§9039.16. Board of supervisors; general duties
A. The board shall employ, and fix the compensation of, a district manager.
The district manager shall have charge and supervision of the works of the district
and shall be responsible for preserving and maintaining any improvement or facility
constructed or erected pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, for maintaining and
operating the equipment owned by the district, and for performing such other duties
as may be prescribed by the board. The district manager may hire or otherwise
employ and terminate the employment of such other persons, including, without
limitation, professional, supervisory, and clerical employees, as may be necessary and
authorized by the board. The compensation and other conditions of employment of
the officers and employees of the district shall be as provided by the board.
Notwithstanding R.S. 42:1101 et seq., the district manager or a board member or
district employee may be a stockholder, officer, or employee of a landowner.
B. The board shall designate a person who is a resident of the state as
treasurer of the district, who shall have charge of the funds of the district. Such funds
shall be disbursed only upon the order, or pursuant to the resolution, of the board by
warrant or check countersigned by the treasurer and by such other person as may be
authorized by the board. The board may give the treasurer such other or additional
powers and duties as the board may deem appropriate and may fix his or her
compensation. The board may require the treasurer to give a bond in such amount,
on such terms, and with such sureties as may be deemed satisfactory to the board to
secure the performance by the treasurer of his or her powers and duties. The
financial records of the district shall be audited by an independent certified public
accountant at least once a year.
C. The board may select as a depository for its funds any qualified public
depository as defined in R.S. 39:1211 et seq.
D. The board of supervisors of the Lakeshore Villages Community
Development District in St. Tammany Parish may contract, on terms that it deems
appropriate, with a person or entity to provide financial services and recordkeeping
services for the district.
Acts 2001, No. 992, §1; Acts 2024, No. 414, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.