Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1044 - Hunt Memorial Hospital District
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1044.001 - 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 1044.002 - Authority For Operation
The district operates in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02,...
- Texas Section 1044.003 - Political Subdivision
The district is a political subdivision of this state. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1,
- Texas Section 1044.004 - District Territory
The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Hunt County. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec....
- Texas Section 1044.005 - Correction Of Invalid Procedures
If a court holds that any procedure under this chapter violates the constitution of this state or of the United States, the district by resolution...
SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
- Texas Section 1044.006 - Public Purpose; Tax Exemption
All property owned by the district: (1) shall be held for public purposes; and (2) is exempt from taxation of every character. Added by Acts...
- Texas Section 1044.051 - Board Election; Term
(a) The board consists of nine directors elected as follows: (1) two directors elected from each county commissioners precinct; and (2) one director elected from...
- Texas Section 1044.052 - Notice Of Election
Notice of an election of directors shall be published in accordance with Section 4.003, Election Code, in a newspaper of general circulation in the district....
- Texas Section 1044.053 - Ballot Application
A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board secretary an...
- Texas Section 1044.054 - Qualifications For Candidacy
(a) A person may not be a candidate for director from the district at large unless the person is a qualified voter of the district....
- Texas Section 1044.055 - Bond; Record Of Bond And Oath Or Affirmation Of Office
(a) Each director shall execute a good and sufficient bond for $1,000 that is: (1) payable to the district; and (2) conditioned on the faithful...
- Texas Section 1044.056 - Board Vacancy
If a vacancy occurs on the board, the majority of the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term. Added by Acts 2007,...
- Texas Section 1044.057 - Officers
The board shall elect: (1) a president and a secretary from among its members; and (2) any other officers the board requires. Added by Acts...
- Texas Section 1044.058 - Compensation; Expenses
A director serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties on approval of the expenses by...
- Texas Section 1044.059 - Voting Requirement
A concurrence of a majority of the directors present is sufficient in any matter relating to district business. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1044.060 - Employees
The board may employ a general manager, attorneys, bookkeepers, architects, or any other employees or consultants considered necessary for the efficient financing, development, and operation...
- Texas Section 1044.061 - Maintenance Of Records; Public Inspection
Except as provided by Section 1044.055, all district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and all other matters of the district and the operation of...
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 1044.062 - Seal
The board may adopt a seal for the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1,
- Texas Section 1044.101 - District Responsibility
The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy and indigent residents. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1044.102 - Restriction On Political Subdivision Taxation
Hunt County or a political subdivision with boundaries that overlap the district's boundaries may not impose a tax on property in the district for hospital...
- Texas Section 1044.103 - Medical Facilities; Legislative Intent
It is the intent of the legislature that the people of Hunt County be provided with the best and most modern health care available. To...
- Texas Section 1044.104 - Rules
(a) The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the district, including district facilities. (b) On approval by the board, the rules may be...
- Texas Section 1044.105 - Purchasing And Accounting Procedures
(a) The board may prescribe the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district. (b) The board shall prescribe: (1)...
- Texas Section 1044.106 - 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, real, personal,...
- Texas Section 1044.107 - Gifts And Endowments
The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and...
- Texas Section 1044.108 - Payment For Treatment; Procedures
(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the board shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances...
SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1044.109 - Authority To Sue And Be Sued
As a governmental agency, the district may sue and be sued in its own name in any court of this state. Added by Acts 2007,...
- Texas Section 1044.151 - Budget
The board annually shall require a budget to be prepared for the next fiscal year that includes: (1) proposed expenditures and disbursements; (2) estimated receipts...
- Texas Section 1044.152 - 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 1044.153 - Fiscal Year
The district operates on a fiscal year that begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch....
- Texas Section 1044.154 - Annual Audit
(a) The board annually shall have an independent audit made of the district's books and records for the fiscal year. (b) Not later than December...
SUBCHAPTER E BONDS
- Texas Section 1044.155 - Depository
(a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank in Hunt County as the district's depository. A designated bank serves for five years until a...
- Texas Section 1044.201 - General Obligation Bonds
The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating...
- Texas Section 1044.202 - Tax To Pay General Obligation Bonds
(a) The board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of...
- Texas Section 1044.203 - General Obligation Bond Election
(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting in an election...
- Texas Section 1044.204 - Maturity Of General Obligation Bonds
District general obligation bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920...
- Texas Section 1044.205 - 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 countersign the bonds. Added by Acts...
- Texas Section 1044.206 - Revenue Bonds
(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to: (1) acquire, purchase, construct, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or (2) acquire...
- Texas Section 1044.207 - Refunding Bonds
(a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district. (b) A refunding bond may be: (1) sold,...
- Texas Section 1044.208 - Additional Means Of Securing Repayment Of Bonds
In addition to the authority to issue general obligation bonds and revenue bonds under this subchapter, the board may provide for the security and payment...
SUBCHAPTER F TAXES
- Texas Section 1044.209 - Use Of Bond Proceeds
The district may use the proceeds of bonds issued under this subchapter to pay: (1) any expense the board determines is reasonable and necessary to...
- Texas Section 1044.251 - Imposition Of Ad Valorem Tax
(a) On final approval of the annual budget, the board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation. (b)...
- Texas Section 1044.252 - 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 1044.253 - Tax Assessor-collector
The board may: (1) appoint a tax assessor-collector for the district; or (2) contract with the tax assessor-collector of Hunt County, the City of Greenville,...
Last modified: September 28, 2016