Nevada § 541.130 - Duties of secretary; board may employ chief engineer, attorney and other employees
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§ 541.130. Duties of secretary; board may employ chief engineer, attorney and other employees
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 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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