Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1042 - Hood County Hospital District Of Hood County, Texas

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 1042.001 - 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 1042.002 - Authority For Creation
  The district of Hood County, Texas, is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S.,...
• Texas Section 1042.003 - District Territory
  The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Hood County. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec....
• Texas Section 1042.004 - District Support And Maintenance Not State Obligation
  The support and maintenance of the district's hospital system and any indebtedness incurred by the district under this chapter may not become a charge against...

SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION

• Texas Section 1042.005 - 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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S.,...
• Texas Section 1042.051 - Board; Terms
  (a) The board consists of: (1) the members of the Commissioners Court of Hood County, including the county judge; and (2) four persons appointed by...
• Texas Section 1042.052 - Bond; Record Of Bond And Oath Or Affirmation Of Office
  (a) Each appointed director shall qualify for office by executing a good and sufficient commercial bond for $1,000 that is: (1) payable to the district;...
• Texas Section 1042.053 - Board Vacancy
  If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the county judge shall appoint a director. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920...
• Texas Section 1042.054 - Officers
  The board shall elect from among its members a president, a secretary, and a treasurer at the first meeting after directors are appointed under Section...
• Texas Section 1042.055 - Compensation; Expenses
  A director serves without compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. Added by Acts 2007, 80th...
• Texas Section 1042.056 - District Administrator
  (a) The board may employ a district administrator to manage the operations of the hospital system. (b) The district administrator may: (1) employ necessary personnel...
• Texas Section 1042.057 - Employees
  The board may employ an attorney, general manager, bookkeeper, architect, and other employees necessary for the efficient operation of the district. Added by Acts 2007,...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 1042.058 - Maintenance Of Records; Public Inspection
  The board shall: (1) maintain all district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and all other matters of the district and its operation, at the...
• Texas Section 1042.101 - District Responsibility
  The district shall provide all necessary hospital and medical care for the district's needy inhabitants. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B....
• Texas Section 1042.102 - Restriction On Political Subdivision Taxation And Debt
  A political subdivision of this state, other than the district, may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations to provide hospital service...
• Texas Section 1042.103 - Management And Control Of District
  The management and control of the district is vested in the board, and the board has full power to manage and control the district. Added...
• Texas Section 1042.104 - Hospital System
  The district has the responsibility to establish a hospital or hospital system within its boundaries to provide hospital and medical care to the district's residents....
• Texas Section 1042.105 - Rules
  (a) The board shall adopt rules for the efficient operation of the district, including district facilities. (b) The board shall: (1) publish the rules in...
• Texas Section 1042.106 - Purchasing And Accounting Procedures
  The board may prescribe the method of making purchases and expenditures and the manner of accounting and control used by the district. Added by Acts...
• Texas Section 1042.107 - Surplus Property
  The board may sell or otherwise dispose of district property if the board finds the property exceeds the district's present and future needs. Added by...
• Texas Section 1042.108 - Eminent Domain
  (a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in real, personal, or mixed property located...
• Texas Section 1042.109 - Gifts And Endowments
  The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board under the directions, limitations,...
• Texas Section 1042.110 - Contracts With Political Subdivisions For Hospital And Medical Care
  The board may contract with another political subdivision to provide hospital and medical care for needy persons who reside outside the district. Added by Acts...

SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 1042.111 - Payment For Treatment; Procedure
  (a) A person who resides in the district is entitled to receive necessary medical and hospital care regardless of whether the person has the ability...
• Texas Section 1042.151 - Budget
  The board shall prepare a budget that includes: (1) proposed expenditures and disbursements; (2) estimated receipts and collections for the next fiscal year; and (3)...
• Texas Section 1042.152 - Proposed Budget: Notice And Hearing
  (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget. (b) Notice of the hearing must be published at least once in a...
• Texas Section 1042.153 - Fiscal Year
  The district's fiscal year is from October 1 to September 30. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff....
• Texas Section 1042.154 - Annual Audit
  (a) The board annually shall require an independent audit of the district's books and records. (b) Not later than December 1 of each year, the...

SUBCHAPTER E BONDS

• Texas Section 1042.155 - Depository
  (a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank in Hood County as the district's depository. A designated bank serves for two years and until...
• Texas Section 1042.201 - Bonds
  The district may issue bonds to: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements; and (2) equip buildings for hospital purposes. Added by...
• Texas Section 1042.202 - Tax To Pay Bonds
  The board may issue bonds under Section 1042.201 only if the board imposes an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest...
• Texas Section 1042.203 - Bond Election
  (a) The board may issue bonds under Section 1042.201 only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of district voters voting in an election...
• Texas Section 1042.204 - Maturity Of Bonds
  District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166),...

SUBCHAPTER F TAXES

• Texas Section 1042.205 - Execution Of Bonds
  (a) The board president shall execute the district's bonds in the district's name. (b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds. Added by Acts 2007,...
• Texas Section 1042.251 - Imposition Of Ad Valorem Tax
  (a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation. (b) The tax may be used only to:...
• Texas Section 1042.252 - Tax Rate
  The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district....
• Texas Section 1042.253 - Tax Assessor-collector
  The tax assessor-collector for Hood County shall collect taxes for the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02,...

Last modified: September 28, 2016