Sec. 377.051. COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF BOARD  


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  • (a) A district is governed by a board of at least four directors.

    (b) The board is appointed by the governing body of the municipality that created the district.

    (c) Directors serve staggered two-year terms. A director may be removed by the appointing municipality at any time without cause. Successor directors are appointed in the same manner as the original appointees.

    (d) To qualify to serve as a director, a person must reside in the municipality that created the district or in that municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. An employee, officer, or member of the governing body of the municipality may serve as a director, but may not have a personal interest in a contract executed by the district other than as an employee, officer, or member of the governing body of the municipality.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 232 , Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2005.