CHAPTER 1005. BAYLOR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE
TITLE 3. HEALTH
SUBTITLE A. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 1005. BAYLOR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1005.001. 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 Baylor County Hospital District.
(4) "Hospital system" includes a hospital and an alternative
delivery system of care created under Section 1005.107.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION. The Baylor County
Hospital District operates and is financed as provided by Section
9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and by this chapter.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION. The district is a
public entity performing an essential public function.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The boundaries of the
district are coextensive with the boundaries of Baylor County,
Texas, as those boundaries existed on September 1, 1989.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE
OBLIGATION. The state may not become obligated for the support
or maintenance of the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.006. 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 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 1005.051. BOARD. The district is governed by a board of
seven directors.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.052. ELECTION; TERM. (a) Directors are elected from
the district at large.
(b) Unless a four-year term is established under Section
285.081, Health and Safety Code:
(1) directors serve staggered two-year terms; and
(2) an election shall be held on the first Saturday in May of
each year to elect the appropriate number of directors.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.053. NOTICE OF ELECTION. At least 35 days before the
date of an election of directors, notice of the election shall be
published one time in a newspaper with general circulation in the
district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.054. APPLICATION. (a) A person who wants to have the
person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director
must file with the secretary of the board a petition requesting
that the person's name be printed on the ballot.
(b) The petition must be signed by at least 10 registered voters
of the district.
(c) The application must be filed at least 31 days before the
date of the election.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.055. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) To be a
candidate for or to serve as a director, a person must be:
(1) a resident of the district; and
(2) a qualified voter.
(b) An employee of the district or an employee's spouse, child,
parent, or parent-in-law may not serve as director.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.056. BOARD VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs in the office
of director, the Commissioners Court of Baylor County shall
appoint a director for the unexpired term.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.057. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect a president
and a vice president from among its members.
(b) The board shall appoint a secretary, who need not be a
director.
(c) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.
(d) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the
unexpired term.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.058. COMPENSATION. A director or officer serves
without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses
incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses
must be:
(1) reported in the district's records; and
(2) approved by the board.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.059. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A concurrence of a majority
of the directors voting is necessary in matters relating to
district business.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.060. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The board may
appoint a qualified person as district administrator.
(b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board.
(c) The district administrator is entitled to the compensation
determined by the board.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.061. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district
administrator shall:
(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and
(2) direct the general affairs of the district and hospital
system.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.062. APPOINTMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF STAFF. (a) The
board may appoint to the staff any physicians the board considers
necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may
make temporary appointments as necessary.
(b) The board may delegate to the district administrator the
authority to make temporary appointments to the medical staff,
with subsequent approval of the board.
(c) The board may spend district money, including making
guarantees and loans, to recruit physicians to the hospital staff
as required to meet the medical needs of district residents.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.063. EMPLOYEES. (a) The district may employ
physicians, technicians, nurses, fiscal agents, accountants,
architects, attorneys, and other necessary employees.
(b) The board may delegate to the district administrator the
authority to employ persons for the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.064. HEALTH EDUCATION. The board may spend district
money to provide scholarships and student loans to educate county
residents in health-related fields.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.065. RETIREMENT BENEFITS. The board may provide
retirement benefits for employees of the district and hospital
system by:
(1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or
(2) participating in:
(A) the Texas County and District Retirement System; or
(B) another statewide retirement system in which the district is
eligible to participate.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
Sec. 1005.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. The district has full
responsibility for operating hospital facilities and for
providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy
residents, in accordance with district policy.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.102. RESTRICTION ON COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL TAXATION AND
DEBT. Baylor County and the City of Seymour may not impose a tax
or issue a bond or other obligation for hospital purposes or to
provide medical care or other services the district provides to
district residents.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. The
board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system
and the money and resources of the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.104. DISTRICT RULES. The board may adopt rules
governing:
(1) the operation of the hospital and hospital system; and
(2) the duties, functions, and responsibilities of the district
staff and employees.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.105. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. The board
may prescribe:
(1) the method of the making of purchases and expenditures by
and for the district; and
(2) accounting and control procedures for the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.106. MOBILE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE. The district
may operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency
medical service.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.107. ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY SYSTEMS OF CARE. The board
may create alternative delivery systems of care, including:
(1) nursing homes;
(2) home health care agencies;
(3) extended care facilities;
(4) retirement villages; and
(5) medical office buildings.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.108. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
(a) The board shall determine:
(1) the type, number, and location of buildings required to
maintain an adequate hospital system; and
(2) the type of equipment necessary to furnish health care to
district residents.
