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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the board of directors of the Maverick County Hospital |
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District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1118.054, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection |
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(c) to read as follows: |
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(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the |
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remaining directors by majority [a unanimous] vote shall appoint a |
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director for the unexpired term. |
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(c) If the number of directors is reduced to fewer than |
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three for any reason, the remaining directors shall immediately |
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call a special election to fill the vacancies. If the remaining |
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directors do not call the election, a district court, on |
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application of a district voter or taxpayer, may order the |
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directors to hold the election. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1118.055, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1118.055. OFFICERS. The board shall elect from among |
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its members a chairman, a vice-chairman, [president,] a secretary, |
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and a treasurer at the first meeting after each directors' |
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election. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1118.207(a), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The board chairman [president] shall execute the |
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district's bonds in the district's name. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |