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Texas Special District Local Laws Code - Chapter 1008 Chillicothe Hospital DistrictLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Special District Local Laws Code > Texas Special District Local Laws Code - Chapter 1008 Chillicothe 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 Chillicothe Hospital District operates and is administered and financed in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ... The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, ... 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 ... 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. ... 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. ... (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 ... 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 ... (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. ... (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 ... (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 ... 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 ... (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 ... 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 four directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. ... (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 ... 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: (1) the attorney for the district; and (2) the assistant district administrator. (b) The attorney for the ... (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 ... (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 ... 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 to: (1) operate all hospital facilities; and (2) provide medical and hospital care for the district's needy residents. Added by ... 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 ... 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, § ... (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 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 ... 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 ... (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 ... The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, ... The board may enter into an interlocal agreement with another political subdivision to operate the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § ... 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 ... (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 ... 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 ... 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, ... (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) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the ... The district, through the board, may sue and be sued. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007. ... 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 ... (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 once a week for two consecutive weeks the election order in ... 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 ... (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) ... (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, ... (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 ... (a) After the board finds 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 an annual budget for approval by the board. (b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement of: ... (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget. (b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in accordance with ... The budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, ... Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. ... (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 annually shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April ... The annual audit and other district records shall be open to inspection at the district's principal office. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, ... 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 ... (a) The board shall select one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as a depository for district money. (b) District money, ... (a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the district may not incur an obligation payable from district revenues other than the revenues on hand ... (a) The board may borrow money for district obligations at the time the loan is made. (b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge: ... The board may issue and sell general obligations bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating ... (a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1008.251, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a ... (a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the voters voting at an election held ... District general obligation bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § ... (a) The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name. (b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner ... (a) The board may issue revenue bonds to: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or (2) acquire ... (a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding bonds issued or assumed by the district. (b) A refunding bond may ... 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 ... (a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation. (b) The tax may be used to pay: ... (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 ... 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 ... Texas Lawyers
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