(b) The board may:
(1) acquire property, facilities, and equipment for the district
for use in the hospital system; and
(2) mortgage or pledge the property, facilities, or equipment
acquired as security for the payment of the purchase price.
(c) The board may lease the hospital system for the district.
(d) The board may sell or otherwise dispose of property,
facilities, or equipment for the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.109. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. (a) The board may enter
into construction contracts for the district.
(b) The board may enter into a construction contract that
involves spending more than $10,000 only after competitive
bidding as provided by Chapter 271, Local Government Code.
(c) Chapter 2253, Government Code, as it relates to performance
and payment bonds, applies to a construction contract let by the
district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.110. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. The board on
behalf of the district may enter into operating or management
contracts relating to the hospital system.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.111. SERVICE CONTRACTS. The board may contract with a
political subdivision of the state or with a state or federal
agency for the district to:
(1) provide a mobile emergency medical service; or
(2) provide for the investigatory or welfare needs of district
residents.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.112. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise
the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other
interest in property located in district territory if the
property interest is necessary to exercise the rights or
authority conferred by this chapter.
(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in
the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except that the
district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a
bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.
(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the
district is not required to:
(1) pay in advance or provide bond or other security for costs
in the trial court;
(2) provide bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining
order or a temporary injunction; or
(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal
or writ of error.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.113. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY. In
exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires
relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or
altering the construction of any railroad, highway, pipeline, or
electric transmission and electric distribution, telegraph, or
telephone lines, conduits, poles, or facilities, the district
must bear the actual cost of that activity to provide comparable
replacement without enhancement of facilities, after deducting
the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.114. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. The board may accept for
the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust for the
purpose and under a written direction, limitation, or provision
of the donor that is consistent with the proper management of the
district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.115. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES. (a) When an
individual who resides in the district is admitted as a patient
to a district facility, the district administrator may have an
inquiry made into the financial circumstances of:
(1) the patient; or
(2) a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the
patient's support.
(b) On determining that the patient or a relative legally
responsible for the patient's support can pay for all or part of
the care and treatment provided by the district, the district
administrator acting on the board's behalf shall issue an order
directing the patient or the relative to pay the district a
specified amount each week or month. The amount must be based on
the individual's ability to pay.
(c) The district administrator may collect money owed to the
district from the patient's estate or from that of a relative
legally responsible for the patient's support. The money must be
collected in the manner provided by law for collection of
expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.116. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES. (a) The board shall
require a county, municipality, or public hospital located
outside the boundaries of the district to reimburse the district
for the district's care and treatment of a sick or injured person
of that county, municipality, or hospital as provided by Chapter
61, Health and Safety Code.
(b) The board shall require the sheriff of Baylor County to
reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a
person who is confined in a jail facility of Baylor County and is
not a resident of the district.
(c) On behalf of the district, the board may contract with the
state or federal government for that government to reimburse the
district for treatment of a sick or injured person.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.117. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. The board may sue
and be sued on behalf of the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1005.151. BUDGET. (a) The district administrator shall
prepare a proposed annual budget for the district.
(b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial
statement, including a statement of:
(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;
(2) the amount of cash on hand in each district fund;
(3) the amount of money received by the district from all
sources during the previous year;
(4) the amount of money available to the district from all
sources during the ensuing year;
(5) the amount of the balances expected at the end of the year
in which the budget is being prepared;
(6) the estimated amount of revenues and balances available for
the proposed budget; and
(7) the estimated tax rate required.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) The
board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.
(b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper
with general circulation in the district not later than the 10th
day before the date of the hearing.
(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and
participate at the hearing.
(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a
budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district
administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed
budget that the board judges to be in the interests of the
taxpayers.
(e) The budget is effective only after adoption by the board.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.153. AMENDMENT OF BUDGET. After the budget is
adopted, the budget may be amended on the board's approval.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES. Money may be spent
only for an expense included in the annual budget or an amendment
to the budget.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.155. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The district operates
according to a fiscal year established by the board.
