13-2420. Same; manager of collections and accounts; appointment; qualifications; duties; reports; salary; bond; assistants; bonds. The waterworks board may appoint a manager of collections and accounts, who shall be an experienced accountant, and it shall be the manager's duty to keep a regular set of books for the water plant, showing in detail the business transactions of said plant. The manager's term of office shall be during the pleasure of said board, and he or she shall have general supervision and charge of all office employees of said department under the direction of the waterworks board. It shall be the manager's duty immediately following the close of each month to make a complete report to the waterworks board, and to the governing body of said city, showing the transactions of the preceding month and the financial condition of the water department. Such report shall also include a correct account of all collections, appropriations, expenditures and approved claims entitled to payment.
The salary of the manager of collections and accounts shall be fixed by the waterworks board, and he or she shall give a good and sufficient surety company bond in a sum to be fixed by the waterworks board, conditioned for the faithful performance of duties and for a true and faithful accounting of all moneys that may come into the manager's hands by reason of his or her position. Cost of said bond shall be paid out of revenue of said department. The waterworks board may appoint such assistants to the manager of collections and accounts as they deem necessary, and when the duties of said assistants require them to receive and receipt for moneys said board shall require said assistants to give a good and sufficient surety company bond, the sum of which in each case shall be fixed by said board, conditioned for the faithful performance of said assistants' duties and for a true and faithful accounting of all moneys that may come into said assistants' hands by reason of their position. The cost of said bonds shall be paid out of the revenue of said department.
History: L. 1937, ch. 143, ยง 7; March 16.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 13 - Cities Of The First Class
Article 24 - Waterworks Department
13-2401 General powers and duties of commissioners.
13-2402 Superintendent; duties; salary; bond; contract for management; term; ratification, when.
13-2403 Secretary-cashier; duties; reports; bond; salary.
13-2404 Appointment of officers and employees; merit basis.
13-2405 Fixing water rates; basis.
13-2406 Sinking fund to pay bonded debt; investment; records and report.
13-2407 Use of sinking fund to extend water system.
13-2408 Deposit and use of revenue; transfer of moneys, when.
13-2409 Extension of mains; contracts; water rate surcharges or cash connection charges.
13-2409a Improvements and facilities; resales; regulation of certain lines and facilities.
13-2410 Meters and lateral service pipes.
13-2411 Meters and lateral pipes in cities less than 25,000, when; cost.
13-2412 Free use of water and discrimination unlawful.
13-2414 Leavenworth waterworks board.
13-2414a Same; ratification of board's actions.
13-2415 Same; election; petition.
13-2416 Same; members; election; term; vacancies; bonds.
13-2417 Same; meetings; rules; records; quorum; qualifications.
13-2418 Same; powers and duties; employees; eminent domain; rules and regulations.
13-2421 Same; appointments to be on basis of merits; tenure of office.
13-2422 Same; rates for water; how determined; sinking fund.
13-2423 Same; sinking fund to pay bonds; investment; records and reports.
13-2424 Same; treasurer of board; duties; bond.
13-2425 Same; bonds; election.
13-2426 Same; limitation; lien upon plant.