Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 1059.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be: (1) reported in the district's records; and (2) approved by the board. Added by…

Sec. 1059.058. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A concurrence of a majority of the directors voting is necessary in any matter relating to district business. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1059.059. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator. (b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board and is entitled to the compensation determined by the board. (c) Before assuming the duties of district ad…

Sec. 1059.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall: (1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and (2) direct the general affairs of the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg.,…

Sec. 1059.061. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF STAFF. (a) The board may: (1) appoint to or remove from the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as necessary; and (2) adopt policies re…

Sec. 1059.062. RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL STAFF AND PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL. The board may use innovative methods to recruit physicians, nurses, technicians, and other professional personnel, including: (1) scholarship programs; (2) agreements for future services; (3) shared personnel…

Sec. 1059.063. RETIREMENT BENEFITS. The board may provide retirement benefits for district employees by: (1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or (2) participating in: (A) the Texas County and District Retirement System; or (B) another statewide retirement syste…

Sec. 1059.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. The district has full responsibility for: (1) operating hospital facilities; and (2) providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1…

Sec. 1059.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT. McCulloch County, the City of Brady, and the McCulloch County Hospital Authority may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care for district residents…

Sec. 1059.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the district's money and resources. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1059.104. RULES. The board may adopt rules governing: (1) the operation of the hospital and hospital system; and (2) the duties, functions, and responsibilities of district staff and employees. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1…

Sec. 1059.105. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. The board may prescribe: (1) the method of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and (2) accounting and control procedures for the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.…

Sec. 1059.106. MOBILE EMERGENCY MEDICAL OR AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE. The district may operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency medical or air ambulance service. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1059.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES. (a) The board shall determine: (1) the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system; and (2) the type of equipment necessary for hospital care. (b) The district has …

Sec. 1059.108. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in property located in district territory if the property interest is necessary to exercise a right or authority conferred by this chapter. (b) The d…

Sec. 1059.109. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY. In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of any railroad, highway, pipeline, or electric transmission and …

Sec. 1059.110. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust for any purpose and under any direction, limitation, or other provision prescribed in writing by the donor that is consistent with the proper management of the distr…

Sec. 1059.111. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. (a) The board may enter into construction contracts for the district. (b) The board may enter into a construction contract that involves the expenditure of more than the amount provided by Section 271.024, Local Government Code, only after c…

Sec. 1059.112. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a hospital facility for the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1059.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR SERVICES. The board may contract with a political subdivision of this state or with a state or federal agency for the district to: (1) furnish a mobile emergency medical or air ambulance service; or (2) provide for the inves…

Sec. 1059.114. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES. (a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the financial circumstances of: (1) the patient; or (2) a relative of the patient who is l…

Sec. 1059.115. POLICIES OR RULES ON INDIGENT HEALTH CARE. (a) The district may adopt, amend, or repeal policies or rules relating to indigent health care that include: (1) eligibility of patients for indigent health care; (2) application forms for patients or relatives of patient…

Sec. 1059.116. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES. (a) The board shall require a county, municipality, or public hospital located outside the district to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county, municipality, or public hospi…

Sec. 1059.117. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. (a) The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district. (b) The district may assert any defense or counterclaim the McCulloch County Hospital Authority could have asserted related to any debt that was: (1) incurred by the authorit…

Sec. 1059.151. BUDGET. (a) The district administrator shall prepare a proposed annual budget for the district. (b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of: (1) the outstanding obligations of the district; (2) the amount of cash on…

Sec. 1059.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget. (b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the …

Sec. 1059.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET. After adoption, the annual budget may be amended on the board's approval. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1059.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES. Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1059.155. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The district operates on a fiscal year established by the board. (b) The fiscal year may not be changed: (1) when revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or (2) more than once in a 24-month period. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 92…

Sec. 1059.156. ANNUAL AUDIT. The board annually shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1059.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS. The annual audit and other district records are open to inspection during regular business hours at the district's principal office. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, …

Sec. 1059.158. FINANCIAL REPORT. As soon as practicable after the close of the fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board: (1) a sworn statement of the amount of district money; and (2) an account of the disbursements of that money. Added by Acts 2007, 80…

Sec. 1059.159. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select at least one bank to serve as a depository for district money. (b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1059.160(b) and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued or assu…

Sec. 1059.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. (a) Except as provided by Sections 1059.111, 1059.201, 1059.204, and 1059.205, the district may not incur a debt payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and immediately follo…

Sec. 1059.161. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY. (a) The district may borrow money for district operating expenses in an amount not to exceed the amount of tax revenue the district expects to receive during the 12-month period following the date the money is borrowed. (b) The district m…

Sec. 1059.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds authorized by an election in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements; (2) equip building…

Sec. 1059.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1059.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interes…

Sec. 1059.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION. (a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose. (b) The board may order a bond election. (c) The order calling t…

Sec. 1059.204. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue revenue bonds to: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, equip, or renovate buildings or improvements for hospital purposes, including the purposes described by Section 1059.107; (2) acquire sites to be used for hospital pu…

Sec. 1059.205. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district. (b) A refunding bond may be: (1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of the outstanding indebtedness; or …

Sec. 1059.206. MATURITY OF BONDS. District bonds must mature not later than 50 years after the date of issuance. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1059.207. EXECUTION OF BONDS. (a) The board president shall execute the district's bonds in the district's name. (b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 316…

Sec. 1059.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state: (1) bonds issued by the district; (2) any transaction relating to the bonds; and (3) profits made in the sale of the bonds. Added by Acts 2007…

Sec. 1059.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX. (a) The board may impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation. (b) The tax may be used to pay: (1) indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and (2) the maintenance and operating expenses of the dist…

Sec. 1059.252. TAX RATE. (a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of the tax. (b) The tax rate for all purposes may not exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in th…

Sec. 1059.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.0…