(a) The board or the general manager, if the district has a general manager, may:
(1) employ persons necessary to carry out the business and operation of the district; and
(2) employ or contract with personnel necessary to carry out this chapter.
(b) The board shall determine the employees' terms of employment and compensation.
(c) A majority of the members of the board or the general manager, if the district has a general manager, may dismiss an employee.