Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1112 - West Coke County Hospital District
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1112.001 - 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 1112.002 - Authority For Creation
The West Coke County Hospital District is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties...
- Texas Section 1112.003 - Essential Public Function
The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B....
- Texas Section 1112.004 - District Territory
The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of County Commissioners Precincts 1 and 3 of Coke County, Texas, as those boundaries existed...
- Texas Section 1112.005 - 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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S.,...
SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
- Texas Section 1112.006 - 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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1112.051 - Board Election; Term
(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors elected from the district at large. (b) Unless four-year terms are established under Section...
- Texas Section 1112.052 - 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 1112.053 - 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 1112.054 - Qualifications For Office
A person must at the time of election or appointment as director: (1) be a resident of the district; (2) own land subject to taxation...
- Texas Section 1112.055 - Filing Of Oath
The constitutional oath of office executed by a director must be filed in the district's office. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112...
- Texas Section 1112.056 - 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 1112.057 - Officers
The board shall elect from among its members a president, a vice president, and a secretary. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112...
- Texas Section 1112.058 - Compensation
A director serves without compensation. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2015.
- Texas Section 1112.059 - Voting Requirement
A concurrence of three directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026),...
- Texas Section 1112.060 - 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 1112.061 - 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 1112.062 - 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 1112.063 - 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 1112.064 - 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 1112.101 - 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 1112.102 - Restriction On Political Subdivision Taxation And Debt
Coke County or another political subdivision, other than the district, may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes for...
- Texas Section 1112.103 - Management, Control, And Administration
The board shall manage, control, and administer the district's hospitals and hospital system. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec....
- Texas Section 1112.104 - Hospital System
(a) The district shall provide for: (1) the establishment of a hospital system by: (A) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment; and...
- Texas Section 1112.105 - Rules
The board may adopt rules for the operation of the district and as required to administer this chapter. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1112.106 - Purchasing And Accounting
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 1112.107 - 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 1112.108 - 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 1112.109 - Contracts With Governmental Entities For Care And Treatment
The board may contract with: (1) any county or municipality located outside the district for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person...
- Texas Section 1112.110 - 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 1112.111 - Authority To Sue And Be Sued
The district, through the board, may sue and be sued. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. April...
- Texas Section 1112.151 - 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 1112.152 - Fiscal Year
The district operates on a fiscal year that begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch....
- Texas Section 1112.153 - 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 1112.154 - 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...
SUBCHAPTER E BONDS
- Texas Section 1112.155 - Depository
(a) The board shall select one or more banks in the district to serve as a depository for district money. (b) All district money shall...
- Texas Section 1112.201 - General Obligation Bonds
(a) The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose...
- Texas Section 1112.202 - 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 1112.203 - 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 1112.204 - 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. Added by Acts 2013,...
- Texas Section 1112.205 - Refunding Bonds
(a) District refunding bonds may, without an election, be issued to refund any bonds or other refundable indebtedness issued or assumed by the district. (b)...
SUBCHAPTER F TAXES
- Texas Section 1112.206 - 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 1112.251 - Imposition Of Ad Valorem Tax
(a) The district may impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation. (b) The tax may be used to meet...
- Texas Section 1112.252 - Tax Rate
Unless the rate is increased as provided by Section 1112.253, the district may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 25 cents on...
- Texas Section 1112.253 - Election To Increase Maximum Tax Rate
(a) The board may order an election to increase the district's maximum tax rate to a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100...
- Texas Section 1112.254 - Tax Assessor-collector
The tax assessor-collector of Coke County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B....
Last modified: September 28, 2016