Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 1086.116. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013. SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 1086.151. 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. 1086.152. 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. 1086.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET. After the annual budget is adopted, the budget may be amended on the board's approval. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.

Sec. 1086.154. 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. 1086.155. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board. (b) The fiscal year may not be changed: (1) during a period that revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or (2) more than once in a 24-month period. Added by Acts 201…

Sec. 1086.156. ANNUAL AUDIT. The board annually 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. 1086.157. 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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2…

Sec. 1086.158. 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 2011, 82…

Sec. 1086.159. 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 1086.160(b) and money transmitted to a bank of payment as a trustee for bonds or obligations i…

Sec. 1086.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. (a) Except as provided by Sections 1086.111, 1086.201, 1086.204, and 1086.205, 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. 1086.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. If authorized by an election, the board may issue and sell general obligation bonds 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 buil…

Sec. 1086.202. 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. 1086.203. 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. 1086.204. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue revenue bonds to: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, equip, or renovate buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; (2) acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes; or (3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency …

Sec. 1086.205. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) District refunding bonds may be issued 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 indebtedness; or (…

Sec. 1086.206. MATURITY OF BONDS. District bonds must mature not later than 50 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. 1086.207. EXECUTION OF BONDS. The board president shall execute the district's bonds in the district's name, and the board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), S…

Sec. 1086.208. 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 2011…

Sec. 1086.251. 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) district maintenance and operating expenses. (c) T…

Sec. 1086.252. 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. 1086.253. 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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01…

Sec. 1087.001. 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 Rankin County Hospital District. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. A…

Sec. 1087.002. AUTHORITY FOR CREATION. The Rankin County Hospital District is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties prescribed by this chapter. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec…

Sec. 1087.003. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. The district is a political subdivision of this state. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2015.

Sec. 1087.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of the Rankin Independent School District, as those boundaries existed on January 1, 1967. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2015…

Sec. 1087.005. CONSOLIDATION OF DISTRICT AND MCCAMEY COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT. (a) The McCamey County Hospital District may be consolidated into the Rankin County Hospital District as provided by this section. (b) On the request of 25 percent or more of the taxpaying voters of ea…

Sec. 1087.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM. (a) The board consists of five directors elected from the district at large. (b) Directors serve staggered two-year terms unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code. (c) An election shall be held annua…

Sec. 1087.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice of a directors' election shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Upton County in accordance with Section 4.003, Election Code. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2015.

Sec. 1087.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) A person may not be elected or appointed a director unless the person is: (1) a resident of the district; and (2) at least 18 years of age. (b) A district employee may not serve as director. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 11…

Sec. 1087.054. BOND; RECORD OF BOND. (a) Before assuming the duties of office, each director must execute a bond for $1,000 that is: (1) payable to the district; and (2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties. (b) The district shall pay for a director's …

Sec. 1087.055. BOARD VACANCY. (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director. (b) A director appointed under this section serves until the next election for directors. A director elected under this subsection serves only for th…

Sec. 1087.056. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect from among its members a president and a vice president. (b) The board shall appoint a secretary, who need not be a director. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2015.

Sec. 1087.057. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A concurrence of three directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2015.

Sec. 1087.058. 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 receives the compensation determined by the board. (c) The board may remove the district administrator…

Sec. 1087.059. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to any limitation prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall: (1) perform the duties required by the board; (2) supervise the work and activities of the district; and (3) direct the affairs of the dis…

Sec. 1087.060. ASSISTANT TO DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The board may designate an assistant to the district administrator to discharge a duty or function of the administrator in the event of the administrator's incapacity, absence, or inability to discharge the duty or function.…

Sec. 1087.061. LEGAL COUNSEL. The board may employ legal counsel to represent the district in all legal matters. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2015.

Sec. 1087.062. RETIREMENT PROGRAM. (a) With the approval of the Upton County Commissioners Court, the board may contract with this state and the federal government as necessary to establish or continue a retirement program for the benefit of district employees. (b) The board may …

Sec. 1087.063. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION. Except as provided by Section 1087.054, all district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and all other matters of the district and the operation of its facilities, shall be: (1) maintained at the district…

Sec. 1087.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy and indigent residents. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2015.

Sec. 1087.102. RESTRICTION ON COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY TAXATION. A county or a municipality in the district may not impose any tax for hospital purposes. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2015.

Sec. 1087.103. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING. 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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. Ap…

Sec. 1087.104. 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, real, personal, or mixed, located in district territory if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exerc…

Sec. 1087.105. 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 the directions, limitations, and provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent wit…

Sec. 1087.106. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. (a) The board may enter into purchase or 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, …