Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1055 - Marion County Hospital District
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1055.001 - 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 1055.002 - 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 1055.003 - 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 1055.004 - District Territory
The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Marion County, Texas. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166),...
SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
- Texas Section 1055.005 - 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...
- Texas Section 1055.051 - Board Election; Term
(a) The district is governed by a board of seven directors elected from the district at large. (b) Directors serve staggered two-year terms unless four-year...
- Texas Section 1055.052 - Notice Of Election
Not later than the 10th day before the date of an election of directors, notice of the election shall be published one time in a...
- Texas Section 1055.053 - Qualifications For Office
A person may not be elected or appointed as a director unless the person is a district resident. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1055.054 - Bond; Record Of Bond And Oath Or Affirmation
(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 1055.055 - 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 1055.056 - Director Rights And Responsibilities
All directors have the same rights and responsibilities with regard to voting and other matters. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B....
- Texas Section 1055.057 - Officers
The board shall elect from among its members a president and a secretary. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec....
- Texas Section 1055.058 - 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 1055.059 - Voting Requirement
A concurrence of four directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166),...
- Texas Section 1055.060 - Employees
The board may employ a general manager, attorneys, bookkeepers, architects, or any other employees considered necessary for the efficient operation of the district. Added by...
- Texas Section 1055.061 - Maintenance Of Records; Public Inspection
Except as provided by Section 1055.054, 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 1055.062 - 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 1055.101 - 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 1055.102 - Restriction On County Or Municipality Taxation
Marion County or a municipality in the district may not impose a tax on property in the district for hospital purposes. Added by Acts 2007,...
- Texas Section 1055.103 - 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 1055.104 - 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 1055.105 - 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 1055.106 - 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 1055.107 - Authority To Lease District Facilities
(a) The district may lease district facilities acquired or constructed under this chapter to any person for consideration the board determines is reasonable and adequate....
- Texas Section 1055.108 - 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 1055.109 - 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 1055.151 - 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 1055.152 - 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 1055.153 - 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 1055.154 - 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 AND OTHER FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
- Texas Section 1055.155 - Depository Or Treasurer
(a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank in Marion County as the district's depository or treasurer. A designated bank serves for two years...
- Texas Section 1055.201 - General Obligation Bonds And Other Financial Arrangements
The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds, secure long-term loans, or make other financial arrangements as district obligations in the name and on...
- Texas Section 1055.202 - Tax To Pay General Obligation Bonds Or Other Financial Arrangements
(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 1055.203 - Election For General Obligation Bonds Or Other Financial Arrangements
(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds or make other financial arrangements secured by tax revenue only if authorized by a majority of the...
- Texas Section 1055.204 - 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 countersign the bonds. Added by Acts...
- Texas Section 1055.205 - Revenue Bonds; Other Financial Arrangements
(a) The board may, without an election, issue revenue bonds or make other financial arrangements payable from and secured by a pledge of all or...
SUBCHAPTER F TAXES
- Texas Section 1055.206 - Maturity Of Bonds
General obligation bonds and revenue bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1055.251 - 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 1055.252 - 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 1055.253 - Tax Assessor-collector
The tax assessor-collector of Marion County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B....
Last modified: September 28, 2016