§ 9. Powers of districts and directors. The directors of a soil and\nwater conservation district shall have the following powers, in addition\nto others granted in other sections of this chapter:\n (1) To conduct surveys, investigations, and research relating to the\ncharacter of soil erosion, floodwater, sediment damages, nonpoint source\nwater pollution, and the preventive and control measures needed, to\npublish the results of such surveys, investigations, or research, and to\ndisseminate information concerning such preventive and control measures;\nprovided, however, that in order to avoid duplication of research\nactivities, no district shall initiate any research program except in\ncooperation with the New York state college of agriculture, and any\nagency of the state or of the United States as may be dealing with\nallied problems;\n (1-a). To authorize officers and employees to perform such duties as\nare necessary for the operation of the district. Directors while\nperforming such duties or assignments shall be compensated pursuant to\nsection seven of this article;\n (1-b). To establish and abolish positions of employment and to fix the\ncompensation and time of payment thereof and of the secretary,\ntreasurer, assistant treasurer and other officers and employees;\n (1-c) The board of directors of a soil and water conservation district\nmay authorize the treasurer to establish and maintain a petty cash fund,\nnot in excess of two hundred fifty dollars, for specific district\npurposes or undertakings, from which may be paid in advance of audit,\nproperly itemized and verified or certified bills for materials,\nsupplies or services furnished to the district for the conduct of its\naffairs and upon terms calling for the payment of cash to the vendor\nupon the delivery of any such materials or supplies or the rendering of\nany such services. Lists of all expenditures made from such petty cash\nfund shall be presented to the board of directors at each regular\nmeeting thereof, together with the bills supporting such expenditures,\nfor audit and the board shall direct reimbursement of such petty cash\nfund from any district moneys in an amount equal to the total of such\nbills which it shall so audit and allow. Any of such bills or any\nportion of any such bills as shall be disallowed upon audit shall be the\npersonal responsibility of the treasurer and such official shall\nforthwith reimburse such petty cash fund in the amount of such\ndisallowances;\n (1-d). To authorize the district treasurer to establish revolving fund\naccounts for specific administrative and operational accounts, which may\nbe carried from one fiscal year to another, and to authorize the\ndistrict treasurer temporarily to deposit or invest moneys not required\nfor immediate expenditure in special time deposit accounts in, or\ncertificates of deposit issued by, a bank or trust company located and\nauthorized to do business in this state, provided however, that such\ntime deposit account or certificate of deposit shall be payable within\nsuch time as the proceeds shall be needed to meet expenditures for which\nsuch moneys were obtained and provided further that such time deposits\nor certificate of deposit be secured by a pledge of obligations of the\nUnited States of America or obligations of the state of New York or\nobligations of any municipality school district or district corporation\nof the state of New York.\n (2) To carry out preventive and control measures within the district\nincluding, but not limited to, engineering operations, methods of\ncultivation, the growing of vegetation and changes in use of land and\ndrainage, irrigation and other agricultural water management operations\nand measures for the prevention of floodwater and sediment damages, or\nfor the control and abatement of nonpoint sources of water pollution on\nlands owned or controlled by this state or any of its agencies, with the\nconsent and cooperation of the agency
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