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Texas Special District Local Laws Code - Chapter 1004 Ballinger Memorial Hospital DistrictLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Special District Local Laws Code > Texas Special District Local Laws Code - Chapter 1004 Ballinger Memorial Hospital District 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 ... The Ballinger Memorial Hospital District operates and is financed as provided by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and by this chapter. Added by Acts ... The district is a public entity performing an essential public function. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007. ... The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1.03, Chapter 137, Acts of the 70th Legislature, Regular Session, 1987, as that territory may ... The state may not be obligated for the support or maintenance of the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. ... 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. ... The district is governed by a board of seven directors. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007. ... (a) Directors are elected from the district at large. (b) Unless a four-year term is established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code: (1) directors ... (a) To be a candidate for or to serve as a director, a person must be: (1) a resident of the district; and (2) a ... (a) Before assuming the duties of office, each director must execute a bond in the amount of $5,000 payable to the district and conditioned on ... If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term. Added by ... (a) The board shall elect a president and a vice president from among the directors. (b) The board shall appoint a secretary, who need not ... 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: ... A concurrence of a majority of the directors voting is necessary in matters relating to district business. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, ... (a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator. (b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board. (c) The district ... 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 ... (a) The board may appoint qualified persons as assistant district administrator and attorney for the district. (b) The assistant district administrator and attorney for the ... (a) The district may employ nurses, technicians, fiscal agents, accountants, architects, additional attorneys, and other necessary employees. (b) The board may delegate to the district ... The board may spend district money, enter into agreements, and take other necessary action to recruit physicians and other persons to serve as medical staff ... The board may: (1) appoint to the medical staff any doctor the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district; (2) remove any ... 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 ... The district has full responsibility for operating hospital facilities and providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy residents. Added by Acts 2005, 79th ... The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the money and resources of the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. ... 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 ... 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 ... (a) The district may operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency medical service. (b) The district may operate or provide for home ... (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 ... The board may enter into operating or management contracts relating to hospital facilities for the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § ... (a) The board may contract with a public or private hospital, a political subdivision of the state, or a state or federal agency for the ... (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 ... In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction of any railroad, ... 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 ... (a) When a person who resides in the district is admitted as a patient to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry ... (a) The board shall require a county, municipality, or public hospital located outside of the district to reimburse the district for the district's care and ... (a) The district may create and sponsor a nonprofit corporation under the Business Organizations Code and may contribute money to or solicit money for the ... The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April 1, ... (a) The board may enter into a construction contract on the district's behalf. (b) The board may enter into a construction contract only after competitive ... (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 ... (a) The board shall give notice of an election under this subchapter by publishing a substantial copy of the election order in a newspaper with ... The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Ballinger Memorial ... (a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall order that the district be dissolved. (b) ... (a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall: (1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, ... (a) After the board determines that the district is dissolved, the board shall: (1) determine the debt owed by the district; and (2) impose on ... (a) After the district has paid all its debts and has disposed of all its money and other assets as prescribed by this subchapter, the ... (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 ... (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget. (b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper with ... After the budget is adopted, the budget may be amended on the board's approval. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. ... (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 ... The board shall have an annual audit made of the financial condition of the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, ... The annual audit and other district records are open to inspection during regular business hours at the principal office of the district. Added by Acts ... As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board a sworn statement of the amount ... The district may borrow money through short-term financing. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007. ... Except as provided by Chapter 1207, Government Code, and Sections 1004.116, 1004.251, and 1004.254, the district may not incur a debt payable from district revenue ... (a) The board shall select at least one bank to serve as a depository for district money. (b) The board may solicit bids from local ... The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code. Added by Acts 2005, 79th ... 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 ... (a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1004.251, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax in an ... (a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the voters voting in an election held ... (a) The board may issue revenue bonds to: (1) acquire, purchase, construct, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; (2) acquire sites ... District bonds must mature not later than 50 years after the date of their issuance. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, ... (a) The board president shall execute district bonds in the district's name. (b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by ... The following are not subject to taxation by the state or by a political subdivision of the state: (1) bonds issued by the district; (2) ... (a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to hospital district taxation. (b) The tax may be used to ... (a) The board may impose an annual tax at a rate not to exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the ... (a) The board may order an election to increase the maximum tax rate of the district to an amount not to exceed 75 cents on ... (a) The board shall give notice of an election under this subchapter by publishing a substantial copy of the election order in a newspaper with ... The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The increase by the Ballinger Memorial ... 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 ... 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