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Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 121.033. Department Director

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§ 121.033. DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR.  (a) The governing body 
of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county shall 
appoint the director of the municipality's or county's local health 
department.
	(b)  The director is the chief administrative officer of the 
local health department, and if the director is a physician, the 
director is the health authority in the local health department's 
jurisdiction.
	(c)  The governing body of a municipality or the 
commissioners court of a county may designate a person to perform 
its appointment duties under this section.
	(d)  A director of a local health department who is not a 
physician shall appoint a physician as the health authority in the 
local health department's jurisdiction, subject to the approval of 
the governing body or the commissioners court, as appropriate, and 
the board.
	(e)  The governing body or the commissioners court, as 
appropriate, shall set the compensation of the director and the 
health authority in its jurisdiction, except that the compensation, 
including a salary, may be allowed only for services actually 
rendered.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended 
by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1100, § 5.07(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

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