US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

                                  TITLE  42
                       IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER
                            RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION
                                  CHAPTER 7
                       HEADGATES AND MEASURING DEVICES
    42-715.  DUTIES OF THE WATER MEASUREMENT DISTRICT TREASURER. (1) The water
measurement district treasurer shall keep a complete, accurate and permanent
record of all moneys received by and disbursed for and on behalf of the
district. The water measurement district treasurer shall deposit all moneys of
the district in a designated depository approved at the annual meeting, and
shall comply with the public depository law as contained in chapter 1, title
57, Idaho Code.
    (2)  Before undertaking the duties of the office, the water measurement
district treasurer shall take and subscribe to an oath before an officer
authorized by the laws of the state to administer oaths, to faithfully perform
the duties of the office, and shall file the oath with the director of the
department of water resources. Upon issuance by the director of a certificate
confirming the selection of a water measurement district treasurer, the
actions taken by the water measurement district treasurer in fulfillment of
the duties of the office are covered by the state group surety bond as
provided in sections 59-801 through 59-804, Idaho Code.
    (3)  The water measurement district treasurer shall serve until a
successor is elected or appointed, and qualified. A water measurement district
treasurer may be removed from office by the director for failure to perform
the duties of the office in the manner provided for removal of a district
hydrographer.
    (4)  Compensation for the services of the water measurement district
treasurer shall be set at the annual meeting and may be established on a fixed
sum, per diem, or voluntary basis. If a water measurement district treasurer
is appointed by the director in the absence of being elected at the annual
meeting, the director shall fix the compensation to be paid, if any.
    (5)  The treasurer of the water measurement district shall only disburse
moneys from the water measurement district account upon submission of a
written voucher approved  by the district hydrographer for expenses incurred
for water measurement district purposes related to the district or by a
voucher approved by the chairman of the advisory committee for activities
pursuant to resolutions adopted by the appropriators or water users from
district funds.
    (6)  It shall be the duty of the water measurement district treasurer to
prepare a statement of the financial affairs of the district at the end of
each fiscal year and to file the statement with the director of the department
of water resources. An audit of the financial affairs of the district shall be
made as required in section 67-450B, Idaho Code. A certified copy of the audit
shall be filed with the director of the department of water resources
following the audit.
    (7)  In water measurement districts with an annual budget of three
thousand dollars ($3,000) or less, the appropriators or water users may, by
resolution adopted at the annual meeting, authorize the district hydrographer
to serve as water measurement district treasurer. District hydrographers in
water measurement districts with annual budgets in excess of three thousand
dollars ($3,000) shall not be authorized to act as water measurement district
treasurer.