Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1118 - Maverick County Hospital District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 1118.001 - 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 1118.002 - Authority For Creation
  The Maverick County Hospital District is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch....
• Texas Section 1118.003 - Essential Public Function
  The district is a public entity performing an essential public function. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff....
• Texas Section 1118.004 - District Territory
  The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Maverick County. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec....
• Texas Section 1118.005 - 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 1118.006 - 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S.,...
• Texas Section 1118.051 - Board Election; Terms
  (a) The board consists of five directors elected by district voters. (b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms. (c) An election shall be held on the...
• Texas Section 1118.052 - Qualifications For Office
  (a) To qualify for election to the board, a person must be: (1) a district resident; and (2) a qualified voter. (b) A person may...
• Texas Section 1118.053 - Bond; Record Of Bond And Oath Or Affirmation 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 1118.054 - Board Vacancy
  (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors by a unanimous vote shall appoint a director for the unexpired term....
• Texas Section 1118.055 - 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 1118.056 - Compensation; Expenses
  A director is not entitled to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. Added by Acts...
• Texas Section 1118.057 - Voting Requirement
  A concurrence of a majority of the directors voting is sufficient in any matter relating to the business of the district. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S.,...
• Texas Section 1118.058 - District Administrator
  (a) The board may authorize the appointment, engagement, or employment of a district administrator to manage the operations of the district. (b) The district administrator...
• Texas Section 1118.059 - Employment Of Medical Staff And Other Health Care Providers
  (a) The board may employ physicians, dentists, or other health care providers as the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district. (b)...
• Texas Section 1118.060 - Appointment And Removal Of Medical Staff
  (a) The board may appoint a physician to or remove a physician from the staff of any hospital or hospital system that is a component...
• Texas Section 1118.061 - Recruitment And Retention Of Medical Staff And Professional Personnel
  The board may, consistent with applicable federal and state laws, recruit and retain physicians, nurses, technicians, and other professional personnel through: (1) scholarship programs; (2)...
• Texas Section 1118.062 - Other District Employees
  (a) The board may authorize the employment of persons necessary for the efficient operation of the district. (b) An employee serves at the will of...
• Texas Section 1118.063 - Retirement Benefits
  The board may provide retirement benefits for district employees by: (1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or (2) participating in: (A) the Texas County...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 1118.064 - Maintenance Of Records; Public Inspection
  The board shall: (1) maintain all district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and other matters of the district and its operation, at the district...
• Texas Section 1118.101 - District Responsibility
  (a) The district has the responsibility of undertaking any measure, consistent with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and this chapter, that the board determines...
• Texas Section 1118.102 - Annual Determination Of Care
  The board, based on the estimated amount of revenue and balances available to cover the proposed annual budget for the district, may annually determine the...
• Texas Section 1118.103 - 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 1118.104 - Management And Control Of District
  The management and control of the district is vested in the board, and the board has full power to manage and control the district. Added...
• Texas Section 1118.105 - Rules
  (a) The board shall adopt rules for the efficient operation of the district, including district facilities. (b) The board shall: (1) publish the rules in...
• Texas Section 1118.106 - Purchasing And Accounting Procedures
  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 1118.107 - District Property, Facilities, And Equipment
  (a) The board may: (1) lease or acquire property, including facilities and equipment, for the use of the district; and (2) mortgage or pledge the...
• Texas Section 1118.108 - 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 1118.109 - Gifts And Endowments
  The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board under the directions, limitations,...
• Texas Section 1118.110 - Construction Contracts
  (a) The board may enter into construction contracts for the district. (b) A construction contract awarded by the district that involves the expenditure of more...
• Texas Section 1118.111 - Operating And Management Contracts
  The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to hospital services or medical care the district is authorized to provide. Added by...
• Texas Section 1118.112 - Contracts With Political Subdivisions Or Government Agencies For Hospital And Medical Care
  The board may contract with a municipality or other political subdivision or a state or federal agency to provide hospital and medical care for needy...
• Texas Section 1118.113 - 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 1118.114 - Reimbursement For Service
  (a) The board shall require a county, municipal, or other public hospital located outside the district to reimburse the district for the district's care and...
• Texas Section 1118.115 - Charitable Organization
  (a) In this section, "charitable organization" means an organization that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of...

SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 1118.116 - Nonprofit Corporation
  (a) The board, on the district's behalf, may create and sponsor a nonprofit corporation under the Business Organizations Code and may contribute money to or...
• Texas Section 1118.151 - Budget
  The district administrator shall prepare a proposed budget that includes: (1) proposed expenditures and disbursements; (2) estimated receipts and collections for the next fiscal year;...
• Texas Section 1118.152 - Adoption Of 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 1118.153 - Fiscal Year
  The district's fiscal year is from September 1 through August 31. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff....
• Texas Section 1118.154 - Annual Audit
  (a) The board annually shall require an independent audit of the district's books and records. (b) On or before March 1 of each year, the...
• Texas Section 1118.155 - Depository
  (a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank in Maverick County as the district's depository. A designated bank serves for two years and until...

SUBCHAPTER E BONDS

• Texas Section 1118.156 - Authority To Borrow Money; Security
  (a) The board may borrow money at a rate of not more than 10 percent a year on district notes to pay the obligations if...
• Texas Section 1118.201 - Bonds
  The district may issue bonds to: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements; and (2) equip buildings for hospital purposes. Added by...
• Texas Section 1118.202 - Tax To Pay General Obligation Bonds
  The board may issue general obligation bonds only if the board imposes an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and...
• Texas Section 1118.203 - Bond Election
  (a) The board may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of district voters voting in an election held...
• Texas Section 1118.204 - Revenue Bonds
  (a) The district may issue revenue bonds to: (1) acquire, construct, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or (2) acquire real...
• Texas Section 1118.205 - Refunding Bonds
  (a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district. (b) A refunding bond may be: (1) sold,...
• Texas Section 1118.206 - Maturity Of Bonds
  District bonds must mature not later than 50 years after the date of issuance. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619),...
• Texas Section 1118.207 - 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. Added by Acts 2009,...

SUBCHAPTER F TAXES

• Texas Section 1118.208 - 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) any transaction...
• Texas Section 1118.251 - 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 1118.252 - Tax Rate
  The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 50 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district....
• Texas Section 1118.253 - Tax Assessor-collector
  The tax assessor-collector for Maverick County shall collect taxes for the district. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01,...

Last modified: September 28, 2016