Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1065 - Motley County Hospital District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 1065.001 - 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 1065.002 - Authority For Operation
  The district operates in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. The district has the rights, powers, and duties provided by this chapter. Added...
• Texas Section 1065.003 - 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 1065.004 - District Territory
  The boundaries of the district are identical with the boundaries of Motley County, Texas. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166),...

SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION

• Texas Section 1065.005 - 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 1065.051 - Board Election; Term
  (a) The board consists of five directors elected from the district at large. (b) Directors serve staggered two-year terms unless four-year terms are established under...
• Texas Section 1065.052 - 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 1065.053 - Ballot Petition
  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 a...
• Texas Section 1065.054 - Qualifications For Office
  A director must: (1) be a district resident; (2) own land in the district subject to taxation; and (3) be at least 18 years of...
• Texas Section 1065.055 - Bond Not Required
  A director is not required to post a public official's bond. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff....
• Texas Section 1065.056 - 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 1065.057 - 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 1065.058 - 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 1065.059 - Voting Requirement
  A concurrence of three 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 1065.060 - Employees
  The board may employ a general manager, attorney, bookkeeper, and architect and any other employees considered necessary for the efficient operation of the district. Added...
• Texas Section 1065.061 - Maintenance Of Records; Public Inspection
  All district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and all other matters of the district and the operation of its facilities, shall be: (1) maintained...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 1065.062 - 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 1065.101 - District Responsibility
  The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants and for the district's needy and indigent residents. Added...
• Texas Section 1065.102 - Restriction On County Or Municipality Taxation
  Motley 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 1065.103 - Management And Control
  The management and control of the district are vested in the board. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02,...
• Texas Section 1065.104 - Hospital System
  The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system to provide medical and hospital care to the district's residents by: (1) purchasing, constructing,...
• Texas Section 1065.105 - 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 1065.106 - 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 1065.107 - District Property And Facilities
  (a) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system. Nothing here prohibits the establishing and...
• Texas Section 1065.108 - 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 1065.109 - Gifts And Endowments
  The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing...
• Texas Section 1065.110 - Operating And Management Contracts
  The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B....
• Texas Section 1065.111 - 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 1065.112 - 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 1065.151 - 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 1065.152 - 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 1065.153 - 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 1065.154 - Annual Audit
  The board annually shall have an independent audit made of the district's books and records. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B....

SUBCHAPTER E BONDS

• Texas Section 1065.155 - Depository Or Treasurer
  (a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank or banks in Motley County as the district's depository or treasurer. A designated bank serves for...
• Texas Section 1065.201 - General Obligation Bonds
  The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith of the district for any purpose relating to: (1)...
• Texas Section 1065.202 - 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 1065.203 - 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 at an election....
• Texas Section 1065.204 - 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 1065.205 - 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 1065.206 - Revenue Or Special Obligation Bonds
  (a) The board may issue and sell revenue or special obligation bonds for the purposes provided by Section 1065.201. (b) Special obligation bonds must be...

SUBCHAPTER F TAXES

• Texas Section 1065.207 - Charges For Services Rendered
  If the board issues revenue bonds, the board shall charge and collect rates for services rendered by the hospital system that are sufficient to: (1)...
• Texas Section 1065.251 - 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 1065.252 - 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 1065.253 - Tax Assessor-collector
  The tax assessor-collector of Motley 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