Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1105 - Terry Memorial Hospital District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 1105.001 - 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 1105.002 - Authority For Creation
  The Terry 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 1105.003 - 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 1105.004 - District Territory
  The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Terry County, Texas. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147),...
• Texas Section 1105.005 - 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 1105.006 - 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 1105.051 - Board Election; Term
  (a) The district is governed by a board of seven directors elected from the district at large. (b) Unless four-year terms are established under Section...
• Texas Section 1105.052 - Notice Of Election
  At least 10 days before the date of a directors' election, notice of the election must be published one time in a newspaper of general...
• Texas Section 1105.053 - Ballot Petition
  A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file a petition requesting that action....
• Texas Section 1105.054 - Qualifications For Office
  A person must at the time of election or appointment as director be: (1) registered to vote in the district; and (2) at least 18...
• Texas Section 1105.055 - Filing Of Oath
  The constitutional oath of office executed by a director must be filed in the district's office. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70...
• Texas Section 1105.056 - 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 1105.057 - 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 1105.058 - 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 1105.059 - Voting Requirement
  A concurrence of four 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 1105.060 - 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 1105.061 - 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 1105.062 - Employees
  The board may employ any nurses, technicians, and other lay personnel considered necessary for the efficient operation of the district or may provide that the...
• Texas Section 1105.063 - Recruitment Of Medical Staff
  (a) The board may spend district money to recruit physicians, nurses, or other trained medical personnel. (b) The board may: (1) contract with a full-time...
• Texas Section 1105.064 - Continuing Education; Retraining
  The board may spend district money for continuing education and retraining of employees. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec....
• Texas Section 1105.065 - Retirement Program
  The board may enter into any contract or agreement with this state or the federal government that is required to establish or continue a retirement...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 1105.066 - Maintenance Of Records; Public Inspection
  (a) The board shall: (1) keep an accurate account of all board meetings and proceedings; and (2) maintain at the district's principal office all district...
• Texas Section 1105.101 - 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 1105.102 - Restriction On County Or Municipal Taxation And Debt
  Terry County or a municipality in Terry County may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or for medical...
• Texas Section 1105.103 - 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 1105.104 - 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 1105.105 - 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 1105.106 - 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 1105.107 - Rates And Charges
  The board shall establish the rates and charges for: (1) services; (2) supplies; and (3) the use of district facilities. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd...
• Texas Section 1105.108 - 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 1105.109 - 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 1105.110 - Contracts With Governmental Entities For Care And Treatment
  (a) The board may contract with a county or municipality located outside Terry County for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person...
• Texas Section 1105.111 - Disposition Of Real Property
  The district may sell or otherwise dispose of real property on terms the board finds are in the best interest of the district. Added by...
• Texas Section 1105.112 - Provision Of Certain Health Care Services
  The district may provide any appropriate health care services the board determines are necessary to meet the needs of the district, including: (1) emergency medical...
• Texas Section 1105.113 - Payment For Treatment; Procedures
  (a) When an indigent patient is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances of: (1) the...

SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 1105.114 - 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 1105.151 - 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 1105.152 - 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 1105.153 - 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 1105.154 - 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 1105.155 - Depository
  (a) The board shall designate one or more banks in Terry County to serve as a depository for district money. (b) All district money shall...

SUBCHAPTER E BONDS

• Texas Section 1105.156 - 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 1105.201 - 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 1105.202 - 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 1105.203 - 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 1105.204 - 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 1105.205 - Refunding Bonds
  (a) District bonds may be issued without an election to refund any bonds issued or assumed by the district. (b) A refunding bond may be:...

SUBCHAPTER F TAXES

• Texas Section 1105.206 - 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 1105.251 - 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 1105.252 - 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 1105.253 - Tax Assessor-collector
  The tax assessor-collector of Terry 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