Sec. 9601.074. POWERS AND DUTIES

(a) The temporary administrator shall have the same powers and duties of the board, except that the temporary administrator may not issue bonds.

(b) The temporary administrator shall:

(1) complete an inventory of:

(A) the contracts to which the district is a party, including an evaluation of the benefit to the district of each contract; and

(B) district assets and liabilities;

(2) retrieve district assets that are in the possession or under the control of persons not authorized by the temporary administrator, including keys, passwords, books, records, and personal, real, and intangible property;

(3) work to secure and protect the assets of the district;

(4) obtain a financial audit of the district;

(5) determine the current operational, functional, and financial condition of the district;

(6) recruit a qualified executive director and other management personnel;

(7) provide oversight and supervision of the board;

(8) provide for a program to educate the incoming board and management personnel on laws applicable to the district, sound management strategies, negotiation skills, conflict of interest policies and law, financial integrity, and contracting issues;

(9) develop and implement strategies to carry out the purposes of the district and to provide a safe, secure, and plentiful supply of water for use within the northeast area of this state;

(10) review and accept new member petitions from political subdivisions; and

(11) at least every three months, report to the commission on the progress of the duties described by this section.

(c) In the period after the appointment of a new board and before the end of the temporary administrator's term, the temporary administrator shall work cooperatively with the board in performing the duties under Subsection (b).

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 586 , Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.