2006 Utah Code - 17B-2-401 — Board of trustees duties and powers.

     17B-2-401.   Board of trustees duties and powers.
     (1) (a) Each local district shall be governed by a board of trustees which shall manage and conduct the business and affairs of the district and shall determine all questions of district policy.
     (b) All powers of a local district are exercised through the board of trustees.
     (2) The board of trustees may:
     (a) fix the location of the local district's principal place of business and the location of all offices and departments, if any;
     (b) select and use an official district seal;
     (c) employ employees and agents, or delegate to district officers power to employ employees and agents, for the operation of the local district and its properties and prescribe or delegate to district officers the power to prescribe the duties, compensation, and terms and conditions of employment of those employees and agents;
     (d) require district officers and employees charged with the handling of district funds to provide surety bonds in an amount set by the board or provide a blanket surety bond to cover all those officers and employees;
     (e) contract for or employ professionals to perform work or services for the local district that cannot satisfactorily be performed by the officers or employees of the district;
     (f) through counsel, prosecute on behalf of or defend the local district in all court actions or other proceedings in which the district is a party or is otherwise involved;
     (g) adopt bylaws for the orderly functioning of the board;
     (h) adopt rules and regulations for the orderly operation of the local district and for carrying out the purposes for which the district was created;
     (i) prescribe a system of civil service for district employees;
     (j) on behalf of the local district, enter into contracts that the board considers to be for the benefit of the district;
     (k) acquire, construct or cause to be constructed, operate, occupy, control, and use buildings, works, or other facilities for carrying out the purposes of the local district;
     (l) on behalf of the local district, acquire, use, hold, manage, occupy, and possess property necessary to carry out the purposes of the district, dispose of property when the board considers it appropriate, and institute and maintain in the name of the district any action or proceeding to enforce, maintain, protect, or preserve rights or privileges associated with district property; and
     (m) exercise all powers and perform all functions in the operation of the local district and its properties as are ordinarily exercised by the governing body of a political subdivision of the state and as are necessary to accomplish the purposes of the district.

Enacted by Chapter 254, 2000 General Session