NRS 541.130 Duties of secretary; board may employ chief engineer, attorney and other employees.

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1. The secretary shall:

(a)Be custodian of the records of the district and of its corporate seal.

(b)Assist the board in such particulars as it may direct in the performance of its duties.

(c)Attest, under the corporate seal of the district, all certified copies of the official records and files of the district that may be required of the Secretary by this chapter, or by any person ordering the same and paying the reasonable cost of transcription, and any portion of the record so certified and attested shall prima facie import verity.

(d)Serve also as treasurer of the district unless a treasurer is otherwise provided for by the board.

2. The board may also employ a chief engineer, who may be an individual, copartnership or corporation; an attorney; and such other engineers, attorneys and other agents and assistants as may be needful; and may provide for their compensation, which, with all other necessary expenditures, shall be taken as a part of the cost or maintenance of the improvement. The chief engineer shall be superintendent of all works and improvements, and shall make a full report to the board each year, or oftener if required by the board, and may make such suggestions and recommendations to the board as the chief engineer may deem proper.

3. The secretary and treasurer and such other agents or employees of the district as the board of directors may direct shall furnish surety bonds, at the expense of the district, in amount and form fixed and approved by the court in accordance with the provisions of chapter 282 of NRS.