Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 1069.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. (a) Except as provided by Section 1069.112, the board may prescribe: (1) procedures for the acquisition of goods or services, including the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and (2)…

Sec. 1069.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (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 board may: (1) acquire …

Sec. 1069.108. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in district territory if the interest is necessary or convenient to a power, right, or privilege conferred by this ch…

Sec. 1069.109. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under any direction, limitation, or other provision prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent w…

Sec. 1069.110. CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. (a) In this section, "charitable organization" means an organization that is eligible for an exemption from federal income tax under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed as an exempt organization by Section 501(c)(…

Sec. 1069.111. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The board, on the district's behalf, may create and sponsor a nonprofit corporation under the Business Organizations Code and may contribute money to or solicit money for the corporation. (b) The corporation may use money, other than mone…

Sec. 1069.112. CONSTRUCTION OR EQUIPMENT PURCHASE CONTRACTS. A contract for construction or the purchase of equipment that involves the expenditure of more than $25,000 may be made only after advertising in the manner provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code. …

Sec. 1069.113. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. The district, through its board, may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.

Sec. 1069.114. CONTRACTS FOR CARE AND TREATMENT. (a) The board may contract with a county or municipality located outside the district's boundaries for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county or municipality. (b) The board may contract with this state or…

Sec. 1069.115. CONTRACTS WITH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION 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 service; (2) provide for the investigatory or welfare …

Sec. 1069.116. 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; and (2) the patient's relatives legally l…

Sec. 1069.117. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICE. (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 hospit…

Sec. 1069.118. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. The district, through the board, may sue and be sued. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013. SUBCHAPTER D. CHANGE IN BOUNDARIES

Sec. 1069.151. PETITION TO EXPAND DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) Registered voters of a defined territory not included in the district may file a petition with the board secretary requesting inclusion of the territory in the district. (b) The petition must be signed by at least 50 regis…

Sec. 1069.152. HEARING. (a) The board by order shall set a time and place to hold a hearing on a petition to include a defined territory in the district. (b) The board shall set a date for the hearing that is after the 30th day after the date the board issues the order. Added by …

Sec. 1069.153. ORDER OF ANNEXATION. (a) If, after a hearing under Section 1069.152, the board finds that annexation of the defined territory into the district would be feasible and would benefit the district, the board may approve the annexation by a resolution entered in its min…

Sec. 1069.154. RATIFICATION ELECTION. (a) Annexation of territory is final when approved by a majority of the voters at: (1) an election held in the district; and (2) a separate election held in the territory proposed to be annexed. (b) The order calling the election shall provid…

Sec. 1069.155. ASSUMPTION OF DEBT AND TAXES. If the district has outstanding debts or taxes, the voters in an election to approve annexation under Section 1069.154 must determine whether the annexed territory will assume its portion of the debts or taxes on annexation. Added by A…

Sec. 1069.156. BALLOT. The ballot for an election under Section 1069.154 shall be printed to permit voting for or against the following, as applicable: (1) "Adding (description of territory to be added) to the Nacogdoches County Hospital District." (2) "(Description of territory …

Sec. 1069.201. BUDGET. (a) The district administrator shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board. (b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement of: (1) the outstanding obligations of the district; (2) cash on hand to the credit of each district…

Sec. 1069.202. NOTICE; HEARING; APPROVAL OF BUDGET. (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget. (b) Notice of the hearing must be published one time at least 10 days before the date of the hearing. (c) Any district resident is entitled to be present a…

Sec. 1069.203. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET. The annual budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.

Sec. 1069.204. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES. Money may be spent only for an expense included in the annual budget or an amendment to the budget. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.

Sec. 1069.205. FISCAL YEAR. The district operates according to a fiscal year that begins on July 1 and ends on June 30. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.

Sec. 1069.206. AUDIT. The district shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.

Sec. 1069.207. INSPECTION OF AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS. The audit and other district records shall be open to inspection at the district's principal office. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.

Sec. 1069.208. FINANCIAL REPORT. As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board: (1) a complete sworn statement of all district money; and (2) a complete account of the disbursements of that money. Added by Acts …

Sec. 1069.209. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select one or more banks in the district to serve as a depository for district money. (b) All district money shall be immediately deposited on receipt with a depository bank, except that sufficient money must be remitted to the place…

Sec. 1069.210. SPENDING RESTRICTIONS. Except as provided by Sections 1069.106, 1069.107, and 1069.211 and by Subchapter F, the district may not incur an obligation payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and immediately followi…

Sec. 1069.211. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. The district may allocate a portion of its annual sales and use tax revenue, not to exceed one-fourth of one percent, to encourage economic development in the district as described by Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution. Added by Act…

Sec. 1069.212. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY. (a) Pending receipt of accounts receivable, the board may borrow money for the payment of maintenance and operating expenses of the district. (b) A loan obtained by the district under this section must be repaid not later than one year af…

Sec. 1069.251. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating to the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements and equip…

Sec. 1069.252. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district, 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 interest on the bonds as the b…

Sec. 1069.253. 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 order calling a bond election shall provide for clerks a…

Sec. 1069.254. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may, without an election, 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 outstanding…

Sec. 1069.255. MATURITY OF BONDS. District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.

Sec. 1069.256. EXECUTION OF BONDS. District bonds shall be executed in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.

Sec. 1069.257. OTHER OBLIGATIONS. Notwithstanding Sections 1069.251 through 1069.256, the board may issue and sell bonds, notes, or other obligations that are payable from the district's sales and use tax revenues to: (1) acquire land for the hospital system; or (2) purchase, con…

Sec. 1069.258. 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) the transfer and issuance of the bonds; and (3) profits made in the sale of the bonds. Added by Acts 201…

Sec. 1069.301. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX. (a) The board shall impose a tax on all taxable property in the district subject to district taxation. (b) The board shall impose the tax to pay: (1) indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and (2) the maintenance and operating…

Sec. 1069.302. TAX RATE. (a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of the taxable property in the district subject to hospital district taxation. (b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from s…

Sec. 1069.303. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. Unless the board by majority vote elects to have taxes assessed and collected under Section 1069.304, the tax assessor-collector of the county in which the district is located shall assess and collect taxe…

Sec. 1069.304. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY DISTRICT TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. (a) The board may elect to have district taxes assessed and collected by a tax assessor-collector appointed by the board. An election under this subsection must be made by December 1 and governs the mann…

Sec. 1070.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Director" means a member of the board. (3) "District" means the Hansford County Hospital District. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff.…

Sec. 1070.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION. The district operates in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties provided by this chapter. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1070.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION. The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.