Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 3861 - Viridian Municipal Management District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 3861.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. (2) "City" means the City of Arlington. (3) "District" means the Viridian Municipal Management...
• Texas Section 3861.002 - Creation And Nature Of District
  The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919),...
• Texas Section 3861.003 - Purpose; Legislative Findings
  (a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas...
• Texas Section 3861.004 - Findings Of Benefit And Public Purpose
  (a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit. (b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from...
• Texas Section 3861.005 - District Territory
  (a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 3861.006 - Eligibility For Inclusion In Special Zones
  (a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in: (1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created by...
• Texas Section 3861.051 - Governing Body; Terms
  (a) Except as provided by Section 3861.0521, the district is governed by a board of five directors as follows: (1) three directors appointed by the...
• Texas Section 3861.052 - Appointment Or Election Of Directors
  (a) The mayor and members of the governing body of the city shall appoint three of the directors from persons recommended by the board. A...
• Texas Section 3861.0521 - Requirement To Elect All Directors
  (a) Not later than January 1 of each year, the board shall conduct a review to determine what percentage of the developable acreage in the...
• Texas Section 3861.053 - Eligibility
  (a) To be qualified to serve as a director, a person must own land in the district. (b) Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply...
• Texas Section 3861.054 - Vacancy
  (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of an appointed director, the mayor and members of the governing body of the city shall fill...
• Texas Section 3861.055 - Director's Oath Or Affirmation
  A director's oath or affirmation of office shall be filed with the district and the district shall retain the oath or affirmation in the district...
• Texas Section 3861.056 - Officers
  The board shall elect from among the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 3861.057 - Compensation; Expenses
  (a) The district may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $50 for each board meeting. The total amount of compensation per director...
• Texas Section 3861.101 - General Powers And Duties
  The district has the powers and duties provided by: (1) the general laws relating to conservation and reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI,...
• Texas Section 3861.102 - Improvement Projects
  (a) The district may provide, or it may enter into contracts with a governmental or private entity to provide, the following types of improvement projects...
• Texas Section 3861.103 - General Powers Regarding Contracts
  (a) The district may: (1) contract with any person to accomplish any district purpose, including a contract for: (A) the payment, repayment, or reimbursement of...
• Texas Section 3861.104 - Rules; Enforcement
  (a) The district may adopt rules: (1) to administer or operate the district; (2) for the use, enjoyment, availability, protection, security, and maintenance of the...
• Texas Section 3861.105 - Name Change
  The board by resolution may change the district's name. The board shall give written notice of the change to the city. Added by Acts 2007,...
• Texas Section 3861.106 - Use Of Roadway, Park, Or Other Public Area Of The District
  (a) The board by rule may regulate the private use of a public roadway, open space, park, sidewalk, or similar public area in the district....
• Texas Section 3861.107 - Adding Or Removing Territory
  The board may add or remove territory under Subchapter J, Chapter 49, and Section 54.016, Water Code, except that: (1) the addition or removal of...
• Texas Section 3861.108 - Economic Development
  The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers that: (1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a municipality with...
• Texas Section 3861.109 - Terms Of Employment; Compensation
  The board may employ and establish the terms of employment and compensation of an executive director or general manager and any other district employees the...

SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 3861.110 - No Eminent Domain Power
  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff. June...
• Texas Section 3861.151 - General Powers Regarding Financial Matters
  Except as provided by Section 3861.161, the district may: (1) impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district, including industrial, commercial,...
• Texas Section 3861.152 - Borrowing Money
  The district may borrow money for a district purpose by issuing or executing bonds, notes, credit agreements, or other obligations of any kind found by...
• Texas Section 3861.153 - Impact Fees And Assessments; Exemption
  (a) The district may impose an impact fee or assessment on property in the district, including an impact fee or assessment on residential or commercial...
• Texas Section 3861.154 - Certain Residential Property Not Exempt
  Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec. 1, eff....
• Texas Section 3861.155 - Maintenance And Operation Tax; Election
  (a) Except as provided by Section 3861.161, the district may impose a tax for maintenance and operation purposes, including for: (1) planning, constructing, acquiring, maintaining,...
• Texas Section 3861.156 - Use Of Surplus Maintenance And Operation Money
  If the district has surplus maintenance and operation tax money that is not needed for the purposes for which it was collected, the money may...
• Texas Section 3861.157 - Bond Issuance Plan Required Before Issuing Bonds
  The district may not issue bonds until the governing body of the city approves a bond issuance plan authorizing and setting forth the limitations on...
• Texas Section 3861.158 - Bonds And Other Obligations; Municipal Approval
  (a) Except as provided by Sections 3861.157 and 3861.161, the district may issue by competitive bid or negotiated sale bonds, notes, or other obligations payable...
• Texas Section 3861.159 - Bond Maturity
  Bonds may mature not more than 40 years from their date of issue. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 919), Sec....
• Texas Section 3861.160 - Taxes For Bonds And Other Obligations
  (a) At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued: (1) the board shall impose a continuing...

SUBCHAPTER E DIVISION OF DISTRICT INTO MULTIPLE DISTRICTS

• Texas Section 3861.161 - Project Development Agreement Required To Impose Taxes Or Borrow Money, Including Bonds
  Before the district may issue bonds, impose taxes, or borrow money, the district and the city must negotiate and execute a mutually approved and accepted...
• Texas Section 3861.201 - Division Of District; Requirements
  (a) At any time before the district issues indebtedness secured by ad valorem taxes, the district may be divided into two or more new districts....
• Texas Section 3861.202 - Election For Division Of District
  (a) After the board has complied with Section 3861.201, the board shall hold an election in the district to determine whether the district should be...
• Texas Section 3861.203 - Appointment Of Directors Of New Districts
  (a) Not later than the 90th day after the date of an election in favor of the division of the district, the mayor and members...
• Texas Section 3861.204 - Continuing Powers And Obligations Of New Districts
  (a) Each new district may incur and pay debts and has all powers of the original district created by this chapter. (b) Each new district...

SUBCHAPTER F DISSOLUTION

• Texas Section 3861.205 - Contract Authority Of New Districts
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the new districts may contract with each other for any matter the boards of the new districts consider...
• Texas Section 3861.251 - Dissolution By City Ordinance
  (a) The city by ordinance may dissolve the district and any additional districts created under Subchapter E. (b) The city may not dissolve a district...
• Texas Section 3861.252 - Collection Of Assessments And Other Revenue
  (a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, other than ad valorem taxes,...
• Texas Section 3861.253 - Assumption Of Assets And Liabilities
  (a) After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other indebtedness payable from assessments or...

Last modified: September 28, 2016