- (a) The general manager shall employ persons necessary to properly handle district business and operation. The general manager may employ attorneys, bookkeepers, engineers, and other expert and specialized personnel considered necessary.
- (b) The general manager shall determine the compensation paid to district employees.
- (c) The general manager may discharge a district employee.
(d) The board shall require an employee who collects, pays, or handles district funds to furnish a good and sufficient bond. The bond must be in an amount sufficient to safeguard the district and must be:
- (1) payable to the district; and
- (2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the employee's duties and on accounting for all district funds and property in the employee's hands.
- (e) The district shall pay for the bond described by Subsection (d).
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.