(a) At its option, the board of directors of the Madera Irrigation District may adopt a resolution declaring its intention to dispense with either the office of the assessor or the office of the collector of the district. Such resolution shall specify either or both of the following:

1. (1) The county assessor is to assess all lands in the district in accordance with Section 401 of the Revenue and Taxation Code as of 12:01 a.m. on the first day of March of that year, and the assessor is to deliver a roll of all such assessments to the clerk of the district.
2. (2) The county collector is to collect the district’s annual assessment levy in the manner prescribed in Article 3 (commencing with Section 26650) of this chapter.