Sec. 8859.021. INITIAL DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the persons designated by Sections 8859.053(a)(1), (2), (3), and (4) to appoint directors shall appoint initial directors as prescribed by Section 8859.053 and in writing shall submit the appointed directors' names to the county judge of Fannin County. The persons responsible for making nominations for the appointments under Sections 8859.053(a)(2) and (3) shall submit initial director nominations to the commissioners court of Fannin County not later than the 20th day after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the county judge of Fannin County shall set the date, time, and location for a meeting of the representatives designated under Subsection (d) for the appointment of initial directors by the entities that Sections 8859.053(a)(5) and (6) authorize to appoint directors.

(c) The county judge of Fannin County shall give notice of the meeting required by Subsection (b) not later than the 20th day before the date of the meeting by:

(1) providing a notice to the county clerk of Fannin County for public posting; and

(2) mailing a notice to the commissioners court of Grayson County.

(d) The governing body of each entity described by Sections 8859.053(a)(5) and (6) shall designate a representative to attend the meeting described by Subsection (b) and to cast the vote on behalf of the entity. Failure of a governing body to designate a representative or of a representative to cast a vote does not invalidate the appointment of the initial directors.

(e) The county judge of Fannin County shall preside at the meeting described in Subsection (b) and may require representatives described by Subsection (d) to provide evidence demonstrating representation of an appropriate entity and qualification under Section 8859.053(f). The county judge of Fannin County in writing shall certify to the board and to the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality the results of the meeting described in Subsection (b), including:

(1) the identity of each representative described by Subsection (d) who attended the meeting; and

(2) the names and terms of each initial director appointed.

(f) If the county judge of Fannin County does not perform any duty established by this section before the 90th day after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall perform that duty as soon as practicable after that date.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 884 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.