Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1009 - Cochran Memorial Hospital District
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1009.001 - 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...
- Texas Section 1009.002 - Authority For Creation
The Cochran Memorial Hospital District is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729...
- Texas Section 1009.003 - Essential Public Function
The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019),...
- Texas Section 1009.004 - District Territory
The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Cochran County, Texas. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec....
- Texas Section 1009.005 - District Support And Maintenance Not State Obligation
The support and maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch....
SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
- Texas Section 1009.006 - Restriction On State Financial Assistance
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....
- Texas Section 1009.051 - Board; Election
(a) The board consists of five elected directors. (b) One director is elected from each county commissioners precinct and one director is elected from the...
- Texas Section 1009.052 - Term
Directors serve staggered two-year terms unless a four-year term is established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch....
- Texas Section 1009.053 - Notice Of Election
At least 10 days before the date of an election of directors, notice of the election shall be published one time in a newspaper of...
- Texas Section 1009.054 - Ballot Petition
(a) A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file a petition requesting that...
- Texas Section 1009.055 - Qualifications For Office
To qualify for election to the board, a person must: (1) be a resident of Cochran County; and (2) own property in Cochran County subject...
- Texas Section 1009.056 - Filing Of Oath
The constitutional oath of office executed by a director must be filed in the district's office. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B....
- Texas Section 1009.057 - Board Vacancy
(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term. (b) If the number...
- Texas Section 1009.058 - Officers
The board shall elect from among its members a president, vice president, and secretary. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec....
- Texas Section 1009.059 - Compensation
A director is entitled to compensation at a rate determined by the board. The rate may not exceed $10 for each board meeting. Added by...
- Texas Section 1009.060 - Voting Requirement
A concurrence of three directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec....
- Texas Section 1009.061 - Maintenance Of Records; Public Inspection
(a) The board shall: (1) keep an account of all board meetings and proceedings; and (2) maintain at the district's principal office all district records...
- Texas Section 1009.062 - District Administrator; Assistant Administrator
(a) The board shall appoint a qualified person as district administrator. (b) The board may appoint an assistant to the district administrator. (c) The district...
- Texas Section 1009.063 - General Duties Of District Administrator
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...
- Texas Section 1009.064 - Employees
The board may employ nurses, technicians, and other lay personnel considered necessary for the efficient operation of the district or may delegate that authority to...
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 1009.065 - Retirement Program
The board may enter into a contract or agreement with this state or the federal government to establish or continue a retirement program for the...
- Texas Section 1009.101 - District Responsibility
The district has full responsibility for: (1) operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care of indigent patients; and (2) providing medical and...
- Texas Section 1009.102 - Restriction On Political Subdivision Taxation And Debt
Cochran County or a municipality in Cochran County may not levy taxes or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or medical care. Added...
- Texas Section 1009.103 - Management, Control, And Administration
The board shall manage, control, and administer the district and the district's hospitals and hospital system. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B....
- Texas Section 1009.104 - Hospital System
The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by: (1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment; (2) equipping the...
- Texas Section 1009.105 - Rules
The board may adopt rules for the operation of the district and as required to administer this chapter. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch....
- Texas Section 1009.106 - Purchasing And Accounting Procedures
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...
- Texas Section 1009.107 - Rates And Charges
The board shall establish the rates and charges for: (1) services; (2) supplies; and (3) the use of district facilities. Added by Acts 2005, 79th...
- Texas Section 1009.108 - Hospital Lease
The board may lease a district hospital to a qualified doctor or group of doctors. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019),...
- Texas Section 1009.109 - 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 located in...
- Texas Section 1009.110 - Gifts And Endowments
The board may accept on behalf of the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for a...
- Texas Section 1009.111 - Contracts For Services To Certain Persons
(a) The board may contract with a county or a municipality located outside Cochran County for the care and treatment of a sick or injured...
- Texas Section 1009.112 - Payment For Treatment; Procedures
(a) When an indigent patient has been admitted to a district facility, the district administrator shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances of: (1)...
SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1009.113 - Authority To Sue And Be Sued
The district, through the board, may sue and be sued. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1,
- Texas Section 1009.151 - Budget; Notice Of Hearing
(a) The district administrator shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board. The budget must be for the fiscal year prescribed by Section...
- Texas Section 1009.152 - Fiscal Year
The district operates on a fiscal year that begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729...
- Texas Section 1009.153 - Annual Audit
(a) The district annually shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition. (b) The audit shall be open to inspection at all times...
- Texas Section 1009.154 - Financial Report
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...
SUBCHAPTER E BONDS
- Texas Section 1009.155 - Depository
(a) The board shall select one or more banks in Cochran County to serve as a depository for district money. (b) All district money shall...
- Texas Section 1009.201 - General Obligation Bonds
The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to purchase, construct, acquire,...
- Texas Section 1009.202 - Tax To Pay General Obligation Bonds
(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1009.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax in an...
- Texas Section 1009.203 - General Obligation Bond Election
(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...
- Texas Section 1009.204 - Execution Of General Obligation Bonds
(a) The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name. (b) The board secretary shall attest the bonds as provided by...
- Texas Section 1009.205 - Refunding Bonds
(a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding general obligation bonds issued or assumed by the district. (b) A refunding...
SUBCHAPTER F TAXES
- Texas Section 1009.206 - 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) the transfer...
- Texas Section 1009.251 - Imposition Of Ad Valorem Tax
The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation in the manner provided by law for county taxes....
- Texas Section 1009.252 - Tax Assessor-collector
(a) The tax assessor-collector of Cochran County shall collect taxes imposed by the district and promptly transfer the money collected to a district depository. (b)...
Last modified: September 28, 2016