Texas Special District Local Laws Code § 3896.052 Appointment Of Directors; Terms

Sec. 3896.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS; TERMS. (a) The mayor and governing body of the city shall appoint voting directors. A person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body, including the mayor, vote to appoint that person. A member of the governing body of the city may not be appointed to the board.

(b) Section 375.063, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(c) The appointed directors serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(d) A person may not be appointed to the board if the appointment of that person would result in fewer than three of the directors residing in the city.

(e) The governing body of the city shall appoint a director to fill a vacancy that occurs on the board.

(f) A director is a public official entitled to governmental immunity for the director's official actions.

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 699 (H.B. 427), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.

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