The office of each district shall be established and kept at a fixed place, determined by its board, which place need not be within the district.
Internal OrganizationDistrict Office
Section § 21400
Each district's office must have a fixed location decided by its board. This location doesn't have to be inside the district itself.
district office location fixed place board decision
Section § 21401
This law states that the board is responsible for deciding the hours when the district office will be open to the public.
The board shall fix the time during which the office of the district shall be open to the public.
board responsibility public hours district office
Section § 21402
This law states that you can look at all of the district's records whenever the district office is open to the public.
All records of the district shall be open to public inspection during the hours when the office of the district is open to the public.
public inspection district records office hours
Section § 21403
This section allows a district to get rid of a record by following the rules laid out in Chapter 7 of the Government Code, which begins with Section 60200.
A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.
record destruction district authority Government Code Section 60200
Section § 21404
This law states that the board is responsible for creating an official seal for the district.
The board shall adopt a seal for the district.
board responsibility official seal district seal
Section § 21405
This section requires that any district board that existed when this law was enacted must submit a certificate to the Secretary of State by January 1, 1964. This certificate must include the district's name, formation date, and counties in which the district is located, along with a map or detailed description of its boundaries. If all this information is already present in the district's formation order, a copy of that order can be submitted instead.
The board of a district in existence on the effective date of this section shall file a certificate with the Secretary of State on or before January 1, 1964, listing:
(a)CA Water Code § 21405(a) The name of the district.
(b)CA Water Code § 21405(b) The date of formation.
(c)CA Water Code § 21405(c) The county or counties in which the district is located, and a description of the boundaries of the district, or reference to a map showing such boundaries, which map shall be attached to the certificate, or reference to the county recorder’s office where a description of such boundaries has been recorded.
If the order declaring the district formed contains all of the information required to be in the certificate, the board may file a copy of the order in lieu of the certificate.
district board certificate filing Secretary of State
