereafter, unless designated as permanent employees by the board.