Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 1007.252. TAX RATE. The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1007.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. The tax assessor-collector for Brewster or Presidio County shall collect taxes for the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1008.001. 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 Chillicothe Hospital District. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, …

Sec. 1008.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION. The Chillicothe Hospital District operates and is administered and financed in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.

Sec. 1008.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION. The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.

Sec. 1008.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of County Commissioners Precinct No. 3 of Hardeman County, Texas, as those boundaries existed on April 26, 1979. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, ef…

Sec. 1008.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION. The support or maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.

Sec. 1008.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007. SUBCHAPTER B.…

Sec. 1008.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM. (a) The board consists of seven directors elected from the district at large. (b) The board shall declare the results of the election. (c) Directors serve staggered two-year terms unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, H…

Sec. 1008.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION. At least 30 days before the date of an election of directors, notice of the election shall be published one time in a newspaper or newspapers that individually or collectively have general circulation in the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Le…

Sec. 1008.053. BALLOT APPLICATION. (a) A person must file an application with the board secretary to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director. (b) The application must be filed at least 45 days before the date of the election. Added by Acts 2005, 7…

Sec. 1008.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) A person may not be elected or appointed as a director unless the person is: (1) a resident of the district; and (2) a qualified voter. (b) A person is not eligible to serve as a director if the person is: (1) the district administrat…

Sec. 1008.055. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE. (a) Each director may be required to execute a good and sufficient bond for $5,000 that is: (1) approved by the Commissioners Court of Hardeman County; (2) payable to the district; and (3) conditioned on the f…

Sec. 1008.056. BOARD VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.

Sec. 1008.057. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect: (1) a president and a vice president from among its members; and (2) a secretary, who need not be a director. (b) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year. (c) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for …

Sec. 1008.058. COMPENSATION. 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 Acts 2005…

Sec. 1008.059. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A concurrence of four directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.

Sec. 1008.060. 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) On assuming the duties of district admini…

Sec. 1008.061. 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 affairs of the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729…

Sec. 1008.062. ATTORNEY; ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The board may appoint qualified persons as: (1) the attorney for the district; and (2) the assistant district administrator. (b) The attorney for the district and the assistant district administrator serve at the will…

Sec. 1008.063. APPOINTMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF STAFF AND EMPLOYEES. (a) The board may appoint to the staff any physicians the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as necessary. (b) The district may employ fiscal …

Sec. 1008.064. PERSONNEL CONTRACTS. (a) The board may contract to provide administrative or other personnel for the operation of the hospital facilities. (b) The contract may not have a term of more than 25 years. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff…

Sec. 1008.065. 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. 1008.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. The district has full responsibility to: (1) operate all hospital facilities; and (2) provide medical and hospital care for the district's needy residents. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.

Sec. 1008.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT. A political subdivision located wholly or partly within the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care for district residents. Added by A…

Sec. 1008.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the district's money and resources. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.

Sec. 1008.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM. (a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by: (1) acquiring, purchasing, constructing, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment; (2) equipping the buildings; and (3) administering the system for hospital purp…

Sec. 1008.105. RULES. The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the hospital, the hospital system, and the district's staff and employees. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.

Sec. 1008.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. The board may prescribe: (1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and (2) all accounting and control procedures. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff.…

Sec. 1008.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system. (b) The board may: (1) purchase or lease property, including facilities or equipment, for the d…

Sec. 1008.108. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.

Sec. 1008.109. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. The board may enter into an interlocal agreement with another political subdivision to operate the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.

Sec. 1008.110. SERVICE CONTRACTS. The board may contract with a political subdivision or governmental agency for the district to provide investigatory or other services as to facilities for the medical care, hospital, or welfare needs of district residents. Added by Acts 2005, 79…

Sec. 1008.111. 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 for the district to exercise a right, power, or priv…

Sec. 1008.112. 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, electric transmission, telegraph or telephone li…

Sec. 1008.113. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust for a purpose and under a written direction, limitation, or provision of the donor that is consistent with the proper management and objectives of the district. Adde…

Sec. 1008.114. CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES TO CERTAIN PERSONS. (a) The board may contract with a county or municipality located outside the district's boundaries to reimburse the district for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county or municipality. (b) The bo…

Sec. 1008.115. 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 circumstances of: (1) the patient; and (2) the patient's relatives who are legally lia…

Sec. 1008.116. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. The district, through the board, may sue and be sued. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.

Sec. 1008.117. ADVERTISING FOR CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. Contracts for construction involving the expenditure of more than $15,000 may be made only after advertising as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B…

Sec. 1008.151. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION. (a) The district may be dissolved only on approval of a majority of the voters voting in an election held for that purpose. (b) The board may order an election on the question of dissolving the district and disposing of the district's assets …

Sec. 1008.152. NOTICE OF ELECTION. (a) The board shall give notice of an election under this subchapter by publishing once a week for two consecutive weeks the election order in a newspaper with general circulation in the district. (b) The first publication of the notice must app…

Sec. 1008.153. BALLOT. The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Chillicothe Hospital District." Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.

Sec. 1008.154. ELECTION RESULTS. (a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall find that the district is dissolved. (b) If a majority of the votes in the election do not favor dissolution, the board shall continue to admini…

Sec. 1008.155. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS. (a) If a majority of the votes in the election held under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall: (1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets that belong to the district to Hardeman C…

Sec. 1008.156. SALE OR TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the district may not be dissolved unless the board provides for the sale or transfer of the district's assets and liabilities to another person or entity. (b) Th…