(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:
(1) during a period that revenue bonds of the district are
outstanding; or
(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.156. ANNUAL AUDIT. The board annually shall have an
audit made of the financial condition of the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
The annual audit and other district records shall be open to
inspection during regular business hours at the principal office
of the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.158. FINANCIAL REPORT. As soon as practicable after
the close of the fiscal year, the district administrator shall
prepare for the board a sworn statement of the amount of district
money and an account of the disbursements of that money.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.159. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select one or
more banks to serve as depository for district money.
(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by
Section 1005.161 and money transmitted to a bank for payment of
bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be
deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain
on deposit. This subsection does not limit the power of the
board to place a part of district money on time deposit or to
purchase certificates of deposit.
(c) The district may not deposit money with a bank in an amount
that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation unless the bank has first executed a bond
or other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the
district money that exceeds the amount secured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.160. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY. (a) The
board may borrow money if the board declares that there is an
emergency because money is not available to meet authorized
obligations of the district.
(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:
(1) district revenues that are not pledged to pay any bonded
indebtedness of the district;
(2) a district tax to be imposed by the district in the next
12-month period that is not pledged to pay the principal of or
interest on district bonds; or
(3) a district bond that has been authorized but not sold.
(c) If a tax or bond is pledged to pay the loan, the loan shall
mature not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan
is made. If revenues of the district are pledged for payment of
the loan, the loan shall mature not later than the fifth
anniversary of the date the loan is made.
(d) The district may not spend money obtained from a loan under
this section for any purpose other than:
(1) the purpose for which the board declared the emergency; or
(2) if a tax or bond is pledged to pay the loan, the purpose for
which the pledged tax was imposed or the pledged bond was
authorized.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.161. RESTRICTION ON INVESTMENT. The board may invest
operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or
securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS
Sec. 1005.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The board may issue
and sell general obligation bonds authorized by an election in
the name and on the faith and credit of the district to:
(1) acquire, purchase, construct, repair, or renovate buildings
or improvements;
(2) equip buildings or improvements for hospital system
purposes; or
(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) At the
time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under
Section 1005.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a
rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the
principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.
(b) The tax required by this section together with any other tax
the district imposes in any year may not exceed the limit
approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition
of the tax.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION. (a) The
district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are
authorized by a majority of voters voting at an election held for
that purpose.
(b) The board may order a general obligation bond election. The
order calling the election must specify:
(1) the nature and date of the election;
(2) the hours during which the polls must be open;
(3) the location of the polling places;
(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized; and
(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.
(c) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by
Section 1251.003, Government Code.
(d) The board shall declare the results of the election.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.204. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue revenue
bonds to:
(1) acquire, purchase, construct, repair, renovate, or equip
buildings or improvements for hospital system purposes;
(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital system purposes; or
(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service to
assist the district in carrying out its hospital purposes.
(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of
all or part of the revenues derived from the operation of the
district's hospital system.
(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed
of trust lien on all or part of district property.
(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Sections
264.042, 264.043, and 264.046-264.049, Health and Safety Code,
for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.205. MATURITY. District bonds must mature not later
than 50 years after the date of issuance.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.206. EXECUTION OF BONDS. (a) The board president
shall execute district bonds in the district's name.
(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the
manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.207. BONDS NOT SUBJECT TO TAXATION. The following are
not subject to taxation by the state or by a political
subdivision of the state:
(1) bonds issued by the district;
(2) any transaction relating to the bonds; and
(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.208. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may issue
refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or
assumed by the district.
(b) Refunding bonds may be:
(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bonds applied to
the payment of the bonds to be refunded; or
(2) exchanged in whole or in part for not less than a similar
principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
SUBCHAPTER F. AD VALOREM TAX
Sec. 1005.251. IMPOSITION OF TAX. (a) The board shall impose a
tax on all property in the district subject to hospital district
taxation.
(b) The tax may be used to pay:
(1) indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and
(2) the maintenance and operating expenses of the district and
the district's hospital system.
(c) The district may not impose a tax to pay the principal of or
interest on a revenue bond issued under this chapter.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.252. TAX RATE. (a) The board may impose an annual
tax at a rate not to exceed the limit approved by the voters at
the election authorizing the imposition of the tax.
(b) The tax rate on all taxable property in the district for all
purposes may not exceed 75 cents on each $100 assessed value of
the property according to the most recent certified tax appraisal
roll of the district.
(c) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income
of the district from sources other than taxation.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 1005.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. The board may provide
for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district
or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as
provided by the Tax Code.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
729, Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.