§54-14  Staff.  The board of watersupply shall appoint an engineer duly registered under chapter 464 to serve asthe administrative officer of the board.  The engineer shall be known as themanager and chief engineer of the board and shall be subject to chapter 77. The manager-engineer shall appoint a deputy manager-engineer who shall be anengineer duly registered under chapter 464 and who shall be subject to chapter76.

The manager and chief engineer shall havepowers and duties prescribed by the board.

The manager and chief engineer may appoint,suspend, or discharge other subordinate employees as may be necessary for theproper conduct of the business of the board in conformity with chapter 76,provided that all present employees of the waterworks department of a county,and all provisional, probationary, temporary, and contractual employees of thewaterworks department shall be transferred to the board under their presentrespective status and under chapter 76.

The board may require a bond in such amount asit deems proper from the manager and chief engineer or deputy or from anyemployee.  The premiums of the bond or bonds shall be paid by the board. [L1961, c 155, pt of §1; Supp, §145A-4; HRS §54-14; gen ch 1985; am L 2000, c253, §150]

 

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  Chapter 77 referred to in second sentence is repealed.