Secretary and treasurer; meetings; appointment of personnel; executive vice president

A. The members of the board of commissioners shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer or a secretary-treasurer, who may but need not be members of the board, and shall fix the compensation of the secretary and treasurer. It shall be the duty of the secretary to preserve a record of all business transacted by the board and to perform such other duties as the board may designate. B. The board of commissioners shall fix the place and times for its regular meetings, shall provide the manner in which special meetings may be called and shall adopt such by-laws, rules and regulations for the orderly transaction of its business and affairs as it may deem fit. It may appoint and retain all officers and employees it may consider desirable, including engineers and attorneys specifically including, but not limited to a special counsel who shall be charged with negotiating or renegotiating contracts dealing with fees paid to the authority for goods or services and any other duties the board may assign. The board shall appoint a general manager, experienced in the field of water conservation management as well as personnel, budgetary, and other administrative fields; and may provide that all or certain classes of employees shall be employed and discharged by the general manager.