§ 98141 General Manager Removal Authority

Public Utilities Code·California

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•The board can fire the general manager if most of them agree.
•The board can't cut the general manager's pay unless most of them agree.
•If most of the board agrees to fire or cut pay, it's final and can't be changed.

Example

A company's general manager keeps making bad decisions, and the board wants to fire him.

The board can vote to fire the general manager, but they need more than half of them to agree. If they do, the general manager is out, and that's the end of it.

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§ 98141 General Manager Removal Authority

The general manager may be removed by the board upon the adoption of a resolution by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the board. The board may not reduce the salary of the general manager below the amount fixed at the time of his original appointment except upon the adoption of a resolution by a like vote. The action of the board in suspending or removing the general manager or reducing his salary, if approved by a majority of the membership of the board, is final. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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resolution adoption fire salary the board majority appointment membership

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 98141.

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