The utility authority board of directors shall oversee the business and operating affairs of the Yurok utility district. The utility authority shall provide for hiring and/or contracting for certified or otherwise qualified personnel for the implementation and maintenance of the utility district’s services and shall establish compensation rates consistent with the utility district’s approved budget. The utility authority, through the chairperson, shall delegate to its staff those management duties that are not specifically designated as duties to be performed exclusively by the utility authority board of directors. Until such time as the board adopts a personnel policy, the Yurok Tribe’s personnel policies shall be in full force and effect for the utility district. [Ord. 71 § 1301, amended, 1/21/2021; Ord. 66 § 1301, amended, 2/6/2020; Ord. 55 § 1301, adopted, 2/21/2019.]