Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1116 - Wood County Central Hospital District Of Wood County, Texas
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1116.001 - 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 1116.002 - Authority For Creation
The Wood County Central Hospital District of Wood County, Texas, is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts...
- Texas Section 1116.003 - District Territory
Unless the district's boundaries are expanded under Subchapter G or H or other law, the district is composed of the territory in the boundaries of...
- Texas Section 1116.004 - District Support And Maintenance Not State Obligation
The support and maintenance of the district's hospital system and any indebtedness incurred by the district under this chapter may not become a charge against...
SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
- Texas Section 1116.005 - 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 1116.051 - Board Election; Term
(a) The board consists of six directors elected from the district at large unless the boundaries of the district are expanded under Subchapter G or...
- Texas Section 1116.052 - Qualifications For Office
To qualify for election to the board, a person must: (1) be at least 18 years of age; (2) have been a resident of the...
- Texas Section 1116.053 - Bond; Record Of Bond And Oath Of Office
(a) Each director shall qualify for office by executing a good and sufficient commercial bond for $1,000 that is: (1) payable to the district; and...
- Texas Section 1116.054 - Board Vacancy
If a vacancy occurs on the board, the board shall appoint a director for the unexpired term. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch....
- Texas Section 1116.055 - Officers
The board shall elect from among its members a president, a secretary, and a treasurer at the first meeting after each directors' election. Added by...
- Texas Section 1116.056 - Compensation; Expenses
A director is not entitled to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for any necessary expense incurred in the performance of official duties. Added by...
- Texas Section 1116.057 - District Administrator
(a) The board may employ a district administrator to manage the operations of the hospital system. (b) The district administrator may employ necessary personnel to...
- Texas Section 1116.058 - Employees
The board may employ an attorney, a general manager, a bookkeeper, an architect, and other employees necessary for the efficient operation of the district. Added...
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 1116.059 - Maintenance Of Records; Public Inspection
Except as provided by Section 1116.053, the board shall: (1) maintain all district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and other matters of the district...
- Texas Section 1116.101 - District Responsibility
The district shall provide all necessary medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B....
- Texas Section 1116.102 - Restriction On Political Subdivision Taxation And Debt
A political subdivision of this state, other than the district, may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations to provide hospital service...
- Texas Section 1116.103 - Management And Control Of District
The board has full power to manage and control the district. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff....
- Texas Section 1116.104 - Hospital System
The district has the responsibility to establish a hospital or hospital system within its boundaries to provide hospital and medical care to the district's residents....
- Texas Section 1116.105 - Rules
(a) The board shall adopt rules for the efficient operation of the district and district facilities. (b) The board shall: (1) publish the rules in...
- Texas Section 1116.106 - Purchasing And Accounting
The board may prescribe the method of making purchases and expenditures and the manner of accounting and control used by the district. Added by Acts...
- Texas Section 1116.107 - Eminent Domain
(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in real, personal, or mixed property located...
- Texas Section 1116.108 - Gifts And Endowments
The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board under the directions, limitations,...
- Texas Section 1116.109 - Contracts With Political Subdivisions For Hospital Care
The board may contract with a political subdivision to provide hospital and medical care for needy persons who reside outside the district. Added by Acts...
SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1116.110 - Payment For Treatment; Procedures
(a) A person who resides in the district is entitled to receive necessary medical and hospital care regardless of whether the person has the ability...
- Texas Section 1116.151 - Budget
The board shall prepare a budget that includes: (1) proposed expenditures and disbursements; (2) estimated receipts and collections for the next fiscal year; and (3)...
- Texas Section 1116.152 - 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 1116.153 - Fiscal Year
The district's fiscal year is from October 1 to September 30. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff....
- Texas Section 1116.154 - Annual Audit
(a) The board annually shall require an independent audit of the district's books and records. (b) Not later than December 1 of each year, the...
SUBCHAPTER E BONDS
- Texas Section 1116.155 - Depository
(a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank in Wood County as the district's depository. A designated bank serves for two years and until...
- Texas Section 1116.201 - Bonds
(a) The district may issue bonds to: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings and improvements; and (2) equip buildings for hospital purposes. (b)...
- Texas Section 1116.202 - Tax To Pay Bonds
The board may issue bonds under Section 1116.201 only if the board imposes an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest...
- Texas Section 1116.203 - Bond Election
(a) The board may issue bonds under Section 1116.201 only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting in an...
- Texas Section 1116.204 - Maturity Of Bonds
District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026),...
SUBCHAPTER F TAXES
- Texas Section 1116.205 - Execution Of Bonds
The board president shall execute the district's bonds in the district's name, and the board secretary shall countersign the bonds. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd...
- Texas Section 1116.251 - Imposition Of Ad Valorem Tax
(a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation. (b) The tax may be used only to:...
- Texas Section 1116.252 - Tax Rate
Unless the tax rate is increased as provided by Section 1116.253, the board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 35 cents...
- Texas Section 1116.253 - Election To Increase Maximum Tax Rate; Order; Notice; Ballot
(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...
SUBCHAPTER G EXPANSION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY TO INCLUDE MINEOLA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Texas Section 1116.254 - Tax Assessor And Collector
The Wood County tax assessor-collector shall collect taxes for the district. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff....
- Texas Section 1116.301 - Petition To Expand District Territory
(a) Registered voters of a defined territory composed of all territory within the boundaries of the Mineola Independent School District may file a petition with...
- Texas Section 1116.302 - Notice Of Hearing
(a) The board shall set a time and place to hold a hearing on the petition. (b) The hearing shall be held not earlier than...
- Texas Section 1116.303 - Order Of Annexation
If, after the hearing, the board determines that annexation of the territory into the district would be feasible and would benefit the district, the board...
- Texas Section 1116.304 - Ratification Election
(a) Annexation of territory is final when approved by a majority of the voters at: (1) an election held in the district; and (2) a...
- Texas Section 1116.305 - Assumption Of Debt And Taxes
If the district has outstanding debts or taxes, the voters in the elections to approve annexation must determine whether the annexed territory will assume its...
- Texas Section 1116.306 - Ballot
The ballot for the elections shall be printed to permit voting for or against the following, as applicable: (1) "Adding the territory within the boundaries...
SUBCHAPTER H EXPANSION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY TO INCLUDE ALBA-GOLDEN, YANTIS, AND HAWKINS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS
- Texas Section 1116.307 - Composition And Election Of Board Following Annexation; Terms
(a) If annexation is approved, the board shall appoint a resident of the Mineola Independent School District to serve as a temporary director until the...
- Texas Section 1116.351 - Election On Expansion Of District; Order; Notice
(a) The board may order one or more elections in the area of one or more of the following independent school districts, as they were...
- Texas Section 1116.352 - Ballot
The ballot for an election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The inclusion of the area of the (name of...
- Texas Section 1116.353 - Composition Of Board After Annexation Of One School District; Terms; Voting Requirement
(a) If a majority of the voters in the area of only one of the school districts approve annexation, the board shall appoint a resident...
- Texas Section 1116.354 - Composition Of Board After Annexation Of More Than One School District; Terms; Voting Requirement
(a) If a majority of the voters in the area of more than one school district approve annexation, the board may appoint two directors who...
Last modified: September 28, 2016