Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1103 - Swisher Memorial Hospital District
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1103.001 - 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 1103.002 - Authority For Creation
The Swisher Memorial Hospital District is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties provided...
- Texas Section 1103.003 - Essential Public Function
The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B....
- Texas Section 1103.004 - District Territory
The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Swisher County, Texas. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147),...
- Texas Section 1103.005 - 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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S.,...
SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
- Texas Section 1103.006 - 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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1103.051 - Board Election; Term
(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors elected as follows: (1) one director elected from each county commissioners precinct; and (2)...
- Texas Section 1103.052 - Notice Of Election
Notice of a directors' election must be published in accordance with Section 4.003, Election Code. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B....
- Texas Section 1103.053 - 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 1103.054 - Qualifications For Office
(a) A person must at the time of election or appointment as director: (1) be a registered voter of the district; and (2) be at...
- Texas Section 1103.055 - 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 1103.056 - Officers
The board shall elect from among its members a president, a vice president, and a secretary. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70...
- Texas Section 1103.057 - Compensation
A director is entitled to compensation at a rate determined by the board. The rate may not exceed $10 for each board meeting. Added by...
- Texas Section 1103.058 - Voting Requirement
A concurrence of three directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147),...
- Texas Section 1103.059 - District Administrator; Assistant Administrator
(a) The board shall appoint a qualified person as district administrator. (b) The board may appoint an assistant administrator. (c) The district administrator and any...
- Texas Section 1103.060 - General Duties Of District Administrator
Subject to any limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall: (1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and (2) direct the...
- Texas Section 1103.061 - Employees
The board may employ any doctors, technicians, nurses, and other employees as considered necessary for the efficient operation of the district or may provide that...
- Texas Section 1103.062 - Retirement Program
The board may enter into any contract or agreement with this state or the federal government as required to establish or continue a retirement program...
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 1103.063 - Maintenance Of Records; Public Inspection
(a) The board shall: (1) keep an accurate account of board meetings and proceedings; and (2) maintain at the district's principal office all district records...
- Texas Section 1103.101 - District Responsibility
The district has full responsibility for: (1) operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care of indigent persons; and (2) providing medical and...
- Texas Section 1103.102 - Restriction On County Or Municipal Taxation And Debt
Swisher County or a municipality in Swisher County may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or for medical...
- Texas Section 1103.103 - Management, Control, And Administration
The board shall manage, control, and administer the district's hospitals and hospital system. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec....
- Texas Section 1103.104 - Hospital System
The district shall provide for: (1) the establishment of a hospital system by: (A) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment; and (B)...
- Texas Section 1103.105 - Rules
The board may adopt rules for the operation of the district and as required to administer this chapter. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1103.106 - 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 1103.107 - 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 1103.108 - 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 1103.109 - Contracts With Governmental Entities For Care And Treatment
(a) The board may contract with a county or municipality located outside Swisher County for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person...
- Texas Section 1103.110 - Payment For Treatment; Procedures
(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator shall have an inquiry made into the...
SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1103.111 - Authority To Sue And Be Sued
The district, through the board, may sue and be sued. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April...
- Texas Section 1103.151 - Budget
(a) The district administrator shall prepare for approval by the board an annual budget that corresponds to the district's fiscal year. (b) Not later than...
- Texas Section 1103.152 - Fiscal Year
The district shall operate on a fiscal year that begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1103.153 - Audit
(a) The district shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition. (b) The audit shall be open to inspection at all times at...
- Texas Section 1103.154 - Financial Report
As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board: (1) a complete sworn statement of...
- Texas Section 1103.155 - Depository
(a) The board shall designate one or more banks in Swisher County to serve as a depository for district money. (b) All district money shall...
SUBCHAPTER E BONDS
- Texas Section 1103.156 - Authority To Borrow Money; Security
(a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the...
- Texas Section 1103.201 - 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 related...
- Texas Section 1103.202 - Tax To Pay General Obligation Bonds
(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to...
- Texas Section 1103.203 - 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 1103.204 - Execution Of General Obligation Bonds
The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name and the board secretary shall attest the bonds as provided by Chapter...
- Texas Section 1103.2045 - Revenue Bonds
(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements; (2) equip buildings or improvements for hospital...
- Texas Section 1103.205 - Refunding Bonds
(a) District refunding bonds may, without an election, be issued to refund any bonds issued or assumed by the district. (b) A refunding bond may...
- Texas Section 1103.206 - Bonds Exempt From Taxation
The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state: (1) any bonds issued by the district; (2) the...
- Texas Section 1103.207 - Anticipation Notes And Certificates Of Obligation
The board may issue: (1) anticipation notes under Chapter 1431, Government Code; and (2) certificates of obligation under Subchapter C, Chapter 271, Local Government Code....
- Texas Section 1103.208 - Additional Means Of Securing Repayment Of Bonds
In addition to the authority to issue general obligation bonds and revenue bonds under this chapter, the board may provide for the security and payment...
SUBCHAPTER F GENERAL TAX PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1103.209 - Use Of Bond Proceeds
The district may use the proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter to pay: (1) any expense the board determines is reasonable and necessary to...
- Texas Section 1103.251 - Imposition Of Ad Valorem Tax
(a) The district may impose a tax on all taxable property in the district subject to district taxation. (b) The tax may be used to...
- Texas Section 1103.252 - Tax Rate
The district may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district. Added...
- Texas Section 1103.253 - Tax Assessor-collector
The tax assessor-collector of Swisher County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B....
Last modified: September 28, 2016