Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1081 - Nocona Hospital District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 1081.001 - 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 1081.002 - Authority For Operation
  The Nocona Hospital District operates in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties provided by this chapter....
• Texas Section 1081.003 - Essential Public Function
  The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B....
• Texas Section 1081.004 - District Territory
  The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of the Nocona and Prairie Valley Independent School Districts of Montague County, Texas, as those...
• Texas Section 1081.005 - 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 1081.006 - 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S.,...

SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION

• Texas Section 1081.007 - Restriction On State Financial Assistance
  The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch....
• Texas Section 1081.051 - Board Election; Term
  (a) The board consists of seven directors elected from the district at large. (b) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety...
• Texas Section 1081.052 - Qualifications For Office
  (a) A person may not be elected or appointed as a director unless the person is: (1) a resident of the district; and (2) a...
• Texas Section 1081.053 - Board Vacancy
  If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term. Added by Acts 2009, 81st...
• Texas Section 1081.054 - Officers
  (a) The board shall elect: (1) a president and vice president from among its members; and (2) a secretary, who need not be a director....
• Texas Section 1081.055 - Compensation; Expenses
  A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be:...
• Texas Section 1081.056 - Quorum
  Any four directors constitute a quorum. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2011. Amended by:...
• Texas Section 1081.057 - Voting Requirement
  A concurrence of four directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619),...
• Texas Section 1081.058 - Chief Executive Officer; Assistant To Chief Executive Officer
  (a) The board shall appoint a qualified person as the chief executive officer of the district. (b) The board may appoint an assistant to the...
• Texas Section 1081.059 - General Duties Of Chief Executive Officer
  Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the chief executive officer shall: (1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and (2) direct...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 1081.060 - Appointment Of Staff And Employees
  (a) The board may appoint to the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary...
• Texas Section 1081.101 - District Responsibility
  The district has full responsibility for operating all hospital facilities for providing hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg.,...
• Texas Section 1081.102 - Restriction On Political Subdivision Taxation And Debt
  A political subdivision located within the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical...
• Texas Section 1081.103 - Management, Control, And Administration
  The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the district's money and resources. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139...
• Texas Section 1081.104 - Hospital System
  (a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by: (1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment; (2) equipping...
• Texas Section 1081.105 - Rules
  The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the hospital, the hospital system, and the district's staff and employees. Added by Acts 2009, 81st...
• Texas Section 1081.106 - 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 1081.107 - District Property, Facilities, And Equipment
  (a) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system. (b) The board may lease all...
• Texas Section 1081.108 - 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 1081.109 - Gifts And Endowments
  The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and...
• Texas Section 1081.110 - Construction Contracts
  A construction contract that requires the expenditure of more than the amount provided by Section 271.024, Local Government Code, may be entered into only after...
• Texas Section 1081.111 - Operating And Management Contracts
  The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B....
• Texas Section 1081.112 - Contracts With Governmental Entities For Hospitalization
  (a) The board may contract with a county or municipality located outside the district's boundaries for the hospitalization of a sick or injured person of...
• Texas Section 1081.113 - Contracts With Governmental Entities For Investigatory And Other Services
  The board may contract with a political subdivision or governmental agency for the district to provide investigatory or other services for the hospitalization needs of...
• Texas Section 1081.114 - Care And Treatment For Indigent
  The district shall provide health care and treatment to indigent persons in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the board. Added by Acts 2009,...

SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 1081.115 - Authority To Sue And Be Sued
  The district, through the board, may sue and be sued. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff. April...
• Texas Section 1081.151 - Budget
  (a) The chief executive officer shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board. (b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement...
• Texas Section 1081.152 - Notice; Hearing; Adoption Of Budget
  (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget. (b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in accordance with...
• Texas Section 1081.153 - Amendments To Budget
  The budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B....
• Texas Section 1081.154 - Restriction On Expenditures
  Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S.,...
• Texas Section 1081.155 - Fiscal Year
  (a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board. (b) The fiscal year may not be changed: (1) if revenue bonds...
• Texas Section 1081.156 - Audit
  The board shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01,...
• Texas Section 1081.157 - Inspection Of Audit And District Records
  The audit and other district records shall be open to inspection at the district's principal office. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139...
• Texas Section 1081.158 - Financial Report
  As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the chief executive officer shall prepare for the board: (1) a complete sworn statement...
• Texas Section 1081.159 - Depository
  (a) The board shall select one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as a depository for district money. (b) District money,...

SUBCHAPTER E BONDS

• Texas Section 1081.160 - Spending And Investment Restrictions
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 1081.107(c) and Subchapter E, the district may not incur an obligation payable from district revenue other than the...
• Texas Section 1081.201 - General Obligation Bonds
  Sec. 1081.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district...
• Texas Section 1081.202 - Tax To Pay General Obligation Bonds
  (a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1081.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a...
• Texas Section 1081.203 - 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 1081.204 - Revenue Bonds
  (a) The board may issue revenue bonds to: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or (2) acquire...
• Texas Section 1081.205 - Maturity Of Bonds
  District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619),...
• Texas Section 1081.206 - 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 in the manner provided...

SUBCHAPTER F TAXES

• Texas Section 1081.207 - 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 1081.251 - Imposition Of Ad Valorem Tax
  (a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation. (b) The board shall impose the tax to...
• Texas Section 1081.252 - Tax Rate
  (a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the...

SUBCHAPTER G DISSOLUTION

• Texas Section 1081.253 - Tax Assessor-collector
  The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as...
• Texas Section 1081.301 - Dissolution; Election
  (a) The district may be dissolved only on approval of a majority of the registered district voters voting in an election held for that purpose....
• Texas Section 1081.302 - Notice Of Election
  (a) The board shall give notice of an election under this subchapter by publishing once a week for two consecutive weeks a substantial copy of...
• Texas Section 1081.303 - Ballot
  The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Nocona Hospital...
• Texas Section 1081.304 - Election Results
  (a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall find that the district is dissolved. (b)...
• Texas Section 1081.305 - Transfer Or Administration Of Assets
  (a) If a majority of the votes in the election held under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall: (1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements,...
• Texas Section 1081.306 - Imposition Of Tax And Return Of Surplus
  (a) After the board finds that the district is dissolved, the board shall: (1) determine any debt owed by the district; and (2) impose on...
• Texas Section 1081.307 - Report; Dissolution Order
  (a) After the district has paid all district debts and has disposed of all district money and other assets as prescribed by this subchapter, the...

Last modified: September 28, 2016